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Bush, Robert
Robert Bush, 82, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at his home while he was burning off his garden. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at Prairie Creek Christian Church, rural Vinton, with Pastor Dennis Sackett officiating. Interment: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Anderson Cemetery, Swisher, with flag presentation by the Iowa Military Funeral Honors Guard. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. today at the church. The casket will remain closed.
He is survived by his son, Delbert (Khamvanh) Bush, Fayetteville, N.C.; two sisters, Velma (Wayne) Bunting, Littleport, Iowa, and Gladys Mason, Wyoming state; and one brother, Marion (Pat) Bush, Fredericksburg, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Evelyn in 2010; daughter, Diana in 2007; and brothers, Donald, Duane and Howard Bush.
Memorials may be directed to the Prairie Creek Christian Church.
Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home is caring for Bob and his family.
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