Erika Baker

Erika Baker obituary, Marshall, NC

Erika Baker

Erika Baker Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Madison Funeral Services on Feb. 3, 2026.
Erika Baker, 88, of Marshall, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 31, 2026.

Mrs. Baker was born May 20, 1937 in Budingen Germany to her late parents, Adolf and Elsa Glaser. After high school Erika worked at a drug store in Budingen where she met and married her husband who was in the US Army. Erika was a homemaker raising two children and was a military wife for 20 years. Erika and her husband retired and moved to the Big Pine area of Madison County. Erika was a member of North Fork Baptist Church. She was a caring and giving person who will be greatly missed.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, McKinley Baker, her brother, and son in-law, John Lindala.

She is survived by her two daughters, Donna Lindala and Annette Baker, three grandchildren, Jennifer, Kimberly and John Ryan, five great grandchildren, Mack, Cade, Josie, Trinity and Sienna, as well as multiple nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends.

Funeral services are pending.

Condolences can be made to the family online at www.MadisonFH.com.

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