It is with much sadness that I report the passing of former USA Softball umpire Gus Baumgartner. Gus was a mentor to many of our current umpires and was always ready to help our newer umpires as they advanced in their careers. Gus worked at the highest levels of softball including many USA Softball National Championships and OHSAA State Tournaments. He continued to umpire as long as his health would allow and then stayed in the game to help others by observing and coaching.
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*February 10, 1950 – October 24, 2020*
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Gary (Gus) Lee Baumgartner, age 70, of Loveland, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital Saturday, October 24, 2020. Gus was an auto mechanics instructor in a vocational school for 25 years. He was an active member in River Hills Christian Church. Gus was a high school girls’ basketball coach, a girls’ high school softball coach at Loveland High School, and a select summer fastpitch softball coach for years. After retiring from coaching, Gus umpired girls’ fastpitch softball on the high school and collegiate levels. Best of all, Gus was a loving Papaw. Gus was preceded in death by his parents, Ralston Baumgartner and Bernice Godbey; his sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and Chuck Vuotto; and his brother, William Baumgartner. Gus is survived by his wife, Trudy Baumgartner; his children, Nicole (Shon) Lay and Amber (Todd) Fowler; his grandchildren, Josie Fowler, Hadley Fowler, Chase Lay, Dylan Fowler, and Lola Lay; his sisters, Debra (Tom) Condon and Barbara (Jon) McIntosh; his sisters-in-law, Nancy Baumgartner, Greta (Frank) Nelson, and Joy (Michael) Stevens. There will be a visitation at River Hills Christian Church, 6300 Price Road, Loveland, OH 45140 on Friday, October 30, 2020 from 10:00 AM until time of funeral service at 12:00 PM. Burial to follow at Batavia Union Cemetery. If so desired, memorials may be sent to River Hills Christian Church in Gus’ name.
