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Carl Sheets was born in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. He and Ruth M Bushong were married. He died before 2005.

Ralph Walker was born. He and Helen M Bushong were married. He died in 1984.

From Helen's 2017 obituary...

She was married to Charles D. Ridenour who died in 1968. She was later married to W. Ralph Walker who died in 1984.

Clarence Burkholder was born. He and Norma J. Bushong were married. He died.

Clarence BURKHOLDER 1
Sex: M
Birth: Private
Reference Number: 10960



Father: Frank J. BURKHOLDER b: 13 MAY 1863 in Paulding County, Ohio
Mother: Sarah KIENER b: 31 DEC 1883

Marriage 1 Norma BUSHONG b: 1928. A daughters obituary...
Judith Orr 1948 - 2017
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 31, 2017 - 4:23pm

Judith Ann Orr, 69, of Beaverdam died Oct. 30, 2017, at 5:59 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System. Judy was born Jan. 23, 1948 in Bluffton to the late Clarence and Norma (Bushong) Burkholder. On March 29, 1968, she married David Orr who preceded her in death on April 27, 2016.
Judy was a homemaker.
Survivors include a special nephew, Bryan (Casey) Burkholder of Columbus Grove and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
Judy was preceded in death by a sister, Linda Goecke and a nephew, Jeffrey Burkholder.
Services will be held Friday, Nov. 3, at 10:30 a.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery in Beaverdam following the service. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Robert. Nigh was born in of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. He and Patricia J. Bushong were married. He died before 2005.

Opal P. Johannes was born on 11 August 1912 in Mahaska County, Iowa. She and John Floyd Bushong were married on 25 November 1931. She died on 1 March 1954, at age 41, in Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa. She was buried in Jackson Township Cemetery, Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa.

Her married name was Opal P. Bushong. From Kenneth's obituary

The son of John F. and Opal P. Johannes Bushong. Opal P Johannes Bushong

Birth: 1912
Death: 1954

md 25 Nov 1931

Family links:
Spouse:
John F Bushong (1903 - 1960)

Children:
Kenneth Floyd Bushong (1932 - 1989)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Jackson Township Cemetery
Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA

Created by: Lawsonail
Record added: Mar 29, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 87531096. The Montezuma Republican
Montezuma, Iowa
21 March 1954

OPAL PHYLLIS (JOHANNES) BUSHONG

Opal Phyllis Johannes, daughter of William and Belva Johannes, was born
in Mahaska county, 11 August 1912, and passed away at her home near
Montezuma, 1 March 1954, at the age of 41 years, 6 months, and 20 days.
When she was a child she came with her parents to the Montezuma
community where she spent all the rest of her life.
On 25 November 1931, she was married to John Floyd Bushong in
Lancaster, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Bushong made their home in Montezuma for a number
of years. Then in 1942, they moved to the farm four miles east of Montezuma
which has been their home ever since. to them were born two sons, Kenneth
of Montezuma and Billy at home.
She is survived by her husband and two sons; her father, William
Johannes of Montezuma; three sisters, Mrs. Jessie Van Hoever, Mrs. Audra Anderson
and Mrs. Doris Snider, all of Montezuma; two brothers, Carl Johannes of
Montezuma and Ivan Johannes of Marengo, besides many other relatives and
friends. (also the following story)
MRS. JOHN BUSHONG FUNERAL THURSDAY AT M. E. CHURCH
Funeral services for Mrs. John Bushong were said Thursday afternoon, 4
March at 2 o'clock from the Methodist church with Rev. Paul Ellis, Pastor
of the church in charge. Bill Rempp, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Esther
Moore, sang "In the Garden" and "Beyond the Sunset". Casket bearers were
Sylvan VeVerka, Donald McKee, Wesley Malcolm, Ralph Peters, Clarence Simpson,
and Thomas Byers. Interment was in the Jackson Township Cemetery. "United States Census, 1940," John F Bushong, Montezuma, Jackson Township, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John F Bushong M 36 Iowa
Wife Opal Bushong F 28 Iowa
Son Kennith Bushong M 7 Iowa
Son Billy L Bushong M 0 Iowa
Brother Harold Bushong M 31 Iowa
Brother-in-law Ivan Johnannes M 16 Iowa.

Kenneth Floyd Bushong was born on 30 June 1932 in Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa. He and Beverly Sheesley were married on 19 April 1953 in New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa. He died on 19 December 1989, at age 57, in Sylvan VeVerka Farm, Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa. He was buried in Jackson Township Cemetery, Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa.

The Montezuma Republican
Montezuma, Iowa
21 December 1989

KENNETH BUSHONG

Funeral services for a well known Montezuman, Kenneth Floyd Bushong,
were conducted by the Rev. Thomas Pickles, pastor of the United Methodist
Church, Tuesday morning, 19 December, at Watts Funeral Home. Music was provided
by vocalist Darrell Brand and organist Kathleen Ramsey. Casket bearers
were Fred Baker, Bill Gregory, Ronald Davidson, John Shultz, Jim Cranston and
Norman McKee. Honorary bearers were Max Smith, Duane Larsen and Max
Johnston. Burial was at Jackson Township Cemetery.
Mr. Bushong, 57, died of an apparent heart attack Saturday morning, 16
December, while helping with chores at the Sylvan VeVerka Farm.
The son of John F. and Opal P. Johannes Bushong, he was born 30 June
1932 at Montezuma. He graduated from Montezuma High School in 1950. He
enlisted in the United States Marines during the Korean War and was medically
discharged.
On 19 April 1953, he was married to Beverly Sheesley at New Sharon.
They were parents of four daughters and two sons.
Mr. Bushong had worked for the Iowa Department of Transportation from
1957 in addition to farming. He was a member of United Methodist Church and
the AFSCME, having served on the executive council.
Surviving are his wife Beverly of the family home, Route 2, Montezuma;
and their family Phyllis and Mark Rodgers, James, Pamela and Patricia of
Garwin; Cheryl and Mike Mitchell, Mindy and Roman of Cedar Rapids; Diane and
Rick Crittendon and Sarah of Keswick; Michael Bushong and Chastity of
Montezuma; Rex and Kim Bushong and Lucas also of Montezuma; and Brenda Bushong a
student at William Penn College, Oskaloosa. He is also survived by a
brother, Bill Bushong and his family. John and Christy Bushong and Vana, Connie
and Mike Durr, Chase and Jenna, all of Montezuma.
He is preceded in death by his parents and an infant grandson, Mathew
Mitchell.
A memorial has been established in Mr. Bushong's name. Kenneth Floyd Bushong

Birth: Jun. 30, 1932
Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA
Death: Dec. 16, 1989
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA

md 19 Apr 1953 New Sharon, IA to Beverly Sheesley

Family links:
Parents:
John F Bushong (1903 - 1960)
Opal P Johannes Bushong (1912 - 1954)

Burial:
Jackson Township Cemetery
Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA

Created by: Lawsonail
Record added: Mar 29, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 87632519.

Helen Arline Hall was born on 22 April 1918 in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. She and William Arthur Bushong were married on 2 September 1937 in Newton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She died on 11 September 2006, at age 88, in Norway, Oxford County, Maine.

Her married name was Helen Arline Bushong. Viewed on record...
residence Groom Merrimac, Mass
residence Bride Haverhill, Mass
place of birth Groom:Farmington, NH
place of bityh Bride: Haverhill, Mass
married by William J. Wilson
first marriage for both

New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947 for William Bushong
Name: William R. Bushong
Titles & Terms:
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 02 Sep 1937
Event Place: Newton, , New Hampshire
Age: 23
Marital Status:
Race:
Birthplace:
Estimated Birth Year: 1914
Father: William Bushong
Father's Titles & Terms:
Mother: Hattie Webster
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Spouse: Helen A. Hall
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1918
Spouse's Father: Frank E. Hall
Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Mother: Bertha S. Welch
Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms:
Clerk's Locality:
Reference Number:
Film Number: 2057655
Digital Folder Number: 4245709
Image Number: 3228. The Lewiston-Sun-Journal
Norway, Maine
Sunday, 17 September 2006

MRS. HELEN ARLINE BUSHONG

NORWAY - Helen Arline Bushong, 88, of Norway, died Monday, 11 September 2006 at Stephens Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Haverhill, Maine, on 22 April 1918, the daughter of Frank E. and Bertha Welch Hall. She attended schools in Haverhill and had held various jobs, including picking grapes in Napa, California. She had been a homemaker all of her life. She was a member of the Bolsters Mills Ladies Guild. She was a seamstress, she loved to sew and she was a good cook.
Mrs. Bushong is survived by a son, William A. Bushong, Jr. and his wife Ann Marie of Clancy, Montana; four daughters, Beverly J. Sears and Karen Turino of Bolsters Mills, Joyce E. Bartlett and her husband Duane of Worthington, Maine, Cindy E. Newton of Norway and Helen M. Bushong and Carol Barker of Harrison; 10 grandchildren; 22 great- grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Merle Hall of Casco and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, William A. Bushong, Sr.
Services will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway.

Mr. Boyd was born. He and Virginia B. Bushong were married. He died.

Mr. Sullivan was born in of Washington D.C., District of Columbia. He and Katherine B. Bushong were married. He died.

Edna Rose Baker was born on 8 June 1917 in of Dunfermline, Fulton County, Illinois. She and Osmon L. Bushong, Sr., were married. She died on 16 December 2016, at age 99, in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinoid. She was buried in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.

Her married name was Edna Rose Bushong. From son, Osmon's 2010 Illinois obituary

... he was born to Osmon L. and Edna (Baker) Bushong Sr. He married
Shirley Ann Rich on April 4, 1959, in Peoria. She passed away on Jan. 19,
2006, at her home. He was also preceded in death by his father and one brother,
Jim Bushong. Surviving are his mother, Edna Bushong of Dunfermline, Ill.;
children, Kimberly K. (Rodney E. Sr.) Hamilton of Peoria and Osmon L. Trey
(Marcela) Bushong III of Escondido, Calif.; three grandchildren, Rodney
Hamilton Jr. of Peoria, Randy (Tina Pier) Hamilton of Pekin and Shawneen
(Rayfield) Rogers of Peoria; two great-grandchildren, Alec Hamilton and Kahana
Rogers; one brother, Jerry (Laura Mae) Bushong of Dunfermline, Ill.; and one
sister, Janice Beebe of Washington, Ill. "United States Census, 1940," Osmon Bushong, Limestone Township, Peoria, Illinois, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Osmon Bushong M 27 Kentucky
Wife Edna Bushong F 22 Kentucky
Son Hershel Bushong M 4 Indiana
Son Osmon Bushong M 2 Illinois. Edna Rose Baker Bushong

Birth: Jun. 8, 1917
Hardin County
Kentucky, USA
Death: Dec. 16, 2016
Washington
Tazewell County
Illinois, USA

-Edna Rose Bushong, 99, of Washington, IL and formerly of Dunfermline and Bellevue, passed away at her residence at 7:45 am on Friday, December 16, 2016.

She was born on June 8, 1917 in Dripping Springs, KY a daughter of Andrew and Cordelia Jones Baker. She married Osmon “Bud” Bushong on November10, 1933 in Crawfordsville, IN. He passed away in October 1994.

Surviving are one daughter, Janice Beebe of Washington, IL her caregiver and best friend; one son, Jerry(Laura) Bushong of Dunfermline, IL; 9 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 15 great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two sons, Jim and Osmon Bushong, Jr. and three grandchildren

Edna worked for the Bellevue Water Department for 22 years retiring in 1971 and was a loving homemaker. She loved to square dance and enjoyed all other kinds of dancing as well. She liked to travel and enjoyed her family time. She also enjoyed doing crosswords and embroidery. She was dearly loved by her family and will be missed by all that knew Edna.

Funeral Services will be held at 11a.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Argo-Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home in Eureka. Pastor Rita Blanch will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home on Wednesday.Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria, IL.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the UnityPoint Methodist Hospice.

Family links:
Spouse:
Osmon L. Bushong (1911 - 1994)

Children:
Herschel M. Bushong (1935 - 2005)*
Osmon L. Bushong (1937 - 2010)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Swan Lake Memory Gardens
Peoria
Peoria County
Illinois, USA


Created by: Tom Jackson
Record added: Dec 17, 2016
Find A Grave Memorial# 174103543.

Osmon L. Bushong, Jr., was born on 28 November 1937 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. He and Shirley Ann Rich were married. He died on 30 June 2010, at age 72, in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. He was buried in Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.

Osmon L. Bushong, Jr., was a Boilermaker. United States Social Security Death Index for Osmon L Bushong
First Name: Osmon
Middle Name: L
Last Name: Bushong
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 28 November 1937
Social Security Number: 345-30-5756
Place of Issuance: Illinois
Last Residence: Peoria, Illinois
Zip Code of Last Residence: 61615
Death Date: 30 June 2010
Estimated Age at Death: 73. The Peoria Journal Star
3 July 2010

OSMON BUSHONG
PEORIA - Osmon L. Bushong Jr., 72, of Peoria passed away at 7:40 p.m.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Nov.
28, 1937, in Peoria to Osmon L. and Edna (Baker) Bushong Sr. He married
Shirley Ann Rich on April 4, 1959, in Peoria. She passed away on Jan. 19,
2006, at her home. He was also preceded in death by his father and one brother,
Jim Bushong. Surviving are his mother, Edna Bushong of Dunfermline, Ill.;
children, Kimberly K. (Rodney E. Sr.) Hamilton of Peoria and Osmon L. Trey
(Marcela) Bushong III of Escondido, Calif.; three grandchildren, Rodney
Hamilton Jr. of Peoria, Randy (Tina Pier) Hamilton of Pekin and Shawneen
(Rayfield) Rogers of Peoria; two great-grandchildren, Alec Hamilton and Kahana
Rogers; one brother, Jerry (Laura Mae) Bushong of Dunfermline, Ill.; and one
sister, Janice Beebe of Washington, Ill. Osmon was an Army veteran. He was
also a member of Masonic Hilton Lodge No. 1143, A.F. & A.M. in East
Peoria. He worked as a boilermaker and was a member of Boilermakers Local 60 in
Morton for many years before retiring in the '80s.Funeral services will be
at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home. The
Rev. Joel Gray will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
the funeral home. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Friends and
guests are invited to gather at 4353 Koerner Road in Peoria, IL 61615 for
food and fellowship immediately following the committal service at Swan Lake
on Wednesday.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to OSF Hospice. Stone photo present - personal photo present

Osmon L. Bushong, Jr

Birth: Nov. 28, 1937
Peoria
Peoria County
Illinois, USA
Death: Jun. 30, 2010
Peoria
Peoria County
Illinois, USA

PEORIA, IL - Osmon L. Bushong Jr., 72, of Peoria passed away at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.

He was born Nov. 28, 1937, in Peoria to Osmon L. and Edna (Baker) Bushong Sr. He married Shirley Ann Rich on April 4, 1959, in Peoria. She passed away on Jan. 19, 2006, at her home.

He was also preceded in death by his father and one brother, Jim Bushong.

Surviving are his mother, Edna Bushong of Dunfermline, Ill.; children, Kimberly K. (Rodney E. Sr.) Hamilton of Peoria and Osmon L. Trey (Marcela) Bushong III of Escondido, Calif.; three grandchildren, Rodney Hamilton Jr. of Peoria, Randy (Tina Pier) Hamilton of Pekin and Shawneen (Rayfield) Rogers of Peoria; two great-grandchildren, Alec Hamilton and Kahana Rogers; one brother, Jerry (Laura Mae) Bushong of Dunfermline, Ill.; and one sister, Janice Beebe of Washington, Ill.

Osmon was an Army veteran.

He was also a member of Masonic Hilton Lodge No. 1143, A.F. & A.M. in East Peoria. He worked as a boilermaker and was a member of Boilermakers Local 60 in Morton for many years before retiring in the '80s.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home. The Rev. Joel Gray will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Friends and guests are invited to gather at 4353 Koerner Road in Peoria, IL 61615 for food and fellowship immediately following the committal service at Swan Lake on Wednesday.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to OSF Hospice.

Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 7/3/2010


Family links:
Parents:
Osmon L. Bushong (1911 - 1994)

Spouse:
Shirley Ann Rich Bushong (1941 - 2006)

Burial:
Swan Lake Memory Gardens
Peoria
Peoria County
Illinois, USA

Created by: Jeanette
Record added: Jul 10, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 54775217. "United States Census, 1940," Osmon Bushong, Limestone Township, Peoria, Illinois, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Osmon Bushong M 27 Kentucky
Wife Edna Bushong F 22 Kentucky
Son Hershel Bushong M 4 Indiana
Son Osmon Bushong M 2 Illinois.

Herschel Maxwell ("Jim") Bushong was born on 22 October 1935 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. He and Rose Marie Jackson were married. He and Judith Ann Gray were married on 25 September 1954 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. He and Kimberly S. Espinosa were married on 13 January 2004 in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. He died on 6 February 2005, at age 69, in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois. He was buried in Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.

From brother, Osmon's 2010 Illinois obituary

... He was also preceded in death by his father and one brother,
Jim Bushong. Surviving are his mother, Edna Bushong of Dunfermline, Ill.;
children, Kimberly K. (Rodney E. Sr.) Hamilton of Peoria and Osmon L. Trey
(Marcela) Bushong III of Escondido, Calif.; three grandchildren, Rodney
Hamilton Jr. of Peoria, Randy (Tina Pier) Hamilton of Pekin and Shawneen
(Rayfield) Rogers of Peoria; two great-grandchildren, Alec Hamilton and Kahana
Rogers; one brother, Jerry (Laura Mae) Bushong of Dunfermline, Ill.; and one
sister, Janice Beebe of Washington, Ill. Stone photo present - double with Rose

Herschel M. "Jim" Bushong

Birth: Oct. 22, 1935
Peoria
Peoria County
Illinois, USA
Death: Feb. 6, 2005
Canton
Fulton County
Illinois, USA



Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - Tuesday, February 8, 2005


CANTON - Herschel "Jim" M. Bushong , 69, of Canton died at 5:33 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, at Graham Hospital.

Born Oct. 22, 1935, in Peoria to Osmon L. and Edna R. Baker Bushong , he married Judith Gray on Sept. 25, 1954, in Peoria. He later married Rose Jackson Chapai in Peoria. He then married Kimberly S. Espinoza on Jan. 13, 2004, in Las Vegas. She survives.

Also surviving are his mother of Dunfermline; five daughters, Rhonda Pfeiffer and Rita (and Robert) Blanch, both of Peoria, Tracy Bushong of Pekin, and Jackie Chapai and Kimberly Martin, both of Peoria Heights; two sons, Jeffery (and Tina) Chapai and David (and Kellie) Espinoza, both of Canton; two brothers, Osmon Jr. (and Shirley) of Peoria and Jerry (and Laura) of Dunfermline; one sister, Janice Beebe of Washington; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father and one son, Jay Bushong , on July 4, 2003.

He worked in the circulation department at the Peoria Journal Star for 47 years, retiring on Feb. 2, 2002.

He was a member of Peoria Elks Lodge.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel in Peoria, where visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria.

Memorials may be made to any charity.

Burial:
Swan Lake Memory Gardens
Peoria
Peoria County
Illinois, USA

Created by: memories live on
Record added: Mar 03, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 86157952. Some information for Herschel's family are from MyHeritage - Duane Glass. Herschel's children are found in son's James B's 2003 obituary

one brother, Jeffery (and Tina) Chapai of Peoria; and five sisters, Rhonda Pfeiffer, Rita (and Bobby) Blanch, Jackie Chapai, Kimberly (and Chuck) Martin and Tracy Bushong , all of Peoria. "United States Census, 1940," Osmon Bushong, Limestone Township, Peoria, Illinois, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Osmon Bushong M 27 Kentucky
Wife Edna Bushong F 22 Kentucky
Son Hershel Bushong M 4 Indiana
Son Osmon Bushong M 2 Illinois.