Wayne Bauer
Feb. 26,1949-Nov. 14, 2020
Wayne Bauer, 71, Vel-
va, died Saturday, No-
vember 14, 2020 at a
Minot Hospital.
Wayne Lee Bauer was
born February 26, 1949 to
Benjamin and Amellia
(Littke) Bauer in Mandan,
ND. He was raised on a
family farm outside of
Butte, where he attended
school.
Following school, he re-
located to Mercer and be-
gan his career as a welder
and machinist at Rust
Machine shop. Here he
met his future wife,
Loranna.
Wayne was united in
marriage on February 26,
1971 to Loranna Jacobson
in Shelby, SD. The cou-
ple moved to Bismarck,
where Wayne started a job
as a machinist at Melroe’s.
He and Loranna lived in
Minot, and other small
communities in North
Dakota before making
their home in Velva in
2003. Throughout the
years he worked as an as-
sistant manager at the
Butte Grain Elevator,
Stevens Welding, and
Plasma Flame Coatings.
He retired in 2016 at
Gravel Products after 20
plus years of service.
Wayne enjoyed the out-
doors, actively hunting
and fishing. His true love
was his family, cherishing
times with his children
and grandchildren. He
was happiest creating
memories “tootsing”
around on his side by side
or “buggy” with them.
He is survived by:
Sons: Gary Bauer, Os-
ceola, AR, Richard (Kerri)
Bauer, Velva, ND;
daughter; Judy (Eugene
Jundt) Bauer, Velva, ND;
grandchildren; Sierra
Bauer, Bailey Bauer,
Dakota Bauer, Ashlee
Bauer, Kortnee Peterson,
McKenzie Peterson, Shel-
by Getzlaff, Cheyan Get-
zlaff, Destiny Bauer, Bri-
anna Bauer;
great-grandchildren: Jon
McCarley, Nolan Russell,
Kaisan Getzlaff; brothers:
Jim (Gloria) Bauer, Jerry
Bauer, Delmar Bauer; sis-
ter: Doloris (Ken) Siebold;
several nieces, nephews
and cousins also survive.
Wayne was preceded in
death by: his wife, Loran-
na, his parents, Benjamin
and Amellia, Deloris
Seibold, and Delmar
Bauer.
Family Funeral Ser-
vices: Friday, November
20, 2020 at 10:30 am at
Oak Valley Lutheran
Church, Velva, ND. Due
to the Coronavirus Pan-
demic, please wear masks
and observe social dis-
tancing.
The service will be
livestreamed for the pub-
lic to view and can be ac-
cessed by going to
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/
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Graveside Prayers: fol-
lowing the service Friday,
November 20, 2020, at
Velva Community
Cemetery, Velva, ND.
Due to the Coronavirus
Pandemic, please observe
social distancing.
Visitation: Friday, No-
vember 20, 2020 from
9:30 am until service time
at Oak Valley Lutheran
Church, Velva. Due to the
Coronavirus Pandemic,
please wear masks and
observe social distancing.
Friends may sign an
online guest register at
www.thompson
larson.com.