Richard Kenneth Baker, 87, of Fremont, OH passed away on Monday, October 3, 2016 at Bethesda Care Center. He was born June 18, 1929 in Sandusky County, the son of Daniel and Zina (Crispen) Baker. He was a 1949 graduate of Fremont Ross High School.
Richard served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. He married Georgia J. Hunt on July 28, 1951 at Trinity EUB Church in Fremont and she preceded him in death on August 3, 1991.
Richard was a Produce Manager at Kroger Grocery Store in Fremont for forty-five years, retiring in 1993. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Fremont, a member of the VFW, American Legion, Moose and Eagles, all in Fremont. Richard enjoyed playing pool, horse shoes, cards, and plowing gardens with his John Deer tractor. He also enjoyed fishing and going to casinos. He was an avid fan of the Detroit Tigers.
Richard is survived by his children, Linda (Jeff) Holcomb, Gibsonburg, OH, Jennifer Wagner, Michael (Janet) Baker, Daniel (Katie) Baker, Susan (Bill) Gruber, Connie (John) Gefeke, Mary Ann (Larry) Brockmueller, all of Fremont, OH, Sandy (Joe) Warchola, Kasilof, AK; sister, Marcella Ridley, Fremont, OH; nineteen grandchildren; twenty-nine great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Georgia Baker; brothers, Gerald and Junior Baker; son-in-law, Bill Wagner.
Visitation: Friday from 2 – 4 pm and 6 – 8 pm at Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home and Crematory, 425 E. State St., Fremont, OH.
Service: Saturday, October 8, 2016, 10:30 am at Trinity United Methodist Church, 204 N. Wayne St, Fremont, with one hour of visitation at church prior to the service. Pastor Ben Wallick will officiate.
Burial: Greenlawn Memory Gardens, Clyde, OH with Military Honors provided by the American Legion and VFW.
Memorials: Bethesda Care Center, Trinity United Methodist Church or Stein Hospice.
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Deb Lopez Andosca
You all have my deepest sympathy with the passing of your dad! He was a very good man and was always smiling, happy and joking around! I haven’t seen him for a few years since visiting him at the nursing home. I loved him and he always treated me well! Keep him alive with the memories you have of him. He is no longer in any pain and I am sure he was greeted by your mom!
Robin Ridley Joseph
Linda,Jenny, Mike,Dan, Sandy,Sue,Connie,and Mary. Prayers and hugs of comfort. I will miss my Uncle Dick very much.
Nancy Smith
So sorry for your loss. Mr. Baker always had a smile and kind word when I was shopping at Krogers. Rest in peace!
Diane Traxler
Sorry for ur lost prayers and comfort
Carol Baker v
Dick ‘ s smiling face will be missed. My prayers are with you all. God bless!
Doug and Deb
Will miss such a great guy and Tiger fan. Gods peace and comfort to the family. Doug and Deb Gallagher
Rochelle (Duncan) Schroeder
My deepest sympathy for all of the family of Mr. Baker. He was one of the sweetest men I have ever known. He always had a smile on his face, and was just a pleasure to be around. May he now RIP. My prayers will be with you all during this sad time.
Dick and Carol Hoffman
To the family of Richard Baker, We can only offer our sincere thoughts and prayers at the loss of one good man. May the Dear Lord bring comfort and peace to you all, as He has given Mr. Baker His comfort and peace. May God Bless you all.
Marikay Aitchison
So sorry for your loss. My love and prayers are with you all. Remember his warmth and love as he was full of it.
Bill BURKETT
To all the Baker family,
My wife Julie and I want to offer our condolences to all of you. I always enjoyed talking to your dad. He was such a pleasure to know and he was such a great help when I was working on building my baseball field behind our property. We couldn’t have done it without his help.
You were all blessed to have such a great father.
Bill and Julie Burkett
Shirley Ratzmann
So sorry to the Baker family for the loss of Richard. My sympathy goes out to all.
Shirley Ratzmann
Shirley Ratzmann
My sympathy goes out to the Baker family in the loss of Richard. So sorry.
Shirley Ratzmann
Dan H. Baker
My sincere condolences to Dick’s family. He was a wonderful cousin to me and our families shared many great memories! To me, he will always have his Tiger’s hat and a cigar in his mouth. He will be missed.
Dan H.Baker
Nellie Howard
My deepest condolences. He will be extremely missed, but getting to know him was a great pleasure I was fortunate to have. He was always full of fun and will never be forgotten. Rest I. Peace.
The Lutzmanns
Golden Bear football games will not be the same without Grandpa Baker in the stands cheering on his great-grandsons & their friends. We will miss his smiling face and his gentle laugh-we all loved “Grandpa”. He was a very special man and our family was blessed to know him.
May God Bless You & Give You Peace….
Love to you all…
Jean Wonderly
I was so sorry to hear of your loss. Dick and I have been friends forever–in Gibsonburg when he was small and in Fremont too, He always said we were “kissin’ cousins” and we were. I will miss seeing him at the reunion. He was such a joy to be around.
All of you have my prayers and sincere sympathy. You are such a nice family and have each other for comfort. Your Mom and Dad are together again with the angels in Heaven.
My Love to all of you, Jean Wonderly
Crystal (tong) smith
To the whole family .my prayers are with you. loved that guy , have many happy memories of family gatherings and BBQ god bless
Ron & Shirley Auble
To Linda &Jeff & all of Dick’s family, Ron & I were saddened to learn about Dick’s passing. I wanted you to know that we actually visited with him at Bethesda in June of this year. Judy Scherger (my cousin ) had told me she had not been able to reach Dick for quite some time,She had sent a Christmas card and tried to call his house but got no response so we didn’t know what had happened to him. Ron had a class reunion in Republic and we came to Ohio for that. My best friend from high school had ended up at Bethesda in the memory unit there and we went to visit her. As we were walking with her to the dining room, we passed your dad’s room. We were both stunned. He wasn’t in his room at that moment but we did see him shortly and he was his very friendly self when we stopped to talk with him. Sadly he did not remember us, not did he remember my mom when I mentioned her name. We didn’t press the issue, but just talked with him about his room & the pictures on the front of his door. He walked down the hall to the exit doors with us. We have many happy memories of good times spent in his company. And I will always be grateful for the time that he & mother were together. I think they enriched each other’s lives and had fun. I am so glad that happenstance allowed us to visit with him one more time. We know he will be missed by many whose lives he touched. We send our deepest condolences.