Harold Bauer
Harold “George” Bauer, 81, a resident of Butler for over 60 years, passed away Friday at the Good Samaritan Hospice at Concordia in Cabot.
He was born Feb. 25, 1934, in Connellsville, Pa., to the late Harold J. Bauer and Hazel Loretta (May) Bauer.
Mr. Bauer was a graduate of the Connellsville School District and went on to major in music at West Virginia University.
He worked for Pullman Standard and retired from the County of Butler. Mr. Bauer loved his work at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot, where he delivered mail, provided music therapy at his keyboard and sang. He would go from building to building and enjoyed making the residents smile. He was also known as the “shoeshine man” as he took great pleasure shining resident's shoes.
Mr. Bauer was a member of the Community Alliance Church, where he was a former member of the choir; the Bach Chorale; A.C.T.S. Choir; and the Butler Photography Club. He was a life member of the U.S. Chess Federation and was the president and founder of the Butler Chess Club in the late 1960s. Mr. Bauer was a member of the Butler Poetry group Caps For Kids and volunteered for chapel services, playing piano and singing at VA Butler Healthcare hospital for many years.
He loved music, chess, photography and games. Spending time with family and friends was his greatest joy.
Mr. Bauer is survived by his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Jean “Betty” (Ghent) Bauer, who he married June 11, 1955; one daughter, Loretta Jean “Lori” Fry and her husband, Kevin, of Butler; one son, Christopher Ross Bauer of Jacksonville, Fla.; three grandchildren, Ryan Wable, Joshua Fry and Jessica (Fry) Moore; one great-grandchild, Lyllian Fry; and two sisters, Jennie Ruth and her husband, Dean, of Connellsville, Pa., and Lois Vincent and her husband, Larry, of Boonsville, Va.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Timothy K. Bauer.
BAUER — Friends of Harold “George” Bauer, who died Friday, July 24, 2015, will be received from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler.A memorial service will immediately follow at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Dr. Dennis L. Krajacic of Community Alliance Church officiating.Memorials are suggested to the Community Alliance Church Library, 800 Mercer Road, Butler, PA 16001, or to the Concordia Visiting Nurses, Private Care Division, 134 Marwood Road, Cabot, PA 16023.Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
