Baer, Catherine Neuhauser (1923-2008)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2008 Sep 29 p. 9

Birth date: 1923 Jan 15

text of obituary:

CATHERINE N. BAER

Catherine N. Baer, 85, of Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 29, 2008. She was born Jan. 15, 1923, to William and Anna Neuhauser in Pigeon, Mich.

On July 27, 1949, she married Joseph F. Baer in Pigeon.

She was a devoted wife, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a thrifty homemaker, a Sunday school teacher, church worker, quilter, volunteer at Greencroft Inc., and College Mennonite Church and a friend to many. She was a longtime supporter of Mennonite Central Committee. She was a loving, wise, conscientious Christian. While living, she was generous, and in dying, she donated her body to medical research.

Survivors include her husband, Joe; two sons, Joseph N. Baer and his wife, Patricia, of Alden, N.Y., and David L. Baer and his wife, Patricia, of Goshen; two sisters, Irene Riegsecker and her husband, Levi, of Goshen, and Vera Kindy and her husband, Virgil, of Midland, Mich.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a brother, John Neuhauser, and a daughter, Twila Rose Baker.

Memorial services were held at College Mennonite Church of Goshen.