Surnames: Buss, Kangas

----Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 02/20/1947

Buss, Karen M. (29 FEB 1944 - 14 FEB 1947)

Karen Mae Buss, born Feb. 29, 1944, at Stanley, passed away at the home of her parents Feb. 14, 1947, at the age of two years, eleven months and fifteen days. She underwent a serious kidney tumor operation at Rochester, Minn., Dec. 12, 1945, and when she returned home she did fine until August, when she became seriously ill again. She underwent treatment since August at Rochester, but which did not help her.

Funeral services were held Sunday at 1:30 from the Finnish Lutheran Church with the Rev. Keljo officiating.

She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Buss, brother Ronald, 11 months old, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kangas, and Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold Buss, aunt Arline Buss, uncles, Onni and Toivo Kangas, and aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kangas, besides cousins and friends.

Out of town relatives at the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Victor Malveg, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Buss, Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Malveg, Tigerton; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Malveg and daughter Carol, Wausau; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Buss and children, Clintonville; Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Conradt and children and Ted Buss of Loyal; Mrs. Arvo Martti, Chasell, Mich.; Henry Kuopala and son Paul, Dollar Bay, Mich.

Pallbearers were Jimmie and Eddie Corvan, Eddie Hutter, Eugene Wenzel, Ray Warns and Henry Smith.

Singers at the funeral service were Rev. Keljo, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Arola and Martha Makkonen, who sang, "Does Jesus Care."