Frieda Bauer

BROKEN BOW — Frieda JoAnne (Cherry) Bauer, 87, of Pleasanton died January 18, 2023, at Quality Senior Village at Broken Bow, NE.

Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday January 27, 2023, at Pleasanton Evangelical Free Church with the Pastor Chris Boucher officiating. Burial will be at Mason City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Homeward Trail Bible Camp.

The family will greet friends at visitation Thursday January 26, 2023, 4:00 PM t0 7:00 PM at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow.

She was born October 4, 1935, to Joseph N and Rosetta Ann (Ott) Cherry at their home near Mason City, NE.  Frieda attended Mason City High School and graduated with the class of 1953.  She then attended Kearney Teacher’s College for two years.  

On Dec. 22, 1961, she married Alfred E. Bauer in Kearney, NE and they farmed northwest of Pleasanton, and she taught country school.  Frieda had a great love for music and enjoyed playing the piano, organ, and accordion which she learned by ear.  She enjoyed playing for her family and at church services at the Pleasanton Evangelical Church.  Later she was a customer service associate for Wal-Mart, then she babysat her grandchildren.

Surviving relatives include her husband, Alfred Bauer, her sons, Randy Bauer and his wife, Karla; of Pleasanton, Ricky Bauer and his wife, Renee’ of Elm Creek and her daughter Brenda Paitz and her husband, Brian of Pleasanton.  Grandchildren include:  Kristi Fisher, Kelli Taubenheim, Keri Bauer, Justine Bauer, Allison Bauer, Whitney Bauer, Ashley Bauer, Madeline Paitz, Brodrick Paitz, and Cassidee Paitz.  Great-Grandchildren include:  Kaydn Fisher, Lincoln Fisher, Brooks Fisher, Jace Taubenheim and Dayton Taubenheim.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Joseph N. Cherry and Rosetta Ann (Ott) Cherry, sisters and brothers-in-law LaDean and Calvin Chamberlin and Lucille and Frankie Linden.