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Elsie Pinkston Obituary
Dr. Pinkston was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Donald M. Baer, of Lawrence. She is survived by stepdaughters Ruth Baer, Lexington, Ky., Miriam Baer, Durham, N.C., and Deborah Baer Sevart, Whitefish Bay, Wis., and their families; and nieces and nephews. Memorials to the Donald M. Baer Faculty Award Fund at the University of Kansas
(www.absc.ku.edu/alumni/giving.shtml) would be appreciated.
Online condolences may be sent to www.warrenmcelwain.com
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Memories and Condolences
for Elsie Pinkston
4 Entries
Therese Wrona-Wolf
October 16, 2012
Life is short...but exceedingly wide. Thank you for teaching us that Elsie. You did good
June 7, 2012
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your
time of grief. May your memories bring you
comfort.
The staff of Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care
Francisco Montes
June 6, 2012
Elsie was a fellow graduate student at the University of Kansas and a good friend. I will always remember her sense of humor and Midwestern wisdom, but mostly her kindness and irreverence. Elsie was generous and supportive of her friends and students. I will miss her dearly.
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