Kenneth Andrew Bayliss Obit

KENNETH ANDREW BAYLISS, born Jan. 29, 1931, at Iron Hub to Melvin and Gladys (Wolford) Bayliss, died Jan. 16, 2023, at Essentia Virginia Care Center.   He attended Iron Hub Country School and Aitkin High School.  He was a member of the Aitkin National Guard. He married Marilyn Nelson in September 1959 and they moved into an apartment in Ironton.  In June 1960 they moved to Hoyt Lakes where they bought a house.   In 1961 went back to Crosby for six months while  laid off from the mine but then returned to Hoyt Lakes and rebought their home. He worked for Rabbit Mine, Middleton Ford in Crosby, Carl Nelson Plumbing of Deerwood  and was a diesel mechanic 37 and one-half years at Erie Mining (LTV) at Hoyt Lake until his retirement in 1994.  While living in Hoyt Lakes, Ken served as a Volunteer Fireman, did part time work for the Village of Hoyt Lakes and was in a partnership with Cozy Oil and the Phillips 66 Station. He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood until moving to Hoyt Lakes and then Faith Lutheran Church.  He enjoyed gardening, fishing, Twins baseball games, TV, berry picking, puzzles, playing cards and spending time with family and friends.  He had a great sense of humor and truly enjoyed making others smile. He was preceded in death by parents, Melvin and Gladys (Wolford) Bayliss, brother and sister-in-law Roger and Lois Bayliss, brother Jerome, brothers-in-law Les Wycoff and Tom Nephew.  Nephews Joey, Mike and Mark and niece Nadine.   He is survived by wife Marilyn (Nelson), daughter Renee (Charles) Nolting of Spicer, grandson Nicholas (Hailey Helmin) Nolting, Superior WI, granddaughter Justine (Jonathon Liesener) Spicer, sisters Lillian (Gordy) Davis, Audrey Wycoff, Shirley (Duane) Mead, Jeanine (Jerry) Nephew, Beverly (Jim) Hoffman, sister-in-law Lois Bayliss, nieces and nephews. He loved life.  He was looking forward to his 92nd birthday on the 29th and the arrival of his first great-grand baby in May. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 until the family remembrances at 11:30 a.m. at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home in Aurora.  Burial will follow in the Hoyt Lakes Memorial Cemetery Columbarium.  Following the burial, a luncheon and gathering will take place at the Hoyt Lakes Community Center.