Elizabeth Baum Obituary

Baum, Elizabeth M. "Libby or Betty" age 84, of Chicago, formerly of St. Paul. Preceded in death by parents, Isadore and Rose Marsh, former husband, Dr. Helmut Baum, brother-in-law, Roland Felix, and godchild/nephew, Dr. Miles Felix. Survived by daughter, Carolyn Baum, brothers, Herb & Jack Marsh, sister, Helen Felix and many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. On January 22, 1921 Elizabeth was the very first baby girl born in the new Miller Hospital in St. Paul. Along with her grandparents, Harry & Etta Fay Sinykin, and her parents, they homesteaded in Grindstone, South Dakota, where they lived until moving back to St. Paul in 1931. Elizabeth graduated from St. Paul Central H.S. in 1939. She attended the University of MN School of Nursing where she graduated in 1944, then did post graduate studies at St. Mary's Hospital/Mayo Clinic in Rochester in psychiatric nursing. Elizabeth moved to Chicago and worked at the Michael Reese Hospital where she met her husband-to-be, Dr. Helmut Baum, professor of Psychoanalysis, who had trained in Vienna, Austria and moved to the United States before WWII. Following her tenure at the hospital, Elizabeth worked as a nurse within the Chicago school system. She had also worked as a nurse in both pediatrics and surgery. Elizabeth was active at K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregation in Chicago. She was also a volunteer tour guide at the Oriental Art Institute in Chicago. Funeral services and burial were in St. Paul, MN. A Memorial Service will be held in Chicago at a later date. Memorials preferred to The Oriental Art Institute of Chicago, The University of Chicago Art Museum, K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregation of Chicago, or Kidney Cancer Foundation of Chicago. Service Info., Hodroff-Epstein Memorial Chapels, 612-871-1234.