Obituary: Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday for Ervin S. Busig, who died Dec. 14 at Sterling Regional MedCenter. Busig, 86, had been a farmer/rancher. In 1944 he began farming and ranching with his father-in-law, the late George Tompkins on the Tompkins ranch 12 miles west of Sterling at 12518 Road 17, Sterling, where he continued to live. He was born Feb. 22, 1904, in Fairbury, Neb. to Charles W. and Victoria Catherine (Martin) Busig. The family later moved to Grand Island, Neb. and about 1921 moved to Sterling, where Ervin finished schooling and began farming. On Sept. 7, 1935 he married Inez Tompkins. During World War II Busig went to welding school in Greeley and then to Oregon, where he welded on merchant marine ships and landing barges. He returned to Sterling in 1944. Survivors include his wife of Sterling, two daughters, Annette Smith and Roberta Bryden, both of Sterling; two sisters, Emma Daniels and Mabel Pickell, both of Denver; five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral service is at Chaney-Walters Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth W. Neal officiating. Burial is to be at Riverside Cemetery. Chaney-Walters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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1920 Federal census:
Name: Irvin F Busig
Home in 1920: Township 8, Logan, Colorado
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Charles W Busig
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Name: Victoria Busig
Mother's Birth Place: Canada
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles W Busig 51
Victoria Busig 46
William F Busig 23
John H Busig 18
Irvin F Busig 15
Mabel G Busig 11
Fern E Busig 9
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Ervin Busig Family Tree
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1920 Federal census:
Name: Irvin F Busig
Home in 1920: Township 8, Logan, Colorado
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Charles W Busig
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Name: Victoria Busig
Mother's Birth Place: Canada
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles W Busig 51
Victoria Busig 46
William F Busig 23
John H Busig 18
Irvin F Busig 15
Mabel G Busig 11
Fern E Busig 9
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Ervin Busig Family Tree
Obituary: Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday for Ervin S. Busig, who died Dec. 14 at Sterling Regional MedCenter. Busig, 86, had been a farmer/rancher. In 1944 he began farming and ranching with his father-in-law, the late George Tompkins on the Tompkins ranch 12 miles west of Sterling at 12518 Road 17, Sterling, where he continued to live. He was born Feb. 22, 1904, in Fairbury, Neb. to Charles W. and Victoria Catherine (Martin) Busig. The family later moved to Grand Island, Neb. and about 1921 moved to Sterling, where Ervin finished schooling and began farming. On Sept. 7, 1935 he married Inez Tompkins. During World War II Busig went to welding school in Greeley and then to Oregon, where he welded on merchant marine ships and landing barges. He returned to Sterling in 1944. Survivors include his wife of Sterling, two daughters, Annette Smith and Roberta Bryden, both of Sterling; two sisters, Emma Daniels and Mabel Pickell, both of Denver; five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral service is at Chaney-Walters Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth W. Neal officiating. Burial is to be at Riverside Cemetery. Chaney-Walters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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1920 Federal census:
Name: Irvin F Busig
Home in 1920: Township 8, Logan, Colorado
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Charles W Busig
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Name: Victoria Busig
Mother's Birth Place: Canada
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles W Busig 51
Victoria Busig 46
William F Busig 23
John H Busig 18
Irvin F Busig 15
Mabel G Busig 11
Fern E Busig 9
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Ervin Busig Family Tree
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1920 Federal census:
Name: Irvin F Busig
Home in 1920: Township 8, Logan, Colorado
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Charles W Busig
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Name: Victoria Busig
Mother's Birth Place: Canada
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles W Busig 51
Victoria Busig 46
William F Busig 23
John H Busig 18
Irvin F Busig 15
Mabel G Busig 11
Fern E Busig 9
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Ervin Busig Family Tree
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