Paul R. Baum

Paul R. Baum, 78, of Nuremberg, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, following a sudden illness.

Born in Nuremberg, May 29, 1941, he was the son of the late John and Hannah (Lindner) Baum and spent his entire life in Nuremberg.

Paul was an Electronics Technician for Tobyhanna Army Depot. He was a US Army veteran, serving in Germany during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Nuremberg. He enjoyed farming and tinkering in his son's garage.

He was preceded in death, in addition to his parents, by a daughter Tami Greising, who passed away June 18, 1999.

Surviving are his wife, the former Frances Powell, to whom he was married on April 29, 1967 in Nuremberg; a daughter Michele Greenly, and her husband William, Bloomsburg; a son Michael, Nuremberg; a sister Jean Adams, Las Vegas, NV; a brother Donald and his wife Eloise, Wisconsin; and several nieces and nephews.

His funeral will be held Saturday with a short prayer service at 11 am from Harman Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc. (West) 1265 Rock Glen Road, Rock Glen. A graveside service will follow in Nuremberg Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral homes Saturday morning 9:30 AM-11:00 AM.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 255 Mahanoy Street, Nuremberg, PA 18241, or Ronald McDonald House Charities, online at www.rmhc.org. Online condolences can be entered and more information is available at www.harmanfuneral.com

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