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- July 5, 2011
Dorothy Marie Baehr
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
NEWFANE — Dorothy Marie (Engel) Baehr died on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in Newfane Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. Born on January 14, 1924 in Clarence, NY, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Augusta (Altro) Engel.
She attended local schools in Clarence and met and married Clarence Baehr in 1955. They operated a farm in Wrights Corners from 1955 to 1962. Dorothy worked at the Newfane School System Cafeteria for several years and then they bought a dairy farm in 1962 that they worked until retirement. She and Clarence volunteered for Meals on Wheels, where they had gotten Volunteer of the Year. She also worked with Bob Botzer there. Dorothy liked to work on latch hook rugs enjoyed canning freezing and spending time with family. She enjoyed going to the Southern tier to be with Bob and Linda and was a longtime member of Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church of which she belonged to the Ladies Aid.
Surviving her are her son, Robert (Linda) Baehr of Fillmore, NY; two grandsons, Michael and Jeffery Baehr; many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by a sister, Florence Maass.
Visitation will be on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the Hamilton and Clark Funeral Home, 270 Young Street, Wilson. Funeral Services will be held on Friday at the Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church at 11 AM. Memorial contributions may be made to the Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Please visit www.HamiltonClarkFH.com.
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1924 - 2011 (87 years)