Irving Arthur Oehler
b. 11 July 1911, d. 30 May 1996
- Father: Arthur Oscar Oehler b. 13 December 1883, d. circa 28 August 1968
- Mother: Louise Hoffman b. April 1886, d. 22 July 1939
- Irving Arthur Oehler was born on 11 July 1911 in New York.
- Louise Hoffman and Arthur Oscar Oehler appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 75 Northrup Place. Other members of the household included Irving Arthur Oehler, Marion Louise Oehler, Jane Ursula Oehler and Ursula (?)
- Arthur Oscar Oehler and Louise Hoffman appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 75 East Northrup Place. Other members of the household included Irving Arthur Oehler, Marion Louise Oehler and Jane Ursula Oehler.
- He married Hazel Horton Burritt, daughter of Bailey B. Burritt, on 1 May 1937 in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, at 16 Prospect Drive.
- The following appeared on 3 May 1937 in The Herald Statesmen: Miss Hazel Horton Burritt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bailey B. Burritt of 16 Prospect Drive [Yonkers] was married Saturday at her home to Irving A. Oehler, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Oehler of Buffalo.
The Rev. H. Otheman Smith, pastor of the Baptist Church of the Redeemer, officiated at the ceremony which was followed by a reception.
The bride wore her mother's wedding dress of white silk and her grandmother's lace veil. She carried an old-fashioned bouquet.
Her maid of honor, Miss Marion Jones, was in pink chiffon with a bouquet of flowers in pastel shades. Clarence Cabel of Buffalo was Mr. Oehler's best man.
The bride's sister, Miss Alice Burritt, played the "Lohengrin" wedding march, and with her other sister, Miss Ruth Burritt, the Mendelssohn wedding march. A third sister, Mrs. Clifford Baker of Dayton, O., was among the guests of the wedding also, having come East especially to attend.
After a wedding trip the couple will live in Buffalo. The bride attended Swarthmore College. Mr. Oehler, who received his doctor's degree in metallurgy from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is in business in Buffalo. - The following appeared on 25 July 1939 in the Buffalo Courier-Express: [Died] In this city, July 22, 1939, Louise Hoffman Oehler, beloved wife of Arthur O. Oehler; mother of Irving A., Marion L. and Jane U. Ohler; sister of Mrs. William Kessel, Mrs. Howard Brewer of Lockport, N. Y., Peter and Christ Hoffman. Funeral services from the family residence, 75 East Northrup Place, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Friends invited to attend.
- The following appeared on 26 December 1941 in The Evening Leader: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Lamb, 58 Wallace street, spent Christmas in Buffalo with Mrs. Lamb's father, Arthur Oehler, and with her brother.
- The following appeared on 30 August 1968 in the Buffalo Courier-Express: [Died] Arthur O. Oehler, of 75 Northrup Pl. in Buffalo, N.Y., Aug. 28, 1968, husband of the late Louise Hoffman Oehler; father of Dr. Irving A. Oehler of Warren, Ohio, Mrs. Herman J. (Marion) Lips of Ossining, N.Y., and Mrs. Arthur M. (Jane) Lamb of Corning, N.Y; grandfather of 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; brother of the late Mrs. Elton (Clara) Harris and Harry Oehler. Friends may call Friday at the Steck, Lockwood & Clark Funeral Home, 2775 Main St., from 2-4 and 7-9 o'clock, where funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock.
- Irving Arthur Oehler became a widower at the 1976 death of his wife Hazel Horton Burritt.
- Irving Arthur Oehler died on 30 May 1996 at age 84 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, at St. Joseph Riverside Hospital.
- Last Edited: 8 Jul 2011