Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Bauman, Dennis Alan (Denny) 	 May 17, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 5/20/2006.    www.tdn.com/obits
  	
Dennis Alan (Denny) Bauman, 60, died at home May 17, 2006, surrounded by his 
family. 

He was born June 2, 1945 in Portland, Oregon to Glenn Christian and Elsie Ella 
(Vogel) Bauman, who preceded him in death. The Bauman family moved to Longview 
when Denny was 5 years old. He was the oldest of five children and was raised 
in a close and loving family. Denny is survived by his wife of 40 years, 
Merrilee; two sons, Jeff (Pam) Bauman and Brad (Heather) Bauman; grandsons, 
Eric and Alex Bauman; sister, Jeri (Henry) Reinke and Jane Cheshire; brothers, 
Mike (Marshia) Bauman and John Bauman; his father and mother-in-law, Wayne and 
Norma Kletsch; brother-in-law, Doug (Melody) Kletsch; nieces and nephews, Heidi 
Keimig, Derek Cheshire, Kyle (Darcy) Bauman, Nathan Bauman, Brandy (Chris) 
Bratten and Keith Bauman and other numerous relatives and cousins. Dennis 
attended local schools and graduated from RA Long in 1963. He attended LCC and 
joined the Air Force in 1966, serving as a weatherman until 1970. Denny then 
returned to college and graduated from Eastern Washington State College in 1972 
with a double major in business and economics and a minor in geology. He went 
to work for Cowlitz PUD and then as a purchasing agent at Weyerhaeuser Company. 
In September of 1976, he opened the Woodshed Restaurant and Lounge which was 
family operated until 2001. Through the years, Denny was involved in many real 
estate and business ventures and currently owned the Washington Way Market and 
partnered with his brother Mike in Millers Market and Omelettes & More. He was 
an extremely hard worker who loved to create and was a true entrepreneur. Denny 
enjoyed stamp and coin collecting, geology, history, camping, fishing, trips to 
Reno and Las Vegas, golfing, the beach, and spending time with family and 
friends. He had a great sense of humor and was an outstanding, positive person 
who always found the good in everyone. Denny was a member of the Longview 
Country Club, the Longview Yacht Club, the Willow Grove Community Club, and a 
past member of the Longview Jaycees, Scoutmaster Boy Scout Commissioner, Kalama 
Chamber of Commerce, the Washington Restaurant Association, Diking District 
Commissioner and numerous other organizations. A Celebration of Denny's life 
will be held Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church, 
2000 E. Kessler Blvd., Longview, WA. There will be an opportunity for fond 
remembrances of Denny. We honor Denny with fun, laughter, love, and taking the 
scenic route whenever possible. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may 
be made to Community Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA 98632 
or Alzheimer's Association, 12721 30th Ave. NE, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98125. 

	


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