picture 2, Art Busse home on Lax Chapel Road
Man Crushed to Death by Farm Tractor
St. Nazianz - (Special) – A Town of Eaton man was killed instantly Thursday afternoon when he was crushed by a tractor which got out of control on a farm driveway grade. Arthur L. Busse, 71, of R. 1, Kiel, who lived about 3-1/2 miles northwest of here was crushed by the steering wheel of the tractor which tipped as it went down the incline. Mr. Busse was thrown from the machine which righted itself when it got back onto level ground.
A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Busse was born Jan. 20, 1895, the son of John and Sophia Horstmann Busse, and was married to Adeline Streckert at Reedsville in 1921. He was educated in Town of Eaton schools and owned a milk route for a number of years in addition to operating a farm.
He served as a member of the former Sunny Side school board and was a member of the Kiel Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife; twin sons, Kenneth and Kenton, both of the Town of Eaton; two brothers, John and August, both of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. William Holdorf, Manitowoc, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Kiel Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Allan Bowe, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Town of Eaton Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Christianson Funeral Home, Valders, from 3 p.m. Sunday to 1 a.m. Monday and at the church from noon to the hour of services.
The Sheboygan Press – Friday, May 6, 1966 – P. Front Page
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Busse, Arthur Louis (Jan. 20, 1895-May 5, 1966 –husband of Adeline Streckert [married Nov. 11, 1921 at St. John-St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, City of Reedsville] –son of John Busse [1851-1917] and Sophia Horstman [1854-1906] –born in Town of Eaton –on March 29, 1922, Arthur purchased from his brother John Busse the 106-acre farm centered at 6708 Lax Chapel Road in Section 21, Town of Eaton –on June 20, 1945, he purchased the 80 acres of the W1/2 of the NW1/4 of Section 27, Town of Eaton –on Oct. 1, 1945, he purchased the 40-acre farm at 21024 County C in Section 21, Town of Eaton –on March 2, 1951, Arthur purchased the 80-acre Louis Paul farm in the W1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 21, Town of Eaton –on Dec. 10, 1963, he purchased the 40 acres of the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 21, Town of Eaton and made them part of his already existing farm –he owned these farms, which were centered at 6708 Lax Chapel Road, until his death in 1966 –on June 19, 1970 his wife Adeline sold these farms to their son Kenneth Busse and his wife Florence Halverson, with the farmstead at 6708 Lax Chapel Road remaining the home of their son Kenton Busse –"A Town of Eaton man was killed instantly …when he was crushed by a tractor which got out of control on a farm driveway grade….was crushed by the steering wheel of the tractor which tipped as it went down the incline." –from the Sheboygan Press, May 6, 1966 –died from "crushed chest, sudden –internal injuries") –buried at the Streckert Cemetery, Town of Eaton [death record Manitowoc 62-280]
Man Crushed to Death by Farm Tractor
St. Nazianz - (Special) – A Town of Eaton man was killed instantly Thursday afternoon when he was crushed by a tractor which got out of control on a farm driveway grade. Arthur L. Busse, 71, of R. 1, Kiel, who lived about 3-1/2 miles northwest of here was crushed by the steering wheel of the tractor which tipped as it went down the incline. Mr. Busse was thrown from the machine which righted itself when it got back onto level ground.
A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Busse was born Jan. 20, 1895, the son of John and Sophia Horstmann Busse, and was married to Adeline Streckert at Reedsville in 1921. He was educated in Town of Eaton schools and owned a milk route for a number of years in addition to operating a farm.
He served as a member of the former Sunny Side school board and was a member of the Kiel Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife; twin sons, Kenneth and Kenton, both of the Town of Eaton; two brothers, John and August, both of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. William Holdorf, Manitowoc, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Kiel Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Allan Bowe, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Town of Eaton Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Christianson Funeral Home, Valders, from 3 p.m. Sunday to 1 a.m. Monday and at the church from noon to the hour of services.
The Sheboygan Press – Friday, May 6, 1966 – P. Front Page
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Busse, Arthur Louis (Jan. 20, 1895-May 5, 1966 –husband of Adeline Streckert [married Nov. 11, 1921 at St. John-St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, City of Reedsville] –son of John Busse [1851-1917] and Sophia Horstman [1854-1906] –born in Town of Eaton –on March 29, 1922, Arthur purchased from his brother John Busse the 106-acre farm centered at 6708 Lax Chapel Road in Section 21, Town of Eaton –on June 20, 1945, he purchased the 80 acres of the W1/2 of the NW1/4 of Section 27, Town of Eaton –on Oct. 1, 1945, he purchased the 40-acre farm at 21024 County C in Section 21, Town of Eaton –on March 2, 1951, Arthur purchased the 80-acre Louis Paul farm in the W1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 21, Town of Eaton –on Dec. 10, 1963, he purchased the 40 acres of the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 21, Town of Eaton and made them part of his already existing farm –he owned these farms, which were centered at 6708 Lax Chapel Road, until his death in 1966 –on June 19, 1970 his wife Adeline sold these farms to their son Kenneth Busse and his wife Florence Halverson, with the farmstead at 6708 Lax Chapel Road remaining the home of their son Kenton Busse –"A Town of Eaton man was killed instantly …when he was crushed by a tractor which got out of control on a farm driveway grade….was crushed by the steering wheel of the tractor which tipped as it went down the incline." –from the Sheboygan Press, May 6, 1966 –died from "crushed chest, sudden –internal injuries") –buried at the Streckert Cemetery, Town of Eaton [death record Manitowoc 62-280]
picture 2, Art Busse home on Lax Chapel Road
Man Crushed to Death by Farm Tractor
St. Nazianz - (Special) – A Town of Eaton man was killed instantly Thursday afternoon when he was crushed by a tractor which got out of control on a farm driveway grade. Arthur L. Busse, 71, of R. 1, Kiel, who lived about 3-1/2 miles northwest of here was crushed by the steering wheel of the tractor which tipped as it went down the incline. Mr. Busse was thrown from the machine which righted itself when it got back onto level ground.
A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Busse was born Jan. 20, 1895, the son of John and Sophia Horstmann Busse, and was married to Adeline Streckert at Reedsville in 1921. He was educated in Town of Eaton schools and owned a milk route for a number of years in addition to operating a farm.
He served as a member of the former Sunny Side school board and was a member of the Kiel Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife; twin sons, Kenneth and Kenton, both of the Town of Eaton; two brothers, John and August, both of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. William Holdorf, Manitowoc, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Kiel Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Allan Bowe, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Town of Eaton Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Christianson Funeral Home, Valders, from 3 p.m. Sunday to 1 a.m. Monday and at the church from noon to the hour of services.
The Sheboygan Press – Friday, May 6, 1966 – P. Front Page
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Busse, Arthur Louis (Jan. 20, 1895-May 5, 1966 –husband of Adeline Streckert [married Nov. 11, 1921 at St. John-St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, City of Reedsville] –son of John Busse [1851-1917] and Sophia Horstman [1854-1906] –born in Town of Eaton –on March 29, 1922, Arthur purchased from his brother John Busse the 106-acre farm centered at 6708 Lax Chapel Road in Section 21, Town of Eaton –on June 20, 1945, he purchased the 80 acres of the W1/2 of the NW1/4 of Section 27, Town of Eaton –on Oct. 1, 1945, he purchased the 40-acre farm at 21024 County C in Section 21, Town of Eaton –on March 2, 1951, Arthur purchased the 80-acre Louis Paul farm in the W1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 21, Town of Eaton –on Dec. 10, 1963, he purchased the 40 acres of the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 21, Town of Eaton and made them part of his already existing farm –he owned these farms, which were centered at 6708 Lax Chapel Road, until his death in 1966 –on June 19, 1970 his wife Adeline sold these farms to their son Kenneth Busse and his wife Florence Halverson, with the farmstead at 6708 Lax Chapel Road remaining the home of their son Kenton Busse –"A Town of Eaton man was killed instantly …when he was crushed by a tractor which got out of control on a farm driveway grade….was crushed by the steering wheel of the tractor which tipped as it went down the incline." –from the Sheboygan Press, May 6, 1966 –died from "crushed chest, sudden –internal injuries") –buried at the Streckert Cemetery, Town of Eaton [death record Manitowoc 62-280]
Man Crushed to Death by Farm Tractor
St. Nazianz - (Special) – A Town of Eaton man was killed instantly Thursday afternoon when he was crushed by a tractor which got out of control on a farm driveway grade. Arthur L. Busse, 71, of R. 1, Kiel, who lived about 3-1/2 miles northwest of here was crushed by the steering wheel of the tractor which tipped as it went down the incline. Mr. Busse was thrown from the machine which righted itself when it got back onto level ground.
A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Busse was born Jan. 20, 1895, the son of John and Sophia Horstmann Busse, and was married to Adeline Streckert at Reedsville in 1921. He was educated in Town of Eaton schools and owned a milk route for a number of years in addition to operating a farm.
He served as a member of the former Sunny Side school board and was a member of the Kiel Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife; twin sons, Kenneth and Kenton, both of the Town of Eaton; two brothers, John and August, both of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. William Holdorf, Manitowoc, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Kiel Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Allan Bowe, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Town of Eaton Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Christianson Funeral Home, Valders, from 3 p.m. Sunday to 1 a.m. Monday and at the church from noon to the hour of services.
The Sheboygan Press – Friday, May 6, 1966 – P. Front Page
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Busse, Arthur Louis (Jan. 20, 1895-May 5, 1966 –husband of Adeline Streckert [married Nov. 11, 1921 at St. John-St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, City of Reedsville] –son of John Busse [1851-1917] and Sophia Horstman [1854-1906] –born in Town of Eaton –on March 29, 1922, Arthur purchased from his brother John Busse the 106-acre farm centered at 6708 Lax Chapel Road in Section 21, Town of Eaton –on June 20, 1945, he purchased the 80 acres of the W1/2 of the NW1/4 of Section 27, Town of Eaton –on Oct. 1, 1945, he purchased the 40-acre farm at 21024 County C in Section 21, Town of Eaton –on March 2, 1951, Arthur purchased the 80-acre Louis Paul farm in the W1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 21, Town of Eaton –on Dec. 10, 1963, he purchased the 40 acres of the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 21, Town of Eaton and made them part of his already existing farm –he owned these farms, which were centered at 6708 Lax Chapel Road, until his death in 1966 –on June 19, 1970 his wife Adeline sold these farms to their son Kenneth Busse and his wife Florence Halverson, with the farmstead at 6708 Lax Chapel Road remaining the home of their son Kenton Busse –"A Town of Eaton man was killed instantly …when he was crushed by a tractor which got out of control on a farm driveway grade….was crushed by the steering wheel of the tractor which tipped as it went down the incline." –from the Sheboygan Press, May 6, 1966 –died from "crushed chest, sudden –internal injuries") –buried at the Streckert Cemetery, Town of Eaton [death record Manitowoc 62-280]
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