Christopher G. Buehl, age 39, of St. Cloud, formerly of Watertown, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Maple Lake with Deacon Ron Freeman officiating.  Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. on Monday and one hour prior to the funeral on Tuesday, both at the funeral chapel.

Christopher George Buehl was born July 1, 1976 in Waconia to George and Jean (Dudek) Buehl.  He graduated from Watertown-Mayer High School with the Class of 1994 and continued his education at Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park where he studied Landscape Design.  On September 12, 1998, he was united in marriage to Karie Bottomley at St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Cloud.  Chris enjoyed fishing, canoeing, camping and Frisbee golf.

He is survived by his wife Karie of St. Cloud; daughter Lilian Bottomley of St. Cloud; parents George and Jean of Watertown; grandmother Delores Dudek of Watertown; sister Angie (Ryan) Hartshorn of Watertown; brother Joe (Jackie) Buehl of Chaska; and nieces and nephews Madelyn and Ben Hartshorn and Liam Buehl.  He is preceded in death by his grandparents Alvin Dudek and Leonard and Betty Buehl; and his aunt Elizabeth Latham.

Casket bearers will be Anthony Stach, Will Ficker, Jeremy Wegner, Greg Kunze, Colin Bergs and Gerad Cardinal.  Arrangements are entrusted with Dingmann Funeral Care Burial & Cremation Services of Maple Lake.