Henry Bigler Jr., 76, of 15 West Connelly Boulevard, Sharon, died unexpectedly Sunday, May 3, 1998, in his home. Mr. Bigler graduated in 1939 from Washington High School and also attended Washington and Jefferson College for two years. He was a welder at Westinghouse for 18 years, retiring in 1982, and most recently worked parttime for Frazier Livery as a driver for many local funeral homes. Mr. Bigler was a very active member of St. John's Episcopal Church of Sharon, where he sang in the choir for more than 30 years, and served on the vesitry committee. In Washington, he sang and traveled with a barber shop quartet and also sang with the Temple Beth Israel Choir of Sharon. Mr. Bigler served in the U.S. Army during World War II for five years as a sergeant in the military police, and was also a guard at a military prison in Greenland. On March 22, 1946, he married Mary E. Naser, who died March 3, 1991. Surviving are two sons, James E. Bigler of Sharon and George R. Bigler of Cantfield, Ohio; a sister, Virginia Gracey of Washington; and two grandchildren. Deceased are two sisters, Margretta Bigler and Millicent Buxton; and two brothers, John and Fred Bigler. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Tuesday, May 5, 1998Henry Bigler Jr.
Welder at Westinghouse also sang in choirs
He was born September 19, 1921, in Washington, a son of Henry Sr. and Lydia Duvall Bigler.