SOUTH WHITLEY – Shawn Eugene Baker, 55, of Sidney, died peacefully in his sleep at 10:46 p.m. Sunday, Oct.25, 2020. He had been in declining health due to liver problems.
He was born Nov. 3, 1964, in Columbia City, a son of Larry Eugene and Mary Diane Faulkner Baker. He graduated from Whitko High School in 1983 and continued his education at Ivy Tech, studying engineering.
On July 22, 1988, he married Angela J. Spangle. They made their first home in Mentone, moving to their home in rural Claypool about 10 years ago.
He started his work career at B & B Machining, Milford, using his engineering skills to build the machinery that precisely bent pipe for the automotive industry. He then became employed by Lake City Medical, Warsaw, as a production supervisor. He then joined Othy/Symmetry Medical now known as Tecomet in Warsaw, where he continued as a production supervisor.
He enjoyed mentoring young boys and served as a Boy Scout leader in Mentone from 1995 to 2001.
He was an avid reader enjoying westerns. He was a fan of guns and enjoyed riding motorcycles. Studying martial arts, he became a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
He is survived by his wife, Angela; a son, Christopher (Rachael Gick) Baker, of Cincinnati, Ohio; a daughter, Heather A. (Matthew Harris) Baker, of Warsaw; his parents, Larry and Mary Baker, of Pierceton; a sister, Aleta R. (Chauncey) Smith, of Pierceton; grandchildren: Emma N. Gick-Baker, Cincinnati, Ohio; Jayce M. Harris, Ayden J. Harris, and Ethyn M. Harris, all of Warsaw; a mother-in-law, Evaline (Ken Bisel) Spangle, of Columbia City; sister-in-law, Deborah L. (Paul) Turner, of New Ross; sister-in-law, Brenda K. (Jason) Tosi, of Lowber, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Wilbur & Cora “Susie” Baker; maternal grandparents, Raymond and Almeta Faulkner; father-in-law, Larry Spangle; great-grandmother-in-law, Annie Owens; a cousin, Tracy Faulkner; uncle, Danny Baker; and great-uncle, Harold Baker.
A memorial service at Pierceton United Methodist Church, 502 N. 1st St., Pierceton, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.
Arrangements are entrusted to Smith & Sons Miller Chapel, South Whitley.
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Condolences may be sent to www.smithandsonsfuneralhome.com.
