Lusche, Walter^[1]

1895 - 1964  (68 years)

• Name	Lusche, Walter
  Born	13 Sep 1895	Platte County, NE.
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Mar 1964	Columbus, NE.
  Buried	Columbus Cemetery; Columbus, NE.
  Person ID	I8305	Wuerdemann Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Lusche, William,   b. 24 Apr 1868, Platte County, NE. ,   d. 10 Jul 1944, Columbus, NE.  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Loseke, Emma,   b. 14 Jan 1874, ? ,   d. 19 Jul 1951, Columbus, NE.  (Age 77 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1894	St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Shell Creek); Columbus, NE.
  Family ID	F3803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Smith, Elsa Pearl,   b. 30 Sep 1897, Colfax County, NE. ,   d. 22 Mar 1990, Columbus, NE.  (Age 92 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1915	Fremont, NE.
  Children	+ 1. Lusche, William H.,   b. 6 Nov 1915, Columbus, NE. ,   d. 23 May 1984, Lincoln, NE.  (Age 68 years)   2. Lusche, Mae,   b. UNKNOWN, ? ,   d. Bef 1990   3. Lusche, Edward J.,   b. UNKNOWN, ? ,   d. Bef 1990, ?
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F3938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  _P_CCINFO 2-14330 From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) DAILY TELEGRAM, March 31, 1964, pg. 3, col. 3 Funeral services for Walter Lusche, 68, of 3206 17th street, will be at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran church with Pastor H.M. Rathkamp in charge. Burial will be in Columbus cemetery. The body will lie in state at the McKown Funeral chapel from 1 p.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday, then at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. Mr. Lusche, who recently retired after 14 years as Platte county highway superintendent, died Monday in the Lutheran hospital. He had been in failing health since last September. He was born Sept. 13, 1895, in Platte county, the son of William and Emma Loseke Lusche. He attended District 2 school and Columbus high and on July 22, 1915, he married Elsa Pearl Smith at Fremont. They since resided in Platte and Polk counties. For 19 years Mr. Lusche was employed by the State Department of Roads and Irrigation in road construction. During his tenure in the office of highway superintendent, Platte county constructed its first oiled surfaced road. A member of Trinity Lutheran church, he was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Shell Creek. Surviving are his wife; son, William H.; daughter, Mrs. Rudy E. (Mae) Kasper; brothers, Gustave W., Ernst and Alfred, all of Columbus, and four grandchildren. His parents and an infant son, Edward J., preceded him in death. Memorials may be given to Trinity Lutheran church. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW] From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) DAILY TELEGRAM, March 31, 1964, pg. 3, col. 3 Funeral services for Walter Lusche, 68, of 3206 17th street, will be at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran church with Pastor H.M. Rathkamp in charge. Burial will be in Columbus cemetery. The body will lie in state at the McKown Funeral chapel from 1 p.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday, then at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. Mr. Lusche, who recently retired after 14 years as Platte county highway superintendent, died Monday in the Lutheran hospital. He had been in failing health since last September. He was born Sept. 13, 1895, in Platte county, the son of William and Emma Loseke Lusche. He attended District 2 school and Columbus high and on July 22, 1915, he married Elsa Pearl Smith at Fremont. They since resided in Platte and Polk counties. For 19 years Mr. Lusche was employed by the State Department of Roads and Irrigation in road construction. During his tenure in the office of highway superintendent, Platte county constructed its first oiled surfaced road. A member of Trinity Lutheran church, he was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Shell Creek. Surviving are his wife; son, William H.; daughter, Mrs. Rudy E. (Mae) Kasper; brothers, Gustave W., Ernst and Alfred, all of Columbus, and four grandchildren. His parents and an infant son, Edward J., preceded him in death. Memorials may be given to Trinity Lutheran church.

  
  

• Sources

  ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008.