Camden People - Henry S. Keubler

HENRY S. KEUBLER was born in Camden, New Jersey on July 6, 1926 to Mary and Otto Keubler. The family was living at 1018 Newton Avenue in April of 1930.

Henry S. Keubler was inducted into the United States army on September 21, 1944. He married Rose Mason not long afterwards. By the 1950s they had moved to 1306 Mechanic Street.

Henry S. Keubler was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on December 30, 1950 and reported for duty on January 1, 1951. He served with Engine Company 3 at 1815 Broadway during the mid-1950s.

After over 29 years of distinguished service, during which time he was cited for saving lives during a chlorine gas disaster, Henry S. Keubler retired from the Camden Fire Department on February 1, 1980.

By 1969 Henry S.Keubler was living at 558 North 35th Street in East Camden, and he was still there as late as the fall of 1970. His neighbor at 582 North 35th Street was Battalion

Chief John Letts. When residency restriction were lifted for Camden fire fighters in the 1970s, Henry S. Keubler moved to Vincentown, New Jersey, and then to Brigantine, New Jersey. In the late 1990s he returned to Burlington County, taking up residence at Leisuretown. Henry S. Keubler passed away on March 21, 2002. He was survived by his wife and four children, Henry Jr., David, Kathie, and Mark Keubler, and a host of other relations..

Camden Courier-Post - December 9, 1949

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	Joseph T. Hackett - Owen Gale August L. Johnson - Harry Sterling Albert A. Stinger - Jesthroe Hunt Harold H. Pike - Roy R. Moffa Allen F. Hess - Franklin Whylings William L. Gosnell - David W. Humphries William G. WInstanley - Joshua Robinson Henry S. Keubler - Adolph S. Zubrzycki Ralph H. Palmer - Alexander P. Matis Earl G. Robinson - Anthony J. DiMaggio Earl A, Smith Sr. - Philip J. MacDonald Robert P. Olesiewicz - Eugene E. Demers Chester J. Gedrich - John F. Chudzinski Samuel D. Siniscalki - Santo Dimaggio Ludwig Polniak - George P. Baxter Ralph F. Schaeffer - Joseph J. McTaggart Louis J. Monahan - John DiMaggio
William N. Stone - Casper J. Martelli - H. Raymond Dixon

*Camden Courier-Post August 12, 1954**


NO HOPE is expressed in the face of this fireman as he and other firemen vainly try to revive Riley Drummond,12, and his sister, Terry, 7, two of the three Drummond children who drowned Wednesday afternoon at Cooper River Park. The body of the third victim, Mary, 8, was taken from the river five hours later. Shown working (left to right) are Fireman Wesley Faust, Captain Arthur Batten, Firemen John Yates, of Rescue Squad 1, Mario Fattore, of Engine 3, and Henry Keubler, of Engine 3.

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Edward Brendlinger - Harry Wagner - Chestnut Street - Dr. William A. West Terry Drummond - Josephine Drummond - Karl Drummond - Riley Drummond - Mary Drummond Joseph Drummond - Viola Drummond Ringo - Albert J. Davis

Engine Company 3 and the 3rd Battalion in quarters, Broadway & Ferry Avenue, South Camden. 1956.

Left to right, standing: Chief Edgar Ellender, Fireman George Wade, Fireman Howard Lewis, Captain Edward Michalak; Kneeling: Fireman George Torgun, Fireman Dominick Dalanni, Fireman Henry Keubler.

Director of Public Safety Edward Garrity presents
Chief of Department Edward MacDowell with a municipal proclamation
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Witnessing, from left: Fireman George Wade, Fireman Harrison MacNeir,
Fireman John Gaffney Sr., Fireman James Troutman, Fireman Ernest Tartaglia, Captain Allen Hess, Fireman John Yates, District Chief Harry Wagner (obscured), District Chief Edward Michalak, Fireman Dominick Dalanni, Fireman Howard Lewis, Fireman Henry Keubler

In the staff office at Fire Headquarters (kneeling from left) Fireman Ernest Tartaglia, Fireman Howard Lewis, Fireman Harrison MacNeir; (standing from left) Captain Allen Hess, Fireman Dominic Dalanni, Fireman Henry Keubler, Chief Harry Wagner, Fireman James Troutman, Chief Edward Michalak, Fireman James Smith, Chief Edward MacDowell, Fireman John Yates, and Fireman George Wade. - 1961

Community Blood Drice - circa 1966

Henry S. Keubler - John Gaffney Jr.

About 1975

In the kitchen at the old fire headquarters, North 5th Street & Arch Street.

Left to right:
Bill Wickward
Jim Cusick
Capt. R. "Randy" Brooks
Howard "Skip" Murphy
Hank Keubler
Bill Colucci
Ed Decker

Photo courtesy of
Robert "Sonny" Frett

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Camden Fire Department - FIRE WATCH MAGAZINE, SPRING 1977

IN RECOGNITION…..

ANNIVERSARY DATES:		CONGRATULATIONS TO:
Fr. Howard G. Brickner #5	26 Years	Fr. Harvey J. Fisher #186	26 Years	Capt. James W. Smith	26 Years
Dep. Chf. Anthony C. Saponare	35 Years	Fr. Andrew H. Foreman #183	26 Years	Fr. William J. Stibi #120	26 Years
Batt. Chf. Robert E. Dukes	30 Years	Fr. Henry S. Keubler #34	26 Years	Fr. William M. Stone #29	26 Years
Insp. Fr. George C. Hennessy #21	30 Years	Fr. Joseph J. Lesniewski #50	26 Years	Capt. William G. Winstanley	26 Years
Dep. Chf. Daniel F. Jiannetto	30 Years	Fr. Phillip MacDonald #7(1	26 Years	Fr. Adolph S. Zubrzycki #62	26 Years
Dep. Chf. Theodore L. Primas	30 Years	Fr. Joseph J. McTaggart #26	26 Years	Batt. Chf. John J. Giuliano	21 Years
Fr. Eugene F. Alston #7	29 Years	Batt. Chf. John J. Mogck	26 Years	Insp. Fr. Alfred D. Nigro #76	21 Years
Batt. Chf. Biaggio P. Ardire	29 Years	Capt. John E. Moore	26 Years	Fr. Leon Puszczykowski #100	21 Years
Fr. William R. Harring #69	29 Years	Capt. Robert P. Olesiewicz	26 Years	Fr. John L. Sterner #73	21 Years
Fr. William E. Hinch #151	29 Years	Capt. Anthony T. Orme	26 Years	Fr. Francis P. Stibi #143	21 Years
Capt. Herbert J. Schott	28 Years	Fr. Ralph H. Palmer #46	26 Years	Fr. Carl R. Szalkowski #95	21 Years
Batt. Chf. Charles A. Bates	26 Years
Members as listed above, have anniversary dates which fall during the first quarter

Camden Courier-Post - March 22, 2002

KEUBLER, SR. HENRY S.
Age 75 of Southampton, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2002 at his home. Born in Camden, NJ, Mr. Keubler resided in Leisuretowne for 4 years. He previously resided in Vincentown and Brigantine. A US Army Veteran of World War II, Henry retired in 1981 as a fire fighter after 31 years of service with the City of Camden Fire Department. He is Survived by his wife of 57 years Rose (nee Mason); four children and their spouses, Henry Keubler, Jr. and his wife Candy of Vincentown, David Keubler and his wife Jacqueline of Vincentown, Kathie Heritage and her husband John of Atco, and Mark Keubler and his wife Melanee of North Hanover; a brother and sister-in-law, Joseph and Fran Keubler of Bellmawr; 13 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 25 at the MATHIS FUNERAL HOME, 58 N. Main Street, Medford, NJ (609) 654-2439. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. Relatives and friends may call from 10:00 AM until the time of the services at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in Henry's memory to the Deborah Hospital, 212 Trenton Road, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.