EARL B. SCHIBLER, age 90, of Troy, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Angel Care in Loveland, OH.  He was born on August 26, 1929 in Canton, OH to the late Julius F. and Thelma I. (Stansbery) Schibler.  In 1951, he married Carol "Joanne" Boydelatour.  She preceded him in death on December 25, 2017.

Earl is survived by three sons: Bruce (Stephanie) Schibler of Springfield, OH, Kurt (Kathy) Schibler of Cincinnati, OH and Eric (Kelly) Schibler of Hilton Head, SC; one brother: Ralph (Pat) Schibler of Port Clinton, OH; seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

Earl proudly served his country as a member of the Navy Air Force from 1953-1956.  He was a Sales Engineer with Roll Way Bearings for 13 years and Messenger Bearings for 20 years.

Graveside service will be held at a 2:00 PM on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Dayton VA National Cemetery.  Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

Earl's three sons and brother would like to take this opportunity to express their memories:

Eulogy from Bruce Schibler For Earl B. Schibler:

Dad was always active in the community.  He was active in church though participating in projects and committees. He was active in the community as a little league baseball coach at many different age groups as my brothers  and I  progressed through the County Little League system.  From there his involvement continued to Junior High Athletic Boosters, where at a Dads vs Players fund raiser he permanently earned  the nick name "Earl the Pearl".  As his kids continued into High School he got involved in the High School Athletic boosters.  The Superintendent of schools labeled Dad as a "Quiet Supporter".

Dad's job as an industrial bearings salesman required him to travel.  His travel would often cover multiple states a day, several days a week.   His job was not only to sell the product but to correct problems.   Some days he might leave at 4:00 AM to drive as far as Virginia to take care of a customer, and not get back until 12:00 midnight.  He had to travel far distances.   Because it was important to him, it was important to us that he always made it back home to sleep  under our roof instead of at a motel.  As a family when we would travel,  Dad NEVER got lost and always knew the quickest way to get to the destination.  Remember that was a day when there was no GPS or cell phones.  He definately knew the rules of the road when traveling.

As a parent Dad was a wonderful father.  He put three kids through college.  He was always super supportive of his kids, AND their teachers, AND coaches but he NEVER interfered.  We knew he loved watching us participate in sports, but he would never stand for us showing a  display of poor sportsmanship, lack of control, or selfishness.

We knew Dad loved us and we loved him.  He worked hard and would do anything for us and we would do anything for him.  We knew he loved mom and she  loved him.  It was a wonderful family in which to grow up.

Kurt's thoughts in memory of Dad, Earl Schibler:

Scripture - Galatians 5:22, 23 – But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Favorite Hymn – Eternal Father, Strong to Save (The Navy  Hymn)

Our Dad loved well! He loved God, he loved Mom and he loved his family dearly. He loved many people and he taught my brothers and me how to love. Growing up we knew quite well that Dad loved God; in fact, so much so that we could not drag him out of church on Sunday. We spent many minutes, actually hours, waiting for Dad to come out of Good Shepherd Church or Trinity Lutheran Church. He would get talking to Pastor Stall or Pastor Garrett or one of his many friends while we would wait in the car. This leads me to another love of Dad's - good conversation! Dad could talk to anyone about anything and it seemed on any level. He was an intelligent conversationalist and a good story teller, and at the same time, he was a great listener.

Dad loved his wife intensely! Mom and Dad had a wonderful life together – a great, long love story and a marriage to emulate. The story goes like this. Dad recalled that he "liked"  a certain neighbor girl, Joanne, who lived down the street in Canton, Ohio. Unfortunately, Dad's family move to Youngstown and then to Pittsburgh and he did not see her for several years. They became reacquainted at a gathering at Meyers Lake. After that they dated when he came to Canton to visit grandparents. Ultimately, they fell in love, married and celebrated 66 happy years growing together, aging with grace, and becoming inseparable.

Dad loved his family! Although he traveled a lot in his work, Dad somehow always made it home to be with us. When not on the road, Dad would write his work reports late at night after we went to bed so he  could be available and with us during the day. Dad was always there - to coach my brothers and me in baseball, to attend any and every sporting event we had;  a virtually endless season of baseball, football, basketball and wrestling. Dad loved being a father and he was good at it. He loved the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling, and hung it on our bedroom wall, and believed it spoke to significant aspects of becoming a man.

As years marched forward Mom and Dad loved and cherished time spent with their growing families with daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. There were new games to be seen and play with grandchildren. Skiing, horseback riding, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and piano were added to their repertoire. Dad and Mom enjoyed taking their grandchildren to see Washington DC. Later, on occasions when I had research meetings in Washington, Mom and Dad relished trips to the Dayton airport and greeting me on my return, eager to hear about my meeting.

We had many good times and Dad continued to be the consummate family man.

However, Dad's life took a turn and became difficult with the loss of our Mom on Christmas day 2017. He told me that day he was no longer the King - he had lost his Queen. Yet despite the loss of Mom, Dad persevered for more than two years. He moved to assisted living at Angel's Care in Cincinnati where he struggled with deteriorating health due to Parkinson's disease. Still, throughout this time, Dad continued to be positive and to love. Dad passed away after one final call of love from his brother, Ralph, and while surrounded by his sons. The last scripture Dad heard while alive on this earth was Psalm 100. It reads – "Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness, come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations".

Eric's thoughts regarding Dad (Earl B. Schibler):

IF….. by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too:

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,

Or being hated, don't give way to hating,

And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream – and not make dreams your master;

If you can think – and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings – nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,

And – which is more – you'll be a Man, my son!

This is the poem that Dad had hung in our bedroom to help teach to be good young men. This poem is the essence of whom our Dad was. The line "if you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs" is how Dad was. He seemed to be calm and patient in all situations. He taught us by example to be good brothers, husbands, citizens, and servants to God. He taught us what it was to be a good and kind man.

Dad put family and friends ahead of personal success. He was always in attendance of the sports games we played. Often there were gatherings with friends and families after these events to enjoy food and friendships. Dad had sacrificed accepting a lucrative job in Cleveland, so that I could finish my senior year at Shawnee High School. Mom and Dad were tremendous helps and to Kelly and me when we were raising Caleb in his early years when he had a lot of medical needs.

In the line "if you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone, and so hold on when there is nothing in you except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!"" This reminds me of how Dad battle Parkinson's disease. He never complained and always was trying to find ways to be helpful to us.

My brothers and I will miss Dad along with Mom. We thank them for the lessons they taught us and the great example of living they provided us. We thank them for the faith in Jesus Christ in which they raised us. My brothers and I look forward to the day we will meet them again in Heaven with our Heavenly Father.

Eulogy for Earl Schibler from his brother, Pastor Ralph Schibler:

"Now these things are written so that you might come to  believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that in believing you may have life in his name." (John 20:31)

As we come to remember Earl's life, we are in the Easter Season of the church year. The evening he died was the Second Sunday of Easter.  The disciples were huddled together in the Upper Room. Jesus had appeared the them but Thomas was not there. The next week Jesus came to them again, and Thomas was with them. Here is where we see the scene of Jesus telling Thomas to come and touch him. It was after that, that we hear the words above.

We are in a different time in our history, what with the Coronavirus. We are not able to gather together as a family and community to remember Earl at the time of his death. But one thing is sure, we do not need to worry about where he is. Because he was Baptized and bears the mark of Christ on his forehead, we know that he is now with Joanne in the everlasting arms of Jesus. This is what the Easter story is all about.  This is what our faith is all about.  While we will miss him, and we mourn for him, we  must remember that he is now in a better place.

Our family has been using to modern technology of Zoom to have weekly get to-gethers. It has been an interesting experience. I saw a cartoon yesterday about the disciples getting together in Zoom instead of the upper room. They were all there on their screens.  Their names were under each screen. One screen had the name of Jesus under it, but there was no picture. There were words coming out of the picture of Thomas that said, "Unless he turns on his screen,  I will not believe."

Unlike Thomas, we believe in him, even though his screen is not turned on. He did all these things in his life, in order that we might believe in him, and believing In him we might have eternal life. This is the promise God gives us, and the one He gave to Earl. May that faith comfort us in these times.