Bernice Baer

BAER, BERNICE 90, died on July 16, 2016 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. She was the beloved wife of Clinton D. Baer, Sr. Born May 29, 1926 in North Providence, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of Gertrude Holmes Mitchell and Carl Mitchell. After graduating from high school, she attended nursing school. She married Clinton D. Baer, Sr., a World War II veteran, in September, 1945 They resided in Rehoboth, Massachusetts from 1954 until 2014. Bernice loved to play sports with her children, and could bat left handed. Flower gardening, raising German shepherds, needle work, quilting, sewing and piano were hobbies. She read widely and was an avid supporter of the Blanding Public Library in Rehoboth. She served on the Rehoboth School Board for several years and was active in the Rehoboth Congregational Church. She is survived by her husband, Clinton D. Baer, Sr., sons Clinton Baer Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Roberts Baer of St. Peter, MN, and Carl Baer and his wife Kathleen Baer of Warwick, RI; grandchildren Hester Baer and her husband Ryan Long of Silver Spring, MD, Nathaniel Baer and his wife Karen Smith, Cedar Falls, IA , Madeline Baer and her husband, Mike Rochford, Los Angeles, CA, and Myles Baer and his partner Sara LaShelle-Bunkfeldt, Attleboro, MA. Great grandchildren include Della Baer, Flora Baer, and Phoebe Rochford. She was predeceased by her son, George Eric Baer, great grandson Ansel Reese Baer, and siblings George Mitchell, Carl Mitchell, and Rena Cormier. The memorial service will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Friends of the Blanding Public Library, 124 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA 02769.