Daniel Edgar "Danny" Bachman departed this life late Saturday evening, May 18, 2013 in rural Tonganoxie, Kansas, at the age of 65 years, 9 months, and 28 days. Daniel was born July 20, 1947, at Melrose Park, Illinois to Edgar A. and Emilie P. (Peiffle) Bachman. He was baptized August 17, 1947 by the Rev. M. A. Kluender at Melrose Park, Illinois. Daniel's sponsors were John Peiffle, Esther Peiffle, Henry Schneider, and Maida Bachman. He was confirmed and received into communicant membership with St. John Lutheran Church, Meade, Kansas, on May 21, 1961 by the Rev. Arthur Rasch and remained a member of the Lutheran faith.
As a young boy Daniel attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1965. After his graduation he attended Wichita State University. Later in 1967, he joined the United States Air Force, serving until 1973. After his discharge, he began working for the Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline as a technician for seventeen years. He later worked for the Missouri Department of Corrections as an electronics technician for fourteen years. Daniel was a former member of the Lions Club. He enjoyed motorcycles, cars, science, history, cooking, gardening, and spending time with his family and friends.
In 1969, Daniel met Wilma Jean Wilder while in the Air Force in Montgomery, Alabama. They were married July 19, 1969 at the base chapel. They raised two children and together restored several houses along the way.
Daniel was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar on March 22, 1996, Emilie on May 7, 2012, and his brother, Darrell L. Bachman on March 14, 1982. Danny is survived by his daughter, Lori Holmgren and her husband Jim and their three sons, Jackson, Charles, and Colton of rural Tonganoxie, Kansas; his son David Bachman of Savannah, Missouri; his brother Kenneth D. Bachman of Stockton, Kansas; his former wife, Wilma J. Hale of Casa Grande, Arizona; and several nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 24, 2013, at St. John Lutheran Church, Meade, Kansas, with the Reverend Lynn E. Spencer presiding. Interment will follow in the Plains Cemetery, Plains, Kansas. Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade has been entrusted with arrangements.
In lieu of flowers the family would welcome memorials to the Southern Care Hospice, in care of the funeral home.