Martin J. "Mickey" Bauer, 86, Of Mattapoisett died June 13, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness.
He was the husband of the late Elsie G. (Washburn) Bauer, and son of the late Joseph and Margaret (McGrath) Bauer.
Mickey was born in New Bedford and had lived in Mattapoisett for 83 years.
He was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church in Mattapoisett.
Mickey was formerly employed as a custodian at the Center School in Mattapoisett for 19 years until his retirement in 1985. He had previously worked for the 7-up Bottling Company and H.P. Hood Milk Company. He was a firefighter for the Town of Mattapoisett and for Otis Air Force Base, and served as an auxiliary police officer for the Mattapoisett Police Department.
Mickey served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, as a sergeant with the 353rd Army Air Force Base Unit involved with chemical warfare at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. He was a recipient of the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon, the American Theatre Campaign ribbon and the Good Conduct medal.
He was a member of the Florence Eastman American Legion Post 280 in Mattapoisett and the Harold S. Nickerson Disabled Veterans Chapter 118 in Westport
Survivors include a son, Michael Bauer, and his wife Jodi, of Mattapoisett; 2 daughters, Elizabeth Smith, and her husband Tim, and Kathleen Souza, all of Mattapoisett; 2 sisters, Catherine Mello of California and Mary Keane of Mattapoisett; 5 grandchildren, Garrett Bauer, Freemin Bauer, Holly Smith, Kerrin Souza and Kayla Souza, all of Mattapoisett; and several nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of the late Edmund Bauer, Joe Bauer and Helen Bauer.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Mass in St. Anthony's Church, Mattapoisett, Tuesday, June 18th at 10 AM.
Visiting hours at the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett, Monday, June 14th from 2-8 PM.
Interment Pine Island Cemetery, Mattapoisett.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Mattapoisett Youth Athletic Association, P.O. Box 532, Mattapoisett, MA 02739.