Robert E. "Bob" Baldauf

Robert Baldauf Babson Park - Mr. Robert E. "Bob" Baldauf of Babson Park, age 78, died of melanoma Friday Oct. 6, 2006 at Wedgewood of Winter Haven. Born Oct. 20, 1927 in Anderson, IN, he moved to the area in 1954. Prior to his retirement he was the president of Ceratech, Inc. of Marion, KY and vice-president of Flamingo Tile Corp. in Lake Wales. He attended Ohio State University and was a Captain in the Army, serving in the Korean War. In 1953, he married Deloris Jett in Fort, Leonard Wood, MO. He was a charter member of the Lake Wales Lutheran Church, and served as an elder and choir member for over 40 years. He was a Sunday school teacher and president of the Sunday school committee. He also chaired the building committee for several years. He was active in many community organizations, serving as president of the Lake Wales C. of C., the Lake Wales Band Association, the Lake Wales Junior High PTA and VFW. He also served on the board of directors of the March of Dimes and the Miss America Softball League. He was a Boy Scout Master of Troop 134 and coached Little League Baseball and YMCA Youth Basketball. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and Lake Wales Masonic Lodge and involved in the fund raising drive to build the original Lake Wales Hospital. He was a member of the Hawthorne-Gainesville Hunt Club for over 20 years, and he enjoyed hunting on his farm in Kentucky. He was also a member of the Lake Wales Country Club. Mr. Baldauf was preceded in death by his wife, Deloris Baldauf. He is survived by his daughter, Bonnie Parker, Winter Haven; sons, Andy Baldauf, Babson Park, John Baldauf, Summerville, SC, Robert M. Baldauf, Brattleboro, VT; brothers, James A. Baldauf, Winter Haven, Thomas J. Baldauf, Anderson, IN; sister, Ruth Tyack, Columbus, OH; grandchildren, Alex Carson, Summerville, SC, Tanner Baldauf and Ema Baldauf, both of Brattleboro, VT. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006, at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales. Services will be 11 AM Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, at the Lake Wales Lutheran Church with Rev. John Glamann officiating. Internment will follow at the Lake Wales Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Lake Wales Lutheran Church, 640 Scenic Highway S., Lake Wales, FL 33853. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales, is handling arrangements.