Jacqueline Baum

Jacqueline (Jackie) Kathryn Baum of Altoona, IA passed away from cancer on June 25, 2016 at the age of 83. Memorial Service will be held Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Prairie Vista Village, 2785 1st Ave S, Altoona, IA 50009 at 2:00 PM. At her request, Jackie’s body has been donated to medical science and will be interred at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery on a later date.

Jackie was born in Belleville, IL on August 1st, 1932 to Theodore and Kathryn (Stark) Baum. She graduated from St. Dominic High School in Breese, IL in 1952. On September 12 of that year, she enlisted into the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged on September 11, 1955, achieving the rank of Sergeant. While in service, Jackie attended Supply School, worked in the motor transport area and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal. She was proud to have participated in the inaugural parade of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Jackie remained an avid supporter of the Marine Corps as a Life Member of Marine Corps League, Member of Women Marines Association as well as a Charter Member of Women in Military Service for America and Life Member of DAV. She enjoyed golf, Native American culture and, later in life cherished winters in Mesa, AZ.

She was preceded in death by her father in 1936, mother in 1985, and stepfather Henry Marcus in 1997. She is survived by her sister, Carole Nordike of Aviston, IL; brother, Robert L. Baum & Tom Heydt of Scottsdale, AZ; niece, Vicky & Dennis Fuehne of Damiansville, IL; nephew, Keith & Becky Nordike of Aviston, IL; friends, Jane Brown of Altoona, IA., Vickie Ferguson & Joni Bryan of West Des Moines, IA, Sue Williams, Jim Callan & Doug Yochum of Des Moines, IA.

Donations in Jackie’s memory can be made to The Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation in Washington, D.C.

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