GEORGE W. BUSH, age 79, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital surrounded by his loving wife and children.
He was born November 2, 1934 in Perry, Missouri the son of George and Mary Koch. On October 14, 1957 he married Martha J. Schanbacher Bush. They spent most of their lives in West Bend. George was a veteran of the Korean War and a local member of the American Legion Post 36.
He is survived by his wife Martha Bush; five children, Kimbra (Steve) Keith, George (Amy) Bush, Kevin (Deidra) Bush, Mark (Katie) Bush, and Michelle (Tim) Pingel, 11 grandchildren, Julie (Nick) Burkel, Brian (Jessica) Keith, Kaitlynn Bush, Samantha Bush, Felicia Bush, Josh (Sami) Bush, Sara Burg, Gabrielle Bush, Sophie Bush, Kyra Pingel, Kaylee Pingel and 7 great grandchildren, Kaleb Burkel, Kaylnn Burkel, Jheric Willi, Jayilah Bush, Jovani Bush, Kolton Bush, and Paxton Bush. He is preceded in death by his parents.
George and Martha cherished 56 years of marriage and loved spending time with their family. George was an outdoorsman and enjoyed cheering for the Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Brewers.
The Visitation will be held on Monday, April 14, 2014 from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM at the Phillip Funeral Home Chapel (1420 W Paradise Drive). The Funeral Service will follow at the funeral home at 6:00 PM with Pastor Gail Mitchell presiding. Interment will take place at Zion Cemetery in Batavia.