Mary Catherine Baker
May 7, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Mary Catherine Baker, 93, of South Whitley, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Timbercrest Senior Living, North Manchester.
Mary was born on Nov. 3, 1930, in Wabash County, the daughter of the late Vance and Glades Baker Craig. She was united in marriage to Rene Frank Baker on Feb. 24, 1948, who preceded her in 2008.
Mary was a graduate of Pierceton High School and she was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County.
She worked as a qualified medicine assistant for Prairie View Nursing Home. Mary was a member of the Eel River Community Church in Pierceton.
Mary will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Linda Hampton, of South Whitley; five grandchildren: Ben (Elizabeth) Wise, Jacob (Sheila) Wise, Brittany Rager, Erika Rager, Jenna Rager; and six great-grandchildren: Cale Wise, Samuel Wise and Vivian Wise, Patrick and Nolan Stump and Creed Lloyd. In addition to her parents and her husband, Rene, she was preceded by a son, Brian Laine Baker, in 2014.
A visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, May 8 at McHatton-Sadler Pierceton Funeral Chapel, 105 S. 1st St., Pierceton. A graveside service will immediately follow at Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton.
The family kindly request the memorial donations to Alzheimer’s Association, 6324 Constitution Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46804.
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence to the family, please visit www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
Mary Catherine Baker, 93, of South Whitley, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Timbercrest Senior Living, North Manchester.
Mary was born on Nov. 3, 1930, in Wabash County, the daughter of the late Vance and Glades Baker Craig. She was united in marriage to Rene Frank Baker on Feb. 24, 1948, who preceded her in 2008.
Mary was a graduate of Pierceton High School and she was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County.
She worked as a qualified medicine assistant for Prairie View Nursing Home. Mary was a member of the Eel River Community Church in Pierceton.
Mary will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Linda Hampton, of South Whitley; five grandchildren: Ben (Elizabeth) Wise, Jacob (Sheila) Wise, Brittany Rager, Erika Rager, Jenna Rager; and six great-grandchildren: Cale Wise, Samuel Wise and Vivian Wise, Patrick and Nolan Stump and Creed Lloyd. In addition to her parents and her husband, Rene, she was preceded by a son, Brian Laine Baker, in 2014.
A visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, May 8 at McHatton-Sadler Pierceton Funeral Chapel, 105 S. 1st St., Pierceton. A graveside service will immediately follow at Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton.
The family kindly request the memorial donations to Alzheimer’s Association, 6324 Constitution Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46804.
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence to the family, please visit www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.