Our Family History
Family: Donald W Bauer / Helen M Gillen (F187)
m. 11 Oct 1944
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Male
Donald W Bauer
Birth 3 Jun 1926 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA 
Death 17 Oct 2016 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Burial 21 Oct 2016 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage 11 Oct 1944 [1, 2] St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2] Father Henry J. Bauer | F180 Group Sheet Mother Lousie K Knight | F180 Group Sheet
Female
Helen M Gillen
Birth 4 Apr 1927 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Death 12 Jan 2015 Kersey, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Burial 17 Jan 2015 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Father Maurice Gillian | F2058 Group Sheet Mother Sadie Rigard | F2058 Group Sheet
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Sources - [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obit: Bauer, Donald W. 19OCT2016.
Donald W. Bauer, 90, of 461 Main St., Kersey, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 at the Elk Haven Nursing Home after an illness of the past several months.
He was born June 3, 1926 in St. Marys, son of the late Henry and Louise Knight Bauer. He was a lifelong resident of the area and attended St. Marys schools. He was the retired owner of the former Don Bauer's Auto Body.
On Oct. 11, 1944 in the St. Mary's Church, he married Helen M. Gillen, who preceded him in death Jan. 12, 2015.
Don was a member of the Queen of the World Church and he enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Don is survived by three daughters, Joyce Lander and her husband Tom of St. Marys, Donna Parker and her husband George of Dover, Delaware and Lois Fye and her husband Tom of St. Marys; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; a sister, Vivian Sobierajski of Detroit, Michigan; and by two brothers, Melvin Bauer and his wife Delores and Glenn Bauer and his wife Peggy, both of St. Marys.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, John H. Bauer; a granddaughter, Tammy Feidler; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Alice Meyer; and by a brother, Lamar Bauer.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial for Donald W. Bauer to be celebrated in the Queen of the World Church on Friday, Oct. 21 at 12:30 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Allen, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Elk County Humane Society, 1029 E. Eschbach Rd., St. Marys, Pa. 15857.
The Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.
Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home
169 Center Street St. Marys, PA 15857
(814) 781-1410
Published in The Daily Press on Oct. 19, 2016
HFA: 08MAR2021 - [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obit: Bauer, Helen M. (Gillen). 14JAN2015.
Helen M. Bauer , 87, of 461 Main St., Kersey, died Monday, January 12, 2015 at Penn Highlands Elk after a brief illness.
She was born April 4, 1927 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Maurice and Sadie Rigard Gillen. On Oct. 11, 1944 in the St. Mary's Church, she married Donald W. Bauer , who survives.
She was a lifelong resident of the area and attended St. Marys Schools. She was a former employee of Pure Carbon Company.
Mrs. Bauer was a member of the Queen of the World Church.
Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Joyce Lander and her husband Tom of St. Marys, Donna Parker and her husband George of Delaware, and Lois Fye and her husband Tom of St. Marys; nine grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; one great great-granddaughter; and a brother, Howard Gillen of Kersey.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, John H. Bauer ; and a brother, Paul Gillen.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated in the Queen of the World Church on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Richard Allen, Pastor, of-ficiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
The Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.
Daily Press, The 14JAN2015
HFA: 08MAR2021
- [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obit: Bauer, Donald W. 19OCT2016.