Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Buckborough, Tira Ruth (Bretz) (Mrs. Sidney) October 11, 1942
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Lake Odessa Wave - October 15, 1942
          MRS. TIRA BUCKBOROUGH DIED SUNDAY
   Mrs. Tira Ruth Buckborough, 73, a prominent piano teacher in Lake Odessa 35 to 40
years ago, died Sunday 
morning at the home of her son Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Buckborough at Hinsdale, near
Chicago, Ill. following an 
illness of only a few days.
   Aside from LaVerne, she is survived by another son Viverne and three daughters at
Glendale, Cal., two 
brothers David Bretz in Detroit and Donald Bretz in the West.
   The funeral was held from the Wortley & Baine chapel here Wednesday afternoon and
interment was made 
in Lakeside.  the Rev. Leon W. Manning of Charlotte officiated.
   Mrs. Buckborough was born and reared near Lake Odessa.  She and her husband,
Sidney conducted a 
music store at one time.  About 32 years ago the moved to Mr.  Pleasant where they
lived for a few years, 
later moving to Chicago.  The husband died about 20 years ago.
   The older son LaVerne is supervisor of music in the public schools at Hinsdale,
while Viverne is in 
broadcasting work with the Paul Whiteman and other well known orchestras, and also
on the Lionel Barrymore 
program.
   Mrs. Buckborough and "the boys" were much attached to Lake Odessa coming here
frequently to visit old 
friends at which times they usually accepted the hospitality of the Haddix-Yager
home and made that their 
headquaters.

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