Ralph Edward Bucher
- Born: 4 May 1928, Sunbury, Northumberland, PA 1
- Marriage (1): Shirley M. Hepner on 17 Apr 1948 in Sunbury, Northumberland, PA 1 2
- Died: 12 Dec 2009, Sunbury, Northumberland, PA at age 81 1
- Buried: 17 Dec 2009, Stonington: Northumberland Memorial Park, Northumberland, PA 1
Noted events in his life were:
1. Newspaper: The Daily Item, 20 Apr 1948, Sunbury, Northumberland, PA. 2 Shirley Hepner Wed To Ralph E. Bucher
Miss Shirley Hepner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Hepner of 604 North Fifth street, became the bride of Ralph E. Bucher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude E. Bucher, 239 Penn street, in an informal double ring ceremony performed at the home of the bridegroom Saturday evening at seven o'clock. Rev. C. W. Buffington, pastor of First Reformed Church, solemnized the marriage vows. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a powder blue suit, navy blue accessories, and a corsage of white rosebuds. The bridegroom was attired in a navy blue suit of conventional cut.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Aurand, brother-in-law and sister of the bridegroom, were in attendance on the couple, and relatives and friends comprised the group of who witnessed the ceremony and remained for the reception held at the Bucher home after the wedding. A wedding dinner was held on Sunday at the home of the bride's parents, with ten guests present. The couple will reside at the Hepner home and continue in their respective employment.
Mr. Bucher, a Navy veteran of World War II, is a clerk in the Weis Pure Food Company Store on Walnut street. Mrs. Bucher is engaged as soda fountain clerk in the No. 1 Rea and Derick Store.
2. Obituary: The Daily Item on 14 Dec 2009 in Sunbury, Northumberland, PA. 1 SUNBURY \emdash Ralph E. Bucher, 81, of 119 Main St., passed away at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at the Sunbury Community Hospital. He was born May 4, 1928, in Sunbury, a son of the late Claude E. and Hazel F. (Silverwood) Bucher. He was married on April 17, 1948, to the former Shirley M . Hepner, who survives.
Ralph attended Sunbury schools and was a veteran of the Navy, serving on the USS Albany.
Ralph was employed for 44 years as the assistant manager at Weis Markets, retiring in 1996.
He was of the Lutheran faith and was a life member of the East End Hose Co., and a member of the T.P.A. of America. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Ronie E. Bucher, of Sunbury; four grandchildren, Ronie II, William, Christopher and Nathan; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Claude, Johnny and Lester, and three sisters, Margaret, Frances and Sarah.
There will be a visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 395 State St., Sunbury, followed by the funeral service at 11, with Pastor Charles Cole officiating. Burial will be in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
Ralph married Shirley M. Hepner, daughter of Frederick Jeremiah Hepner and Dorothy A. Hulsizer, on 17 Apr 1948 in Sunbury, Northumberland, PA.1 2 (Shirley M. Hepner was born on 9 Jan 1930 in , , Pennylvania, USA and died on 25 Mar 2020 in Danville, Montour, PA.)
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