Alvey Showalter Baer^{[1, 2]}

1911 - 2001  (90 years)

• Name	Alvey Showalter Baer  [2]
  Birth	16 Jun 1911	Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	2001	Mount Zion Mennonite Church Cemetery, Mapleville, Washington, Maryland, United States
  Death	13 Jul 2001	Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I92	Martin Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Abraham Horst Baer,   b. 7 Aug 1879, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States d. 13 Apr 1946, Maugansville, Washington, Maryland, United States (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Amanda Catherine Showalter,   b. 27 Nov 1880, Broadway, Rockingham, Virginia, United States d. 3 Sep 1955, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	25 Aug 1910	Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth H. Kuhns,   b. 8 Aug 1912   d. 23 Jul 1995 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	7 Sep 1932	Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Gladys Mae Baer,   b. 25 Jun 1933, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States d. 4 Oct 2024, Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States (Age 91 years)   2. Harold Leroy Baer,   b. 5 Aug 1937, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States d. 10 Nov 2011, North Lima, Beaver Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States (Age 74 years)   3. Marie Louise Baer   4. Esther Jane Baer   5. David Earl Baer
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Alvey S. Baer, 90, of Menno-Haven, formerly of Maugansville, died Friday, July 13, 2001, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 16, 1911, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Abram H. and Amanda C. Showalter Baer. His wife, Elizabeth H. Kuhns Baer, whom he married Sept. 7, 1932, died July 23, 1995. He was owner and operator of the former Cumberland Valley Hatchery in Maugansville from 1946 to 1956 and then worked in the office and in sales at the former Maugansville Elevator and Lumber Co., for 19 years. He was a member of Mount Zion Mennonite Church near Boonsboro, where he taught Sunday School. He also was a member of Menno-Haven Fellowship. He was a member of Maugansville Volunteer Fire Co. and had served on the board of Lancaster Mennonite High School in Lancaster, Pa. He is survived by three daughters, Gladys M. Shank of Harrisonville, Va., Marie L. Davis of Fayetteville, Pa., and Esther J. Mast of East Petersburg, Pa.; two sons, Harold L. Baer of North Lima, Ohio, and David E. Baer of Maugansville; two sisters, Bertha E. Martin and Ida M. Schelle, both of Maugansville; a brother, Abram M. Baer, a resident of Penn Hall in Chambersburg; 17 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Henry S. Baer, Irvin S. Baer, Melvin S. Baer and Leonard R. Baer, and a great-grandson. Services will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Mount Zion Mennonite Church, 20544 Benevola Church Road in Boonsboro. The Revs. Roger I. Martin, Richard Oberholtzer, Darrell Baer and Sam Troyer will officiate. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home, 45 S. Carlisle St., in Greencastle, Pa., and Monday at the church one hour prior to services. There also will be a memorial service at Menno-Haven in Chambersburg Sunday at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Benevolent Care Fund of Menno-Haven, 2075 Scotland Ave., Chambersburg, PA 17201; or to Maugansville Volunteer Fire Co., P.O. Box 716, Maugansville, MD 21767. (Herald-Mail obituary online: htt p://www.herald-mail.com/news/2001/07/13/lifestyle/wwwobits_for_7_14.html)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] GEDCOM File : dean_martin.ged. [S1] GEDCOM file imported on 25 May 2026.