John Buche

Buche, John age 92, passed away in Saint Paul on September 10, 2024.
Born August 10, 1932 in Pine City, MN, John was preceded in death by his wife Helen (nee Nelson)and parents, John (Jack) and Ruth (nee Hazard) Buche.
John is survived by his three children; Carol Buche and her husband Jason Hawke, Karen Buche Clark and her husband Don, Karl Buche and his partner Cheryl Elsey;
nephew Michael Kislack; his wife Wanda; nephew Stephen Kislack and his partner Joseph Liu; niece Susan Kislack Torma and her husband Michael.
John enlisted in the Navy in 1952, later serving in Panama for several years. The Navy sent him to Purdue University after he was accepted into the NECEP program where he was awarded a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, and commissioned as an officer in 1962. He served on the aircraft carrier USS Independence and the destroyer escort USS Davidson. He retired from active duty in 1967, but remained in the Navy Reserves until 1980, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He then worked as a Logistics Engineer for Grumman Aerospace on Long Island, NY for 22 years.
After his retirement, Helen and John returned to Minnesota and bought a grand old house in the Summit Hill neighborhood in St Paul, which they took great delight in restoring to its former grandeur. It was featured in the Summit Hill House Tour in 2008.
A graveside service will be held at St. Columbunus (Calvary) Cemetery in Preston, MN on Tuesday, September 17th at 1:00 pm.