- Date Of Birth: February 23, 1924
- Date Of Death: February 13, 2002
- State: Connecticut
Francis “Bud” R. Heibler, 77, of Tuckie Rd., N. Windham, husband of Bernyle (Schirmer) Heibler, died Wednesday Feb. 13, 2002 at the Roncalli Health Center, Willimantic. He was born Feb. 23, 1924 in Norwalk the son of George and Florence (Statham) Heibler. He was a W.W.2 Army veteran and participated in the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Heibler was a past president and founder of the West Norwalk Community Baseball League. In addition to his wife he is survived by 2 daughters Deborah A. Heibler of Farmington and Betsy Heibler of Branford, 2 sons; William F. Heibler of Branford and Richard E. Heibler of Fairfield, 2 brothers; Russell Heibler of Florida and Earl Heibler of Manchester, a sister Florence Smith of New Milford , 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.