Mr. William R. Baer, Sr., age 81, of 228 High Street Tamaqua, Pa., died Monday, June 30, 2008, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center in Allentown, Pa. He was the husband of Helen (Boyle) Baer and they were married for 57 years.
Born in Tamaqua, PA he was the son of the late Robert & Blanche (Endy) Baer.
Mr. Baer was a member of St. John's UCC of Tamaqua, a 1945 graduate of Tamaqua High School and was a WWII Navy Veteran. He worked for the railroad for 45 years, first as a fireman, then as a clerk and retired in 1992 from Enola, PA.
Survived by his wife of 57 years Mrs. Helen Baer.
One Daughter,
Karen L. (Baer), wife of Robert Zahradnik of Durango, Colo.
One Son,
William R. Baer Jr. & wife, Carlene of Liverpool, N.Y.
One Sister,
Mary Herman of Tamaqua, Pa.
One Brother,
Charles Baer of Lancaster, Pa.
Three grandchildren
One great-grandchild
Private Services at the convenience of the family.
Interment will be at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Tamaqua, Pa.
Guestbook may be signed at:
www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com
Arrangements are being handled by E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home, Inc., 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pa., Tamaqua, Pa.
Memorials to the American Diabetes Assoc. Box 11454 Alexandria, Va. 22312