Nancy Bauer Obituary

Nancy Kay Bauer, 64, of Longview, Washington, passed away on December 18, 2004 after a courageous battle with cancer.

A celebration of Nancy's life will be held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church (2218 E. Kessler Blvd, Longview, WA

360-423-3250) on 1/4/05 at 4 PM.Nancy was born in Hastings, Nebraska on May 4, 1940, the youngest of the five children of LeRoy T. and Irma (Nuquist) Laase.

When Nancy was three months old her family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where she grew up.

Nancy graduated from Lincoln High School in 1957 where she participated in the school's marching and concert bands as first-chair flutist.

She also played flute in the band and orchestra at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, where she received her BA in Education degree in 1961.In December 1960, Nancy married Sherman Bauer.

She taught elementary school in Nebraska and Indiana while Sherman attended seminary. They moved to Vancouver, Washington in 1965 where they raised their four children.Nancy taught 29 years in the Washougal Public Schools.

After retiring from public school, Nancy continued teaching at Longview Christian School until June of 2004.

Nancy's adventuresome spirit led to two short-term overseas teaching assignments. During the 1982-83 school year, she was an exchange teacher in Cairns, Australia.

In 2002-03 Nancy served her profession and her faith in Papua New Guinea where she taught at Ukarumpa, a village established for families of Wycliffe Bible Translators.

Throughout her life, Nancy lived her deep and unwavering Christian faith.

She was an active member of Bethany Lutheran Church and its Praise Team, praising God with her flute music.

She also was a member of the Bell Choir at Stella Lutheran Church.

Nancy was a devoted mother, bestowing unconditional love on her four children:

Mark Bauer and his wife Faith of Morristown, TN; Brent Bauer of Seattle, WA; Beth Goldman of LaCenter, WA; and Brenda Laycock and her husband Harlan of Vancouver, WA.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents and two grandsons, Seth and Brent Bauer.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be directed to Bethany Lutheran Church for the Sunday School Building Fund (2900 Parkview Dr, Longview, WA

98632) or to Community Hospice (P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA

98632) in her name.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Daily News on Dec. 22, 2004.

Memories and Condolences
for Nancy Bauer

4 Entries

Sharla Hixson

January 4, 2005

What a great name for Nancy's guest book, Legacy. She leaves such an awesome legacy of her life to all who knew her. she was a wonderful teacher, friend and role model. Nancy will be so greatly missed by our family and all who knew her. What a comfort to know that she is with our Lord fully renewed and happy.

Mary & Jeff Storm

December 28, 2004

We were saddened to hear of Nancy's illness and had kept her in our prayers to the end. Our instict was that this is such an awful time of year to loose such a wonderful person. But in thinking harder, no matter how those here may feel, how almost appropriate that God took her home at this time of year. Nancy lived Christmas every day. She was truly God's child and though this be a difficult time for her friends and family, her life continues on in all who knew her...She brought spirit to every encounter. She was a talented musician, humble and dedicated friend & teacher. She will not be forgotten and will be missed. We will miss her.

Dorothy McMillan

December 24, 2004

We were not related, but Nancy was family. I was very blessed to know and love Nancy. We laughed together, we cried together, we prayed together and we played together! Nancy was game for just about anything and she always saw the humor in a situation. She made me laugh and I so much appreciated her for "rolling with it" no matter what was going on! She had an easy way about her. She was a people person and the more people around, the more chaotic it was, the more she loved it! She had the gift of hospitality and opened her home from everything to Bible Study,

dinners, video night, and parties for her 4th grade class!

Nancy's deep faith was genuine and she loved God without pretense or apology.

One of my favorite memories of Nancy was when we went canoeing. We made the mistake of taking her dog and my dog with us. Her dog wanted to jump in the water and my dog wanted nothing to do with the water. We took a wrong turn and ended up stranded on a mud flat,,,couldn't paddle in the mud, so we and the dogs had to get out and hike the canoe out of the mud into better waters. we were a mess, but we laughed about it for months afterwards! I will miss Nancy terribly and I will treasure each memory.

Mary Cliffton

December 23, 2004

Nancy was an awesome teacher and friend. She was my youngest daughter's second grade teacher at Longview Christian and we connected immediately. She's been part of our circle ever since. She was a spiritual mentor to our children and she was just plain FUN! My girls have memories of after school times at her house, parties and more. My youngest daughter had the privilege to house & dog sit for Nancy this summer and felt so honored to be entrusted with Nancy's home and pets. I had the honor of playing in two musical groups with Nancy. She was a gifted musician and a trusted "sister". I will miss her greatly!

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