Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Edward Dickinson Lusher and Clara Dean Waters




Husband Edward Dickinson Lusher




           Born: 16 Jul 1891 - Corydon, Wayne Co, IA
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jul 1963 - Seattle, King Co, WA
         Buried:  - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King Co, WA


         Father: Franklin Mitchell Lusher (1868-1950) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Eaton (1866-1910)


       Marriage: 22 Oct 1911 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, UT



• Burial: : Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King Co, WA.




Wife Clara Dean Waters




           Born: 3 Jan 1895 - West Jordan, Salt Lake Co, UT
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Jan 1967 - Seattle, King Co, WA
         Buried:  - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King Co, WA


         Father: William Birch Waters (1858-1935)
         Mother: Charlotte Sharples (1862-1943)





• Additional Image: Clara Dean Waters.

• Burial: : Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King Co, WA.


Children
1 M Gerald Edward "Jerry" Lusher

           Born: 16 Oct 1912 - Bingham, UT
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Aug 1994 - Mead, Spokane Co, WA
         Buried:  - Spokane Memorial Gardens, Spokane, Spokane Co, WA
         Spouse: Lillian G. "Lil" Williams (1909-2003)
           Marr: Abt 1933


2 F Madeline Auril "Madge" Lusher

           Born: 13 Jan 1914 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, UT
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Feb 2003 - ? Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Francis "Frank" Crumby (1901-1943)
           Marr: Butte, Silver Bow Co, MT


3 M William Frank Lusher




           Born: 3 Mar 1916 - Butte, Silver Bow Co, MT
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jan 2002 - Seattle, King Co, WA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Catherine Annie O'Farrell (1917-2004)
           Marr: 2 Jul 1937 - Butte, Silver Bow Co, MT



General Notes: Husband - Edward Dickinson Lusher


The Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
July 4, 1963; pg 51, col 3
EDWARD D. LUSHER
Private cremation for Edward D. Lusher, 71, of 519 W. Roy St., will be tomorrow at the Bleitz Funeral Home.
Mr. Lusher, an apartment-house manager, died yesterday in a hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Coryodyn, Iowa, and came here 16 years ago from Butte, Mont.
Surviving are his wife, Clara Dean; a daughter, Mrs. Madeline Crumby, Seattle; two sons, Gerald Lusher, Spokane, and William Lusher, Seattle; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The family suggests remembrances to the Washington State Heart Association.

The Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
July 5, 1963; pg 33, col 3
EDWARD D. LUSHER
Private cremation for Edward D. Lusher, 71, of 519 W. Roy St., was held today in the Bleitz Funeral Home.
Mr. Lusher, an apartment-house manager, died Wednesday in a hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Coryodyn, Iowa. He came here 16 years ago from Butte, Mont.
Surviving are his wife, Clara; a daughter, Mrs. Madeline Crumby, Seattle; two sons, Gerald Lusher, Spokane, and William Lusher, Seattle; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Russell, Seattle, and Mrs. Genevieve Stephenson, Wyoming; two brothers, Harry, Aberdeen, and W. H. Lusher, Pasadena, Calif.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, WA
July 4, 1963; pg 31, col 2
Edward Lusher
Edward Lusher, 71, of 519 W. Roy St., who was born in Corydyn, Iowa, and came to Seattle 16 years ago, died Wednesday. He was an apartment house manager.
Survivors: Wife, Clara; daughter, Mrs. Madeline Crumby, Seattle; sons, Gerald, Spokane; William, Seattle; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Services: Private, Bleitz Funeral Home. Cremation.
The family suggests that rememberances may be made in the form of contributions to Washington State Heart Association.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, WA
July 5, 1963; pg 31
Edward Lusher Survivors Listed
Survivors of Edward Lusher in addition to those listed in yesterday's editions of The Post - Intelligencer follow: (Mr. Lusher, 71, of 519 W. Roy St., died Wednesday.)
Sisters, Mrs. Lillian Russell, Seattle and Mrs. Genieve Stephenson of Wyoming; brothers, Harry of Aberdeen and W. H. Lusher, Calif.
Mr. Lusher is also survived by his wife, Dean, who was incorrectly identified as Mrs. Clara Lusher in information supplied The P-I for its earlier editions.


General Notes: Wife - Clara Dean Waters


The Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
Jan 29, 1967; pg 8, col 6
MRS. EDWARD D. LUSHER
Private family services were held for Mrs. Clara Dean Lusher, 72, of 2 W. Smith St., who died Thursday in a hospital after a long illness. Cremation was directed by the Bleitz Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lusher, born in Springvale, Utah, came here 18 years ago from Butte,
Mont. Her husband, Edward D., died in 1963.
Surviving are two sons, William F., Seattle, and Gerald E. Lusher, Spokane; a daughter, Mrs. Madeline Crumby, Seattle, and two brothers and two sisters in Utah.
The family suggests remembrances to the Multiple Sclerosis Association.

The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA
Feb 2, 1967; pg 17
LUSHER, Clara D.-Private funeral services were held at the BLEITZ FUNERAL HOME, SEATTLE, WASH. Survived by two sons, William F. Lusher, Seattle; Gerald E. Lusher, Spokane; one daughter, Madeline Crumby, Seattle; two brothers and three sisters in Utah; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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Sources


1 James Lincoln Lusher, Lusher Family Tree (Self-published, cir. 1942), Pg 12.


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