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Leroy A. Bauman
PAXTON - Leroy A. Bauman, 76, of
Louisville, Ky., formerly of the Paxton area, died Wednesday (June
18, 1997) at Jewish Hospital, Louisville.
His funeral will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Knapp-Miller Funeral Home, Paxton. Burial will be in
Glen Cemetery, Paxton, with military rites by American Legion Post
150, Paxton. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home with Masonic services at 7:45 p.m. by the Paxton Masonic Lodge
416.
Memorials may be made to Camp
Blanding Museum and Historical Associates, Route 1, Box 465, Camp
Blanding, Starke, Fla. 32091-9703.
Surviving are his wife, Winifred
Stearns Bauman; two sons, Richard L. Bauman, Lanesville, Ky.; and
Thomas R. Bauman, Wausau, Wis.; one brother, Edward Bauman, Moline;
two sisters, Edna Alt, Valparaiso, Ind.; and Alice Albee,
Monticello, Ind.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
(The Pantagraph,
Bloomington, IL, 19 Jun 1997, Page D7 - courtesy of Tedd Cocker) |
(Courtesy of Cheryl Behrend)Grave marker for Leroy A. Bauman in the Glen
Cemetery, Paxton (Ford County), Illinois.
Mr. Bauman was a member of Company F and was captured during the
invasion of Normandy. He was released from Stalag 4F to U.S.
military control approximately a year later. |
