Obit: Bauer, Deanne E. #2 (1945 - 2015)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Bauer, Olsen

----Source: The Hudson Star-Observer (Hudson, WI) 2/19/2015

Bauer, Deanne E. (Olsen) (30 Jul 1945 - 9 Feb 2015)

Deanne E. Bauer, age 69, of Hudson, Wis., born on July 30, 1945, passed away on Feb. 9, surrounded by her family, after battling cancer.

Deanne devoted her life to caring for daughter Margaret Bauer.

She loved the outdoors and enjoyed bicycle riding, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, kayaking and hiking. In 2006, she bike more than 3,000 miles, and despite her illness she had skied as recently as Jan. 2 of this year.

Deanne was a co-founder of SOURCE and a member of the Operation HELP board. She also volunteered with Friends of the Library, Christian Community Home, Bethel Quilters, and Bethel’s Scandinavian Food Fest, and served as a bell ringer for the Salvation Army.

She worked for many years as an editor and substitute teacher, has a PhD in Education, audited classes at UW-River Falls, belonged to two book groups, attended Bible study classes, and read incessantly.

Dianne had an infectious sense of humor and loved to play pranks.

Preceded in death by parents, Richard and Eleanor Olsen.

Survived by husband, Gerald; daughters, Margaret and Judy (Jessica); brother Charles (Patricia); and numerous cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends.

Visitation 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Bethel Highlands Campus, 504 Frontage Road, Hudson, followed by funeral at 11 a.m. and reception at noon.

In lieu of flowers, memorial preferred to St Croix Hospice or Friends of the Library.

Services entrusted to the O’Connell Family Funeral Home of Hudson, WI (715) 386-3725.
www.oconnellfunerhomes.com