Frederick J. "Fred" Buscher

Frederick J. "Fred" Buscher, 90, Noblesville, and a former Atlanta resident, died at 6:20 a.m. Thursday, April 13, 2006 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.  He was born September 12, 1915, in Atlanta to Augustine "Gus" and Cora Pearl (Wilson) Buscher.  He was married to Julia "Judy" Tyson on February 9, 1945 in the Windfall Christian Church parsonage by Rev. Lawrence and she survives.

After his graduation in 1935 from Atlanta High School he started farming.  During W.W. II he served in the Navy Seabees in the South Pacific at Samoa and New Caledonia after completing training at the Great Lakes Naval Base.

After receiving an Honorable Medical Discharge from the Navy, he became employed at Delco Remy in Anderson.  In 1948 Fred was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a Rural Mail Carrier until his retirement on December 31, 1979.

He was a member of the Atlanta Christian Church, serving as treasurer, usher and deacon, and was very active in the church and community affairs.  After moving to Noblesville he attended White River Christian Church.  Fred was in the Serval Club and served the Boy Scouts as a scoutmaster.  He was a volunteer fireman with the Atlanta Volunteer Fire Department, belonged to the Tipton American Legion, Library Board and National Rural Letter Carriers Association.

Survivors include his wife Judy of Noblesville; two sons, Phil Buscher and wife Pat of Jeffersonville, and Bob Buscher and wife Ann of Chesterton; one daughter, Linda Haggadone of Romeo, Michigan; two sisters, Helen Haskett, Tipton, and Catharine Joerger, Hobbs; 11 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren as well as nieces, nephews and cousins.  Three sisters, Harriet Buscher, Martha McEntee and Mary Forkner and two brothers, John Buscher and Robert Buscher, are deceased.

Fred's funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 15 at Young-Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Barnett and Rev. Tim Brock.  Burial will be in Arcadia Cemetery with military honors.  Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.