Elizabeth (Teichman) Bayard

BAYARD, ELIZABETH M. 82 - of Northfield, passed away Friday, December 15, 2006. Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Elizabeth was a source of endless support, love and inspiration to all who knew her. Elizabeth was a young farm girl from South Bend, Indiana, who with modest savings pursued her dream of becoming a stage actress and going to Chicago. Being "alone in the big city", she maintained and supported herself as a waitress while auditioning and being accepted to Chicago's leading drama school, The Goodman Theatre.

Upon graduation, she continued her quest by going to New York. There she met Leo Bayard which led to a romance of 56 years and always. During her lifetime, Elizabeth had featured and starring acting roles in residential theater and early television, and for over twenty years, devoted herself to managing and directing a school for dance, ballet, and drama in Queens, New York. Elizabeth is survived by her husband, Leo, her daughter, Michelle Bayard Gross of Margate, her son, Dr. David Bayard and wife Pam of Glendale, California, and son, Michael Bayard of Sacramento, California.

She also leaves to cherish her memory her four granddaughters, Melanie and Rebecca Bayard Gross, and Katherine and Alexandra Bayard, her sisters Helen Paskiet, Irene Steinhofer, and brother, Henry Teichman and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by a sister Irma Bella.

A memorial service will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at the George H. Wimberg Funeral Home, 1707 New Road (Route 9), Linwood. Burial will be private. In her memory, contributions may be made to the American Foundation for the Blind, 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY 10001

Sources: Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com

06/01/2024 EJS