Neoma M. Thaemert-Baer (1924-2020)

Neoma M. Thaemert-Baer, 95, passed away Feb. 7, 2020 in Ellsworth. She was born March 11, 1924 in Lincoln, Kan. to John Henry Karl Meier and Minnie Augusta (Semlow) Meier.

Neoma married Wilmer John Thaemert in Lincoln Nov. 27, 1947. He preceded her in death in 1986. She married Maurice Theodore “Buz” Baer in Salina June 1, 1991. He preceded her in death in 1997.

Neoma was a homemaker and a farmwife. She was a longtime resident of Sylvan Grove, Kan. where she was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church and the church’s Lutheran Women’s Missionary League.

Neoma is survived by her sons, John Thaemert (Shelley) of Sylvan Grove and Steve Thaemert (Diane Kramer-Thaemert) of Parkville, Mo.; grandchildren, James C. Thaemert, Rachel Thaemert-Miller (Austin), Katherine L. Thaemert-Johnson (Cory), and Mitchell R. Thaemert (Jennifer Metzger-Thaemert); great-grandchildren, Bennett Lyle Miller, Andrew Johnson, and Macy Johnson; and brother, Herbert Meier (Nancy) of Scottsdale, Ariz. 

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Wilmer and Buz; sister, Della; and brothers, Loren, Victor, Leo, and Earl.

Memorial service is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Sylvan Grove.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church General Endowment Fund, in care of Parsons Funeral Home, PO Box 45, Ellsworth, Kan. 67439. 

Condolences may be left at parsonsfh.com