Herschel Ray Wachtel

1921 - 1980  (59 years)

• Name	Herschel Ray Wachtel
  Nickname	Brownie
  Born	21 Mar 1921	Richland County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Aug 1980	St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
  Buried	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I452289	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Fuail Dewitt Wachtel,   b. 24 Feb 1875, Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 1944  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Elsie Marie Osborn,   b. Mar 1887,   d. 19 Aug 1969  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F150422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Higgins,   b. 1923,   d. 1977  (Age 54 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1976	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2020
  Family ID	F150423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Herschel Ray ?Brownie? Wachtel Birth: 21 Mar 1921 Richland County, Illinois, USA Death: 17 Aug 1980 (aged 59) Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Burial: Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois, USA Memorial #: 61293916 Bio: Herschel Ray (Brownie) Wachtel, 59, 900 South Camp, died at 11 a.m. Sunday in the John Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.A private graveside funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Haven Hill Cemetery. Zollie Hutchings will officiate. There will be no visitation. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society.He was born in Richland County on March 21, 1921 to De Witt and Elsie (Osborne) Wachtel. He married Betty Higgins in Las Vegas, Nev. on March 13, 1976. She survives.Other survivors include a step-son, Robert (Dutch) Higgins, Winter Park, Fla.; a brother, Cecil Wachtel, Olney; a sister, Minnie Pellum, Olney; three step-grandchildren; and several nieces; nephews; and in-laws, Robert and Jean Travers, Pauline and GeraldRohr, and Bill and Bertie Bauman, all of Olney.He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and two sisters.Olney Daily Mail (IL) Family Members Parents Fuail Dewitt Wachtel 1875-1944 Elsie Marie Osborn Wachtel 1887-1969 Spouse Betty Higgins Wachtel 1923-1977 Created by: B Pipher (47211947) Added: 8 Nov 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61293916/herschel-ray-wachtel Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 February 2020), memorial page for Herschel Ray ?Brownie? Wachtel (21 Mar 1921?17 Aug 1980), Find A Grave Memorial no. 61293916, citing Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by B Pipher (contributor 47211947) .