1938
Eugene
2014
Eugene L. "Gene" Baier
April 1, 1938 — January 27, 2014
Eugene L. "Gene" Baier, 75, of Moville died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at his home.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Moville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ed Frank officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Peterson, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m., at McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville.
Gene was born on April 1, 1938, in Peterson, Iowa, the son of Lamount and Ruth (Vaux) Baier. He attended school and graduated from Peterson High School.
Gene married Kristin Ankerstjerne on Dec. 20, 1958. They made their home in the Peterson area, moving to Roanoke, Va., in 1961. They moved back to Peterson in 1978 and finally to Moville in 1992. Gene was a jack of all trades. Over the years, he was a mechanic, sold insurance, was a police officer for more than 15 years, farmed on the family farm in Peterson, worked in a lumberyard and ended his work career at Western Iowa Tech Community College working in building maintenance, retiring in 2003.
Gene loved spending time with his grandchildren, whether it was going fishing, watching their sports or giving grandfatherly advice. He was an outdoorsman who liked hunting, fishing, scouting and trapping. Gene also enjoyed watching classic western movies, building things for the house and yard, and doing his honey-do jobs.
Survivors include his wife, Kristy Baier of Moville; his sons, Drew and Kim Baier of Sergeant Bluff, Adam Baier of Webb, Iowa, and Derek Baier of Sidnie, Iowa; seven grandchildren, Alicia (Tim) Everton, Austin, Alexys, Sidney, Spencer, Brendan and Aric Baier; and a brother, Jerry Baier of Sioux Rapids, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister-in-law, Shirley Baier.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Moville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ed Frank officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Peterson, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m., at McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville.
Gene was born on April 1, 1938, in Peterson, Iowa, the son of Lamount and Ruth (Vaux) Baier. He attended school and graduated from Peterson High School.
Gene married Kristin Ankerstjerne on Dec. 20, 1958. They made their home in the Peterson area, moving to Roanoke, Va., in 1961. They moved back to Peterson in 1978 and finally to Moville in 1992. Gene was a jack of all trades. Over the years, he was a mechanic, sold insurance, was a police officer for more than 15 years, farmed on the family farm in Peterson, worked in a lumberyard and ended his work career at Western Iowa Tech Community College working in building maintenance, retiring in 2003.
Gene loved spending time with his grandchildren, whether it was going fishing, watching their sports or giving grandfatherly advice. He was an outdoorsman who liked hunting, fishing, scouting and trapping. Gene also enjoyed watching classic western movies, building things for the house and yard, and doing his honey-do jobs.
Survivors include his wife, Kristy Baier of Moville; his sons, Drew and Kim Baier of Sergeant Bluff, Adam Baier of Webb, Iowa, and Derek Baier of Sidnie, Iowa; seven grandchildren, Alicia (Tim) Everton, Austin, Alexys, Sidney, Spencer, Brendan and Aric Baier; and a brother, Jerry Baier of Sioux Rapids, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister-in-law, Shirley Baier.
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