Douglas Baker
March 2, 2017 at 4:22 p.m.
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On Oct. 8, 1930, he was born in Warsaw to Glen and Alice Kegebein Baker. He was united in marriage to Virginia Marsh on Sept. 10, 1950, in Clunette.
In 1948, he graduated from Atwood High School. He served honorably from 1955 to 1957 in the Army. In 1950, he started working at Dalton Foundry, where he retired in 1982. and worked at the Warsaw Foundry from 1983 until retirement in 1992. He worked as a maintenance supervisor for both firms.
He was a member of the Moose Lodge since 1985; North Webster American Legion Post 253; and the Elks Lodge, Warsaw, where he served as Exhalted Ruler in 1976.
He is survived by Virginia, his wife; two daughters, Jill (spouse Jerry) Gross, Mentone, and Jan (spouse Darin) Martin, Warsaw; a sister, Phyllis Blauser, Milford; six grandchildren: Janell (spouse Heath) Jones, Mentone; Jenna (spouse Drew) Streicher, Philadelphia, Pa.; Leslie Baker, Warsaw; Kimberly Baker, Warsaw; Shanon (spouse Ben) Lyon, Seattle; and Bryan Martin, Seattle; and five great-granddaughters.
He was preceded by his son, Jim Baker, Dec. 5, 2006.
Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, with an Elks memorial service at 3:30 p.m., at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, Warsaw.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral chapel, with Pastor Mike Beezley officiating. Burial will be in Stony Point Cemetery, Atwood.
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Memorials to Jimmy Baker Memorial Diabetes Fund c/o Kosciusko County Foundation, 102 E. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
To sign the guest register or leave condolences electronically, go to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
On Oct. 8, 1930, he was born in Warsaw to Glen and Alice Kegebein Baker. He was united in marriage to Virginia Marsh on Sept. 10, 1950, in Clunette.
In 1948, he graduated from Atwood High School. He served honorably from 1955 to 1957 in the Army. In 1950, he started working at Dalton Foundry, where he retired in 1982. and worked at the Warsaw Foundry from 1983 until retirement in 1992. He worked as a maintenance supervisor for both firms.
He was a member of the Moose Lodge since 1985; North Webster American Legion Post 253; and the Elks Lodge, Warsaw, where he served as Exhalted Ruler in 1976.
He is survived by Virginia, his wife; two daughters, Jill (spouse Jerry) Gross, Mentone, and Jan (spouse Darin) Martin, Warsaw; a sister, Phyllis Blauser, Milford; six grandchildren: Janell (spouse Heath) Jones, Mentone; Jenna (spouse Drew) Streicher, Philadelphia, Pa.; Leslie Baker, Warsaw; Kimberly Baker, Warsaw; Shanon (spouse Ben) Lyon, Seattle; and Bryan Martin, Seattle; and five great-granddaughters.
He was preceded by his son, Jim Baker, Dec. 5, 2006.
Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, with an Elks memorial service at 3:30 p.m., at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, Warsaw.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral chapel, with Pastor Mike Beezley officiating. Burial will be in Stony Point Cemetery, Atwood.
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Memorials to Jimmy Baker Memorial Diabetes Fund c/o Kosciusko County Foundation, 102 E. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
To sign the guest register or leave condolences electronically, go to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
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