Alfred Stanley Baier

In Manchester, Vermont. Mr. Buyer, an internationally known tobacco pipe carver, died at his home here on Thursday, Nov. 28th, 2002. Born in Lynn, MA on Dec. 12, 1923, the son of the late Max and Celia Buyer, he spend his early years in Malden, MA. A graduate of Boston Univeristy, he served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from Feb. 1941 to Dec. 1946, most notably aboard the USS Oakland an anti-aircraft cruiser that earned 9 major battle stars in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre. After his naval service, Mr Buyer owned & operatated an advertising agency, Buyer Adversiting Inc., in the greater Boston area for a number of years. After his retirement, he moved to Manchester in 1986 where he became established as a pipe maker and instructor in the art of pipe carving serving an international clientel. Mr. Buyer was pre-deceased by two sisters and a brother. In addition to his wife Virginia Baier, his survivors include a sister Frances Weinberg of Saugus & three children, Ann Toll & her husband Bob of Plainville, MA, Marion Buyer and her husband Michael Smith of Norwood, & Chuck Buyer and his wife Linda of Sharon, six grandchildren, one greatgrandchild & several nieces & nephews. Memorial observances at the home of Marion Buyer & Michael Smith, 27 Garden Parkway, Norwood will be held Tuesday Dec. 3rd from 6-9 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to the Manchester Health Services and Hospice of Bennington County, VT.

Boston Globe

"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFPD-6KF : 6 December 2014), Max Buyer in entry for Alfred Stanley Baier, Death, 28 Nov 2002, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States; from "Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008," and "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908." Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington and New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.