Lenora Baumer

Lenora K. Baumer, 95, Excelsior, MN and formerly Wahpeton, ND died on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the Golden Living Center, Excelsior, MN. The Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. JohnA�A�A½s Catholic Church, Wahpeton, ND on Thursday, November 18 at 11:00 A.M. with visitation from 10:00-11:00A.M. at the church. Interment will be held at Calvary Cemetery, Wahpeton.
Lenora Katherine Baumer was born on April 27, 1915 in Wahpeton, ND to Joseph and Rose (Karst) Gilgenbach. She attended the Wahpeton School system and graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1932. She married Gilbert Baumer on October 15, 1940 at St. JohnA�A�A½s Catholic Church, Wahpeton. The couple lived and farmed south of Wahpeton until 1957 when they moved into Wahpeton. Lenora worked in housekeeping at St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge until her retirement. She lived for a time at the Leach Home, Wahpeton before entering St. CatherineA�A�A½s Living Center on April 16, 2009. In December of 2009 she moved to Excelsior, MN to be closer to her family.

Lenora was a member of St. JohnA�A�A½s Catholic Church, Wahpeton, ND and the Eagles Auxiliary.

She will be lovingly missed by her son Merlyn (Dodie) Baumer and grandchildren, Jeff Baumer, Marne (Steve) Oberg and Jennifer (Ken) DeCubellis , eight great grandchildren,
four sisters; Rosemary Robison, Brainerd, MN, Bernice Rieber, Breckenridge, MN, Marcella Mohs, Wadena, MN and Betty Gust, Minnetonka, MN , two brothers; Matt Gilgenbach, Pillager, MN and Herman (Violet) Gilgenbach, West St. Paul, MN.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Gilbert on December 30, 1993, a granddaughter-in-law; Jill Baumer, her brothers, John and Elmer Gilgenbach and sisters, Lucille Althoff, JoAnn Berg and Marie Klubberud.