US Veteran Gravesites 1775-2006
Name: Wesley John Maki
Service Info.: CMC US NAVY VIETNAM
Birth Date: 29 Sep 1934
Death Date: 4 Jul 1991
Service Start Date: 5 Mar 1956
Interment Date: 8 Jul 1991
Cemetery: Wood National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 5000 West National Ave. Bldg. 1301 Milwaukee, WI 53295
Buried At: Section J Site 835
Sue, as she was called by all, married a Wesley J. Maki who, at the time of the marriage, was in the military. They had children, one of which was a daughter, Fay, named after Sue's grandmother, Fay Wells. Sue's daughter, Fay, died at a very young age from Wilm's tumor.
Sue and Wes were separated or divorcing when he came to her home and shot and killed her in a murder/suicide occurrence (He took his own life as well). Sue was in the process of selling the home which they had built. He was described as being retired Navy and a "bad" alcoholic.
Her husband was Wesley John Maki, born 9/29/1934, died 7/4/1991. He was buried on 7/8/1991 in Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is listed as a Viet Nam veteran. He is recorded as having first signed up in the Navy on March 5, 1956. Her Wisconsin death certificate is number 18401; his is 18400.
The above story is from Rootsweb, Jim's Tree,
Susan Lindley Buesch ID #: I1014
Civil War - Co. K, 1st reg. New Jersey volunteers - this info is from a Morris County Genweb listing of the Demouth Cemetery. John's date of death leads me to believe he was a Civil War casualty.
"Henry" is per Ancestry tree of Claudette McDonaugh titled "Tucker"