Paul S. Baker

Paul S. Baker, 65, of Shiner, Texas, passed away on October, 19, 2023 at the Dornburg Center of Compassion in Victoria, TX. Paul was born on June 26, 1958 in Lorain, Ohio to Thomas A. and Dawn M. (Hoffman) Baker. In 1959, the family moved to the Catawissa, PA area. Paul was a 1976 graduate of Southern Columbia Area High School. After high school, Paul joined the Catawissa Rangers as a smoke jumper for the US Forestry Service fighting wildfires in Minnesota and California. He was employed by Catawissa Lumber, Paxinos, PA for many years. In 2003 he moved to Texas where he was employed by Prototype Machine Co. and Boedeker Bros. Armory. Paul was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are Claudia (Raindl) Baker, his wife of 19 years and love of his life, daughters Jennifer Baker of Bloomsburg, twins, Jamie Baker of Jersey Shore and Jodi Baker of Bloomsburg and a step daughter, Abbey (Machacek) McCoy of Austin, his grandchildren Kierra and Rylen Mowery, Logan and Righter Gillaspy, Quinn and Reagan Yachimowski, and Grayson McCoy, and his siblings, a sister, Susan (Bernard) Novick, Bloomsburg, and a brother William (Dianne) Baker of Elysburg. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of South Texas, 605 E. Locust Ave., Victoria, TX 77901.