Gladys C. "Babe" Baumann 1926-2016

BAUMANN, JAEGER, MAI, PFIFFER, MORTON, BAKER, HAVENS

Posted By: j.n. (email)
Date: 5/24/2016 at 23:37:22

Gladys C. "Babe" Baumann

Gladys C. "Babe" Baumann, age 89, of Bellevue, IA and formerly of Dubuque, IA, was called home peacefully at 10:17 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2016, at the Mill Valley Care Center surrounded by her loving family. To honor Gladys' life, funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 25, 2016, at St. Joseph Church, 405 Franklin Street, Bellevue, IA, with Rev. Phillip F. Kruse officiating. To celebrate Gladys' life, family and friends may visit from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 25, 2016, at St. Joseph Church in Bellevue. Entombment will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery Mausoleum. Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street, Dubuque is in charge of arrangements.

Gladys was born on December 7, 1926, in Dubuque, IA, daughter of William and Josephine Catherine (Jaeger) Mai.

Gladys would spend the first 47 years of her life in Dubuque before eventually migrating slightly south to Bellevue with her family in 1973. She was united in marriage, to her one and only soul-mate, John A. Baumann on September 2, 1947 in Dubuque. They would be blessed with 46 wonderful years together, and three deeply adored boys, before he was called home on May 27, 1994. Gladys has been a longtime and faithful member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Bellevue. Her mission in life was to love and nurture her family through each day and to make sure the four boys in her life always knew they had the most committed wife and mother directly by their side. Her abilities to make their house a home were both tangibly and intangibly visible for all to witness. She has now completed her earthly tasks and finds herself joyfully reunited with her husband, John, her parents and her siblings once again. We are surely saddened by her sudden absence in our lives, but joyfully find sincere appreciation in all the gifts she so willingly bestowed both in and upon us all during her 89 years here with us. God bless you Gladys and thank you for simply being you.

Those left to cherish Gladys' memory include

her three sons,
Richard "Dick" (Carol) Baumann, Sterling, IL,
David (Nancy) Baumann, Epworth, IA
and Bill (Nancy) Baumann, Bellevue, IA;

her 11 grandchildren, Jen (Mike) Haggas, Kate (Zach) Bollard, Leslie (Eric) Munson, Betsy Binder, Maggie (Terry) McGrath, Dan Baumann, Jim Baumann, Kristine (Scott) Madsen, Holly (Robert) Fondell, Audrey (Mike) Roling and Stacy (Jordan Morales) Baumann;

her 17 great-grandchildren, Cecilia Haggas, Sam Haggas, Elise Bollard, Joe Bollard, Jillian Bollard, Tom Bollard, Nora Munson, Wes Binder, Atticus McGrath, Kylie Madsen, Camden Madsen, Lily Fondell, Ella Fondell, Gavin Roling, Connor Roling, Sailyn Bollinger and Scarlet Morales;

and her brother, Robert "Bob" (Ann) Mai, Dubuque.

Gladys was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John; and her siblings, Marie "Dee" (Jay) Pfiffer, Florence "Sis" Morton, Marcella "Dell" (Keith) Baker, Bernice "Niece" (Jerry) Havens and Donald Mai.

A Gladys C. Baumann memorial fund has been established, which will be distributed among Gladys' favorite charities.

The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Mill Valley Care Center for all of their professional and compassionate care.

Online condolences may be left for the family at behrfuneralhome.com