Enlistment June 13, 1946
Discharge October 2, 1947

Bush was born on a farm four miles north of Aspinwall, Iowa, and in 1926 moved with his family to the Vail area. He received his education in a rural school near his home and graduated from the Vail High School. He entered the United States Army on June 13, 1946, and served in Occupied Japan during World War II. He received his honorable discharge on October 2, 1947. During his service to his country, Bush received the World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal Japan.

After completing his military duties he returned to Iowa and worked in the southeast region, doing bridge work. Bush was united in marriage to Minnie Sparks in 1953 and they were blessed with the birth of three children, Cheryl, Randy, and Jim. He worked for the Iowa Highway Commission in the late 1950s and early 1960s and then worked for the Crawford County road maintenance crew, operating a maintainer. On October 16, 1982, Bush was united in marriage to Nina Brown. The couple made their home in Denison. After his retirement they moved to Nebraska for a short time, before returning to Denison.

Bush and Nina loved to travel to Washington, Oregon, Texas and various parts of Iowa to visit family and friends. They also took their motorboat to Canada and Minnesota fishing and to Okoboji fishing for bullheads. In his retirement, Bush spent time doing carpentry, and especially enjoyed making birdhouses. He loved to watch sporting events on TV, feeding the birds and caring for his yard, riding his lawn mower. In his leisure time, he enjoyed bowling with Nina, playing cards with family and friends and was an avid cribbage player. He also enjoyed gardening and playing horseshoe on Sunday with his brothers, an event his family always looked forward to.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, Adelaide Schrum, Vera Morton, Viola Dozark and Ila Crampton, nine brothers, Leslie, George, Pete, Donald, Raymond, Alvin, Leonard, Emil and Wilmer Wiese. Survivors include one daughter, Cheryl Riley and her husband, Mike of Vancouver, Washington; two sons, Randy Wiese and his wife, Karen of Ashland, Nebraska; and Jim Wiese and his wife, Deb of Columbus, Nebraska; two step-daughters, Pam Berns and her husband, Don of Evergreen, Colorado; and Brenda Quinn and her husband, Terence of Denver, Colorado; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.