Elmer Edward Biichle1,2 
M, (26 September 1900 - 29 April 1983)
Elmer Edward Biichle was born on 26 September 1900 at Lewisburg, East Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He was the son of Charles Biichle and Carolynn Glockler.1 Elmer Edward Biichle married, at age 21, Vinnie Mabel Sholder, age 19, daughter of Frederick Sholder and Matilda Helen Miller, on Wednesday, 22 February 1922 at Presbyterian Parsonage, Newberry, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1,3 Elmer Edward Biichle died on 29 April 1983 at Williamsport Hospital, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 82 years, 7 months and 3 days.1,2 He was buried on 2 May 1983 in the Twin Hills Memorial Park, located in Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend Douglas Campbell.1
Elmer Edward Biichle appears in snapshot of some of Elmer and Vinnie (Sholder) Biichle's family taken at the wedding reception of Leonard and Nancy (Stabler) Sholder on 1 June 1962 Woodward Township Firehall, Woodward Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Elmer is standing on the far right of this picture.
He retired in 1965 from the Pennsylvania Power & Light Company.1 As of 1982, Elmer Edward Biichle and Vinnie Mabel Sholder lived at 1504 Louisa Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.1 His obituary was published sometime in April 1983 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
Elmer Edward Biichle, 82, of 1504 Louisa Street, died at 4:49 p.m. Friday, April 29, 1983, in the coronary unit of Williamsport Hospital, where he had been a patient since Wednesday.
Born Sept. 26, 1900, in Lewisburg, he was the son of Charles and Caroline Gloechler Biichle.
Mr. Biichle was a long-time employee of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. until his retirement in 1965.
He was a member of the Bethel United Presbyterian Church, Bottle Run, and a member of the church choir.
Mr. Biichle also was a member of the Williamsport Senior Citizens and its choir.
Mr. Biichle and his wife, the former Vinnie Sholder, observed their 61st wedding anniversary on Feb. 22.
Surviving besides his wife, are two sons, Harold L., of Watsontown RD 2, and Howard L., of this city; a daughter, Mrs. Doris M. Ranck, of this city; a brother, Walter S., of Lake Park, Fla., nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Gedon's, 2101 Northway Road, with the Rev. Douglas Campbell, interim pastor of Bethel Church, officiating. Burial will be in Twin Hills Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday.1
The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Elmer as Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2
The obituary for Vinnie Mabel Sholder on 17 July 2003 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, listed Elmer Edward Biichle as her deceased husband.3
Elmer Edward Biichle appears in snapshot of some of Elmer and Vinnie (Sholder) Biichle's family taken at the wedding reception of Leonard and Nancy (Stabler) Sholder on 1 June 1962 Woodward Township Firehall, Woodward Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Elmer is standing on the far right of this picture.
He retired in 1965 from the Pennsylvania Power & Light Company.1 As of 1982, Elmer Edward Biichle and Vinnie Mabel Sholder lived at 1504 Louisa Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.1 His obituary was published sometime in April 1983 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:Elmer Edward Biichle, 82, of 1504 Louisa Street, died at 4:49 p.m. Friday, April 29, 1983, in the coronary unit of Williamsport Hospital, where he had been a patient since Wednesday.
Born Sept. 26, 1900, in Lewisburg, he was the son of Charles and Caroline Gloechler Biichle.
Mr. Biichle was a long-time employee of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. until his retirement in 1965.
He was a member of the Bethel United Presbyterian Church, Bottle Run, and a member of the church choir.
Mr. Biichle also was a member of the Williamsport Senior Citizens and its choir.
Mr. Biichle and his wife, the former Vinnie Sholder, observed their 61st wedding anniversary on Feb. 22.
Surviving besides his wife, are two sons, Harold L., of Watsontown RD 2, and Howard L., of this city; a daughter, Mrs. Doris M. Ranck, of this city; a brother, Walter S., of Lake Park, Fla., nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Gedon's, 2101 Northway Road, with the Rev. Douglas Campbell, interim pastor of Bethel Church, officiating. Burial will be in Twin Hills Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday.1
The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Elmer as Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 The obituary for Vinnie Mabel Sholder on 17 July 2003 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, listed Elmer Edward Biichle as her deceased husband.3
Children of Elmer Edward Biichle and Vinnie Mabel Sholder
- Doris Mae Biichle+1 (10 Jan 1923 - 24 Sep 2020)
- Harold LaRue Biichle+1
- Howard LeRoy Biichle+1 (26 Mar 1927 - 24 Jul 2020)
Last Edited=18 Mar 2010
Citations
- [S1238] Elmer Edward Biichle obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, April 1983. The original was given to the author, on 1 June 1999 by Donna [Edler] Sayah. The original newspaper clipping came from Donna's mother Johanna [Weiss] Edler (1915-1999) and was a part of her collection of personal memorabilia that she had collected throughout her lifetime. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. ELMER BIICHLE, birth listed as 26 Sep 1900, died listed as Apr 1983, issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Williamsport, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 27 Feb 2004.
- [S155] Vinnie M. Biichle obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 17 July 2003. Original obituary from the Williamsport Sun-Gazette 30 day obituary archive found at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.