Alfred G. "Bud" Bauer

1936 - 2015

Alfred G. "Bud" Bauer, 78, of Marlboro Township, died Sunday, March 29, 2015. 
He was born in Ridgway on July 13, 1936 to the late Alfred John Bauer and the late Mary Kathleen Kearney Bauer, and raised in Elk County.
He served in the United States Air Force, and while stationed in Germany in the 1950s, he married the late Mary Lorraine Prather, also of Marlboro Township. Upon his return, he worked at Sugardale Foods in Canton, Ohio until his retirement in 1998. He enjoyed being outdoors, farming, walking or riding his bicycle, woodworking, and marveled at airplanes, locomotives and tractors.
He is survived by his current wife, Lucille; sons, Jeffrey George (Mary) Bauer of Riverton, Utah; Keith Bauer of Hartville, Ohio; and Dana Brett (Lynn) Bauer of Fairborn, Ohio; and a grandson, Trevor George Bauer of Riverton, Utah. He is also survived by a brother, David (Marie) Bauer; two sisters, Gloria Bauer Harvey and Denise (Ronald) Simbeck; and a sister-in-law, Linda Bauer, all of St. Marys; brothers-in-law, Francis (Evelyn) Prather of Lexington Township, and Donald (Janet) Prather of Marlboro Township; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews, and his best childhood friend, Richard Johnson of Ridgway.
He was also preceded in death by his stepmother, Virginia Bauer; wife of 44 years, Mary L. Bauer; his brother, Robert Bauer; a brother-in-law, Leo Harvey; and a sister-in-law, Beverly "Babe" Prather. 
No services for Alfred George Bauer will be held. 
Interment will be held privately. 
Arnold Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. 
Contributions in Bud's memory may be made to the Marlboro Volunteer Fire Department or Aultman Hospice.