Bernard Leo Baeske (1916 - 2012)

Born 17 Jan 1916 in Laurium, Houghton, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Apr 2012 at age 96 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Bernard Baeske has English ancestors.

Bernard Baeske has German Roots.

Bernard was born in 1916. He was the son of Paul Baeske and Myrtle Boase.

In 1930 the Baeske family lived in Laurium, Houghton, Michigan, United States. Wisconsin born Paul Baeske (37) with wife Myrtle Baeske (34) and children Bernard Baeske (14), Lionel Baeske (12), Audra Baeske (6) & Claude Baeske (4). ^[1]

Bernard L Baeske served with the US Navy during WW2. On 31 March 1939 he served on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) ^[2]

In April 1940 his parents and family, Wisconsin born Paul Baeske (47) Time Keeper, Michigan born wife Myrtle Baeske (44) Massager (Mineral Baths), with children Lionel Baeske (23) Massager, Audra Baeske (17), E Claude Baeske (14), Kenneth Baeske (7) and Melvyn Baeske (4) lived in East Berry, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana. ^[3]

In 1940, Bernard, aged 24, lived in Ft Wayne, Allen, Indiana and was described as 5' 6" 135lbs light complexion, red hair with blue eyes. ^[4]

Bernard Leo Baeske married Patricia Hogan on 15 March 1947 in Seattle, King, Washington. ^[5]

Bernard Leo Baeske (36) married Elizabeth Belle Elder (nee Aikens) (20) on 16 September 1952 in Alameda, California. ^{[6] [7]}

Bernard Leo Baeske (33) married Mary Ellen Brown (23) in DeSoto County, Mississippi on 23 May 1953. ^[8]

He passed away in 2012 ^[9] and was interred at the Valhalla Memory Gardens.^[10]

Obituary ^[11]

Bernard Leo Baeske, 96, of Madison, Alabama died Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 11:15am at Willowbrooke. Mr. Baeske, a native of Michigan, had lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana before becoming a long-time resident of Madison County, Alabama. He retired from the U.S. Navy and Federal Civil Service at Redstone Arsenal. He was a WWII Veteran and a member of the Methodist Church at Trimountain, Michigan.

Survivors include his two sons, James D. Baeske of Knoxville, Tennessee and Glenn W. Baeske of Huntsville, Alabama; one sister, Audra Baeske Maywhoor of Fort Wayne, Indiana; two brothers, Kenneth B. Baeske of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Melvin D. Baeske of Belleville, Illinois; and three grandchildren. The Graveside Service will be Friday at 2:00pm at Valhalla Memory Gardens. Visitation will be at Valhalla Funeral Home in Huntsville, Alabama Friday from 1:00pm until 2:00pm.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ1M-CRN : accessed 21 November 2019), Myrtle Baeske in household of Paul Baeske, Laurium, Houghton, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 11B, line 91, family 268, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 993; FHL microfilm 2,340,728.
2. ↑ U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
3. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census; Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01117; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 94-67A
4. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Birth Date: 17 Jan 1916
5. ↑ Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: kingcoarchmcvol164_909
6. ↑ California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959
7. ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current; Oakland Tribune; Publication Date: 18/ Sep/ 1952; Publication Place: Oakland, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/276643531/?article=62dbd0d3-3182-455c-b77d-0babc33d104c/9c4526c3-6b89-4545-bbed-
8. ↑ Baeske/Brown Mississippi marriage certificate
9. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
10. ↑ Find A Grave
11. ↑ Information provided by Valhalla Funeral Home, internet