Obituary: Kenneth Eugene Busig, 45, was killed Thursday night, March 30, 1972 when he was crushed ...
Obituary:
Kenneth Eugene Busig, 45, was killed Thursday night, March 30, 1972 when he was crushed beneath a bulldozer. Busig, born in Sterling, Colorado, lived at 4013 NE 49th St., was employed by Roy Zimmerly Construction. He was a World War II veteran. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Bertha Busig of Vancouver; two daughters, Robin White and Mrs. Carol Ann Cain of Vancouver; five sons, Lawrence, Patrick and Jeffrey, all of Vancouver, Charles of Renton, Wash., Randy Fewins of California; a brother, Harold of Vancouver; sisters, Mrs. Lorry Helton and Mrs. Ruth Lander, both of Vancouver; and his grandmother, Mrs. Lydia Anderson of Redwood City, Calif. He was married to Marilyn Busig of Vancouver. The funeral services will be at 11 a.m., at Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home, followed by private committal services in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Vancouver, Washington.
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News Article (March 31, 1972 Columbian newspaper): Man killed in bulldozer accident - Photo on page 12 - A construction worker was killed when he was crushed under a bulldozer Thursday in the Livingston Mountain area of eastern Clark County, the State Patrol reported. Victim of the accident was identified as Kenneth E. Busig, 45, an employee of Roy Zimmerly Construction, who lived at 4013 NE 49th St. A state trooper said the mishap occurred alongside County Road 128, about half a mile west of Livingston Road at about 7 p.m. Busig was driving a truck, towing a low-boy trailer that was carrying a bulldozer. The vehicles bogged down in a soft shoulder, causing the low-boy to tilt. Busig was attempting to take the bulldozer off the low-boy, when it slid and rolled over on him. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital.
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Kenny lost his son Michael Allen Busig in a trailer fire two weeks before Kenny died. A few days before Kenny's fatal accident, he had fell off a horse and was drug through a fence. Kenny was on crutches at the time of the dozer accident.
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Military Service:
Honorable Discharge from United States Navy on August 27, 1947
Place of discharge: U. S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, California
Date of entry into active service: 24 March 1944
Highest rank or rating held: Motor Machinist's Mate Third
Service (vessels and stations served on): u. s. naval training station, farragut, idaho; atb, camp bradford, nob, norfolk, virginia; atb, andrew bay, panama city, florida; uss lst 681; naval air base, coronado, california; uss lst 255; natu, navphibbase, coronado, california.
Remarks: Entitled to the following Medals: Asiatic-Pacific-2 stars, American Area, Philippine Liberation - 1 star, World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct
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On April 20, 1948, in Vancouver, Washington, Kenneth Busig married Marilyn Jean Burris, born on 11 JUN 1931 in Conway, Walsh County, North Dakota. They had eight children, six boys and two girls.
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Kenneth Busig was a direct descendant of Capt. Elisha Barton, a Revolutionary War soldier.
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Kenneth Busig Family Tree
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