Obituaries

May 3, 1922 to August 14, 2010

WINAMAC - Dorothy A. Baker, 88, of 262 S 300 E, Winamac, died at 5:50 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 14, at Pulaski Healthcare Center in Winamac.

She was born May 3, 1922, in Culver, to Owen and Anna Weaver Weaver.  She married Ralph Walter Baker Feb.  26, 1949 in Winamac. Ralph died June 12, 1988.

Survivors include:
Debby Berkshire, Winamac, Daughter & Companion Jody Stilwell
Monica (Alvin) Stamper, Winamac, Daughter & son-in-law
Randy (Brenda) Baker, Winamac, Son
Kim Baker, Winamac, Son
Gene (Angela) Baker, Rochester,  Grandson
John (Lisa) Baker Tacoma, WA, Grandson
Stacy Baker, Fort Wayne, Granddaughter & Companion Todd Hargis
Alecia Stamper, Winamac, Granddaughter
Sierra Stamper, Winamac, Granddaughter
Pat (Amy) Berkshire, Wheatfield, Grandson
Eric Berkshire, Muncie, Grandson
Matthew Berkshire, Winamac, Grandson
Dylan Berkshire, Kewanna, Grandson
Sonya Terry, Lafayette, Granddaughter
Tonya (James) Williams, Lafayette, Granddaughter
Jodie Stilwell, Winamac, Granddaughter
Great-grandchildren Kaelan Baker, Isobelle Baker, Sabrina Baker, Aiden Berkshire, Ava Berkshire, Gabe Berkshire, Pat Tuley, Zack Tuley, Paige Schwartz, Amyia Terry, Kyia Snider and Katelyn Terry.
Mary Pratt, Star City, Sister
Violetta Pletka, Valparaiso, Sister
Catherine Pratt, Royal Center, Sister
Gerald Weaver, Winamac, Brother
Leon Shafer, Portage, Brother-in-law

She was preceded in death by:
Infant Daughter
Arthur T. Weaver, Brother
Raymond T. Weaver, Brother
Judy K. Baker, Daughter-in-law
Marcella Scheffer, Sister

Mrs. Baker was a cook at Eastern Pulaski Schools. She retired in 1992. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Winamac. She was also a member of the Christian Mothers, Daughters of Isabella and was a charter member of the Twilight Twenty Extension Homemakers Club. She was a frequent exhibitor at the Extension Homemakers' Open Class at the Pulaski County fair.

Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. A scriptural wake service will be held at 7 p.m. The funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday (Aug. 18), in St. Peter's Catholic Church, Winamac, with Rev. Martin Sandhage officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Winamac.

Memorial donations may be given to the Cancer Society, Heart Association or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.