Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Zelma Busch ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Zelma Busch
LAST NAME: Busch FIRST NAME: Zelma MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 17 Dec 1901 DIED: 25 Oct 1980 BURIED: 29 Oct 1980
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Medical Lake, Spokane Co., Washington
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

BIRTH Twin girls b 17 Dec 1901, Medical Lake, Spokane Co, Washington; 4th and 5th children in family; father Otto Busch (33y, b Germany, occupation baker); mother Mary Elizabeth Harris (27y, b Texas)

1910 OR CENSUS Zelma Busch (8y, Washington) enumerated with parents Otto (42y, b Germany, married 15y, occupation baker) and Nollie (36y, b Illinois, mother of 8 children) and 7 siblings, all born in Washington, Ernest (14y), Esther (12y), Ruth (10y), Zenda (8y), Christopher (6y), Florence (3y) and James (1y)

1920 OR CENSUS - Zelma Busch, age 18, b. Washington, is enumerated with Otto, age 51, occupation farmer, b. Germany, and Mary, age 45, b. Texas, along with Ernest, age 24, b. Washington, Esther, age 21, b. Washington, Ruth, age 20, b. Washington, Zenda, age 18, b. Washington, Christopher, age 16, b. Washington, Florence, age 13, b. Washington, and James, age 10, b. Washington.

1930 OR CENSUS Zelma Busch (27y, occupation bookkeeper) enumerated with 4 siblings, all born in Washington, Ruth Busch (29y, b Washington, occupation teacher), Florence E. Busch (23y, occupation stenographer), James H. Busch (21y) and Esther M. Croisan (30y, married at age 23y), Esther’s husband George W. Croisan (31y, b Oregon, married at age 23y, occupation insurance agent) and their 2 children, George W. (2y11m, b California) and Mariana (1y6m, b Oregon)

1940 OR CENSUS Zelma Busch (38y, b Washington, occupation bookkeeper) enumerated with sister Esther Croisan (41y, b Washington), Esther’s husband George W. Croisan (42y, b Oregon, occupation insurance salesman) and their 2 children, George (12y, b California) and Mariana (11y, b Oregon); family was living in same place in 1935

OBITUARY: 

Zelma Busch, 78, of 1100 Chemeketa St. NE, died Saturday in a Salem hospital. Born in Medical Lake, Wash., she came to Salem in 1909, and attended Oregon State College, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She worked for the state until retirement in 1966.
Survivors include her brothers, Ernest Busch, Salem, Christopher Busch, Tacoma, and Jim Busch, Ashland; sisters, Esther Croisan, Ruth Fraser and Florence Kurtz, all of Salem, and twin sister, Zenda Walker, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Private services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Pioneer Cemetery, under direction of Rigdon-Ransom mortuary.
uncited newspaper clipping (10-25-80)

INSCRIPTION: 

Zelma Busch
1901 - 1980

SOURCES: 

AFB #980

ODI

1900 WA CENSUS (Spokane Co, Medical Lake, ED 55, sheet 1A)

1910 OR CENSUS (Marion Co, Salem, ED 222, sheet 8A)

1920 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem, ED 349, sheet 11B)

1930 OR CENSUS (Marion Co, Salem, ED 52, sheet 11B-12A)

1940 OR CENSUS (Marion Co, Salem, ED 24-57B, sheet 3B)

Obituary attached to AFB

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LOT: 460 SPACE: 2 NW N½ LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.208' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.846'
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