Conrad Baughman

Conrad L. Baughman, age 72, of Harpers Ferry passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, just 20 days following the death of his wife, Sandra. A Celebration of Conrad’s Life will be held Friday, October 14 where his family will be greeting friends from 2-4 p.m. with a eulogy to follow at the Garrity Funeral Home in Prairie du Chien, WI. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date.

Conrad was born February 3, 1944 in San Jose, CA, the son of Isaac and Reba (Swisher) Baughman. He married Sandra Burchfield September 2, 1972. She preceded him in death September 19 of this year.

Conrad worked as a machinist for Monta Vista Machine Shop in Cupertino, CA, a company he would later own and operate. In 1976 the family moved to the Prairie du Chien, WI area, where Conrad later worked as a plant manager for Gencor Bituma in Marquette. He later owned and operated Baughman Construction until recently. Conrad was an avid outdoorsman and was a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the NRA and Ducks Unlimited.

He is survived by his children: Shelley (Tom) Maier of Siloam Springs, AR, Christa (Troy) Morrison of Prairie du Chien, WI, Tyler Baughman of San Jose, CA and Jodi Pitman of Shelton, WA; his sisters, Phyllis (Clark) Bartkowski of Darby, MT and Kathy (David) DiBenedetto of Los Gatos, CA; his brother, Robert (Susanne) Baughman of Campbell, CA; seven grandchildren: Sherrah, Breanna, Chelsie, Carson, Raquel, Kyra and Destin; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; two sons, Travis and Troy Baughman; and a grandson, Conrad Baughman, Jr.

More information can be found at www.garrityfuneralhome.com.