Wayne was born December 16, 1916, in Orient, SD the son of William and Anna (Wirtz) Bahr. He had 4 older brothers. He grew up and attended schools in South Dakota. On June 30, 1939, Wayne was united in marriage to Evelyn B Peterson, in Chamberlin, SD. They had three children: Donna, Sheryl, and Gary. They farmed in South Dakota until 1956, when they left their farm and moved to Montana where they have lived since. Wayne worked road construction all of eastern Montana until he retired in 1980. Evelyn died in January of 2016, and Wayne continued to live in Sidney.
Wayne and Evelyn enjoyed hunting, fishing, dancing, playing cards, traveling with the Good Sams, visiting their kids and grandkids. Wayne also took flying lessons in South Dakota before moving to Sidney.
On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at Sidney Health Center Extended Care, the Lord and his angels took Wayne to heaven to be with Evelyn, his wife of 76 1/2 years. He also met his parents and his four brothers.
He is survived by: his son, Gary (Nikki) Bahr, Sidney, MT; his daughters, Donna (Ed) Thornton, Lewistown, MT and Sheryl (Richard) Eriksen, Helena, MT; 11 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife-Evelyn, and his four brothers.