Norma Sue Baer

January 20, 2021

Norma Sue Baer, 86, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021. She was the loving wife of Richard J. Baer and they shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Whiteford, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Lela (Sapp) Barton. Norma had been a cake decorator at Saubel’s Super Thrift for 32 years. She enjoyed blue grass shows, bird watching, gardening, flowers, and was very proud of her roses. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Shrewsbury and the South Mountain Bluegrass Assoc. Surviving in addition to her beloved husband is a son, Cliff Baer and his wife, Dawn of New Freedom; 2 grandchildren, Dakota Baer and fiancée Karissa Warehime, and Summer Skidmore and her husband, James Nate Skidmore; 2 twin great grandchildren, Lila Skidmore and James Skidmore III; 2 step grandchildren, Nicole Marchio and Alicia Marchio Wright and her husband, Lance ; 2 step great grandchildren, Lance and Max Wright; and two brothers, Edwin Barton of Fawn Grove and Roger Barton and his wife, Laura of Balt, MD. She was preceded in death by 2 half-brothers, Lanthon and Carroll Barton and a sister, Joyce Barton Rigdon. There will be a graveside service honoring Norma’s life at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 27, at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, 200 S. Highland Drive, Shrewsbury, PA 17361. Please wear a face mask and follow CDC guidelines and social distance. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Dr. Michael Casey, DO (neurosurgeon) and the ICU staff at York Hospital. The family is being assisted by Hartenstein Funeral & Cremation Care, Inc. of New Freedom. HartensteinCares.com.