Walter O. (Buz) Bahr, Jr., age 84, a lifelong Manitowoc resident, died
on Wednesday, April 14, 1999, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 17, 1999, at
the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Walter was born December 19, 1914, in Manitowoc, and baptized March 28,
1915, at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Manitowoc. His parents were the
late Walter O. Bahr Sr. and Mathilda Hartwig Bahr. He was a graduate of
Roosevelt Grade School, Washington Junior High School and Lincoln High
School. He attended and graduated from Purdue University where he
belonged to Sigma Pi Fraternity and was a member of the Pi Tau Sigma
National Mechanical Engineering Honorary Organization. Walter was
employed by Manitowoc Engineering Company, as Chief Crane Design
Engineer for 42 years until his retirement in 1982. On June 17, 1950, he
married Marian Freund. He was a member of the Manitowoc Elks Club Lodge
#687, the Rahr-West Museum, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Pinecrest
Historical Village, Lincoln Park Zoological Society, Woodland Dunes,
Capitol Civic Center and Golden Kiwanis Club. He was also active as a
Boy Scout counselor at Camp Sinawa and active with the Jaycees serving
as their president for a one year term. Walter was an enthusiastic
golfer, avid gardener, loved to swim, to sail and travel.
Survivors include his wife, Marian; two daughters, Constance (Bob)
Nickel, Missouri, Margaret (Jim) Anibas, Alaska ;one son, Walter O.
(Chip) Bahr III, Lake Geneva, Wis.; four grandchildren, Megan and Sam
Prescott, Ellie and Cassie Anibas; one cousin, Georgia Jensen, Kohler,
Wis.; also many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and two
sisters, Gladys Bahr and Dorothy Bahr.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Friday from 5-8
p.m. and on Saturday, from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m.
An Elk's Lodge Memorial Service will be held on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials would be appreciated in Walter's name to the charity of the
donor's choice.
Herald Times Reporter, April 15, 1999 P. A2
on Wednesday, April 14, 1999, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 17, 1999, at
the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Walter was born December 19, 1914, in Manitowoc, and baptized March 28,
1915, at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Manitowoc. His parents were the
late Walter O. Bahr Sr. and Mathilda Hartwig Bahr. He was a graduate of
Roosevelt Grade School, Washington Junior High School and Lincoln High
School. He attended and graduated from Purdue University where he
belonged to Sigma Pi Fraternity and was a member of the Pi Tau Sigma
National Mechanical Engineering Honorary Organization. Walter was
employed by Manitowoc Engineering Company, as Chief Crane Design
Engineer for 42 years until his retirement in 1982. On June 17, 1950, he
married Marian Freund. He was a member of the Manitowoc Elks Club Lodge
#687, the Rahr-West Museum, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Pinecrest
Historical Village, Lincoln Park Zoological Society, Woodland Dunes,
Capitol Civic Center and Golden Kiwanis Club. He was also active as a
Boy Scout counselor at Camp Sinawa and active with the Jaycees serving
as their president for a one year term. Walter was an enthusiastic
golfer, avid gardener, loved to swim, to sail and travel.
Survivors include his wife, Marian; two daughters, Constance (Bob)
Nickel, Missouri, Margaret (Jim) Anibas, Alaska ;one son, Walter O.
(Chip) Bahr III, Lake Geneva, Wis.; four grandchildren, Megan and Sam
Prescott, Ellie and Cassie Anibas; one cousin, Georgia Jensen, Kohler,
Wis.; also many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and two
sisters, Gladys Bahr and Dorothy Bahr.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Friday from 5-8
p.m. and on Saturday, from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m.
An Elk's Lodge Memorial Service will be held on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials would be appreciated in Walter's name to the charity of the
donor's choice.
Herald Times Reporter, April 15, 1999 P. A2
Walter O. (Buz) Bahr, Jr., age 84, a lifelong Manitowoc resident, died
on Wednesday, April 14, 1999, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 17, 1999, at
the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Walter was born December 19, 1914, in Manitowoc, and baptized March 28,
1915, at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Manitowoc. His parents were the
late Walter O. Bahr Sr. and Mathilda Hartwig Bahr. He was a graduate of
Roosevelt Grade School, Washington Junior High School and Lincoln High
School. He attended and graduated from Purdue University where he
belonged to Sigma Pi Fraternity and was a member of the Pi Tau Sigma
National Mechanical Engineering Honorary Organization. Walter was
employed by Manitowoc Engineering Company, as Chief Crane Design
Engineer for 42 years until his retirement in 1982. On June 17, 1950, he
married Marian Freund. He was a member of the Manitowoc Elks Club Lodge
#687, the Rahr-West Museum, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Pinecrest
Historical Village, Lincoln Park Zoological Society, Woodland Dunes,
Capitol Civic Center and Golden Kiwanis Club. He was also active as a
Boy Scout counselor at Camp Sinawa and active with the Jaycees serving
as their president for a one year term. Walter was an enthusiastic
golfer, avid gardener, loved to swim, to sail and travel.
Survivors include his wife, Marian; two daughters, Constance (Bob)
Nickel, Missouri, Margaret (Jim) Anibas, Alaska ;one son, Walter O.
(Chip) Bahr III, Lake Geneva, Wis.; four grandchildren, Megan and Sam
Prescott, Ellie and Cassie Anibas; one cousin, Georgia Jensen, Kohler,
Wis.; also many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and two
sisters, Gladys Bahr and Dorothy Bahr.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Friday from 5-8
p.m. and on Saturday, from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m.
An Elk's Lodge Memorial Service will be held on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials would be appreciated in Walter's name to the charity of the
donor's choice.
Herald Times Reporter, April 15, 1999 P. A2
on Wednesday, April 14, 1999, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 17, 1999, at
the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Walter was born December 19, 1914, in Manitowoc, and baptized March 28,
1915, at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Manitowoc. His parents were the
late Walter O. Bahr Sr. and Mathilda Hartwig Bahr. He was a graduate of
Roosevelt Grade School, Washington Junior High School and Lincoln High
School. He attended and graduated from Purdue University where he
belonged to Sigma Pi Fraternity and was a member of the Pi Tau Sigma
National Mechanical Engineering Honorary Organization. Walter was
employed by Manitowoc Engineering Company, as Chief Crane Design
Engineer for 42 years until his retirement in 1982. On June 17, 1950, he
married Marian Freund. He was a member of the Manitowoc Elks Club Lodge
#687, the Rahr-West Museum, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Pinecrest
Historical Village, Lincoln Park Zoological Society, Woodland Dunes,
Capitol Civic Center and Golden Kiwanis Club. He was also active as a
Boy Scout counselor at Camp Sinawa and active with the Jaycees serving
as their president for a one year term. Walter was an enthusiastic
golfer, avid gardener, loved to swim, to sail and travel.
Survivors include his wife, Marian; two daughters, Constance (Bob)
Nickel, Missouri, Margaret (Jim) Anibas, Alaska ;one son, Walter O.
(Chip) Bahr III, Lake Geneva, Wis.; four grandchildren, Megan and Sam
Prescott, Ellie and Cassie Anibas; one cousin, Georgia Jensen, Kohler,
Wis.; also many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and two
sisters, Gladys Bahr and Dorothy Bahr.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Friday from 5-8
p.m. and on Saturday, from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m.
An Elk's Lodge Memorial Service will be held on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials would be appreciated in Walter's name to the charity of the
donor's choice.
Herald Times Reporter, April 15, 1999 P. A2
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