When Levon Ernest Baetz was born on 21 May 1917, in Reamsville, Smith, Kansas, United States, his father, Michael George Baetz, was 22 and his mother, Mary Anna Sims, was 22. He married Myrna Esther Bliss on 5 September 1937. He lived in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1935 and Election District Q, Denver, Colorado, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1946. In 1940, at the age of 23, his occupation is listed as job in Denver, Colorado, United States. He died on 16 February 1994, in Alma, Harlan, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.