Obituary of Harold Van BUSKIRK, Crawford County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Admire This obituary is copied from the collection located at the Robinson Public Library. The obituaries themselves are usually not dated. Whoever made the collection has written down the dates by hand. The source of the obituary (i.e. which newspaper) is also not included. Transcribed by Dan Weger. Harold Van Buskirk (6/28/1978 ) Harold J. Van Buskirk, 63, Route One, Hutsonville, died at 1:35 a.m. Tuesday at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. A retired manufacturer's representative, he was born March 27, 1915, at Danville, son of the late William K. and Grace Jenkins Van Buskirk. He was married August, 1937, to Wilma Jane Tucker at Chicago. Mr. Buskirk was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 268 of Paris and the Valley of Danville Consistory. He is survived by his wife; a son, Stephen Buskirk, Elgin; three daughters, Mrs. James Cunningham, Rantoul, Mrs. Sue Cares, Houston, Tex., and Alice Ann Van Buskirk, Marshall; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Sutton and Son Funeral Home, Paris, with Rev. Dr. John Faust officiating. Burial will be in Stearns Cemetery, Fithian. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproducd in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** Contributed by: Jim Admire