Carl Bauder   --  1965

      The community was saddened by the death of Carl J. Bauder, Tuesday, Nov. 30, at the Colorado General Hospital in Denver.  He was taken to the Presbyterian Hospital in Denver Oct. 25.  Relatives and friends paid final tribute to him at funeral rites held Saturday, Dec. 4, at the St. Paul's American Lutheran Church.  Pastor Walter Rath officiated at the 2 p.m. services.
      The church choir sang "Children of the Heavenly Father" and "I'm But A Stranger Here".  Organist was Joyce Pischke.  Casket bearers were Paul Janssen, Jim Rawson, Oscar Farnsworth, Dale Hanna, Herman Ridder, and Otto Woodrick.  Honorary casket bearers were Gayle Gaither, Earl Burke, Alvin Barber, Gene Pralle, Wilbur Richardson and Victor Ochs.  Bartlett and Co. men attending were Philip F. Snow of Kansas City; Myrle Shirley of St. Francis; Harlan Lewis of Yuma; Don Kosch of Eads; Lloyd E. Gillespie and G. Seemann of Levant, Kan.; and Gayle Gaither of Lamar.
      Carl John Bauder was born May 30, 1902 in Burlington the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bauder.  He passed away Nov. 30, 1964 after a brief illness.
      He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Bethune.  On July 17, 1927, he was united in marriage to Ruth Irene Goebel.  To this marriage was born one child, Shirley Jean.
     Carl operated a farm north of Burlington, which was the homestead of his parents, and raised cattle for several years.  He and his family moved to Burlington in January of 1947.  He began working for Bartlett Grain Company in 1948, later becoming the manager of the local elevator, a position which he held until his death.
     He possessed a wonderful sense of humor which was evident even to the end of his life.  He served on the Burlington town council for a term of two years.  He was a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church and a member of the Burlington Odd Fellow Lodge No. 152.
     In August of this year Carl won an eight-day Hawaiian vacation by jet airliner for he and his wife, in a sales contest sponsored by Northrup King and Co. in which he had the greatest sales increase of any Northrup King Dealer in eastern Colorado in 1965.
     He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Christina Bauder; a sister, Bertha; and a brother, Gottlieb.
     Surviving him are his wife, Ruth; a daughter, Mrs. Dale Mangus; a son-in-law, Dale Mangus of Burlington; three grandsons, Larry Gene, Stanley Rex and Tony Del Mangus; six sisters, Christina Hartl and Bertha Castle of Golden, Mary Quiggle and Louise Quiggle of Wray; Clara Loyd of Loveland and Katie Coad of Canon City; four brothers, Chris and Andrew Bauder of Burlington; William Bauder of Oregon and Ludwig Bauder of Idaho; and many other relatives and friends.
     Burial was at Fairview Cemetery.