Bauman, Ella Garber (1895-1989)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1989 Jun 1 p. 7

Birth date: 1895 May 31, Missouri
Date of Death: 1989 May 17, Indiana

text of obituary:

Retired GC Worker in India Dies at 93

Berne, Ind. — Ella G. Bauman, a resident of Swiss Village and retired General Conference Mennonite Church missionary doctor to India, died May 17 at Jay County Hospital due to complications following a lengthy illness. She was 93.

She was born May 31, 1895, in Versailles, Mo. She married Harvey R. Bauman in July 1924 in Quakertown, Pa. He preceded her in death in 1970.

She graduated from Women’s Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1924. From 1925 to 1961 she served as a doctor at Champa, India.

She returned to the United States in 1961 and served as a medical adviser for 10 summers at Camp Men-O-Lan, Quakertown. She moved to Berne in 1974.

Survivors include a son, Albert of Columbus, Ohio; three daughters, Harvella (Mrs. Robert) Stutzman of Normal, Ill., Elizabeth Ruth (Mrs. Walter) Shelly of Hazard, Ky., and Clara Ann Stauffer of Emmaus, Pa.; 23 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a son, Kenneth G. Bauman.

Funeral services were held May 20 at First Mennonite Church, Berne. Interment was in West Swamp Mennonite Church Cemetery, Quakertown.

The Mennonite obituary: 1989 Jun 13 p. 284
The Mennonite obituary: 1990 May 8 p. 210

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MLA Personal Photos Collection

Biographical note:
Fortuna, Missouri
Daughter of Daniel A. and Anna (loganbill) Garber
Married Harvey R. Bauman, 1924 July , Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Teacher -- Freeman Jr. College, South Dakota 1919-1920
Medical missionary -- India 1925-1961

Bethel alumni note:

Photo holdings:
Individual (screen print)
See Harvey R. Bauman for family photos
See Benjamin P Waltner (1886-1966) for Freeman Junior College faculty photo

Sources:
Who's Who Among Mennonites
MWR 6/1/89 p. 7
Gen. chart (Loganbill) V-7
Find A Grave 103538362