John Henry Bicher Sr. ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   FamilySearch ID: 9C6N-5SS.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1920 in West Reading, Berks, PA. ⁷ The 1920 census recorded at 559 Chestnut Street: Harry S. Bicher, insurance agent, 35, living with wife Edith, 35; and John H., 9. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Residence: 559 Chestnut St. On 7 Sep 1929 in West Ridge, Lancaster, PA. ^{1 8}

3. Census in 1930 in West Reading, Berks, PA. ⁹ The 1930 census recorded at 559 Chestnut Street: Harry S. Bicher, plumber gas company, 45, living with wife Edith E., 45; J. Henry, combstraightener in machine shop, 19; and his wife Margaret S., daughter-in-law, 17. Also in the home is father-in-law Henry R. Groff, 74; and his wife, mother-in-law Isabella, 66. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Harry owned his home, valued at $8000.

4. Residence: in 1935 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹⁰ Boyd's Reading (Berks County, PA.) City Directory, 1935, page 110:

Beicher, Emily S. slswn r1440 Church
Beicher, Harry S. (Edith E.) slsmn h520 N. Front
Beicher, Henry E. r1104 Franklin
Beicher, J. Henry (Margt) slsmn r520 N Front.

5. Census in 1940 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹¹ The 1940 census recorded living at 520 N. Front Street: Harry S. Bicher, metal worker sign shop, 55, living with wife Edith E., 55; John H., inside salesman office of electrical supply, 29; Margaret, 26; grandson John H. Bicher, 9; and father-in-law Henry R. Groff, 83. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Census in 1950 in Reading, Berks, PA. ¹² The 1950 census recorded at 520 North Front Street: John H. Bicher Sr., consulting engineer at wholesale electric applicance distributor, 39, living with wife Margaret S., 37; mother Edith E., 65; and aunt Ella M., 73. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

7. Residence: 520 N. Front Street, Reading, Pa. On 18 Jun 1957 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁴

8. Obituary: Reading Eagle: obituary of J. Henry Bicher Sr. On 27 Jul 1976 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁶ Services for J. Henry Bicher Sr., 66, of 520 N. Front St., who died Monday afternoon in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he was a patient since July 8, will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

The Rev. Dr. Frank E. Radcliffe will officiate in the Harry Milkins Funeral Home, Temple. Burial will be made in the Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton.

Born in Mohnton, a son of the late Harry S. and Edith (Groff) Bicher, he had been employed as a sales engineer by the General Electric Supply Co. for 34 years, retiring in 1973.

Mr. Bicher, a past commander and captain of Division 10 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, was a member of Division 11.

He was a member of Hope Lutheran Church, Electrical Contractors Assn. of Reading and a 25-year member of the Aluminating Engineering Society of America.

Surviving are his widow, Margaret S. (Boyosi) Bicher: a son, John H. Jr., Pottstown; and a grandson.

John married Margaret Suzann Boyosi, daughter of Joseph Boyosi and Susan Szkal, on 7 Sep 1929 in , Berks, PA.^{1 2} (Margaret Suzann Boyosi was born on 8 Dec 1912 in Hazelwood, Allegheny, PA ^{1 5 8 13} and died on 19 Apr 1983 in Cumru Twp., Berks, PA ^{5 13}.)