Rush, Austin E., 82, June 7, 2013. Interment to be held in the Maine Veterans Cemetery on June 27. Arrangements by Bowers Funeral Home, Island Falls.
MANCHESTER – Austin Edric Rush, 82, cherished father and grandfather, peacefully passed away June 7, 2013, in Virginia. He was born Dec. 9, 1930, in Monticello, the youngest of six children born to Eric and Otalee (Harris) Rush.
Dad served as a gunner’s mate in the U.S. Navy, 1951-1955, on the USS Washtenaw County. Nov. 17, 1956, he married Arlene (Bustard) Rush and together they settled in Manchester to raise their family. He worked for many years at Augusta Print Shop and then at J. S. McCarthy Printing.
Dad and Mom loved to dance and enjoyed going to square dances, round dances, and concerts with their friends. After their retirement, they moved to Reflections on Silver Lake, Avon Park, Fla. In 2011, Dad moved to Virginia Beach, Va., with his faithful and much loved pug, Brutus.
He is survived by his children, Jaclyn and husband, Jeffery Campbell, and their children, Matthew and Jennifer, Debra and husband, Jeffrey Denbow, and their children, Kimberly and Michael Chamard and Justin, and Eric and wife, Rhonda, and their children, Joshua, Dana, Wyatt, Morgan and Patrick; and great-grandson, Riley. He is also survived by sister, Erla Chase. He was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Arlene; brother, Almon Rush; and sisters, Esma Omicioli, Norma Webb and Frances Rush.
Friends called noon-2 p.m. Monday, June 17, at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, One Church St., Augusta, where funeral services began at 2 p.m. Interment will be June 27 at Maine Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of the Eastern Shore, 165 Market St., Suite 3, Onancock, VA 23417. Arrangements by Bowers Funeral Home, Island Falls.
