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James Raymond Baier

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James Raymond Baier

Birth
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota, USA
Death
21 May 1999 (aged 55)
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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James Baier, 55 of 1615 N. Jefferson St., New Ulm, died Friday, May 21, 1999, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. Burial will follow at the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery with full military honors conducted by the New Ulm Veterans Organizations.

Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Firle Funeral Home in New Ulm. A parish prayer service is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Survivors include his wife Dolores of New Ulm; daughters, Jill Zupfer and her husband Rob of New Ulm, Sherry Bottenfleld of Albany, Ga.; sons, Gregory Baier and his wife Louise of Andover, Tony Baier of River Falls, Wis.; two grandchildren; his mother Estelle Baier of New Ulm; a brother Darv Baier and his wife Jean of Bentonville, Ark.; a sister LaDonna Alfson of New Ulm; mother-In-law Grace Welke of New Ulm; brothers-in-law Roger Welke and his wife Monica of Madelia, and Jerry Welke of New Ulm; sisters-in-law Leatrice Ellanson and her husband Duane of New Ulm, Sharon Miller and her husband Jerry of Hanska, and Lonnie Weiseler and her husband Jim of Benson; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded In death by his father.

James Raymond Baier was born Nov. 2, 1943 In New Ulm, the son of Anton and Estelle (Suess) Baier. He grew up in New Ulm and graduated from Cathedral High School In 1961. Soon after, he entered the United States Air Force. He married Dolores Welke on May 4, 1968 in Madelia. He worked for Kraft Foods In New Ulm from 1968 to 1980. That year, the couple moved to Albany, Ga. where he worked for the Miller Brewing Company until 1992. He then worked for the Keebler Co. In Atlanta until 1996. They moved to Woodbury later that year. He worked for Stroh's Brewery In St. Paul, until illness forced his retirement. The couple moved to New Ulm in December 1997. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, and the Izaak Walton League. Memorials are preferred to the Luekemia Society, American Cancer Society, or the Izaak Walton League.
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James Baier, 55 of 1615 N. Jefferson St., New Ulm, died Friday, May 21, 1999, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. Burial will follow at the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery with full military honors conducted by the New Ulm Veterans Organizations.

Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Firle Funeral Home in New Ulm. A parish prayer service is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Survivors include his wife Dolores of New Ulm; daughters, Jill Zupfer and her husband Rob of New Ulm, Sherry Bottenfleld of Albany, Ga.; sons, Gregory Baier and his wife Louise of Andover, Tony Baier of River Falls, Wis.; two grandchildren; his mother Estelle Baier of New Ulm; a brother Darv Baier and his wife Jean of Bentonville, Ark.; a sister LaDonna Alfson of New Ulm; mother-In-law Grace Welke of New Ulm; brothers-in-law Roger Welke and his wife Monica of Madelia, and Jerry Welke of New Ulm; sisters-in-law Leatrice Ellanson and her husband Duane of New Ulm, Sharon Miller and her husband Jerry of Hanska, and Lonnie Weiseler and her husband Jim of Benson; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded In death by his father.

James Raymond Baier was born Nov. 2, 1943 In New Ulm, the son of Anton and Estelle (Suess) Baier. He grew up in New Ulm and graduated from Cathedral High School In 1961. Soon after, he entered the United States Air Force. He married Dolores Welke on May 4, 1968 in Madelia. He worked for Kraft Foods In New Ulm from 1968 to 1980. That year, the couple moved to Albany, Ga. where he worked for the Miller Brewing Company until 1992. He then worked for the Keebler Co. In Atlanta until 1996. They moved to Woodbury later that year. He worked for Stroh's Brewery In St. Paul, until illness forced his retirement. The couple moved to New Ulm in December 1997. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, and the Izaak Walton League. Memorials are preferred to the Luekemia Society, American Cancer Society, or the Izaak Walton League.
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