Stanley Bauer

Stanley John Bauer was born on April 15, 1936 in Albin Township, MN the son of Bert Anna (Fischer) Bauer. He grew up and attended country school in Albin Township. Stanley married Mary Catherine Seidl on May 8, 1958 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple lived and farmed in Albin Township until the present time, having dairy until 2002. Stanley was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Catholic Aid Assoc. and Fourth Degree KC's. He served on the boards of the Farmers Elevator, St. Mary's Federal Credit Union, AMPI, Little Red School House, and Stark Ballpark. Stanley loved trapshooting and was in many tournaments at the local and state level where he won several awards. He was an avid bowler, enjoyed hunting, shaking dice, playing cards, old time music, his yearly fishing trip to Canada and Case IH tractors. Stanley also enjoyed driving around in his John Deere Gator shooting gophers and checking his crops. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Mary Catherine of Sleepy Eye, Children, Spouses and Grandchildren, Mary Beth (Mike) Krebs of Sleepy Eye children Katherine Krebs, Kristen Ross Lendt Nicole Krebs, Daniel of New Ulm children Ryan and Maria, David (Mary) of Litchfield children Diane, Dominic, Marlys, Denise, Michael, Michelle, Rose Annette, William Bill (Lori) of Sleepy Eye children Corey Holden, Justin and Josh Bauer, Steven (Shelly) of New Ulm son Patrick, James (Karla) of Sleepy Eye son Dallas, Michelle (Brian) Strate of Sleepy Eye children, Kyle, Nicholas and Riley, brothers sisters, Alyce Fortwengler of New Ulm, Martha Sanders of Gaylord, Robert (Margaret) Bauer of New Ulm, Donna (Don) Schumacher of Wanda, Larry (Margaret) Bauer of New Ulm, sister-in-law, Arlene Bauer of New Ulm, mother-in-law, Leona Seidl of Sleepy Eye, sisters and brothers-in-law and spouses, Mildred (Dennis) Rosenhammer of Sleepy Eye, Margaret (Larry) Bauer of New Ulm, Monica (Richard) Mueller of New Ulm, Rosanne(Jerry) Fix of Redwood Falls, Marcia (David) Ward of Eyota, Leonard, Jr. (Margie) Seidl of Sleepy Eye, Michael (Judy) Seidl of New Ulm, Mark (Peggy) Seidl of Hanska, Myron (Cathy) Seidl of Hanska, Maurice (Brenda) Seidl of New Ulm. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Linus James, father-in-law Leonard H. Seidl, Sr., and brothers-in-law, Harold Fortwengler and Alias Sanders.