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James A. Baker Obituary
He was born May 25, 1933, in Chicago, to Hollis Alden and Alice H. (Carlson) Baker. He married Carol J. Schmidt on Oct. 9, 1953, in Woodstock.
He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a carpenter by trade for more than 50 years, and owned and operated his own company, James A. Baker Carpentry for 23 of those years. He was with the Woodstock Fire Department for 22 years, named fireman of the year in 1987 and retired with the rank of assistant fire chief. He served on the board of directors of Harris Bank Woodstock from 1986 to 2000. He loved spending time with his family, and was an avid model train collector.
He is survived by his wife, Carol Baker of Woodstock; his five children, Steven (Nancy) Baker of Woodstock, Wayne (Holly) Baker of Woodstock, SuzAnne (David) Ehardt of Woodstock, Danette Baker of Omaha, Neb., and Kristee (Brad) Partington of Winona, Minn.; and his eight grandchildren, Britt Ehardt, Chantal Jurgens, Shea Jurgens, Taylor Baker, Alison Baker, Sydney Baker, Abbe Partington and Alexis Partington.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home in Woodstock. The visitation will continue from noon until the 1 p.m. funeral Wednesday, May 5. Interment will follow in McHenry County Memorial Park Cemetery in Woodstock.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation; JDRF; or the Northwestern Clinical Research Unit.
For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710.
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Memories and Condolences
for James A. Baker
Erik & Jennifer (Kelly) Evertsen
May 5, 2010
Our thoughts and Prayers are with your family at this time and always. ~Erik and Jenni Evertsen
May 5, 2010
Dear Carol, Sue, Steve, Wayne, Danette, and family,
I have fond memories of the times we spent in Minnesota for the JDRF walks, as well as other visits with Jim and the rest of you. I did not know Jim for very long, but I thought he was a wonderful man and I loved his sense of humor. My thoughts and prayers are with you!
God Bless,
Faith Taylor
Mario & Deb Ramirez
May 4, 2010
So sorry to hear about Jim. We would like to express our deepest sympathy. Your all in our prayers.
Karen Dulak
May 3, 2010
Dear Baker family,
I work with Kristee and I wanted to send you my deepest sympathy and caring thoughts and prayers from Winona, MN. May you find comfort and strength in each other as you face the difficult days ahead.
Keith Schacht
May 3, 2010
Dear Carol and family, so sorry to hear of Jim's passing. My prayers and thoughts are with you.
Shantell JOnes
May 3, 2010
Mrs. Baker and family,
My prayers are with you all during this difficult time. Mr. Baker will no longer be suffering. He is heaven with our Savior and how amazing will that be. "So comfort each other and make each other strong as you are already doing."1Thessalonians 5:11. Love,
Shantell Jones
May 3, 2010
Dear Carol and Family - We're so glad that we had the chance to visit you and Jim last July. We've enjoyed our friendship over the past 56 years since the days at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Memories that will never be forgotten. See you on Tuesday.
Our love,
Dick and Jo Hayes
Brainerd, MN
May 3, 2010
So sorry to hear of Jim's passing. Our thoughts are with all of you. He was such a nice man.
Much love, Tom and Patte Smith
May 1, 2010
Dear Carol and Family--Sorry to hear of Jim's death. Our prayers are with you and your family. I have nothing but fond memories from working with him on the remodels on Doty Road.
Dale and Theresa Brown, Gold Canyon, AZ
Tom & Alice Griswold
May 1, 2010
Dear Carol and family,
Sorry to hear about Jim's death, our prayer are with you and your family.
Pete & Gayle Corson
May 1, 2010
Dear Carol and Family, We are sorry to hear of Jim's death. We had a lot of good times on WRFD. Our prayers are with you. R.I.P. Jim..
May 1, 2010
Carol-
Sorry to hear of Jim's death. We will keep you and all your family in our prayers
Dr. & Mrs. William Larsen
Diane Griswold
May 1, 2010
Dear Carol and family,
My deepest sympathy to all of you.
Diane Mills Griswold
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