Lawrence Bauman

JACKSON — Lawrence “Larry” Bauman, 90, passed away in the company of loved ones on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at the Cascade Senior Care Center in Summit Township, Greater Jackson.

Larry was born on Feb. 1, 1936. He experienced a difficult childhood, living in a small one-bedroom apartment in the city of Detroit during the school year and spending summers and holidays at the Somerset Hotel in the crossroads village of Somerset, Somerset Township, with his grandmother, Louise Leutheuser Bauman and Betty Vierlinger. Larry often said that without his grandmother and other supportive friends and neighbors, he might not have become the compassionate, caring man he was.

Larry graduated from Addison High School in 1954. He earned his B.A. in English from Eastern Michigan University and his M.A. in English literature from EMU. He taught English for several years at high schools in Plymouth and Allen Park in Metro Detroit and for a year at Pennsylvania’s Shippensburg University. He earned an M.A. in urban planning from Wayne State University and spent 30 years consulting with municipalities throughout Southeastern Michigan before retiring in 1998.

Larry married the love of his life, Johnine “Gina” Lane, on Sept. 6, 1958 — a union that lasted 68 years. He is survived by his wife, Gina; their children, Dave (Jeannie), Keith (Lisa), Jen (Doug Adams), and Grant; his grandchildren, Sam (Rachel), Joe (Elizabeth), Jake (girlfriend Ani Daher), Haley Adams and Sidney Adams; and their great-grandchildren, Tilly, Aada, Lucy and Arlo.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Brooklyn Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, with the Rev. Dave Weber officiating. The service will begin at 11 a.m. followed by a luncheon. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Private interment will take place at Somerset Cemetery in Somerset at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Dave Bauman Cancer Relief Fund. Friends may send messages to the family online via Larry’s tribute wall at brownvanhemert.com.

The family thanks Brown-Van Hemert Funeral Home in Addison for assisting with arrangements.