Fred Christian Bischoff

Rev. Fred

Christian Bischoff

The Rev. Fred Christian Bischoff, 86, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, at his residence.

Born Oct. 1, 1923, in New Jersey, Fred was the son of Elsie Walter Bischoff and the Rev. Christian Louis Bischoff.

Fred is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ethel Cole Bischoff; his three children, Ruth Syre of Lynchburg, Mary Ann Bischoff and her husband, Brian Kuehnapfel, of New Jersey and Paul Bischoff of Lynchburg; four grandchildren, Elizabeth Syre, Thomas Syre Jr., Anna Kuehnapfel and James Kuehnapfel; and a sister, Elizabeth Bischoff of Lynchburg.

Fred graduated from Bloomfield College and Princeton Seminary. He was ordained as minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church USA in 1947. He served as an active pastor for 38 years in New Jersey. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather.

A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, at Rustburg Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Walter R. Smith officiating. The family will receive friends after the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rustburg Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 178, Rustburg, VA 24588; Hospice of the Hills, 2095 Langhorne Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501; or Centra Pastoral Care, make checks payable to Centra Foundation, 1920 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family, (434) 237-9424. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.tharp

funeralhome.com.