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- Death Claims Paul Bauer at Hospital
Infection from Boil Proves Fatal to 17-Year Old Kaukauna Youth
A shadow of gloom was cast over the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bauer, Sr., 108 East Tobacnoir Street, at 9 o'clock Monday morning, when their son, Paul John, age 17, passed away at St. Elizabeth Hospital following a brief illness. Death was caused from an infection from a boil. He took sick Friday, September 13, his birthday.
The deceased was born in Kaukauna, September 13, 1918 and lived here all his life. He was a senior in the Kaukauna High School, a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and senior patrol leader of Holy Cross Troop No. 31.
Survivors are his parents, one sister, Dolores, at home, two brothers, Thomas and James, at home.
Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Thursday morning from Holy Cross church with Rev. George Kiefer, assistant pastor officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Solemn Rites Held Thursday for Paul Bauer
High School Students and Boy Scouts Take Impressive Part in Services
Solemn and impressive funeral services were conducted at 9 o'clock Thursday morning at Holy Cross Catholic Church for Paul Bauer, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bauer, Sr., Tobacnoir Street, who passed away at St. Elizabeth's hospital Monday following a short illness.
Classes in high school, where the deceased was a senior, were dismissed and the entire student body and teachers, numbering more than 500, attended the service and filled the church to overflowing. Some of the crowd had to remain outside of the church because of insufficient room.
Members of Holy Cross Boy Scout Troop No. 31 of which the deceased was senior patrol leader, the highest rank he could attain in the troop, in full scout regalia, attended the services and formed a guard of honor from the hearse containing the body of one of their members to the church door. A double line was formed through which the bier and cortege passed both entering and leaving the church. Scouts Lambie and Scherer acted as color bearers, carrying the American flag and the troop banner.
Rev. George Kiefer, assistant Pastor, an active scout committeeman of Troop 31 and a friend of the deceased, read the requiem mass and delivered the eulogy.
Impressive services were also conducted at the grave in Holy Cross cemetery. All members of Troup 31 stood at attention and gave their final salute to Scout Bauer as Bugler Huss sounded taps.
Pall bearers were Robert Lang, Milton Vandehey, Mart Seibers, Karl Minkebige, James Byrne and Monroe Romanesco.
Scouts of Troop 31 conducted a guard of honor at the Bauer home between the hours of 5 and 10 o'clock Tuesday and Wednesday evenings during which time at least three members of the troop stood at attention near the body of their lost comrade.
Paul Bauer was truly considered one of the highest types of young manhood as the following commentaries written especially for the Kaukauna Times and the Kau-Hi-News, high school publication, by Superintendent J. F. Cavanaugh and Principal Olin G. Dryer will relate.
The high school teachers and students were shocked and deeply grieved to learn of the untimely death of Paul Bauer Monday morning at St. Elizabeth's hospital at Appleton.
Paul was an honor student of the senior class and was beloved by teachers and the student body. Paul was intelligent and industrious; he was clean, physically and morally; he was courteous and kind during his brief career. He was true to his God and loyal to his scout code-a splendid type of young American manhood.
The teachers and his fellow students extend their heartfelt sympathy to the parents in their bereavement, to his brothers, sisters, relatives and to his legion of friends.-J. F. Cavanaugh, Superintendent.
Paul Bauer truly exemplified the motto of President Theodore Roosevelt, the great American boy. He was always on time for his appointments, neat in his appearance, outstanding in his morals, and courteous towards his associates. The class of 1936 and Kaukauna High School has suffered a severe loss in the death of Paul Bauer, and in behalf of the school I wish to extend sincere sympathy to his friends and family.-Olin G. Dryer, Principal.
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1918 - 1935 (17 years)