Mr. Henry Fredrick Bushman, age 92, of Bear Branch, Indiana, entered this life on April 20, 1928 in Ohio County, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Louis Henry and Marie “Emma” (Poske) Bushman. He was raised in Bear Branch, Indiana where he was a 1945 graduate of Dillsboro High School. Henry was united in marriage to Maxine Knigga on February 3, 1951 at the St. Peter Lutheran Church in Bear Branch, Indiana. This happy union was blessed with three children, Dennis, LuAnne and Lee Jaye. Henry and Maxine shared over 69 loving years of marriage together until his death. Henry was employed for Stedman Foundry in Aurora, Indiana for a few years. He was also employed as a control specialist for the Texas Gas Company, retiring after 30 years of service. He was a member of the St. Peter Lutheran Church in Bear Branch, Indiana where he formerly served on the church council. Henry enjoyed music, computers and working on his ancestry. Henry passed away at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, August 2, 2020, at The Waters of Rising Sun in Rising Sun, Indiana.
Henry will be deeply missed by his wife, Maxine (Knigga) Bushman of Bear Branch, IN; his daughters, LuAnne Turner and her husband, Terry of Dillsboro, IN and Lee Jaye Lohide and her husband, Mark of East Enterprise, IN; his daughter-in-law, Sharon Day and her husband, Jim of East Enterprise, IN; his grandchildren, Mike Bushman and his wife, Nicole, Jamie Bushman and his wife, Rhonda, Billy Settles and his wife, Whitney, Bryan Turner and his wife, Stacey, Erin Turner Gregory, Jennifer Parsons and her husband, Jamie, Matthew Lohide and Megan Griffin and her husband, Shane; his great-grandchildren, Damon, Olivia, Peyton, Jillian, Emma, Brody, Maddy, Kameron, Harper Grant and Henlee; his step-great-grandchildren, Ashley, Tyler, Jackson, Julia and Brody; his step-great-great-grandson, Braxton; his brother-in-law, William Knigga; his three nieces, Deborah Todd, Dena Steiner and Dianne Hoffman and his great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis Henry Bushman, died July 9, 1949 and Marie “Emma” (Poske) Bushman, died February 9, 1979; his son, Dennis Duane Bushman, died November 10, 1977 and his sister-in-law Dorothy Knigga.
Due to COVID-19, masks are required along with social distancing. Friends may call 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 6, 2020, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street, Vevay, Indiana 47043 and from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 7, 2020, at the St. Peter Lutheran Church, 3958 Milton Bear Branch Road, Dillsboro, Indiana 47018.
Due to COVID-19, masks are required along with social distancing. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, August 7, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Larry Knigga, at the St. Peter Lutheran Church, 3958 Milton Bear Branch Road, Dillsboro, Indiana 47018.
Interment will follow in the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery, Dillsboro, Indiana.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Peter Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund or Charity of the Donor’s Choice. Cards are available at the funeral home or online at www.haskellandmorrison.com