LEWISTON, Minn. – Roger Milton Baer, 87, of rural Lewiston, who in 1970 was selected as Minnesota’s Outstanding Young Farmer, died at Gundersen hospital in La Crosse. Roger served 16 years on the Lewiston School Board. He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1952 and went to the University of Minnesota for a degree in animal science and agricultural economics. He was with the U.S. Marines from 1958 to 1962. He active in the Minnesota Farm Bureau, Minnesota Corn Growers Association, and the Minnesota Jaycees.  At the Winona County Fair he awarded Farm Family of the Year in 1989 and king in 2009. He was inducted into the Fair Hall of Fame in 1997.

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