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Bush Jr., Ralph S.
Ralph S. Bush Jr., 78, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:43 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Krill Funeral Home, 860 West Mulberry St., Bryan. Interment will be in Pennsylvania at a later date.
Mr. Bush was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served in Korea. He worked as a machinist for many years with Goss Manufacturing and Rockwell-Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He then became an over-the-road truck driver, retiring as a driver for CRST Trucking. He was a member of Bryan Eagles, Aerie No. 2233.
Ralph S. Bush Jr. was born Dec. 27, 1930, in Jeanette, Pa., the son of Ralph S. and Amy Louise (Tompkins) Bush Sr.
He is survived by four daughters, Michele Behrens of North Liberty, Lisa Bush of Cedar Rapids, Kathy Rhovenvaugh of Moline, Ill., and Carol Eggermont of Illinois; one son, Joseph Bush of Miami, Fla.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three grandchildren.
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