Alert Gordon Bauer
Alert Gordon Bauer went to be with the Lord on May 10, 2021.
He will be greatly missed by all those who knew this humble,
gracious and giving husband, dad, dad-in-law, Grampa, G-G pa
and friend. He was born in Zeeland, North Dakota on April
20, 1927.
He was raised on the family farm outside of Zeeland, N.
Dakota and of course being as such, he and the other
siblings were all part of making that farm vibrant. The
North Dakota winters are very harsh and he had many
entertaining stories of those winters and the ways to
overcome those hardships.
He was a WW2 Veteran, as well as a Korean war Veteran. Uncle
Sam drafted him for the Pacific Theater in WW2, that war
ended soon after his drafting and he was several months shy
of full duty term in WW2. Then came the Korean war, so Uncle
Sam again called on him to go serve, which he did and
survived it as well. After the tours of duty for Uncle Sam,
he went on to graduate from the University of North Dakota
in Geology/Geophysics.
Gordon met his bride to be and they were married on June 6,
1954.
While working in the oil field and relocating across the USA
for Shell Oil, Carter Oil, Humble Oil, and ESSO as a
Geophysicist, he advanced to become Senior Geophysicist of
S.E. Louisiana with Exxon. Moving from Rapid City, S.Dakota
to Kemmerer, Wyoming to Cut Bank Montana to Durango,
Colorado to Lafayette, Louisiana to New Orleans, Louisiana
to Mandeville, Louisiana. They loved south Louisiana for the
fact that the winters are much easier than those in the
Northern states, so they settled here to retire. He was a
Scottish Rite Mason and an avid Jerusalem Temple Shriner He
loved playing the saxophone in their bands and performing at
the annual Shrine circus.
He was a lover of life and all things good and shared this
love with others, always volunteering to help family and in
the community. He liked to fish, garden, create stained
glass art as well as provide for others and generally just
enjoyed life as a gift from God.
Gordon is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Nancy Faye
Stakke, his parents, Christine and Gerhart Bauer, his
brother, Harold (Shirley) and sister Gert (Al).
Gordon, is survived by his three children, Steven Todd
(Kyle), Trudy Margaret Bauer-Martinez (John) and Andrew Jay.
He is also survived by his five grandchildren Jessie Harwood
(Heath), Heidi Renner (Scott) Seth Bauer-Martinez, Chase
Bauer-Martinez, Grace Bauer-Martinez and four
Great-Grandchildren, Sam, Mills, Rodi and Drake. Gordon is
also survived by his brother, Donald (Sandy) of N.D. and
sister, Darlene of CA.
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Nancy Fay Stakke
Nancy Faye Stakke Bauer went to be with the
Lord December 28, 2020.
She will be greatly missed by all those who knew this
humble, gracious and giving wife, mom, mom-in-law, Grama and
friend. Nancy was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on February
4, 1931 to the late Harry and Florence Stakke. She spent her
childhood in Woonsocket, South Dakota, graduating from
Woonsocket High School in 1949. Nancy went to college at the
University of South Dakota, graduating in 1953.
She met her soon-to-be husband of sixty-six years, Gordon,
while working at the state capital in Pierre, South Dakota.
They later had three children while moving around the
country working in the oil field.
Nancy played the organ at different churches that they were
members of, with the longest being Aurora United Methodist
in New Orleans where she played for 30 years. When moving to
Mandeville, LA, she came out of retirement and continued to
play for several more years. Nancy was a member of PEO for
71 years, holding positions of every kind including chapter
president more than once.
She was also extremely talented in the Arts. Among some of
her talents were creating stained glass, exquisitely
detailed needlework, and beautiful rugs to name a few.
Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and
Florence, stepmother, Margaret, and sister, Harriet Noble
(Bob).
Nancy is survived by her beloved husband, Gordon, and her
children, Steve (Kyle), Trudy (John), and Andy. She is also
survived by her five beloved grandchildren, Jessie (Heath),
Heidi (Scott), Seth, Chase, and Grace. She was blessed with
four great-grandchildren, Sam, Mills, Rodi and Drake.
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