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Bauder was born June 18, 1919, in Bethlehem, Pa.; daughter of James and Lucy (Flecksteiner) Cunningham. She moved to Darien in the 1950s. A homemaker, she was a member of the Darien Community Association, and worked in the DCA's thrift shop. She was a longtime volunteer for the 60 Plus Club, and was a volunteer for the Town of Darien. She was a longtime parishioner at St. Thomas More Church.
Bauder is survived by children, Thomas Bauder of Fairfield, Donald Bauder of Westfield, Ind., Jane Reinecke of Guilford and David Bauder of Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Burton E. Bauder.
Calling hours are Friday, Dec. 20 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Edward Lawrence Funeral Home, 2119 Post Road, Darien. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at St. Thomas More Church. Burial will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery in Darien.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Thomas More Church, 374 Middlesex Road, Darien, CT 06820 and to the Connecticut Hospice, 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405.
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