Elizabeth Joan Chandlee Bauer

August 27, 1930 - May 25, 2023

Joan Bauer, of Newark, Delaware and Town Point, Maryland died peacefully at home on May 25, 2023.

Joan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 27, 1930, to Elizabeth Comber Chandlee and William Herbert Chandlee Jr. Her childhood was spent in Montgomery County, PA with her older brother William Herbert Chandlee III and younger sister Carol Lillian Chandlee. The family later moved to Southampton, Bucks County, PA where Joan met her future husband Richard “Dick” Milton Bauer at Southampton High School.

Joan graduated from Southampton High School, Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA and the Abington Hospital School of Nursing in Abington, PA.

Joan worked for the State of Delaware Health Department as a Public Health Nurse for 25 years.

Joan and Dick and their family spent 38 wonderful summers on the Chesapeake Bay at their home called “River House” on Town Point, MD. Sailing her Sunfish, a gift from Dick for their 25^th wedding anniversary, and then her Flying Scot named “Happy Birthday,” another gift from Dick, was her great pleasure…her family was her greatest.

Joan will join her beloved husband and life partner Dick in All Saints Cemetery in Wilmington, DE.

Joan is survived by her four children, Elisabeth Chandlee Bauer DiStefano and her husband Ernest DiStefano, Richard Milton Bauer Jr, Benjamin Chandlee Bauer, and Caroline Chandlee Bauer and her partner Sharon Czerwinski.

She is also survived by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Benjamin Chandlee Bauer Jr, his wife Megan Bauer and their children Austin, Zoey, and Allison Chandlee Bauer; Laura Elisabeth Taylor, her wife Kim Taylor, and their daughter Lily; and twins Erin Chandlee Czerwinski and Elizabeth Bauer Czerwinski, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Joan is also survived by her adored mother and daughter cats “Mommy” and “Baby.” Caroline and Sharon are adopting them and taking them to their retirement in Key West, Florida.

Per Joan’s request, services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Joan’s memory to the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center c/o R.T. Foard & Jones Funeral Home, 122 West Main St., Newark, DE 19711 or rtfoard.com.

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Joan Bauer, of Newark, Delaware and Town Point, Maryland died peacefully at home on May 25, 2023. Joan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 27, 1930, to Elizabeth Comber Chandlee and William Herbert Chandlee Jr. Her childhood was spent in Montgomery County, PA with her older brother William Herbert Chandlee III and younger sister Carol LillianContinue Reading

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Dear Bauer Clan, far and wide - I echo my sister Margo's thoughts. Your Mother was such a great comfort to our Mother when we lost our Dad...what a strong woman, great wife and Mother she was! Sending hugs and happy thoughts your way, David Hoff

Dear Richard and family, I have so many memories of your parents from Town Point! Your mom was wonderful to my mother when my dad passed, and I will always remember her kindness. It is sad to see the older generation leave us, but cherished memories remain. Warmly, Margo Hoff Pennock P.S. We just rebuilt our cottage into a year-round home. Stop by sometime!

Dear Richard, and family, I have such sweet memories of your mom, especially at this Thanksgiving in your sister's house. Please accept my condolences. Bernard

Dear Richard and siblings, Please accept our sympathy for the loss of your mother. May your many happy memories sustain you through this difficult time. Peace will replace the sadness in time.

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.