Levinus “Red” Bayer, 77, Jasper
Levinus “Red” Bayer, 77, of Jasper, passed away at 12:06 a.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2019, at home.
Red was born in St. Anthony, Indiana, on June 19, 1941, to Jacob and Bertha (Gundel) Bayer. He married Lucinda “Cindy” Merkley on November 15, 1975, in Jasper. She preceded him in death on April 16, 2010.
He retired from Uebelhor and Sons as a mechanic. Red was a race car driver and mechanic. He enjoyed watching his sons and grandsons take over his thrill of the sport of racing. For a pastime, he worked on lawnmowers and also loved going to shooting matches. He loved getting together with family and friends to play Skip-bo, dominos and doing
He is survived by six daughters, Marla Wineinger (Terry) of Dubois, Staci Hanselman (Mike) of Ireland, Nicki Chandler (Brian) of Santa Claus, Tara Seifert (Duane) of Jasper, Tina O’Donnell (Dave) of North Syracuse, N.Y. and Sandy Blair (Greg) of Constantia, N.Y.; five sons, Jeff Merkley (Cheryl) of Jasper, Kevin Bayer (Tara) of Ireland, Brian Bayer (Kristy) of Birdseye, Vanis Bayer (Kim) of Jasper and Scott Bayer (Leeann) of Liverpool, N.Y.; 24 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Donald Bayer (Della) and Ronald Bayer (Betty); two sisters, Matilda Sturgeon and Loretta Jean Underhill (Dencil).
Preceding him in death
Funeral services for Levinus “Red” Bayer will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper, with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery in Jasper. Rev. Rodney Bayer will officiate
A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2019, at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Heart to Heart Hospice, St. Vincent’s Hospital Foundation in Care of Abby’s Corner, the family wishes, or a favorite charity.
Condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com.
