Alden Wayne Bahr
September 26, 1938 - February 18, 2015
Obituary
Bahr, Alden W.
MADISON/SUN PRAIRIE– Alden W. Bahr, age 76, of Madison/Sun Prairie, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born on Sept. 26, 1938, in Madison, the son of Arthur and Nora (Mael) Bahr. Alden attended Frank Allis, East High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He married Marcia Gleason on Feb. 8, 1964 in Madison. Alden was an employee of Wisconsin Life Insurance, State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Investment Board and the State Lottery. He loved working with numbers. Alden enjoyed trapshooting, coin collecting, playing chess and golfing. He was a life member of The Amateur Trapshooters Association. Alden was a lifelong active member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. He loved spending time with his family, especially his granddaughter. Alden is survived by his wife, Marcia; sons, David (Monique) Bahr of Chicago and Brian (Cindy) Bahr of Sun Prairie; sister, Bonita Francois of Oregon; granddaughter, Mackenzie Bahr; and several nieces, nephews and other family members. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be held at ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2165 Linden Avenue, Madison, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, with the Rev. Patrick Siegler presiding. Interment will be held at Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
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Events
Visitation
Sat Feb 21, 2015 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Madison) • 2165 Linden Ave, Madison, WI 53704
Service
Sat Feb 21, 2015 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Madison) • 2165 Linden Ave, Madison, WI 53704
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Tori Wagner
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My prayers and condolences to you all! I worked with Alden years ago, and thought of him through the years. He was such a kind, gracious and considerate man with such integrity. My heart goes out to his family and friends. He will be greatly missed!
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K. Holloway
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How sad to lose a loved one no matter what age. We know that your dear one was loved and will be missed. There is one thing that will bring the greatest comfort to you. God has promised mankind this. "Death will be brought to nothing," according to 1 Corinthians 15:26. God has made arrangements to remove sickness and death away from all. (Revelation 21:4-5) Most importantly God does not lie. (Titus 1:2) Any of your loved ones who have died can live again. (John 11:25) Rest assure god has the power to do all things. You can find even more comforting information at JW.org.
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Jim & Sheila Voss
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Our heartfelt thoughts and condolences to Marcia and family! We enjoyed having you and Alden as our next door neighbors on Indian Trace for more than half a century. I'm truly sorry that we were not aware of his passing and to have missed the funeral yesterday.
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Jim Niederloh
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Marcia and family. I extend my condolences on Alden's passing. I remember him as a devoted member of Zion, with an abundance of skills and insights which richly served the life of the church. Not only you, but Zion will miss him deeply. Pastor Jim Niederloh