Jay Bauman

Jay Bauman, 80, of North Webster passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Gracevillage Retirement Community, where he had resided for the past month. He was born May 18, 1940, in Decatur to Waldo and Mary Ellen (Callihan) Bauman. He was married April 19, 1964, in Portland to Janice “Jan” Haffner.
He graduated from Geneva High School in 1959. He served his county in the United States Army stationed in Korea during Vietnam from 1961-1967. He was a member of North Webster United Methodist Church and a member of the American Legion Post 253 North Webster. He was employed at Parker Hannifan in Fort Wayne for 30 years and retired as an inspector in 1999.
He is survived by his wife of North Webster; daughter, Becky (Bill) Grimm of Berne; son, David (Kristi) Bauman of Monroe; brother, Brian Bauman of Geneva; daughter-in-law, Marcia Bauman of Berne; five grandchildren, Landon (Katie) Bauman; Nathan Bauman; and Kelsey Bauman, all of Berne; Alise (Nathan) Hess; and Blake Bauman; four great-grandchildren, Analisse Hess; Kadin Beaman; Sydney Smith; and Chelsea Smith.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Matthew Bauman on March 15, 2016; sister, Cheryl Lehmann; and brother, Deryl Bauman.
Private family services will be held at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home Yager – Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne. Officiating will be Pastor Bryan Kaiser. A public graveside service will be announced perhaps in spring 2021.
Memorials may be made to North Webster United Methodist Church in North Webster or to the donor’s choice.
Arrangements provided by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.zwickjahn.com.