OBIT: Henry LOECHEL, 1932, 

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HENRY LOECHEL

  Henry Loechel, probably the second oldest citizen of Salisbury, died of the 
infirmities of old age, at his home in that town, at 3 o'clock a.m., July 13, 
1932, after an illness of two days.  He was only about a month short of 
completing his 88th year, and was the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Casper 
Loechel, natives of Germany, who located in Salisbury many years ago, where they 
reared a family of five daughters and two sons, three of whom survive, namely, 
Samuel C. Loechel of Salisbury, Mrs. Savilla Boyer of Pittsburgh, and Mrs. W. H. 
McBride, of Conneautville, Pa.  Deceased is also survived by one son, Lester 
Loechel, and one grandson, Henry Loechel, Jr., both of Salisbury.  The grandson 
is the only son of the late Edward M. Loechel, who was the eldest son of the 
subject of this sketch, and died last April, on Easter Sunday.
  The death of the aged father, who passed away so soon after the death of his 
wife and eldest son, both of whom died during the last 10 months, was doubtless 
hastened by his bereavement, as he was devotedly attached to both of them, and 
never ceased lamenting their death.
  Henry Loechel was a veteran of the Civil War, and was one of the last three of 
the 66 men who enlisted in the Union Army from Salisbury and vicinity.  The 
other two who survive him are John J. Livengood, now in his 96th year, and his 
brother, Peter J., in his 88th, and still very active.
  Mr. Loechel lived his entire life in Salisbury and vicinity, except during the 
few months he was in the service of his country.  He learned the shoemaking 
trade from his father in his early manhood, and followed that occupation until 
some time during the early "eighties," when he took charge of the old Valley 
House, a well known hotel which for some years prior had been conducted by his 
father-in-law, the late Daniel Barchus.  Mr. Loechel became the owner of the old 
original Valley House not so long after taking charge of it, and later replaced 
it with a fine new hotel, which continued business under the same name until 
March, 1895, when it was destroyed by fire.
  The same year Mr. Loechel built a second new Valley House, which he conducted 
until some time in September, 1923, when it also was destroyed by fire.  By that 
time he was well stricken in years, and since then, up to the day he died, lived 
in retirement.  His hotel ranked among the best conducted hotels in Somerset 
County, and enjoyed a good patronage.
  Mr. Loechel had many good and kindly traits, hence had many friends who will 
be sorry to learn of his demise.  The funeral service will be conducted Friday 
afternoon, the 15th instant, at 2:30 o'clock, at the Loechel residence, in 
charge of Rev. S. D. Sigler, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, of which 
deceased was a member.  Interment in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, under direction of 
Funeral Director W. C. Price, of Meyersdale.

Meyersdale Republican, July 14, 1932