DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: NEWCOMER FAMILY FUNERAL HOME
TOPEKA, KANSAS
Family contact name and telephone number: JoAnn Rodgers 785-379-9223 (Daughter)
1. Full Name: Harold I. Baker Age: 90 Years Sex: M
2. Current address: Topeka
3. Date of death: , May 29, 2003
4 Place of death: Topeka nursing home
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: July 22, 1912 Place of birth: Council Grove, KS
6.b. Parents: Preston J. Baker Ora Jane Bennett Baker
6.c. Years in current city/town: Since 1955
7. Background: Harold taught English and Journalism at Council Grove High School, then Highland Park
High School in Topeka, and Shawnee Heights High School in Tecumseh, KS., until he retired in 1977. He was a
member of the Country Chapel Church in Topeka.
Relatives: Married to: Irene Jackson Baker in Council Grove, KS on August 23, 1936. She preceded him in
death on April 24, 2003.
8.b. preceded in death by: Brothers: Bennett, Robert, Warren, and Russell Baker
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Daughter: JoAnn Rodgers of Tecumseh, KS and Son: Gary Baker of Tulsa, OK. 5 Grandchildren;
2 Great-granddaughters. Sister: Marjorie Deckard, Brother: Bernard Baker both of Council Grove, KS
9. Service time, day, date, place: Private Family Memorial Services will be held on June 28, 2003 .
10. Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Council Grove, KS
11. Visitation times, place: None .
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other: None
13. Memorial contributions, if any: Charity of Donors Choice
14. Funeral home in charge: Newcomer Family Funeral Home, 4020 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66606
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Director: Sue Brueggemann