Dr. Jacob B. Baumann

Dr. Jacob B. Baumann, 89 of Orwigsburg, passed away at Providence Place Senior Living on Thursday, December 2, 2021.
Born in Fremont, Ohio on September 11,1932, he was the son of the late Albert V. and Cary (Shreffler) Baumann.
He was a graduate of Amherst College and received his PhD in chemistry from the University of Michigan in 1957.
Dr. Baumann was a professor of chemistry at the Penn State Schuylkill campus from 1965 to his retirement in 1999. He previously taught at Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio.
He was a member of Saint John's Church, Orwigsburg.
Jake enjoyed oil painting and was an avid traveler in retirement visiting his ancestry home in Switzerland and many other countries in Europe and Great Britain.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife Margaret (Watkins) Baumann and second wife Reine (Eby) Baumann.
Jake is survived by two sons, John and his wife Hazel of Richmond, Virginia, William and his partner Joseph of Shady Dale, Georgia; a daughter Susan (Baumann) Corinchock and her husband Drew of Schuylkill Haven; and a step-daughter Susan Ulsh and her husband Dean of Auburn. Jake has six grandchildren, Kyle, David, Olivia, Kate, Kerry, and Abby.
A Celebration of Life Funeral Service will be held at Ebling Stabingas Funeral Home, Cressona on Tuesday, December 7 at 10:30 am with Rev. Jeffrey G. Johnson officiating.
A visitation for family and friends will be held prior from 9:30 am until the time of the service at the funeral home.
Interment will follow at Cressona Cemetery, Cressona.
The family would like memorial donations in Dr. Baumann's name can be sent to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516.