William Ballantine Bauzenberger

William Ballantine Bauzenberger of Easton died on June 8, 2006 at the William Hill Manor in Easton. He was 88 years old. Born in Philadelphia on July 15, 1917, he was the son of Albert and Emily Ballantine Bauzenberger. He started his career in the Fire Insurance Business with the Franklin Fire Insurance Co., a division of Home Insurance of New York, and studied with the Insurance Society of Philadelphia. As WWII heightened, he joined Apex Alkali Products Co. as a service engineer, servicing the arms industry in the production of Projectiles, Small Arms and Mortars. After a stint in Pittsburgh, he returned to Philadelphia as Sales Manager and Vice President. He lived in Wayne, Pennsylvania and Stone Harbor, New Jersey during this time. He retired as President of Apex Alkali in 1982 after 39 years of service and moved permanently to the Miles River area shortly thereafter. An avid boater, he has been a member of the Navy League, U.S. Sail & Power Squadron, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Poplar Island Yacht Club, Edge Creek Boat Club, Stone Harbor Yacht Club, T-4 C’s, Miles River Yacht Club, St. Michaels Breakfast Club and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. He was also a member of Granite Lodge #177 AM & FM. For a few years he was a gentleman farmer and raised horses. Additionally, he was interested in the making of jewelry. He made many pieces of jewelry as well as teaching jewelry making in Woodstown, N.J. Mr. Bauzenberger was pre-deceased by his father, Albert Ballantine Sr. his mother, Emily Bauzenberger, his brother, Albert Ballantine Bauzenberger Jr., and his sister, Edith Irwin Buchanan. Mr. Bauzenberger is survived by his wife of sixty-seven years, Sara Foard Bauzenberger, his daughter and son-in-law, Connie & Bud Wallace of Oxford, Md., his son and daughter-in-law, Craig and Ande Bauzenberger of Marlton, N.J., his three grandchildren, Cathy Dowd and husband Bill of Easton, Md, Michele Rue and her husband Jerry of Sterling, V., and Craig Bauzenberger, Jr. of Pitman, N.J. Seven great grandchildren also survive Mr. Bauzenberger. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 11:00AM. at Christ Episcopal Church in Easton, Md. Internment will take place at Old Drawyers Cemetery in Odessa, Delaware at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, Mr. Bauzenberger’s family requests that any memorial donations may be made to Hospice Foundation, Inc., 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, Maryland.