Thomas Elmer Gushwa, 85, died at 1 PM Sunday, May 18, 19175, in Ross Annex; he had been a patient there since August, 1967. Born in Tippecanoe County, he was a life resident of the area. In 1930 he was married in Lafayette to Sylvia Loman, who survives.
Mr. Gushwa was an employee of the Tippecanoe County Highway Department, retiring in 1955. He also worked as a carpenter.
Surviving with his wife are three daughters, Lucille (Mrs. William) Imaly of Courtland, Edith (Mrs. Lloyd) Glass of Lafayette, and Sylvia (Mrs. Robert) Hendershot of West Lafayette; five sons, Elmer Gushwa, Richard Gushwa, both of Fowler, John Gushwa, Charles Gushwa and Ronald Gushwa, all of Lafayette; two brothers, Theodore Gushwa of Arizona and Howard Gushwa of Detroit, MI; two sisters, Laurabelle (Mrs. William) Stingley of Lafayette and Daisy (Mrs. Henry) Stark of Wyoming, MI; and 11 grandchildren. Two sons preceded him in death. Service May 21, Soller-Baker Main Chapel, the Rev. Joseph Park officiating; internment Tippecanoe Memory Gardens.
--Lafayette Journal & Courier - Mon 5/19/1975
Mr. Gushwa was an employee of the Tippecanoe County Highway Department, retiring in 1955. He also worked as a carpenter.
Surviving with his wife are three daughters, Lucille (Mrs. William) Imaly of Courtland, Edith (Mrs. Lloyd) Glass of Lafayette, and Sylvia (Mrs. Robert) Hendershot of West Lafayette; five sons, Elmer Gushwa, Richard Gushwa, both of Fowler, John Gushwa, Charles Gushwa and Ronald Gushwa, all of Lafayette; two brothers, Theodore Gushwa of Arizona and Howard Gushwa of Detroit, MI; two sisters, Laurabelle (Mrs. William) Stingley of Lafayette and Daisy (Mrs. Henry) Stark of Wyoming, MI; and 11 grandchildren. Two sons preceded him in death. Service May 21, Soller-Baker Main Chapel, the Rev. Joseph Park officiating; internment Tippecanoe Memory Gardens.
--Lafayette Journal & Courier - Mon 5/19/1975
Thomas Elmer Gushwa, 85, died at 1 PM Sunday, May 18, 19175, in Ross Annex; he had been a patient there since August, 1967. Born in Tippecanoe County, he was a life resident of the area. In 1930 he was married in Lafayette to Sylvia Loman, who survives.
Mr. Gushwa was an employee of the Tippecanoe County Highway Department, retiring in 1955. He also worked as a carpenter.
Surviving with his wife are three daughters, Lucille (Mrs. William) Imaly of Courtland, Edith (Mrs. Lloyd) Glass of Lafayette, and Sylvia (Mrs. Robert) Hendershot of West Lafayette; five sons, Elmer Gushwa, Richard Gushwa, both of Fowler, John Gushwa, Charles Gushwa and Ronald Gushwa, all of Lafayette; two brothers, Theodore Gushwa of Arizona and Howard Gushwa of Detroit, MI; two sisters, Laurabelle (Mrs. William) Stingley of Lafayette and Daisy (Mrs. Henry) Stark of Wyoming, MI; and 11 grandchildren. Two sons preceded him in death. Service May 21, Soller-Baker Main Chapel, the Rev. Joseph Park officiating; internment Tippecanoe Memory Gardens.
--Lafayette Journal & Courier - Mon 5/19/1975
Mr. Gushwa was an employee of the Tippecanoe County Highway Department, retiring in 1955. He also worked as a carpenter.
Surviving with his wife are three daughters, Lucille (Mrs. William) Imaly of Courtland, Edith (Mrs. Lloyd) Glass of Lafayette, and Sylvia (Mrs. Robert) Hendershot of West Lafayette; five sons, Elmer Gushwa, Richard Gushwa, both of Fowler, John Gushwa, Charles Gushwa and Ronald Gushwa, all of Lafayette; two brothers, Theodore Gushwa of Arizona and Howard Gushwa of Detroit, MI; two sisters, Laurabelle (Mrs. William) Stingley of Lafayette and Daisy (Mrs. Henry) Stark of Wyoming, MI; and 11 grandchildren. Two sons preceded him in death. Service May 21, Soller-Baker Main Chapel, the Rev. Joseph Park officiating; internment Tippecanoe Memory Gardens.
--Lafayette Journal & Courier - Mon 5/19/1975
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