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Roy Bader Dies Of
Heart Attack
Burlington Record -- Burlington, Colorado
Kit Carson County friends were shocked Sunday to
learn of the sudden death of Roy Bader, 58, victim of a heart attack. Mr.
Bader, prominent farmer and stockman, suffered the first attack at his
home 10 miles northeast of town, and died approximately two hours later
at the Memorial Hospital in Burlington. Funeral services were held
Wednesday, April 12, at Methodist Church in Kanorado with the Rev. J. B.
Schwartz officiating. Interment was at the Kanorado Cemetery with the
Burlington IOOF lodge in charge of graveside services.
William Roy Bader was born Feb. 9, 1903, in
Cumberland County near Toledo, Ill., and passed away Sunday, April 9,
1961, at the Kit Carson County Hospital in Burlington.
Roy, as he was known by his family and friends, moved
with his parents to Fremont, Neb., where he lived for 11 years. He was
baptized and became a member of the Methodist Church at the age of nine
and has been an active member in the church throughout [sic] his life; his
membership at the time of his passing being in the Methodist Church of
Kanorado.
In 1921, the family moved to a farm near Kanorado,
where he lived until 1933 when he established a home at his present
residence 10 miles north east of Burlington. He was engaged in farming
and cattle breeding, his specialty being polled Herefords.
On June 1, 1934, he was united in marriage to Avis
Wagner of Kimball, Neb. Thru the years Roy has been very active in
community and civic affairs, having been on the board that brought the REA
into the county. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
of Burlington.
Preceding him in death are his parents and three
sisters. Survivors include his wife, Avis; five sisters, Minnie Stirewalt
of Toledo, Ill., Grace Allen , of Fremont, Neb., Olive Birt of Burns,
Wyo., Lola Kempton of Columbia, Mo., and Josephine Sheldon of Kanorado;
one brother, Golden Bader, of Valparisie, Fla., and many nieces and
nephews.
Out of town members of the family present were Mrs.
Minnie Stirewalt of Toledo, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Stirewalt of
Champaign, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Stirewalt of Urbana, Ill., Mrs.
Garoll Keller of Decatur, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Birt of Burns, Wyo.,
Mrs. Al Birt, Jr., and son Raymond, of Cheyenne, Wyo., Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Birt of Pine, Bluffs, Wyo., Mr. and Mrs. William Behrends of Pine Bluffs,
Wyo., Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Birt of Cheyenne, Wyo., Mrs. Jack, Kempton of
Columbia, Mo., Mrs. Zora Floor of Odgen, Utah, Mrs. ; Neva Hill of
Kimball, Neb., Mrs. Ray Babcock of Littleton, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Allen
and Ray Allen of Fremont, Neb., and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Little and Pamela
and Michael Bader of Denver.
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