Obituary of Kenneth Bush
Kenneth H. Bush Sr., 72, of Biglerville, formerly of Hopewell, died at 9:23 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 1989, at the VA Medical Center, Martinsburg, W. Va., after a six-month illness.
A funeral was held Saturday at the S. Gerald Weaver Funeral Home, Woodbury, by the Rev. George Marar.
Mr. Bush was buried at Koontz Cemetery, New Enterprise RD.
He was born Dec. 4, 1916, in Claysburg, the son of Edward and Alice (Fletcher) Bush, and on March 30, 1939, in New Enterprise, married Phoebe Smyers, who died in March, 1964.
Surviving are four sons, Kenneth H. Jr. of Pottstown, Robert L. of Orlando, Fla., Wayne E. of Altoona and William R. of East Berlin; 20 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are his mother of State College; and two sisters and a brother, Florence Baker of Martinsburg, Mary Frye of Williamsburg and Edgar in Indiana.
Mr. Bush retired as a custodian at the Gettysburg Battlefield.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Morrisons Cove Herald 1989 Clippings - 3 August 1989
Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Burial: July 29, 1989, Koontz Cemetery - RD New Enterprise, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Kenneth Bush
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1917
Home in 1940: Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pa
Residence in 1935: Loysburg, Bedford, Pa
Name Age
Kenneth Bush 23
Phoebe Bush 21
Charlotte Bush 1
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Kenneth Hartle Bush
[Kenneth H Bush]
SSN: 209075701
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1916
Birth Place: Claysburg, Pa
Death Date: 25 Jul 1989
Father: Edgar B Bush
Mother: Alice Lane
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jan 1937:
Name listed as KENNETH HARTLE BUSH;
04 Aug 1989:
Name listed as KENNETH H BUSH
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Kenneth Bush
Birth Year: abt 1917
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Greenfield, Blair, Pa
Name Age
Edgar Bush 37
Alice Bush 36
Kenneth Bush 13 ***
Flora Bush 11
Mary Bush 9
Edgar Bush 5
Lloyd Bush 1
Obituary of Kenneth Bush
Kenneth H. Bush Sr., 72, of Biglerville, formerly of Hopewell, died at 9:23 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 1989, at the VA Medical Center, Martinsburg, W. Va., after a six-month illness.
A funeral was held Saturday at the S. Gerald Weaver Funeral Home, Woodbury, by the Rev. George Marar.
Mr. Bush was buried at Koontz Cemetery, New Enterprise RD.
He was born Dec. 4, 1916, in Claysburg, the son of Edward and Alice (Fletcher) Bush, and on March 30, 1939, in New Enterprise, married Phoebe Smyers, who died in March, 1964.
Surviving are four sons, Kenneth H. Jr. of Pottstown, Robert L. of Orlando, Fla., Wayne E. of Altoona and William R. of East Berlin; 20 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are his mother of State College; and two sisters and a brother, Florence Baker of Martinsburg, Mary Frye of Williamsburg and Edgar in Indiana.
Mr. Bush retired as a custodian at the Gettysburg Battlefield.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Morrisons Cove Herald 1989 Clippings - 3 August 1989
Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Burial: July 29, 1989, Koontz Cemetery - RD New Enterprise, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Kenneth Bush
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1917
Home in 1940: Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pa
Residence in 1935: Loysburg, Bedford, Pa
Name Age
Kenneth Bush 23
Phoebe Bush 21
Charlotte Bush 1
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Kenneth Hartle Bush
[Kenneth H Bush]
SSN: 209075701
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1916
Birth Place: Claysburg, Pa
Death Date: 25 Jul 1989
Father: Edgar B Bush
Mother: Alice Lane
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jan 1937:
Name listed as KENNETH HARTLE BUSH;
04 Aug 1989:
Name listed as KENNETH H BUSH
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Kenneth Bush
Birth Year: abt 1917
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Greenfield, Blair, Pa
Name Age
Edgar Bush 37
Alice Bush 36
Kenneth Bush 13 ***
Flora Bush 11
Mary Bush 9
Edgar Bush 5
Lloyd Bush 1
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