Submitted by
Loyd Bishop

August Hermann Buesing was born March 27, 1873, near New Rome, Minn. He was the son of Caroline Warneke and Fred Buesing.
He was baptized and later confirmed at the New Rome Lutheran church in Kelso township, Sibley county, Minnesota. He also attended school in Sibley county.
He came to Kay county with his parents and settled on a farm southeast of Blackwell where he had lived since that time.
He was married to Maggie Miller on May 3, 1934, at New Ulm, Minn. To this union was born one daughter, Ona.
Mr. Buesing, who had reached the age of 85 years, 6 months and 28 days, passed away at the Blackwell General hospital at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, 1958.
His parents four brothers, Conrad, John, Herman and Edward, and a sister, Mrs. Emma Kuehn, preceded him in death.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Oct. 30, 1958, at the Alfred Porter residence, Blackwell, with Dr. Harry M. Roark, First Baptist church, Blackwell, officiating.
He was laid to rest in the Green Lawn Abbey mausoleum at I.O.O.F. cemetery, Blackwell, with Porter funeral home in charge.
Pallbearers were Roy Selvy, Ellis Overman, Ralph Claybaker, Philip Stone, W. D. Constant, Charles Constant, Olen Constant and Mrs. Charles Constant.
Survivors are his wife and a daughter, Ona, of the home, a brother, Charles Buesing, Kaw City, and a host of nieces, nephews and friends also mourn his death.

CARD OF THANKS

We sincerely thank our neighbors and friends for their many courtesies, flowers and sympathy and to all who assisted in any way during the time of our recent bereavement of our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. August Buesing
Miss Ona Buesing