Barbara A. Baer
Barbara A. Baer, 91, Warren, died at 11:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at Heritage Pointe, Warren.
She was born Sept. 12, 1928, in Lafayette, to Bruce and Jennie E. (McDill) Condra.
She was a 1946 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School and a 1949 graduate of the Lafayette School of Nursing. She married Don E. Baer in Lafayette on Feb. 4, 1950; he died Feb. 18, 2016. She was the Wabash City Schools Nurse from 1973 to 1990. She was a member of the Solid Rock United Methodist Church in Warren and a longtime member of the Wabash First United Methodist Church. She was a former member of P.E.O. She was an avid Purdue Fan and a member of the John Purdue Club. She was a longtime resident of Wabash and enjoyed spending time on Little Barbee Lake.
She is survived by three children: Michael (Michele) Baer, Boynton Beach, Fla.; Donna K. (Max) Highley, Wabash; and Joseph (Kathy) Baer, Spencerville; seven grandchildren: G. Forrest Baer, Boulder, Colo.; Morgan (Marla) Baer, Boynton Beach; Jill (Kevin) DuBois, Muncie; Eric (Melissa) Highley, Goshen; Alex Baer, Kalah Baer, and Jordan (Sydney) Baer, all of Fort Wayne; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Kathy Newton officiating. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is the Heritage Pointe Nursing Scholarship Fund.