AUSTIN HERALD Thursday, May 31, 1960
VITAL STATISTICS Deaths
EARL L. BAXTER

Earl L. Baxter, 69, died unexpectedly Saturday evening at his home, 18th Ave. and 4th St. NE.

Surviving are his wife, Mary; three sons, Floyd, Gaylord and Richard of Austin; five daughters, Mrs. Raymond Wentzel, Mapleview, Mrs. Haakon Torgerson, Ellsworth, Iowa, Mrs. Hazel Hall, Eldrige, Calf., Mrs. James Barber, Charles City, Iowa, Mrs. Wilson Soper, Glenville,; a sister, Mrs. Leslie Klement, Fort Atkinson, Wis.

Funeral Services were held at 2 p.m. today at the Meyer Funeral Home, the Rev. Joe Matt officiating. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery.



AUSTIN HERALD Thursday, June 2, 1960
VITAL STATISTICS Obituaries
1891 EARL BAXTER 1960

Earl Louis Baxter was born March 29, 1891, at Milaca, Minn., the son of Lazarus and Bertha Baxter.

He moved to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin., in 1905, then to Medford for a year. For two years, he traveled throughout the northwest, taking various jobs. In 1911, he came to Austin to attend the Southern Minnesota Collage, receiving a degree in mechanical engineering.

He married Mary A. Schaefer, Nov. 29, 1913, in Austin. They bought a home on East Oakland in 1913. From 1917 to 1921, they lived on an acreage on South River Street; from 1921 to 1927, they lived at 607 W. Oakland and 1927, he purchased the 97 acres of woodland, north of Austin, known as "Falling Logs," where he built a home and resided until his death.
Mr. Baxter was employed at Geo. A. Hormel & Co. from 1912 until his retirement in 1950. He was a charter member of the Izaak Walton League and served on the first executive board of Local 9, UPWA.

Mr. Baxter died unexpectedly Saturday evening, May 28, at his home, 18th Ave. 4th St. NE. E. L. as he was known to his friends, was an outdoor man who enjoyed fishing and hunting before his health failed. He loved the home in the woods where he could be close to nature.
Funeral services were held May 31, at the Mayer Funeral Home, the Rev. Joe Matt officiating. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery.

Mr. Baxter is survived by his wife, Mary; five daughters, Mrs. Raymond Wentzel (Marcella), Mapleview, Mrs. Haakon Torgerson (Charlotte), Ellsworth, Iowa, Mrs. Hazel Hall, Eldridge, Calif., Mrs. James Barber (Dorothy), Charles City, Iowa, Mrs. Wilson Soper (Ardith), Glenville; three sons, Floyd, Gaylord, and Richard of Austin; 29 grandchildren; four great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Leslie Klement (Maybelle), Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin., nieces; and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son and a daughter who died in infancy.