May 20 1934 December 14 2019
Roger’s Obituary Our beloved Roger W. Baumert of Jurupa Valley, California passed away on December 14, 2019. He died peacefully at home. He is survived by his wife Gabriella, her three children, Erika, Jordan and Cara Amthor and many adoring nieces and nephews and their families. Roger was born on May 20, 1934 in Ogilvie, Minnesota and attended Mora Minnnesota High School. He moved to Riverside, CA in 1951 and graduated from Poly High School in 1954. He married Louise Heldreth; and was hired by California Electric and Power Company which was later acquired by Southern California Edison. He worked there for 35 years before retiring in 1989. Roger obtained his private pilot’s license in 1957. He was then drafted into the US army for two years. He served in Ludwigsburg, Germany with the 30th Medical Group. After his honorable discharge, he divorced and moved to Palm Springs, where he built a VW dune buggy. He also met and married Marilyn Smith. She passed away in 2009. After four years they returned to Riverside and Roger worked as an underground foreman for Southern California Edison in San Bernardino. For the next five years he built a two place, open cockpit biplane, Marquart Charger. He was a long time member of Experimental Aircraft Association’s Chapter One at Flabob Airport. After retirement, he continued building replicas of Golden Age of Air racing planes with Bill Turner of Repeat Aircraft at Flabob. There he met his third wife, Gabriella Amthor and had nine very happy and loving years. All of his family and friends will truly miss this amazing man who positively impacted so many of our lives. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Akes Family Funeral Home, Riverside, California. Read More
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Roger Wentworth Baumert May 20 1934 December 14 2019.
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