OBIT: Edwin S. BAUER, 1942, of interest in Somerset County, PA

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EDWIN S. BAUER

Dr. Bauer Dies of Heart Attack
Prominent Optometrist With Offices in Somerset and Meyersdale

  Dr. Edwin S. Bauer, 42, Somerset and Meyersdale optometrist, was found dead in 
bed Wednesday morning in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Anderson of near 
Laughlintown.  Dr. MacMurray, Westmoreland County coroner, attributed death to 
coronary occlusion and stated he believed Dr. Bauer had been dead four or five 
hours before his body was discovered.
  Dr. Bauer had started for Labrobe [sic] Tuesday evening, and not feeling well 
had stopped at the Anderson home.  Mr. Anderson told the Somerset-American the 
doctor seemed to recover and seemed in good spirits when he retired about 11 
Tuesday night, after having been persuaded to spend the night in Laughlintown 
before resuming his journey.  He had been enroute to Latrobe to visit his 
mother, Mrs. C. H. Bauer, who has been in ill health for some time.
  Wednesday morning when Dr. Bauer failed to appear, Mr. Anderson went to his 
room and found him dead.
  Mrs. Bauer was immediately notified of the tragic death of her husband, and 
departed for Laughlintown.  She returned to Somerset late in the afternoon.
  Dr. Edwin S. Bauer was the son of the late C. H. and Mrs. Bauer of Latrobe. 
His father, who had been an optometrist for many years in Latrobe, died in 
February of this year.  His mother and a sister, Miss Alma Bauer, a teacher in 
the Latrobe schools, continued to reside in Latrobe.

In Somerset Eight Years

  Dr. Bauer came to Somerset eight years ago, and first practiced in the Schell 
building.  He later removed to the Casebeer building, following the death of Dr. 
A. J. Casebeer and contined his practice in the quarters formerly occupied by 
Dr. Casebeer.   He also maintained an office in the Dia building in Meyersdale, 
having office hours here from 1 to 9 p.m. every Thursday.
  During the years in Somerset, Dr. Bauer made many friends and enjoyed a large 
practice.  A number of years ago, he purchased the stone residence, which his 
family occupy on North Rosina Street, and made it one of the beauty spots of the 
town, with his knowledge of land-scaping and the beautiful flowers which filled 
the spacious yard throughout the summer months.
  Prior to coming to Somerset, Dr. Bauer worked with his father in Latrobe, for 
about ten years, and before that time both had practiced in Blairsville.  He was 
born in Pittsburgh, and was a member of a Pittsburgh German Lutheran Church.  He 
was also an active member of the Somerset Lions Club.
  Dr. Bauer was a graduate of Penn State optometrical college, and was one of 
the first graduates, following the opening of an optometrical department there.
  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nell Gorr Bauer, two children, Joyce and Edwin 
Jr., his mother and sister, mentioned above.
  Funeral services under the direction of Charles R. Hauger will be held 
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the Hauger Funeral Home, the Rev. Dr. I. Hess 
Wagner of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating.  Interment in Somerset County 
Memorial Park.

Meyersdale Republican, April 16, 1942