Individual Details
Marvin Dale Bauer
(16 Apr 1919 - 27 Apr 2006)
Printed in the Benkelman, NE Post, April 2006
Marvin "Dale" Bauer
Marvin "Dale" Bauer, age 87, was born on April 16, 1919, in Benkelman, Neb., to Jacob and Inez A. (Styer) Bauer. He died Thursday, April 27, 2006, at the Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman.
Dale graduated from Benkelman High School in 1937 and attended Doane College in Crete, Neb., where he met Gweneth Tresidder. They married during World War II and lived in New Orleans, La., Pensacola, Fla., and various California locations while Dale served as a Navy Flight Instructor. Later, Lt. Cmdr. Bauer flew from the aircraft carrier USS Boston in the Pacific.
Following the war, Dale returned to Benkelman and spent 60 years as a representative of New York Life. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and bowling, and was a lifelong proud supporter of Benkelman and the surrounding area.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his stepmother, Mary Hines Bauer, and an infant brother.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Gwen Bauer, of Benkelman; daughters Kathryn "Kathy" and husband, Charles Samuelson, of Lincoln, Neb., and Susan Reber of Sterling, Colo.; sisters Betty and husband, Paul Erdman, of Benkelman and Virginia and husband, Jim Norsworthy, of Lincoln; grandchildren Karla Fusco, Paul Samuelson, Eric Samuelson, Lee Reber and Tim Samuelson; a great-grandson, Gavin Fusco; many nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
Funeral services for Dale Bauer were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at the United Methodist Church in Benkelman with the Rev. Brian Fong officiating. Aaron Ott was the pianist, Leah Ott the flautist and Adrianne Pursley the trumpeter. Musical selections were "His Eye Is On The Sparrow" and "It Is Well With My Soul" as sung by Julie, Leah and Joanna Ott and Annie Pursley. The congregation sang "Hymn Of Promise."
Casket bearers were Eric Samuelson, Lee Reber, Chris and Caleb Pursley and Rich and Steve Kollmorgen. Honorary bearers were Jim Norsworthy, Paul Erdman, Royce Anderson, Jim Owens, George Robertson, Burdette Wilson and Al "Bunt" Reining.
Military honors were by The American Legion Post No. 65 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4178 of Benkelman. Burial was in the Benkelman Cemetery. Forch Funeral Chapel of Benkelman was in charge of the arrangements.
Marvin "Dale" Bauer
Marvin "Dale" Bauer, age 87, was born on April 16, 1919, in Benkelman, Neb., to Jacob and Inez A. (Styer) Bauer. He died Thursday, April 27, 2006, at the Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman.
Dale graduated from Benkelman High School in 1937 and attended Doane College in Crete, Neb., where he met Gweneth Tresidder. They married during World War II and lived in New Orleans, La., Pensacola, Fla., and various California locations while Dale served as a Navy Flight Instructor. Later, Lt. Cmdr. Bauer flew from the aircraft carrier USS Boston in the Pacific.
Following the war, Dale returned to Benkelman and spent 60 years as a representative of New York Life. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and bowling, and was a lifelong proud supporter of Benkelman and the surrounding area.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his stepmother, Mary Hines Bauer, and an infant brother.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Gwen Bauer, of Benkelman; daughters Kathryn "Kathy" and husband, Charles Samuelson, of Lincoln, Neb., and Susan Reber of Sterling, Colo.; sisters Betty and husband, Paul Erdman, of Benkelman and Virginia and husband, Jim Norsworthy, of Lincoln; grandchildren Karla Fusco, Paul Samuelson, Eric Samuelson, Lee Reber and Tim Samuelson; a great-grandson, Gavin Fusco; many nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
Funeral services for Dale Bauer were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at the United Methodist Church in Benkelman with the Rev. Brian Fong officiating. Aaron Ott was the pianist, Leah Ott the flautist and Adrianne Pursley the trumpeter. Musical selections were "His Eye Is On The Sparrow" and "It Is Well With My Soul" as sung by Julie, Leah and Joanna Ott and Annie Pursley. The congregation sang "Hymn Of Promise."
Casket bearers were Eric Samuelson, Lee Reber, Chris and Caleb Pursley and Rich and Steve Kollmorgen. Honorary bearers were Jim Norsworthy, Paul Erdman, Royce Anderson, Jim Owens, George Robertson, Burdette Wilson and Al "Bunt" Reining.
Military honors were by The American Legion Post No. 65 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4178 of Benkelman. Burial was in the Benkelman Cemetery. Forch Funeral Chapel of Benkelman was in charge of the arrangements.
Events
| Birth | 16 Apr 1919 | Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 16 Apr 1940 | (Jacob Bauer and Mary Cordelia Hines) Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska |  |  | |
| Death | 27 Apr 2006 | Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska | |||
| Burial | Benkelman Cemetery, Dundy County, Nebraska |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Jacob Bauer (1886 - 1975) |
| Mother | Inez A. Styer (1891 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Ralph Malone Bauer (1916 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Ann Bauer ( - ) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Jacob Bauer Head M 54 Russia - Insurance agent, New York Life Insurance Co.Mary H Bauer Wife F 37 Nebraska
Dale M Bauer Son M 21 Nebraska - Waiter, student employment
Betty A Bauer Daughter F 12 Nebraska
Virginia G Bauer Daughter F 6 Nebraska
Cordelia G Hines Mother-in-law F 73 Iowa
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM1B-L8J : accessed 3 June 2016), Cordelia G Hines in household of Jacob Bauer, Benkelman, Benkelman Township, Dundy, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-2, sheet 10B, family 203, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2245..