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JOSEPH N. "BUB" BALDWIN, 90, died on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at his home. Born Sept. 2, 1922, in Butler, he was a son of the late Major K. and Mable (Sprow) Baldwin. He graduated from Butler High School in 1941. In 1943, he joined the U.S. Army and was in the second wave to attack Nazi Europe on Utah Beach, and he was also involved in the Battle of the Bulge. Joe worked as a tool and die maker at Universal Tool and Stamping in Butler for over 50 years. He was the Mayor of Butler from 1975 to 1980. He married Alice Deweese on Dec. 26, 1976, in Petersburg, Ind.; she preceded him in death on Jan. 12, 2013. He attended the Butler Nazarene Church, was a member of the Butler American Legion Post 202 and Forest Lodge 239 F&AM in Butler. Survivors include two sisters and brother-in-laws, Polly (Jack) Michaels of Fort Wayne and Cheryl (Richard) Cordes of Port Orange, Fla.; nine nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother-in-law, Theda (George) Folk and Lois Arlene Baldwin. Funeral service is 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at H.E. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home, Butler. Pastor Paul Patton officiating. Visitation is from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the funeral home, with a Masonic service at 6 p.m. A Military graveside service will follow at the Buter Cemetery. Memorials to Butler Nazarene Church. To leave condolences online please visit www.hejohnsonfh.com

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Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Mar. 26, 2013.

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March 27, 2013

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. GOD PROMISES US THAT WE WILL SEE OUR LOVED ONES AGAIN, MAY YOU FIND COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT HE IS WITH YOU NOW.

ROGER WOLFF

March 26, 2013

ROGER A. WOLFF---I HAVE NEVER MET MR.BALDWIN,BUT I KNOW THAT HE WAS A TRUE AMERICAN HERO.HE WAS TRULY ONE OF "AMERICAS GREATEST GENERATION"I AM HALF JEWISH,MY FATHER ESCAPED NAZI GERMANY IN OCTOBER OF 1938,HIS SISTER DID NOT.SHE WAS TAKEN TO AUSCHWITZ.I ONLY WISH THAT I COULD HAVE MET THIS GODLY MAN AND COULD HAVE THABKED HIM FOR WHAT HE DID ON UTAH BEACH ON THAT JUNE DAY IN 1944.I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SOMEDAY MEETING HIM IN HEAVEN.MAY GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY AND EASE THE PAIN IN YOUR LOSS.

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