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John F. Buse, 88, of Burtonview, a retired farmer and resident of Logan County for 60 years, died at 7:20pm Monday at St. Clara's hospital, where he had been a patient since Nov. 21. [1947]

He was born Feb. 22, 1859 in Strasburg, Germany, a son of Frederick and Wilhelmina Smith Buse, natives of Germany. His wife, the former Margaret Miller, died in September, 1927.

Three sons and two daughters survive: Henry of Heyworth: John A. and Herman of Burtonview: Mrs. Arthur Appenzeller, Delavan: and Mrs. George Sutton of Beason. A brother, Herman Buse of Lincoln, also survives. There are 12 grandchildren.

The body will be taken from the Sheets Funeral Home to the John A. Buse residence in Burtonview Wednesday Afternoon.

Brief services will be at the residence at 1:30pm Thursday and at 2 O'clock at New Holland Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. M.H.A. Guemmer, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Richmond Grove cemetery.