Submitted by: Dan Rich
March 12, 1930 - May 30,2008
South Bend Tribune 6/1/2008
WALKERTON - Theodore W. Baker, 78, of 111 Grissom Drive,
Walkerton, IN, passed away after an extended illness at 1:15 p.m.
May 30, 2008, in Walkerton Miller Merry Manor. He was a retired
General Motors employee with 32 years service. He was born March
12, 1930, in Ontario, Canada.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Gail
A., on July 4, 2005. He is survived by a son, Guy of Mt. Morris,
Michigan; a daughter, Kim Graves of Grand Blanc, MI;
stepsons, Jimmy (Cindy) Smith of Walkerton and Edward
Smith of Wisconsin; and eight grandchildren. Mr. Baker was a U.S.
Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War, and was a member of VFW
Post 1954 in North Liberty and DAV in Michigan. There will be no
visitation or services.
Cremation will take place and burial will be
at Westlawn Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the A.M.
Manuel Funeral Home in North Liberty.