Gary Leigh Baker (2018)

BAKER, JONES, MAHLER

Posted By: Shirley Keating
Date: 7/1/2024 at 13:55:20

Hamilton Funeral Home
Des Moines, Iowa
December 2018

Gary L. Baker

DES MOINES – Gary Leigh Baker, 65, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Gary was born on September 16, 1953 in Denison, Iowa to Ralph and Helen (Mahler) Baker.

Gary graduated from Webster City High School, Des Moines Area Community College with an Associate in Arts Degree and Drake University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree.

Gary married Sandra Jones at the Congregational Christian Church in Truro, Iowa on June 29, 1979, a very special date for both. June 29th was Gary’s mother’s birthday and Sandra’s parents’ anniversary.

Those left to cherish Gary’s memory are his wife, Sandra, of 40 years, his sisters, Cheryl Baker of Forest Lake, Minnesota and Lillian Baker of Burnsville, Minnesota, and several cousins.

Gary was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A memorial service will be held at 11:30 am on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home at 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines, Iowa. Following the service the family will greet friends with a lunch at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church at 600 6th Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa or Animal Rescue League of Iowa at 5452 NE 22nd Street, Des Moines, Iowa in loving memory of Gary as an alternative to flowers.