George L. Bunn, associate judge of the state supreme court, died early yesterday. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at his home, 794 Linwood place, St. Paul. Burial will be in La Crosse, Wis. Judge Bunn had been in poor health for more than a year and was unable to attend the opening of the fall term of court, October 1. For more than 30 years Judge Bunn was a resident of St. Paul, serving first as an attorney for nine years and later as a district judge for 14 years until he was appointed to the supreme bench by Governor A. O. Eberhart in 1911. He was born in Sparta, Wis., June 25, 1865. He was graduated with the degree of A. B. from the University of Wisconsin in 1885 and from the university law school three years later. He came to St. Paul in September 1888, where he practiced law until January 2, 1897. At that time he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Ramsey county district court. He was elected to the same office for six years in November, 1898, and was re-elected in 1904. On March 1, 1911, he was appointed by Governor Eberhart associate judge of the state supreme court. The vacancy on the supreme bench caused by his death will be filled by Governor Burnquist. Judge Bunn's mother, Sarah Purdy Bunn, died last month at her home in Madison, Wis., at the age of 84 years. His father was the late Judge Romanzo Bunn of the Wisconsin federal court of the west district. Justice Bunn is survived by his wife, two sisters, Miss Mary Bunn and Mrs. C. B. Chapman of Madison, and two brothers, Charles Wilson Bunn of St. Paul, general counsel for the Northern Pacific railroad, and John Bunn, Spokane attorney. Chief Justice Calvin L. Brown announced the death of Judge Bunn from the bench when court opened yesterday. He eulogized the late associate, praising his character as a citizen and his ability as a jurist. Judge Bunn was president and dean of the St. Paul College of Law. He was a member of the Minnesota club, the Town and County club and the St. Paul Association. He belonged to the Chi Psi fraternity.
--Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Oct. 10, 1918