Reinhold George BAER, Jr.

1938 - 2017  (78 Jahre)

• Name	Reinhold George BAER  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Geburt	29 Jul 1938	Mobridge, Walworth, South Dakota, USA   [1, 2]
  Geschlecht	männlich
  Tod	27 Jan 2017	Mobridge, Walworth, South Dakota, USA   [2]
  	George Baer July 29, 1938 - January 27, 2017 Mass of Christian Burial for George Baer, 78, of Mobridge will be at 10 AM, Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Mobridge. Burial will be Thursday at 1 PM, MT, at Black Hills National Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be from 2-4 PM Tuesday at the funeral home and starting at 6 PM at the church with a Scriptural Wake Service at 7 PM. George passed away Friday, January 27, 2017, at the Mobridge Regional Hospital. Rienhold George Baer was born July 29, 1938 to Reinhold and Ann (Blondo) Baer in Mobridge, South Dakota. He grew up and attended school in Mobridge and graduated from Mobridge High School in 1957. He joined the U.S. Navy in February, 1958 and was honorably discharged in 1962. He met "C.L." at the USO in Boston, MA and on June 29, 1963 they married at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. To this union two daughters were born. George worked at the Standard Station in Mobridge and then worked for Coca-Cola for two years as a salesman in the west river area. He then went to work for Val Goldade's Service Station and in 1975 he started working for the Old Milwaukee Railroad and later Burlington Northern in Edgemont and Alliance, NE. He retired from the railroad on July 29, 2000. He enjoyed fishing and piddling in his garage. He made his own lures and gave them to his grandchildren, other family and friends. George was known as the local "candy man", he handed out Werther's candy to ladies who held out their hand. He enjoyed mowing his lawn and also his neighbor's. He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed taking them fishing. He had a dog named "Jake" and affectionately called him a "soup hound" and he went everywhere with George. When George worked on the railroad his nickname was "Smokey" and his siblings called him "Snooks". Which is why he gave his daughters and grandkids nicknames too. George was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He was also a member of the Moose Lodge where he served as governor for a time and also volunteered as a bartender. George was preceded in death by his parents, one brother Larry, one grandson Ty Kraft and his beloved dog Jake. He is survived by wife, his daughters and their spouses, his sisters and their spouses, and 6 grandchildren along with many nieces and nephews.
  Age at Death	78 Jahre
  Beerdigung	Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota, USA   [2]
  Personen-Kennung	I50432	KLERC

  
  

  Gatte / Gattin	Carol Ann LAPHAM,   geb. 11 Apr 1938, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA gest. 3 Okt 2022, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA (Alter 84 Jahre)
  Eheschließung	29 Jun 1963	Mobridge, Walworth, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Kinder	+   1. Lebend >   2. Lebend
  Familien-Kennung	F33344	Familienblatt  |  Familientafel
  Zuletzt bearbeitet am	22 Jul 2025

  
  

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  Geburt - 29 Jul 1938 - Mobridge, Walworth, South Dakota, USA Eheschließung - 29 Jun 1963 - Mobridge, Walworth, South Dakota, USA Tod - 27 Jan 2017 - Mobridge, Walworth, South Dakota, USA  = Link zu Google Earth

  
  

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• Quellen

  [S9806] Ancestry.com, South Dakota, USA, Eheschließungen, 1905–2017, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016. http://doh.sd.gov/records/marriage-records.aspx [S9046] Ancestry.com, USA, Find A Grave-Index, 1600-heute, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175863223/rienhold-baer