August Alfred Booney

August Alfred Booney

Date of Birth: 1849

Born In: Finland

Age: 66

Occupation: Laborer

Marital Status: Married

Died: 3 Mar 1915

Cause of Death: Struck by a train (accidental)

Death Location: Redwood City

Burial Plot: Q121

FindaGrave ID: 5795607

Obituary

AUGUST ALFRED BUHNE
Redwood City Democrat
March 4, 1915

Killed by the train.

August Alfred Buhne, a well known local resident whose home is on the county road and Lincoln Avenue, was instantly killed yesterday morning by being struck by the 6:45 north bound train.

Buhne attempted to pass over the tracks while the train was approaching, although warned by the gate man, and met his death. The deceased was a native of Finland, aged 53 years and is survived by a wife and one son who is absent.

The burial will take place in the afternoon, Justice Seely will hold an inquest at the James Crowe undertaking parlor.

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