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The love birds !
What an adorable person and delightful friend !!! She will be missed .. but has left us with many FUN memories!!
Stephanie Hale
September 28, 2025 | Wickenburg, AZ
Condolences to your families
Susan and Tom Hanley
September 11, 2025 | Brocton, NY | Friend
Cady and Gramma J
I’m so happy Cady and were able to visit her this summer. She was a wonderful bonus gramma to my 3 kids.
Kirstin Gleason
September 11, 2025 | Friend
Mrs. Baker was so kind. She was my kindergarten teacher when I was moved from Mayville School many years ago. She made me feel so welcome.
I enjoyed doing her hair these last couple years. She’s still just as sweet. She will be missed.
Trisha Delcamp
September 10, 2025 | Mayville, NY | Student
Per Maya Angelou’s “Poem”, “When great souls die, our souls, never to be the same, whisper, “they existed, they existedwe can be and be better because they existed.”
Surely, Jacquie was one of those “great souls”..a wonderful teacher to three Scott children and over the years a wonderful friend to me. My annual trips back to WNY always included a visit with Jacquie and will never be the same without her. While our visits always included lively discussion, she was also hell-bent on...
Jill Scott
September 10, 2025 | Indian Trail, NC | Friend
Jacquie taught all three of our children. Our oldest daughter Talley said: "{Mrs. Baker] radiated love, which was exactly what every kindergartner in her room needed." And our youngest Meggie added: "I have wonderful memories of packing up and spending lots of days and an overnight at her house with Quintana. She was always so warm. And my little pre-k class with her and Matt Levesque." Baker family: we share your loss and send our love!
Kathie and Billy Clyde
September 10, 2025 | Wooster, OH | Friend
What an amazing woman. She was kindergarten teacher to two of my three sons at Turner Elementary, and was well-loved by them, as she was by countless other children in her career. My sympathies to her loving family.
Joyce Klau
September 09, 2025 | Houghton, NY | Acquaintance
You will be remembered by your students.
STEPHANIE SCHELL
September 09, 2025 | Lakewood, NY
Made an impression on her students.
Stephanie Schell
September 09, 2025 | Lakewood, NY
Jacqueline Jean Baker, 95, of Mayville, NY and Wickenburg, AZ, passed away peacefully at her Mayville home on September 5, 2025. She was born on June 5, 1930 in Prescott, AZ to Harry and Geraldine Brown. She was preceded in death by her husband of seventy-one years, James Baker, who passed in 2022. Her son, Jeffrey Baker; her brother, Gordon Brown; and her sister, Janice Baker. She is survived by her son, Jay (Sharon) Baker of Mayville, and her daughter, Joy Baker of Sherman. Her seven grandchildren; Brendan (Gary) Baker of Maryland, Justin (Sara) Baxenberg of Virginia, Quintana (Luke) Hayden of Connecticut, Bethany Baker of the District of Columbia, Jessup (Christina) Baker of Mayville, Camden (Claire) Baker of Mayville, and Chandler (Courtney) Baker of Mayville. Nine great grandchildren; Oliver and Isabel Baxenberg of Virginia, Luke and Ellis Hayden of Connecticut, Noelle and Jack Baker of Mayville, Silas Baker of Mayville, and Wren and Lennox Baker of Mayville. Several nieces and nephews, including Melissa (Mark) Cramer of Pennsylvania, and Shawn Baker of Dakar, Senegal, who helped care for her in her final days. She also had many dear friends who will miss her greatly. Jacquie was a registered nurse who entered the nursing program at Jamestown Community College in 1969, which at that time was partnered with WCA Hospital. She then went on to receive her elementary education degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia, and taught kindergarten at Chautauqua’s Turner Elementary for many years. She was beloved by her students, some of whom continued to stop by her classroom to say “Hi” even when they had moved on to high school. She was known for her delicious homemade fruit pies, and one Thanksgiving made a whole pie for each of her seven grandchildren. Jacquie was an ideal Grandma, and was adored by all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her biggest delight was having them visit, which they did often. She loved to travel, and over the years visited both China and Africa. Elephants were her favorite, and it was a dream come true to see them in the wild. She brought back little souvenirs from these trips for her students. She was unfailingly kind and compassionate and always concerned for the well-being of others. Jacquie will be greatly missed by her large family, and we know she will continue to watch over us all. We love you “a bushel and a peck”. The family wishes to thank Best Care Coordinators of Jamestown and Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care for their devoted care of Jacquie in her final days. She was a hospice volunteer herself for several years, and donations may be made to Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care. Per her wishes, there will be no calling hours and funeral services will be private. A celebration of life for both Jacquie and Jim will be held on Sunday, September 28th at Ashville Fire Station #1, 5338 Stow Road, Ashville, NY at noon; followed by luncheon. All who knew them are welcome to attend.
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