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- [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obit: Bucheit, Andrew C. April 2003.
Andrew C. Bucheit, 84, of Kane, died Saturday, April 5, 2003, in Hamot Medical Center, Erie. He was born Aug. 5, 1918, in St. Marys, a son of the late Frank and Renee Martin Bucheit. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Bonini Bucheit; six brothers; and three nephews. He was a member of St. Callistus Church, Carl L. Lippert Knights of Columbus Council 715 and the Kane Country Club. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Marines and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. Before retiring in 1984, he was employed by Quaker State Refinery. Surviving are two sons, Frank Bucheit of Kane and Michael Bucheit of Mt. Pleasant; a daughter, Christine Paup of Wilmington, N.C.; a half sister, Clare "Babe" Horchen of St. Marys; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the CUMMINGS FUNERAL HOME INC., 151 Greeves St., Kane, where a vigil service will be held at 8:45 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 11 a.m. in St. Callistus Church with the Rev. Philip Pinczewski, pastor, as celebrant. Burial, St. Callistus Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.
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Published in Tribune Review on Apr. 7, 2003.
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- [S23] Findagrave.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com; Location: Provo, Utah, United States;;), Obit: Bucheit, Bernard. 14SEP1970.
UNKNOWN NEWSPAPER COPY, hand-dated 9-14-70
MILITARY RITES WEDNESDAY FOR BERNARD BUCHEIT
Accident Victim, Veteran of WW II, Korean Conflict
Full military rites will be accorded Bernard Bucheit in conjunction with 10 o'clock requiem mass Wednesday morning in Sacred Heart Church. Interment will follow in St. Marys Cemetery with St. Marys Burial Detail conducting graveside rites.
Mr. Bucheit was born in St. Marys on July 24, 1923, son of the late Frank and Rinnie Martin Bucheit. His father passed away on September 24, 1961, and his mother in April, 1925.
Surviving are six brothers, Louis of Grand Rapids, Mich.; John of Mt. Jewett; Richard of St. Marys; Andrew of Kane; Leon of Erie; and Walter of Lorraine, Ohio.
Also surviving are a half-sister, Clare, Mrs. Paul Horchen, and a step-sister, Charlotte, Mrs. Carl Vollmer, both of St. Marys.
The deceased was a member of the American Legion Post 103, C.M.F. and P.F.L. He served in the Air Corps during World War II and the Korean conflict.
At the time of his death he was employed at Stackpole Carbon Company.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23196202/bernard-robert-bucheit
- [S23] Findagrave.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com; Location: Provo, Utah, United States;;), Obit: Bucheit, Frank X.
OBITUARY - Bucheit, Frank X., December 04, 1878 - December 24, 1961
OBITUARY - Tuesday, December 26, 1961
F. X. Bucheit Passed Away on Sunday
Mass tomorrow for resident of Bucktail Road
Frank X. Bucheit, 83, of Bucktail Road, who lived practically his entire life in St. Marys, passed away Sunday afternoon at 3:05 at Blose-McGregor Nursing home in Punxsutawney.
He had been in failing health for some time and a patient at the nursing home since September 28.
Mr. Bucheit was born in St. Marys on December 4, 1878, son of the late Frank X and Mary Goetz Bucheit.
He was proprietor of the Rendezvous Tavern until his retirement. Prior to that he had worked at the local tannery and its affiliates for 40 years. Five years of that time, he was stationed at the tannery in Mt. Jewett.
Mr. Bucheit was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Rene Martin, who passed away here in 1925.
The deceased is survived by his wife, the former Marie Heinkel, who he married on August 23, 1927. Seven sons, a daughter and two step-daughters. They are: Richard and Bernard Bucheit of St. Marys; Louis of Chicago; John of Mt. Jewett; Andrew of Kane; Leon of Erie and Walter of Cleveland. Clare, Mrs. Paul Horchen, Jr., of St. Marys; the step daughters are Charlotte, Mrs. Carl Vollmer of St. Marys; and Frances, Mrs. John Hillebrand of Mesa, Arizona.
Also surviving are three sisters and two brothers: Mrs. Mary Meyer, Mrs. Josephine Cotter, Mrs. Julia Renwick, and Carl Bucheit of St. Marys; and William of Coudersport.
Thirty-five grandchildren and one great-grandchild also are among his survivors.
Mr. Bucheit was a charter member of St. Marys Eagles and a member of St. Joseph Society.
Requiem mass will be celebrated in Queen of the World Church tomorrow morning at 10:30 with interment to follow in St. Marys cemetery.
Friends are being received at the Joseph W. Lynch Funeral Home on Washington street this afternoon from 2 to 4 and this evening from 7 to 9.
Findagrave.com: 07MAY2005
HFA: 09MAR2021
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10926292/francis-xavier-bucheit
- [S23] Findagrave.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com; Location: Provo, Utah, United States;;), Obit: Bucheit, Joseph C.
OBITUARY - March 18, 1949
Theresia Street Resident Dies In Buffalo
Joseph Bucheit Passed Away Today
Joseph C. Bucheit, 71, life-long resident of St. Marys, died at approximately 12:30 this morning in the Millard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo, where he had been admitted as a surgical patient three weeks ago.
While his condition had shown no marked improvement the past few days, members of the family who visited him during visiting hours last night found no appreciable change and news that he passed away about three hours after they last saw him, came as a considerable shock.
Mr. Bucheit was born March 22, 1877, son of the deceased Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bucheit. He had been employed at the Tannery until his retirement slightly more than two years ago. Prior to that he worked at the local sawmill and for St. Marys Brewing Company.
He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Lanzel, and the following children: Beatrice, Mrs. Fred Bhrem, Buffalo; Helen, Mrs. Clarence Ellison, Port Allegany; Mrs. Fairl Singer, Genevieve, Mrs. S. J. Cancilla, Miss Silda Buchheit and Norman Buchheit of St. Marys.
Other survivors are five sisters and three brothers; Mrs. Mary Meyer, Mrs. Josephine Cotter, Mrs. Julia Renwick, St. Marys; Gertrude, Mrs. Harry Walker, Kane; Hilda, Mrs. Ambrose Wortman, Buffalo; Frank and Charles Bucheit, St. Marys; William Bucheit, Mt. Jewett, and eight grandchildren.
Deceased was a member of St. Joseph Society, P. F. L. and Eagles.
The body can be viewed at the family home after 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
Requiem mass will be celebrated in St. Marys church Monday at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be made in St. Mary's cemetery.
Findagrave.com: 07MAY2005. Monda Anderson.
HFA: 09MAR2021
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10926295/joseph-c-bucheit
- [S29] Obituary: Bucheit, Leon, (Name: Name: Unknown Newspaper Copy; Date: 20 Nov 1980;;), Obit: Bucheit, Leon. 20NOV1980.
LEON BUCHEIT DIED TUESDAY IN ERIE HOSPITAL
Funeral Mass on Friday Morning For St. Marys Native
Leon R. Bucheit, 60, of 57 Curtzie Drive, Fairview, Pa., died Tuesday in the Erie Veterans Medical Center.
He was born May 20, 1920, in St. Marys, son of the late Frank and Rinnie Martin Bucheit. He lived in Erie for many years and Fairview the past three years. He was a self-employed truck broker.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Helen Wilhelm; two daughters, Renee, Mrs. Howard Stolz of Erie; Carol Bucheit of Fairview; two sons: Eric of Salt Lake City, Utah; Leon, Jr. of Erie and seven grandchildren.
Also surviving are two sisters: Clara, Mrs. Paul Horchen and Charlotte, Mrs. Carl Vollmer, both of St. Marys; four brothers: Richard of St. Marys, John of Mt. Jewett, Andrew of Kane and Walter of Lorraine, Ohio.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Louis and Bernard.
Mr. Bucheit was a World War II Army veteran, serving in the Pacific Theatre, and a member of the Erie Elks.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday morning at 11 o'clock in Holy Cross Church, Fairview, with interment to follow in Fairview Cemetery.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 March 2021), memorial page for Leon R. Bucheit (20 May 1920-19 Nov 1980), Find a Grave Memorial no. 5953512, citing Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Matt Pryber (contributor 47099959) .
HFA: 09MAR2021
- [S31] Obit: Goetz, Mary (Bucheit), (Name: Name: Unknown;;), Obit: Goetz, Mary (Bucheit). 12APR1928.
Obituary: Goetz, Mary, December 24, 1853 - April 09, 1928
Obituary - 04/12/1928
Death Monday night removed another of the old residents of this place, when Mrs. Mary Bucheit (sp), widow of the late F. X. Bucheit (sp) passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lawson Renwick, of Th…. Street, at nine-thirty o’clock. Death was caused by a complication of diseases.
She was a native of Bellefron(e), being born there December 24, 1853, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Goetz. She came to St. Marys with her parents while still a small child and had resided here since.
She attained her education in local parochial schools. In October 1875, she was joined in marriage to Mr. Bucheit who passed away some years ago.
The deceased was a member of the Altar societies of the St. Marys Church and members of that organization attended the funeral in a body.
She is survived by four sons, Frank, Charles, Joseph and William, all of St. Marys, six daughters, Mrs. John Distler, Mrs. Clements Meyer, Mrs. Frank Cotter and Mrs. Lawson Renwick of this place; Mrs. Harry Walker, of Kane; and Mrs. Ambrose Wortman of Buffalo; two sisters, Mrs. John Kaul, of this place, and Mrs. Carrie Bauer, of Buffalo, and three brothers, Alois Goetz, of Buffalo, Rupert and Michael Goetz, of this city. Seventy five grand children and nine great children also survive. The funeral was held yesterday morning at nine o’clock, a Solemn Requiem Mass being celebrated in the… (article ended).
- [S32] Obituary: Bucheit, Richard, (Name: Name: Unknown;;), Obit: Bucheit, Richard.
UNKNOWN NEWSPAPER COPY, hand-dated 7-24-84
RICHARD BUCHEIT DIED YESTERDAY IN PITTSBURGH
Richard L. Bucheit, 68, of RD 4 Treasure Lake, died yesterday afternoon in West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, after a short illness. He had moved to Treasure Lake from St. Marys last year.
He was born November 2, 1915 in St. Marys, son of the late Frank X. and Rinnie Martin Bucheit. He was employed as an accountant for West Penn Power.
Surviving are his wife, the former Rita E. Wilhelm, whom he married February 13, 1943; three daughters, Donna, Mrs. Frank Jones of Norristown; Kathy, Mrs. Charles Ritter of Bend, Ore.; Ann, Mrs. Thomas Marshall of Wexford; two sons, Frederick C. of Peach Creek, Richard A. at home and six grandchildren.
Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Clara Horchen of St. Marys; three brothers, John of Mt. Jewett; Andrew of Kane; and Walter Bucheit of Lorraine, Ohio.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers; Bernard, Louis and Leon.
Mr. Bucheit was Chief Petty Officer with the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II and was a member of the St. Marys American Legion.
Funeral mass will be celebrated Friday morning at 10 o'clock in St. Michael's Church, DuBois. Interment will follow in St. Marys Cemetery here.
Friends may call at the James H. Luther Funeral Home, Inc., DuBois, Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
- [S34] Obituary: Buchheit, Frank X, (Name: Name: Uknown;;), Obit: Buchheit, Frank X.
OBITUARY - Buchheit, Francis Xavier, December 15, 1849 - June 23, 1923
FRANK X. BUCHHEIT
Frank Buchheit, a well known resident of Benzinger Township, passed away at his home Saturday evening at 10:45 o'clock, death resulting from pneumonia.
Mr. Buchheit was born in St. Marys, December 15, 1849 and was passed 73 years of age.
He is survived by his wife, nee Mary Goetz, four sons, Joseph, Frank, Charles, William, six daughters, Rose (Mrs. John Distler), Mary (Mrs. Clements Meyer), Josephine (Mrs. Frank Cotter), Julia (Mrs. Lawson Renwick), Hilda, at home and Gertrude (Mrs. Harry Walker), of Kane. Two brothers, John and Alois, one sister, Mrs. Joseph Goetz, sixty eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Services will be conducted in the St. Marys Church, followed by interment in the Catholic Cemetery.
- [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Horchen, Clara M "Babe" (Bucheit).
Clare M. "Babe" Horchen, 96, a resident of Silvercreek Terrace and formerly of Maple Street, St. Marys, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, Friday, December 19, 2025 at Penn Highlands Elk.
She was born April 18, 1929 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Frank and Marie Zimmerman Bucheit. She was a lifelong resident of the area, a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1947, and an employee of Sears, Roebuck and Co., where she retired.
On May 30, 1953, in Sacred Heart Church, Clare married the late Paul Horchen, Jr., who preceded her in death on October 24, 2015.
Babe is survived by her daughter, Mary Ellen Frank (Raymond) of St. Marys; sons, James Horchen (Laura) and David Horchen (Sallie), both of St. Marys; five grandchildren: Charles Frank, Corey Frank, Emily Kleps, Kyle Horchen, and Jaclyn Williams; eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Abigail Horchen; two half-sisters: Charlotte Vollmer and Frances Hillebrand; eight half-brothers: Louis, John, Richard, Andrew, Leon, Bernard, Walter Bucheit, and Frank A. Heinkel.
Babe was a devout Catholic and parishioner of Queen of the World Church. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America, the Rosary Altar Society, and the Red Hat Society. She placed family and faith above all else, drawing strength from her beliefs and showing love, patience, and devotion to those closest to her. Clare could always be found putting puzzles together. She was a steady source of encouragement and love, she could always be found supporting her grandchildren during their many activities.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in Queen of the World Church, 134 Queens Road, St. Marys, PA 15857 on Monday, December 29, 2025 at 11:00AM, with Rev. Jeffery Noble, Pastor, celebrating. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be held in Queen of the World Church on Monday, December 29, 2025 from 10:00AM until the time of Mass.
Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to Queen of the World Church, 134 Queens Road, St. Marys, PA 15857 or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com
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Daily Press, The: 23DEC2025
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