Richard A. Buscher

Richard A. Buscher, 77, of Wakefield, died Tuesday. He was the husband of Janet (Proulx)Poirier and the late Mary (Ferrando) Buscher. Born in White Plains, NY, he was a son of the late John and Beatrice (Cook) Buscher. Mr. Buscher was a firefighter with the White Plains, NY Fire Department for 20 years retiring as a Lieutenant in 1977, then he owned and operated a roofing company until 1993. He moved to Rhode Island in 1994. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict and was a member of the New York Police & Fire Retiree Association. Besides his wife he is survived by three children, Vincent A. Buscher of CT, John A. Buscher of Scituate, RI, Kathy Ann DiFabio of Exeter, NH; a brother, Robert P. Buscher of CT; a sister Gladys Wallace of FL; three step-children, Michael Bernard of Burrivlle, RI, James Bernard of West Palm Beach, FL, Cheryl A. Kennedy of Warwick; and five grandchildren. He was the father of the late Richard A. Buscher, Jr. and brother of the late Doris A. Arone. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 9 AM at St. Thomas More Church, Narragansett. Burial with military honors will follow in Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter. Visiting hours are at the Avery-Storti Funeral Home, 88 Columbia Street, Wakefield, Thursday 5-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Thomas More Church, 53 Rockland Street, Narragansett, RI 02882, or Home & Hospice Care of RI, South Team, 143 Main Street, Wakefield, RI 02879.