Otto Buhs Sr., 71, of 1220 Krause Ave., died at his home Friday.
Mr. Buhs was a laborer for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad prior to his retirement two years ago. He was born at Emden Sept. 22, 1884, a son of Harbert and Christina Stomberg Buhs. He married Linda F. Lang in Iowa in 1905. He had resided in Peoria since 1900.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Henry Buhs of Bellevue, Otto Buhs Jr. of Bartonville and Elmer J. Buhs of Peoria; four daughters, Mrs. Christina Biegler and Mrs. Rosetta Rosenthal, both of Peoria, Mrs. Jeanetta Parker of Bartonville and Mrs. Thelma Gudat of Sunnyland; one stepson, Ernest Martin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; two brothers, Wilburt Buhs and John Buhs, both of Peoria; and one sister, Mrs. Katherine Johnson, also of Peoria. One son, one daughter, three sisters and one brother preceded him in death.
Burial will be in Swan Lake Cemetery.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Sat., Nov. 19, 1955, p.m. edition, page B-8.
Obituary located by Mel Slane.
Mr. Buhs was a laborer for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad prior to his retirement two years ago. He was born at Emden Sept. 22, 1884, a son of Harbert and Christina Stomberg Buhs. He married Linda F. Lang in Iowa in 1905. He had resided in Peoria since 1900.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Henry Buhs of Bellevue, Otto Buhs Jr. of Bartonville and Elmer J. Buhs of Peoria; four daughters, Mrs. Christina Biegler and Mrs. Rosetta Rosenthal, both of Peoria, Mrs. Jeanetta Parker of Bartonville and Mrs. Thelma Gudat of Sunnyland; one stepson, Ernest Martin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; two brothers, Wilburt Buhs and John Buhs, both of Peoria; and one sister, Mrs. Katherine Johnson, also of Peoria. One son, one daughter, three sisters and one brother preceded him in death.
Burial will be in Swan Lake Cemetery.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Sat., Nov. 19, 1955, p.m. edition, page B-8.
Obituary located by Mel Slane.
Otto Buhs Sr., 71, of 1220 Krause Ave., died at his home Friday.
Mr. Buhs was a laborer for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad prior to his retirement two years ago. He was born at Emden Sept. 22, 1884, a son of Harbert and Christina Stomberg Buhs. He married Linda F. Lang in Iowa in 1905. He had resided in Peoria since 1900.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Henry Buhs of Bellevue, Otto Buhs Jr. of Bartonville and Elmer J. Buhs of Peoria; four daughters, Mrs. Christina Biegler and Mrs. Rosetta Rosenthal, both of Peoria, Mrs. Jeanetta Parker of Bartonville and Mrs. Thelma Gudat of Sunnyland; one stepson, Ernest Martin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; two brothers, Wilburt Buhs and John Buhs, both of Peoria; and one sister, Mrs. Katherine Johnson, also of Peoria. One son, one daughter, three sisters and one brother preceded him in death.
Burial will be in Swan Lake Cemetery.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Sat., Nov. 19, 1955, p.m. edition, page B-8.
Obituary located by Mel Slane.
Mr. Buhs was a laborer for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad prior to his retirement two years ago. He was born at Emden Sept. 22, 1884, a son of Harbert and Christina Stomberg Buhs. He married Linda F. Lang in Iowa in 1905. He had resided in Peoria since 1900.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Henry Buhs of Bellevue, Otto Buhs Jr. of Bartonville and Elmer J. Buhs of Peoria; four daughters, Mrs. Christina Biegler and Mrs. Rosetta Rosenthal, both of Peoria, Mrs. Jeanetta Parker of Bartonville and Mrs. Thelma Gudat of Sunnyland; one stepson, Ernest Martin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; two brothers, Wilburt Buhs and John Buhs, both of Peoria; and one sister, Mrs. Katherine Johnson, also of Peoria. One son, one daughter, three sisters and one brother preceded him in death.
Burial will be in Swan Lake Cemetery.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Sat., Nov. 19, 1955, p.m. edition, page B-8.
Obituary located by Mel Slane.
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