Individual Notes
Note for: Lawrence Stanley Babb, 13 AUG 1905 - BEF DEC 1958
Index
Individual Note: Info source:
-Lily Kildeer,
He was Baptized December 30,1905 by the Rev C H G.abil at Reading.
Lawrence was a "Full Fashion Knitter" at the Oakbrook Hosiery Company a nd later at the Berkshire Hosiery Mill. He did work for a short ti m ea t the dairy operation of his in-laws, Mary & Adam Sheidy.
Cause of Death: Liver Failure
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Note for: Mary Ida Babb, 22 JUN 1875 - 1 AUG 1877 Index
Individual Note:
Info source:
-LDS Ancestral File (1NQB-F4T)
-Lily,
Babb Family data
Buried in Spies Cemetery
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Note for: Sarah Alice Babb, 3 FEB 1862 - 1935 Index
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Info source:
-LDS Ancestral File (1NQB-F4T)
-Lily,
Babb Family data
Buried in Spies Cemetery
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Note for: Willard Eugene Babb, 30 MAR 1925 - 10 APR 2000 Index
Individual Note:
Info source:
-Lily Kildeer,
-Willard E. Babb, 76, ex-business owner in Spring Township Willard E. B abb, a retired equipment dealer, died Monday at 5 p.m. in his resid e nc e at 226 Wheatfield Road, Spring Township. Babb, 75, was predec e as e d by his wife, Alice P. (Keiper) Babb, in September 1972. He w as th e o wner-operator of Manor Equipment Co., Spring Township, for 2 6 y e a rs , retiring in September 1996. Born in Shillington, he was a so n o f t h e late Lawrence S. and Mabel M. (Sheidy) Babb. He was an Ar m y ve t era n o f World War II. Babb, who resided with Lillia n F. Pe t e r son , is su rviv ed by two sons, W. Michael, Shillington , and Gr eg o r yS . , Wa ke For est, N.C. Other survivors include a s ister, Ma ri l y nA . ( B abb) T rout, S prin g Township; and three gr andchildre n. Bu r ial wil l be in P leasant View Cemetery, Spring Tow nship.
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Note for: William M. Babb, 1881 - 1917 Index
Individual Note:
Info source:
-Lily,
Babb Family data
Buried in Spies Cemetery
Killed in WW I
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Note for: Bachert, ABT 1908 - UNKNOWN Index
Individual Note:
Info source: Bob Reppert. e-mail: reppert@@kobfire.com
Buried in Kutztown, PA
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Note for: Babette Mae Bachman, 14 OCT 1927 - 9 MAR 1989 Index
Individual Note:
Info source:
-Berks County Courthouse Marriage Index. Vol. 192, Page 349.
-"Generation of Alfred G. Lincoln" by Henry L. Hafer.
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Note for: Charles D. Bachman, ABT 1900 - UNKNOWN Index
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Info source: Marriage Index...Berks Co...(unconfirmed data)
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Note for: Barbara Ann Baer, 29 JAN 1928 - 20 MAR 2008 Index
Individual Note:
Info source:
-Obituary of mother, Laura
Resided in Stonersville.
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Note for: James G. Baer, ABT 1855 - UNKNOWN Index
Individual Note:
Info source:
-Family Group Sheet, BCGS, Bill Neislar, 9857 Wild Deer Rd., St. Loui s , MO 63124
Individual Notes
Note for: John Wilson Baer, 22 NOV 1900 - 9 JUN 1975 Index
Burial:
Date: UNKNOWN
Place: Pleasantview Cemetery, Sinking Spring, Berks, PA
Individual Note:
Info source:
-Obituary of brother in law, Allen F.
-[Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 3, Social Security Reco r ds: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with B, Date o f Import: Feb 10, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.111.3.11219.102]
Individual: Baer, John
Birth date: Nov 22, 1900
Death date: Jun 1975
Social Security #: 196-07-3289
Last residence: PA 19602
State of issue: PA
-Ron Rose.
-David Berkstresser
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Note for: Katie Baer, 1898 - UNKNOWN Index
Individual Note:
Info source:
-Hillenbach collection. Berks County Genealogical Society.
-Berks County Courthouse Birth Index, Vol. 1, Page 215, line 12
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Note for: Laura Jean Baer, 10 NOV 1925 - 7 SEP 2009 Index
Individual Note:
Info source:
-Berks Courthouse Marriage Index 147 82
-Obituary of mother, Laura
Resided in Fleetwood.
- Reading Eagle. Laura Jean Keller, 83, Fleetwood, passed away on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009 , in her residence. She was the wife of Leo O. Keller. Born Nov. 10 , 1925, in Sinking Spring, daughter of the late John and Laura (Hafer ) Baer. Laura had worked at the former Lucent Technologies, Reading, for 20 years, retiring in 1987. Her hobbies included sewing, embroide ry and painting. She is survived by her husband and daughter, Robin L . (Keller) Hughes, Fleetwood. She was preceded in death by her son, L eo E. Keller; and daughter, Leona Keller. There are also five grandch ildren: Steven S. Keller, Muhlenberg Township; Nicole P. Rothermel, Re ading; Scott C. Borrell, Fleetwood; Samatha L. Hughes, State College; and Mallory A. Hughes, Fleetwood; and six great-grandchildren: Scott L . Keller; Emily Rothermel; Jacob Rothermel; Hannah Althouse; Ayden Alt house and Ava Althouse. Also surviving are three sisters: Mary (Baer ) Welch and Marlene (Baer) Berkstresser, both of Shillington; and Nata lie (Baer) Kohler, Wyomissing. Her family also includes many nieces a nd nephews. Laura was preceded in death by a brother, John Baer; and sister, Barbara (Baer) Hillman. Funeral service will be Friday, Sept . 11, at 2 p.m. in Mae A. Stump Funeral Home Inc., 117 W. Main St., Fl eetwood. A viewing will be held Friday from 1 p.m. to time of service in the funeral home. Burial will be in Leesport Cemetery, Leesport.
Individual Notes
Note for: Marlene Louise Baer, 9 SEP 1933 - 12 NOV 2009 Index
Individual Note:
Info source:
-Obituary of mother, Laura
Resided in Reading.
-Reading Eagle
Marlene Louise (Baer) Berkstresser, 76, of 403 K Community Drive, died Nov. 12 at home of nat-ural causes.
Born Sept. 9, 1933, in Brownsville, she was the daughter of the late Laura Catherine (Hafer) Baer and John Wilson Baer.
She was a member of Incarnation Lutheran Church.
As a young woman, she attended Kutztown State Teachers College, where her favorite teachers were Ralph Dunkleburger and Dr. Kingsbury. She attended art classes at The Wyomissing Institute of the Arts and worked at Zeswitz, where she also took piano lessons. She was an avid ballroom dancer; she and her partner won several competitions.
She met her husband, Robert W. Berkstresser, in 1954, at the Sinking Spring Roller Rink. They married in June 1955. In September 1956, the couple moved to Evanston, Ill., with their newborn daughter, Diane. There, Marlene worked as a telephone operator and attended meetings for the wives of Northwestern University graduate students, while her husband attended graduate school. She served as the editor of the telephone company newsletter, and she and her husband enjoyed participating in duplicate bridge tournaments, as well as entertaining at home. She also enjoyed writing poetry.
Their son, David, was born in 1958, in Evanston.
After Mr. Berkstresser's graduation, the couple moved to Waltham, Mass., where they raised their two children: a son, David, now of West Lawn, and daughter Diane, now of Wyomissing.
Marlene was active at the First Covenant Congregational Church in Waltham, serving at different times as president of the Couples Club and the Woman's Club. She taught Sunday school and summer Bible school classes, and sang in the choir. She served as a Brownie leader for her daughter's troop and enjoyed painting, voice lessons and studying piano with Rose Conti of the Boston Conservatory of Music.
She was an active member of the Republican Club, as well as the PTA, and served as homeroom mother for both of children's classrooms. The couple were members of Cabot Club and enjoyed attending the Boston Symphony Orchestra's community concerts.
She earned her bronze medal in dance skating, with her husband as her partner. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, knitting and Tole painting, as well as nature walks. She could accurately identify each element of the numerous flora and fauna found in the forest understory.
Most of all she enjoyed her family. She attended all of her children's music, dance, art and skating lessons and events; she traveled to every skating competition her daughter entered, and hosted her son's band's practice on a regular basis.
She attended adult education classes at Brandeis University, where she worked part-time as a switchboard operator, and completed real estate certification classes at Mass Bay Community College. In 1977, she earned a Real Estate Principles and Practices certificate at Lee Institute, in Brookline, Mass.
She returned to her hometown in 1978 and settled in Shillington to be near her sisters: Laura Jean Keller (deceased), Barbara Ann Hillman (deceased), Mary Sara Miller and Natalie Virginia Koehler. (She was also predeceased by her brother, John Edwin Baer, of Chesapeake, Va.) She joined Incarnation Lutheran Church. She took pleasure in attending a weekly senior citizens watercolor class, with Daryl Szajak, as well as painting at home.
When her son moved to Shillington with his daughter, Elizabeth, she set her art classes aside to assist in raising her granddaughter. She took her granddaughter to classes at the Wyomissing Institute and encouraged Elizabeth's considerable creative and academic growth. Always careful to be fair, she never forgot a birthday, holiday or exemplary report card for either Elizabeth, or her grandson Addison. She participated in numerous fundraisers for her grand-children's various sports and artistic activities, and listened enthusiastically to each about their activities and adventures.
One of Marlene's favorite activities was to use her subscription to the Reading Symphony Orchestra. She attended concerts regularly with two of her very dear friends. Her family could count on receiving a full report of the evening's activities on the day following each performance; her daily morning phone call to each family member will be very much missed.
Marlene was a deeply loving and caring mother and grandmother and she will be very much missed by her immediate family: Addison, Elizabeth, David and Diane.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Bean Funeral Home, 129 E. Lancaster Ave., Shillington. Vicar Mark Rigg will officiate. Interment will be made in Forest Hills Memorial Park. Friends will be received Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. in the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to Incarnation Lutheran Church, 1101 Lancaster Ave., Reading, PA 19607 or Reading Symphony Orchestra, 147 N. Fifth St., Reading, PA 19601.