Albert L. "Bert" Baker

Albert L. "Bert" Baker
August 18, 1939 - June 2, 2015
Albert L. "Bert" Baker, 75, died from a brief illness on June 2, 2015 at Colorado Springs, CO. Bert was born as the third son of Earl Leroy Baker and Mayme Lucille Pease at Weiser, ID on August 18, 1939.
His father died on January 7, 1941. He attended school many years in Rockland, ID, but moved to Pocatello, ID where he attended Highland H. S. He enlisted in the Army before finishing high school. He spent more then twenty years in the Army.
He was married for a short time to Patrica Bacon of Pocatello and on Dec. 3, 1960, married, Erika Kiefer, in Germany. They had three daughters. After retiring he moved to Colorado Springs where he has lived for the last 35 years. He worked for a time as maintenance man for Ampex, where he repaired their machines. After he retired from that job, he owned a seccurity company which he later sold.
He loved to fish and pulled many beautiful trout into his boat. His hobby was guns and he and his family spent many hours with a reinactment group that did staged gun fights at many tourist towns in Colorado and other states. He helped build many of the props they used. He used the name Idaho Deacon in the gun fights and as his email.
He was preceeded in death by his parents and his brother Dean Baker of Pocatello, ID. He is survived by his wife,Erika, his daughters Anita Dicker, Diana (Joseph) Heckman, & Joanne Baker, all of Colorado Springs, by his brother, George LeRoy (Doris) Baker, of Weiser, ID, by his sister-in-law, Lucy Baker, of Pocatello, ID, by his sister Melody (Bruce) Murdock of Pocatello, ID, by 4 grandchildren, and 1 greatgrandson.

Funeral services will be held 2 PM June 12, 2015 at Shrine of Remembrance, 1730 E. Fountain Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO. Services will be conducted by Bishop Richard Thorne of the LDS church.