Baust

George R. "Jim" Baust, 79, of Fombell died Tuesday at Ellwood City Hospital.

Born Feb. 8, 1927, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of George and Therese Diss Baust.

He was a World War II Navy veteran and retired from Teamsters Union Local 249.

Mr. Baust was a member of St. Gregory Roman Catholic Church, Zelienople. He also belonged to the American Legion Post 474 and the VFW.

He was an avid gardener.

Surviving are a daughter, Mary D. Eifler and her husband, Dennis, of Pittsburgh; three brothers, Carl and Howard Baust, both of the North Hills, and Edward Baust of the North Side; two sisters, Susan Kredel of Slippery Rock and Judith Paul of Munhall; and a grandson, Christopher Eifler and his fiancée, Christina Bach. He also is survived by many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Dolores Viehbeck Baust; two sisters, Dorothy Salem and Eleanor Helch; and a brother, Kenneth Baust.

<B>BAUST</B> — Friends of George R. "Jim" Baust, who died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Boylan Funeral Home</B>, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Gregory Roman Catholic Church, 2 W. Beaver St., Zelienople, with the Rev. Robert Miller officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at St. Mary Cemetery, Ross Township.Online condolences and directions are available at www.boylanfuneralhome.com.