A livestream of the service can be viewed by going to https://www.mtmsales.net/thomas

John Peter Buechler, 88, longtime Minot resident, died Friday, November 20, 2020 in a Minot hospital.

John was born August 6, 1932 on a farm near Hague, North Dakota, the son of Peter and Elizabeth (Holzer) Buechler. He was raised on the family farm and educated at a country school until the eighth grade. He, along with his eight siblings , helped on the family farm, thus instilling the hard work ethic he lived by throughout the years.

John was united in marriage to Alice Jundt on June 20, 1961 in Fulda, ND.  From this union, they had six children: Mike, Bruce, Tim, Laurie, Lisa and Tammy. They had celebrated their 54 ^th wedding anniversary before Alice passed away on July 11, 2015.

In their younger years, John and Alice loved to go dancing and socialize.  They especially enjoyed attending family reunions and reminiscing about the past with their siblings.   John enjoyed playing cards and was an avid pinochle player; he didn't like to miss out on many games.  He loved to joke around just to get you to laugh. In his spare time, John loved playing horseshoes and trust me, you wanted him on your team!

He loved Mom's fried chicken, her amazing meatballs and his favorite, her delicious chocolate pie. He was addicted to Hacienda's pork chops and would sit down, put his feet up and watch either Gunsmoke or the Andy Griffith Show. He knew EVERY episode and laughed like he had never seen it before!

Although John was a lifelong resident of Minot, he spent most of his days out of town. He worked for several construction companies including Bechtold Excavating, Close Construction and Kemper Construction. In the early 1990's, John and his son, Bruce, started Buechler Excavating. He loved being a heavy equipment operator, digging sewers and working alongside his son. His grandchildren enjoyed the rides in the equipment along with the stories that he shared. He retired in 2013, but continued to do odd jobs for friends.

John and Alice moved into Edgewood Vista in 2014. He resided there until November of 2018, with a short stay at the Good Samaritan Center in Fargo. He lived at Maple View Memory Care in Minot until the time of his death. John was a kind and gentle man. He touched many hearts and will be truly missed!

His loving family includes , children, Mike (Stacy) Buechler, Minot, Bruce (Shelly) Buechler, Minot, Tim Buechler, Sidney, NE, Laurie (Greg) Stromme, West Fargo, ND, Lisa (Troy) Spengler, Minot and Tammy Tuttle, Minot; 21 grandchildren & 16 great grandchildren; sister, Ann (Tomas) Santos, Cocoa, FL and sisters-in-law, Agnes Buechler, Bismarck, ND and Janice Buechler; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

John was preceded in death by his parents, wife of 54 years, Alice; siblings, Fred (Cecilia) Buechler, Carl (Irene) Buechler, Martin Buechler, Aloys Buechler, Mary (Aloys) Zacher, Elizabeth (Sebastian) Scherr, Clara (Steve) Zahn and daughter-in-law, Rebecca Buechler.

Mass of Christian Burial :  Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Minot.
A livestream of the service can be viewed by going to https://www.mtmsales.net/thomas
Public Graveside Service: Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot.
Public Visitation: Friday, November 27, 2020 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.

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