BARBARA SWENSEN BAER 

BORN

May 14, 1924 - Montpelier, Idaho

PASSED AWAY

December 22, 2020 (96 years) – South Jordan, UT

PARENTS

Lorenzo Swensen and Beatrice Eloise Wride

SIBLINGS

Geraldine (George), Paul (Alice), Mary Lou (Gordon), [living] Dorthea (Kenneth) 

MARRIED

Sherwin Hyer Baer – Logan Temple, September 14, 1951

CHILDREN

Gregory (Kathleen/Donna), Reid (Elaine/Patricia), 

Lise (Darrell), Michael (Michelle)

19 Grandchildren, 33 Great-Grandchildren

LIFE TIMELINE

1924-1942 / MONTPELIER, ID – Elementary thru HS. Played piano, flute.

 Involved in many school sports, skiing and ice skating. Honors student. Babysitter. Clerk in M.H. King

1942-44 / SLC, UT – Switchboard operator/receptionist

1944-46 / New York/Iowa/Washington/Oregon (Navy) – Yoeman 1st class – Typed secret orders for merchant ships on Pacific Ocean and beyond.  

In the Singing Platoon. Played snare drum in Navy marching band.

1947 / NYC, NY - Veterans Services Office secretary at Columbia University

1948-49 / LOGAN, UT – USU student of psychology and music

1949-50 / NORWAY – LDS Mission (Sherwin served here also. Met there)

1950-51 / NYC, NY – Statistician at NBC-TV

1951-53 / LOGAN, UT – USU student / ’52 BS Psychology USU

1952 – Gregory born

1953-54 / SLC, UT – U of U student. 1953 Reid born

 1954-55 / PROVO, UT – Secretary to BYU Treasurer 

 1955-59 / COLUMBUS, OH – Part-time secretary to professor.

1956 - Lise born. 1958 - Michael born.

 1959-62 / ELMIRA, NY - Teacher of psychology at women’s college 

1962-64 / PROVO, UT – BYU teaching certificate. 4th grade teacher

 1964-65 / ROCHESTER, MN – 5th grade teacher

1965-92 / TERRE HAUTE, IN – Jr High special education teacher 

School psychologist - Covered Bridge Elementary Special Education District Principal of Washington School for Special Education

District Assistant Director of Covered Bridge Special Education 

Retired 1992 

Temple worker - Atlanta, GA

 1992-99 / SANDY, UT – Retired. Traveled the world  

1999-2000 / VASTERHANINGE, SWEDEN – Mission/Temple ordinance worker

 2000–2017 / SANDY, UT – Jordan River ordinance worker/supervisor

Salt Lake City LDS Conference Center guide

2017–present / SOUTH JORDAN, UT - Legacy Retirement Village

CHURCH

Missionary in Norway, ward chorister, choir conductor, pianist, organist, teacher, counselor and president in ward Primary, MIA and Relief Society,

Stake Relief Society President, Temple ordinance worker in Atlanta, GA, Stockholm, Sweden and South Jordan, UT, Patriarchal blessing typist, 

Guide at SLC Church Conference Center. 

Visited and performed ordinance work in 34 temples

HOBBIES / ENJOYMENTS

Sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting, Hardanger needlework,

playing piano, reading, time with family and friends, serving others,

travel to all 50 states and throughout the world 

Barbara is a very accomplished woman, but her greatest contribution 

 to our lives is her charity she always so freely gave. 

We love her dearly and will miss her greatly…’til we meet again.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the LDS Humanitarian Aid Fund in Barbara's honor at https://philanthropies.churchofjesuschrist.org.

Barbara contributed to humanitarian projects throughout her life by sharing her time and talents.

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