Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Tenbusch, Alphonse J. Jr. September 3, 2000 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Norma Novick fox2157@aol.com December 20, 2010, 8:37 pm week beginning April 25, 2004 HURON DAILY TRIBUNE Alphonse J. Tenbusch, Jr., 71, of Ruth passed away Sunday, September 3, 2000, at his home with his family following a long illness. Born on March 9, 1929, in Detroit, he was the son of Beatrice (Halifax) Tenbusch and the late Alphonse Tenbusch, Sr. He and Geraldine Terbrack were married on August 27, 1949, at SS. Peter and Paul Church in Ruth. Alphonse sailed on the Great Lakes for three years and farmed and worked for the Surface Mausoleum Co. in Minden City for 30 years, and he was a security guard for 15 years. He was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and a member of the Usher's Club since 1951, the sexton of the church cemetery for 38 years, and a charter member of the Ruth Knights of Columbus Council No. 3823. He was an avid softball player for many years. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Geraldine Tenbusch of Ruth; three sons, Robert Tenbusch and his fiancée, Susan Habedank of Clarkston, Mark Tenbusch and his wife, Connie, and Thomas Tenbusch, Sr., and his wife, Betty, both of Harbor Beach; two daughters, Lauretta Allen and her husband, Dale, of Mount Morris, and Lea Gourlay and her husband, Mark of North Street; 15 grandchildren, Alphonse, Jason and Aaron Tenbusch, Chad Allen and his wife, Caty, Nicole Allen Szecodi and her husband, Michael, Sara Allen, Luke Allen, Jennifer, Amanda and Timothy Tenbusch, Jessica Gourlay Kress and her husband, Donald, Clinton Gourlay, Carrie, Kelly and Thomas Tenbusch, Jr.; his mother, Beatrice Tenbusch of Ruth; five brothers, Gerald Tenbusch and his wife, Jo, and Charles Tenbusch and his wife, Marge, of North Port, Florida, Donald Tenbusch and his wife, Annie, of Jacksonville, Florida, Gaylord Tenbusch and his wife, Fay, of Portsmouth, Virginia, and Richard Tenbusch and his wife, Carol, of North Port, Florida; three sisters, Loraine McCoy and her husband, Frank, of Marlette, Marlene Peruski and her husband, Michael, of North Port, Florida, and Karen Gentner and her husband, Dennis, of Ruth; and a brother-in-law, Frank Molloy and his wife, Carol, of Sandusky. He was preceded in death by his father, Alphonse, Sr.; and a sister, Joan Molloy. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 6, 2000, at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ruth with Fr. Steve Gavit, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Published Week of September, 3, 2000 HURON DAILY TRIBUNE File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/huron/obits/t/tenbusch10405nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb