BUSTAMANTE, John E.


Idaho Spokesman-Review, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Saturday, February 12, 2000, page E5 Memorial Mass for John E. Bustamante, 66, will be today at 11 a.m. at St. George's Roman Catholic Church in Post Falls. Burial will be in Prescott, Ariz. English Funeral Chapel in Post Falls is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Bustamante, who was born in Prescott, died Wednesday. In 1954 he married Nellie Castro. He served in the Army in Korea from 1954 until 1956. Mr. Bustamante worked as a barber after his military service and in 1978 began a career as a mine inspector with the U.S. Department of Labor in Arizona. He moved to the Post Falls area in 1979 and continued his employment with the Department of Labor. He was a member of St. George's Catholic Church and was an accomplished guitar player and gardener. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Louie and John Bustamante Jr., both of Denver; a daughter, Pauline Bustamante of Prescott; four sisters, Josie Espitia and Irene Simpson, both of Prescott, Mary Perez of Carson, Calif., and Nellis Esquida of San Antonio; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to St. George's Catholic Church Building Fund, 2004 N. William St., Post Falls, ID 83854.

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