Stanley E. Baelz, the last Corydon resident to hold the office of town council president before Fred Cammack began his 24-year reign, died Saturday, Oct. 2.
Baelz was elected in 1971 as part of the Citizens Party, an independent movement that won a stunning victory over Republican candidates running in the town board election. The Citizens Party secured five of the six council seats by running on a platform that offered townspeople real solutions to problems instead of just promises to solve problems.
Baelz won the first ward seat. He was then elected town council president, an office he held for four years.
Cammack went through a transition period with Baelz after the 1975 election, and fondly remembers him as "usually having a cigar in his mouth," and being fiscally "frugal."
He recalled that Baelz was easy to work with when he sold property to the town for the new office and a south side reservoir.
"His interest in the community was really strong and he always took the community's interest to heart," Cammack said. "He did a good job and left the town in relatively good shape."
Baelz and his wife, the former Helen Baxley, also owned and operated the Old Elm Restaurant, which was located between Butt Drugs and the present NAPA Auto Parts, on the corner of Chestnut Street and Capitol Avenue. He was Corydon Town Marshal for eight years, until 1962, and then worked for Keller Manufacturing Co. as a ripsaw operator for 14 years.
Baelz's son, William, of Corydon, said his father had a heart attack in 1976, and had heart by-pass surgery in 1985.
"He was doing OK until recently," Baelz said. "He taught me everything. He was a great man, and we'll miss him."
Stanley Baelz was a Marine Veteran of World War II, a member of Corydon Christian Church and the Lanesville Heritage Committee.
Survivors besides his son include a daughter, Shirley Gibson of Corydon, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation is Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Corydon, and Thursday, Oct. 7, after 8 a.m. The funeral is tomorrow at 4 p.m., at the funeral home. The Rev. Neal Kentch will officiate, followed by burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
The family suggests memorial gifts to his church.
Baelz was elected in 1971 as part of the Citizens Party, an independent movement that won a stunning victory over Republican candidates running in the town board election. The Citizens Party secured five of the six council seats by running on a platform that offered townspeople real solutions to problems instead of just promises to solve problems.
Baelz won the first ward seat. He was then elected town council president, an office he held for four years.
Cammack went through a transition period with Baelz after the 1975 election, and fondly remembers him as "usually having a cigar in his mouth," and being fiscally "frugal."
He recalled that Baelz was easy to work with when he sold property to the town for the new office and a south side reservoir.
"His interest in the community was really strong and he always took the community's interest to heart," Cammack said. "He did a good job and left the town in relatively good shape."
Baelz and his wife, the former Helen Baxley, also owned and operated the Old Elm Restaurant, which was located between Butt Drugs and the present NAPA Auto Parts, on the corner of Chestnut Street and Capitol Avenue. He was Corydon Town Marshal for eight years, until 1962, and then worked for Keller Manufacturing Co. as a ripsaw operator for 14 years.
Baelz's son, William, of Corydon, said his father had a heart attack in 1976, and had heart by-pass surgery in 1985.
"He was doing OK until recently," Baelz said. "He taught me everything. He was a great man, and we'll miss him."
Stanley Baelz was a Marine Veteran of World War II, a member of Corydon Christian Church and the Lanesville Heritage Committee.
Survivors besides his son include a daughter, Shirley Gibson of Corydon, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation is Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Corydon, and Thursday, Oct. 7, after 8 a.m. The funeral is tomorrow at 4 p.m., at the funeral home. The Rev. Neal Kentch will officiate, followed by burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
The family suggests memorial gifts to his church.
Stanley E. Baelz, the last Corydon resident to hold the office of town council president before Fred Cammack began his 24-year reign, died Saturday, Oct. 2.
Baelz was elected in 1971 as part of the Citizens Party, an independent movement that won a stunning victory over Republican candidates running in the town board election. The Citizens Party secured five of the six council seats by running on a platform that offered townspeople real solutions to problems instead of just promises to solve problems.
Baelz won the first ward seat. He was then elected town council president, an office he held for four years.
Cammack went through a transition period with Baelz after the 1975 election, and fondly remembers him as "usually having a cigar in his mouth," and being fiscally "frugal."
He recalled that Baelz was easy to work with when he sold property to the town for the new office and a south side reservoir.
"His interest in the community was really strong and he always took the community's interest to heart," Cammack said. "He did a good job and left the town in relatively good shape."
Baelz and his wife, the former Helen Baxley, also owned and operated the Old Elm Restaurant, which was located between Butt Drugs and the present NAPA Auto Parts, on the corner of Chestnut Street and Capitol Avenue. He was Corydon Town Marshal for eight years, until 1962, and then worked for Keller Manufacturing Co. as a ripsaw operator for 14 years.
Baelz's son, William, of Corydon, said his father had a heart attack in 1976, and had heart by-pass surgery in 1985.
"He was doing OK until recently," Baelz said. "He taught me everything. He was a great man, and we'll miss him."
Stanley Baelz was a Marine Veteran of World War II, a member of Corydon Christian Church and the Lanesville Heritage Committee.
Survivors besides his son include a daughter, Shirley Gibson of Corydon, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation is Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Corydon, and Thursday, Oct. 7, after 8 a.m. The funeral is tomorrow at 4 p.m., at the funeral home. The Rev. Neal Kentch will officiate, followed by burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
The family suggests memorial gifts to his church.
Baelz was elected in 1971 as part of the Citizens Party, an independent movement that won a stunning victory over Republican candidates running in the town board election. The Citizens Party secured five of the six council seats by running on a platform that offered townspeople real solutions to problems instead of just promises to solve problems.
Baelz won the first ward seat. He was then elected town council president, an office he held for four years.
Cammack went through a transition period with Baelz after the 1975 election, and fondly remembers him as "usually having a cigar in his mouth," and being fiscally "frugal."
He recalled that Baelz was easy to work with when he sold property to the town for the new office and a south side reservoir.
"His interest in the community was really strong and he always took the community's interest to heart," Cammack said. "He did a good job and left the town in relatively good shape."
Baelz and his wife, the former Helen Baxley, also owned and operated the Old Elm Restaurant, which was located between Butt Drugs and the present NAPA Auto Parts, on the corner of Chestnut Street and Capitol Avenue. He was Corydon Town Marshal for eight years, until 1962, and then worked for Keller Manufacturing Co. as a ripsaw operator for 14 years.
Baelz's son, William, of Corydon, said his father had a heart attack in 1976, and had heart by-pass surgery in 1985.
"He was doing OK until recently," Baelz said. "He taught me everything. He was a great man, and we'll miss him."
Stanley Baelz was a Marine Veteran of World War II, a member of Corydon Christian Church and the Lanesville Heritage Committee.
Survivors besides his son include a daughter, Shirley Gibson of Corydon, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation is Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Corydon, and Thursday, Oct. 7, after 8 a.m. The funeral is tomorrow at 4 p.m., at the funeral home. The Rev. Neal Kentch will officiate, followed by burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
The family suggests memorial gifts to his church.
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