Obit: Burnett, Bernard "Ben" (1891 – 1970)

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Surnames: Burnett, Rue, Bauman

----Source: Tribune/Record/Gleaner (Loyal, Wis.) 25 Jun 1970

Burnett, Ben (19 OCT 1891 – 22 JUN 1970)

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in Spencer for Ben Burnett, 78, who died on Monday morning of an apparent heart attack.

The Rev. Raymond Fleming, interim Pastor, officiated, and burial was made in the West Spencer Cemetery. Pallbearers were Delbert Hutchins, Jack Pickett, Louis Doering, John Orgish, Ernest Waldhart, and Harvey Gottschalk. The congregation sang "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing" and "O Worship the King."

Mr. Burnett was born on Oct. 19, 1891, in the township of Unity (Clark Co., Wis.), where he received his education, graduating from the former Unity High School.

He was married to the former Etta Rue on July 3, 1918 at Rockford, Ill. The couple observed their 50th wedding anniversary in 1968.

Mr. Burnett was retired but had operated a farm on which they lived at the present time. He was a member of the United Methodist Church; a member of the Spencer Cemetery Board; he had served as supervisor of the Town of Unity for several years; and as school clerk for the Willow Brook District, and was a veteran of World War I.

He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Joe (Ruth) Bauman, Oconto Falls; a son, Rue Burnett, Spencer; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brothers and a sister.