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Ivan Max BUSCKE [Bunny]

1915 - 1985  (70 years)

• Name	Ivan Max BUSCKE
  Known As	Bunny
  Birth	01 Mar 1915	Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Sheep farmer, Tolaga Bay, New Zealand
  Death	06 Mar 1985	Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	08 Mar 1985	Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand   [5, 6]
  Probate	12 May 1985	Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand   [4]
  Person ID	I210	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Felix Herbert BUSCKE [Cyril],   b. 11 Jul 1880, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 07 Apr 1947, Manutuke, Gisborne, New Zealand (Age 66 years)
  Mother	May Louisa Rodbourne LUTTRELL [Maidee],   b. 04 Aug 1882, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand d. 09 Apr 1961, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1906	Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Freda KORTE [Allie],   b. 03 Jun 1920, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand d. 09 Jun 2005, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	05 Oct 1946	Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand   [11, 12]
  Residence	From 1948 to 1976	Tolaga Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand   [13]
  Residence	From 1976 to 1985	Hexton, Gisborne, New Zealand   [13]
  Notes	RECENT WEDDING BUSCKE - KORTE St. Andrew's Church, Gisborne, was the scene of a pretty wedding recently when a marriage was solemnised between Alice Freda Korte and Ivan Max Buscke. The Very Rev. John Davie performed the ceremony, and Miss Lucy Brook was the organist. The church decorations were arum lilies, white clematis and mauve lilac, stocks and rhododendrons, which made an attractive background. Escorted by her father, the bride's gown of white self-patterned cloque featured long sleeves, sweetheart neckline with scroll piping, low-waisted bodice with buttoned and looped back and a full skirt forming a train. The fine tulle veil was an heirloom lent by a great-aunt of the bride; it was dressed with a halo of white cherry blossom. White roses and irises were carried. The maids of honour were Miss Helen Redpath, the bride's cousin, chief, and Miss Joyce Korte, sister. Their gowns of apple-green self-checked organdie had shirred bodices, sleeves and voluminous skirts. Each wore a green head spray. Elbow-length gloves in green crochet and autumn-toned bouquets finished a colourful toilette. The best man and groomsman respectively were Messrs. Albert Hall and George Tidswell. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Korte, Matawai, and the bridegroom the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Buscke, Manutuke. The after-wedding festivities were held in the Bon Accord Lounge, where Mrs. Korte received her guests in a gown of navy cloque, matching hat and navy coat with red and blue trimmings and shoulder spray to tone. The bridegroom's mother assisted, wearing a black and white figured frock, black coat and lint and floral spray of white roses. For travelling, Mrs. Buscke chose a smart pink wool suit with navy accessories. Their home address will be Patutahi. Source: Gisborne Herald, 22 October 1946, Page 7. [14]
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 01 Mar 1915 - Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Marriage - 05 Oct 1946 - Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Residence - From 1948 to 1976 - Tolaga Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand Residence - From 1976 to 1985 - Hexton, Gisborne, New Zealand Death - 06 Mar 1985 - Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Burial - 08 Mar 1985 - Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Probate - 12 May 1985 - Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  BIOGRAPHY. Ivan Max BUSCKE (Bunny) was born in Gisborne in 1946, the third child of Cyril and Maidee BUSCKE. Bunny attended Manutuke School and Patutahi School. A good sportsman, he played rugby and gained a reputation as an amateur wrestler. He went shepherding after finishing school and spent time on Te Puru Station at Waingake. When WW2 broke out Bunny joined the army and first went to Fiji, then to the Middle East, serving in Egypt and Italy. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, was wounded three times and was mentioned in dispatches. After the war Bunny mustered and did droving. He married Allie KORTE in 1946 in Gisborne and they lived in Picken's cottage at Patutahi after their marriage. In 1948 Bunny was appointed as manager of Kiore Station, Tolaga Bay. This 3,000 acre (1,200 ha) property was split into three sections and balloted for returned servicemen in 1950. Bunny drew the homestead block of 713 acres (290 ha) and named it Toru Station. The first years were difficult, at one time Bunny sold a pair of binoculars (bought overseas during the war) to buy a kerosene fridge. Allie cooked on a wood stove and boiled the wash in a copper. About 1958 they bought an Arga stove. Before electricity was reticulated to the area about 1960, they generated their own with a Lister Start-O-Matic generating plant - it started up whenever a light was switched on. Then came a period of good wool prices, so things started to become easier. Bunny and Allie had two daughters. During this period Bunny served on the Uawa Harbour Board, the Tolaga Bay Shool Committee, Federated Farmers, the Tolaga Bay Dog Trial Club (he was still Secretary when he died) and the Poverty Bay Sheep Dog Trials Centre. He was very keen on dog trialling, a successful competitor and judge. They sold Toru Station in July 1976 and moved to a five acre block at Hexton just outside Gisborne. Bunny continued to do casual mustering and odd jobs for farmers in the neighbourhood right up until his death in 1985. He was buried in Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne. Source: The Descendants of Annie O'Brien. The Davis and Bousfield Families of HB/PB, Evagean Publishing Ltd, Auckland, NZ. [15]

  
  

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