He was born August 6, 1890, in Des Moines county, the son of Gustave and Emma Wiegard Burgus. He married Adele Gerdes on January 28, 1914, in Burlington. She died January 27, 1959. He was retired from the Burlington city street deptartment. and worked at Benson Lumber Company. He was a member of the Lutheran faith.
Surviving: One son, Carl, Burlington; one daughter. Mrs. Earl (Edith) Bonar, Mt. Union; two brothers, Joseph and Arthur, both of Mediapolis; four sisters, Mrs. Rose Gerling, Mediapolis. Mrs. Sam Shafer, Fairfield, Mrs. Helen Zang. Aurora, Colorado, Mrs. Alma Niehaus, Sperry; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Monday, Prugh's Chapel, Reverend Roy Satre; Aspen Grove cemetery.
He was born August 6, 1890, in Des Moines county, the son of Gustave and Emma Wiegard Burgus. He married Adele Gerdes on January 28, 1914, in Burlington. She died January 27, 1959. He was retired from the Burlington city street deptartment. and worked at Benson Lumber Company. He was a member of the Lutheran faith.
Surviving: One son, Carl, Burlington; one daughter. Mrs. Earl (Edith) Bonar, Mt. Union; two brothers, Joseph and Arthur, both of Mediapolis; four sisters, Mrs. Rose Gerling, Mediapolis. Mrs. Sam Shafer, Fairfield, Mrs. Helen Zang. Aurora, Colorado, Mrs. Alma Niehaus, Sperry; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Monday, Prugh's Chapel, Reverend Roy Satre; Aspen Grove cemetery.
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Henry Edward Burgus
1884–1947
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Rosie Rachel Burgus Gerling
1886–1975
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John Lewis Burgus
1888–1966
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Joseph Henry Burgus
1891–1984
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Marie Louise Burgus Shafer
1894–1984
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Ann Edna Burgus
1896–1898
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Herbert Charles Burgus
1898–1960
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Elizabeth Emelie Burgus Buescher
1901–1968
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Lena Christina "Helen" Burgus Zang
1903–1978
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Arthur Carl Burgus
1906–1993
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Alma Louise Burgus Niehaus
1911–2003
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