Gerald Baumler
August 17, 1931 ~ December 6, 2014
Gerald J. Baumler, age 83 of Waucoma, IA died peacefully on Saturday December 6, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 11, 2014, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Waucoma, with Rev. Nick March celebrating the Mass. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Waucoma, with his eight sons-in-law serving as pallbearers. Military honors will be conducted by the Waucoma American Legion.
Friends may greet the family 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Waucoma where there will be a 3:00 p.m. combined Rosary Society and Knights of Columbus rosary and a 7:00 p.m. parish scripture service. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service on Thursday.
Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home - Waucoma is in charge of arrangements. (563) 776-6171
Gerald Joseph Baumler was born August 17, 1931, south of St. Lucas on the Baumler family farm in rural Fayette County, IA, the son of Carl and Mathilda (Scholbrock) Baumler. He received his education at St. Luke’s School in St. Lucas. He was drafted into the United States Army on September 24, 1952, and served as an Artillery Surveyor stationed at Ft. Richardson, AK. He was honorably discharged as a corporal on September 21, 1954. After his military service, he worked at the sawmill with his father. On September 10, 1958, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waucoma, he married Lois Bouska. To this union nine children were born. Gerald farmed outside of Waucoma where he also ran his construction business, Baumler Construction. He built many buildings, bins and seven barns in the area and sawed lumber later at his own sawmill. Gerald loved hunting and spending time outdoors, but especially loved time he spent with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Lois; nine children, Kathy (Pat) Osmonson of Rochester, MN, Steven (Karla) Baumler of Waucoma, IA, Susan (Mike) Doyle of Cedar Falls, IA, Margaret (Paul) Havel of Calmar, IA, Bernice (Dale) Nieman of Germantown, WI, Betty (Scott) Roberts of Ottumwa, IA, Alice (Gus) Henrici of Grimes, IA, Laurie (Ron) Selken of Council Bluffs, IA, Kim (Mark) Moeller of Valley, NE; twenty-one grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; three sisters, LouAnn Throndson of Lawler, IA, Colleen Guenther of West Union, IA, Norma (Edward) Wurzer of West Union, IA; three sisters-in-law, Rita Baumler of West Union, IA, Lorna Berk of Charles City, IA, Pat Bouska of Waucoma, IA.
He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers, Reynold Baumler, Donald Baumler, Melvin Baumler, Cyril Baumler, Neil Baumler and Irenus Baumler and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
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Lois and the Entire Baumler Family, Sorry to hear of your loss, you are all in my thoughts and prayers. Hold your cherished memories close to your heart. With deepest sympathy, Pat ( Scholbrock) Sommerlot
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Gerald was a great man and I have several fond memories growing up in Waucoma and helping around the farm. He did a lot for us after our father (Neil Baumler) passed away in 1975 which we were all very thankful that he was close by, providing a helping hand to our family and making sure we (my brothers and I) did not get into to much trouble. He was quite the outdoorsman and he took us fishing several times on the Mississippi, showing us the ropes and many times we brought back our limits not to mention that monster northern pike we caught with him over by Fredericksburg. I also recall the story of the moose he shot in Alaska too and the huge mount he had made that he proudly hung up in the house. When I was 13, I decided that I was going to start raising hogs on the home farm. He had a saw mill out at the farm, a trade he leaned from Grandpa Carl, and did a lot of construction work so he was first to volunteer to help convert our home farm barn, pole shed and feed lot into hog facilities which we used for several years and funded most of my way through collage. I remember how sore I was from running that jackhammer for two days busting up concrete to set those posts. I eventually moved to Houston but when I made it home to visit I would run into him having coffee from time to time there in Waucoma and he always took the time to chat a minute or two and brought me up to speed on how everyone in the family was doing. He was certainly never short of conversation. He will be greatly missed and we. my brothers and I, are thankful for his help in making us better men. Brian Baumler
Betty, sorry to hear of the loss of your father. My thoughts and prayers are with you and you families. Keri Wurzer Wirtz