The final resting place of centenarian Prince F. Baier is at the far west side of Fargo's Sunset Memorial Gardens. Prince has two markers: a single horizontal marker; and a double, upright marker that he shares with his wife Carrie. After serving in the military (he was award a Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal), Prince opened Prince Electric Motors.
Obituary: (
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Text on vertical marker:
Baier
Prince F.
May 29,1915
Feb. 13, 2016
(married Oct. 11, 1941)
Carrie I.
May 14, 1918
Feb. 1, 2003
Parents of Wayne, Darryl, Debbie
Text on horizontal marker:
Prince F. Baier
S Sgt US Army
World War II
May 29, 1915
Feb 14, 2016
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Some historical events that occurred during Prince's lifetime:
1915: Former cartoonist John B. Gruelle is given a patent for his Raggedy Ann doll.
1925: Calvin Coolidge is sworn in for a full term as President of the United States, in the first inauguration to be broadcast on radio.
1935: The classic Mickey Mouse cartoon The Band Concert is released by United Artists in the United States.
1945: In the United Kingdom, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), joins the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) as a truck driver/mechanic.
1955: The $64,000 Question premieres on CBS-TV in the United States, with Hal March as the host.
1965: Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang appear on the cover of Time.
1975: King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by his nephew
1985: U.S. Route 66 is officially decommissioned.
1995: O. J. Simpson is found not guilty of double murder for the deaths of former wife Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
2005: China ratifies an anti-secession law, aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring independence.
2016: The World Health Organization announces an outbreak of the Zika virus