BAKER, Everett R. 1925 - 2012

BAKER, WEBE, DICKINSON, SCHLATTER, ZIEGLOSKY

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 7/24/2012 at 11:50:05

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Friday, July 20, 2012
Page 8

Everette R. BAKER

Everette R. BAKER, 87, of Richland, died Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, Iowa.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at Mother Cabrini Church in Richland, with the Rev. Robert Striegel officiating.

Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery.

Visitation is Monday at the church with the family present from 6-8 p.m. Prayers for a Christian Wake will be held at 7 p.m.

Memorials to Richland American Legion Post No. 504 for the Boys State Fund may be left at the church or mailed to the family at 301 W. Main, Richland 52585.

Gould Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. BAKER was born in Crawfordsville July 13, 1925, the son of Samuel A. and Fern May BAKER. He married Donna Mae WEBE, March 17, 1950, in Keota. She died March 16, 2003.

He graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1942.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He worked for Ben Young Farm Market, farmed near Packwood and then moved to Richland in 1964. He opened Bakers' Sinclair in 1965, which became Baker Tire until he retired in 1987. Following his retirement, he continued to farm part-time for Roger Harrington and Jerry Adrian.

He was a member of SS. Joseph and Cabrini Catholic Church in Richland, and a lifelong member of VFW and American Legion Post No. 504 in Richland.

He volunteered at the Veterans Administration hospital in Iowa City for 10 years accumulating 1,500 hours of service.

He enjoyed making wine, working with his orange AC tractors, spending time with his friends and family and especially his grandchildren.

Survivors include two sons, Bryan BAKER of Richland and Bryce BAKER and spouse Sheila of Ames; three grandsons; one step-granddaughter; and one brother, Don BAKER of Farson.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Ernie BAKER and three sisters, Juanitia DICKINSON, Bessie SCHLATTER and Ruth ZIEGLOSKY.

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