Wahkiakum Eagle-October 2003

BUSSE, Albert O.

  Age 86, died at his home in Naselle.  He was born in Portland, Ore., 
and was the second oldest of eight children born to Robert and Elida 
Busse.
  He moved with his family to Naselle when he was 12, after attending 
school in Portland.
  He began working at the CCC Camp in the mid 1930's, then worked the 
logging industry until his retirement on October 1, 1979.
  He was an avid hunter and fisherman.  He was well known locally for 
his smoked fish and homemade sausages.
  He loved inventing gadgets to accomplish tasks in an easier manner, 
for instance, a device to fillet fish, to name one.
  Nothing would make him happier than riding in the woods exploring.  
Family was of paramount importance to him.
A wonderful storyteller, he was the inspiration for his sister, Ruth 
Busse Allingham's first book, "Glimpses of the Past."
  He is survived by brothers, Walt and Art of Naselle; sisters, Dorothy 
McClure of Portland and Ruth Allingham of Seattle; many nieces and 
nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews.
  Memorial services were Wednesday at the Naselle Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, with Rev. Tony Stoutenburg officiating.
  Penttila's Chapel by the Sea, Long Beach, was in charge.


Later Inurnment
12 Oct 1917-19 Oct 2003
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2006 from 
original newspaper collection.)