Obituary of John Richard Buehl

John Richard "Hans" Buehl, age 79, of Sandy Shore, Lakeville died Thursday, June 26, 2014, Lakeville. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, the former Joan Williams. Born June 1, 1935, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late John Baptist and Margaret (Scheiffele) Buehl. He was a graduate of Dobbins Technical School. Formerly of Warminster, he was an auto mechanic who owned and operated his own garage. He was a member of Warminster Presbyterian Church. A Lakeville resident for 18 years, he had enjoyed spending time at Lake Wallenpaupack even before purchasing his first property there in 1956. He was President of Sandy Shore Water Co. and a volunteer organizer of maintenance at Sandy Shore and Locust Grove Beach. He also especially enjoyed dirt track and sprint car racing. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters: Linda Mock and her husband Keith of Philadelphia and Lisa Di Cesare and her husband Brian of Barto,PA; two sons: David and his wife Amy of Chalfont, PA, and Dan of Northampton, PA; nine grandchildren: Elizabeth, Katherine, Tyler, Jacob, Trent, Ava, Zachary, Chase and Cristofer; and a sister: Margaret Schick of Severna Park, MD. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Friday, July 25, 2014, at 2:00 PM at Locust Grove Beach at Sandy Shore, Lakeville. Private cremation was held at Lake Region Crematory, Lake Ariel. Memorial donations may be made in John's name to Cardiology Research at The Jefferson Foundation, 125 S. 9th St., Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19107 or online at advancement.jefferson.edu or by calling 1- 877-JEFF-GIFT.»(Do not delete this line. It does not print. Text that is to appear on web must be entered before this line)