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Hayden Baker Obituary
Hayden Allan Baker, age 17, passed away on October 21, 2025.
He was born April 4, 2008 to Westly Baker and Karla (Gibson) Baker in Council Bluffs, IA. Hayden was a senior at Lewis Central High School.
Hayden was preceded in death by grandfathers, Dennis Gibson and Denny Geer.
Hayden is survived by his father, Westly Baker (Karen); mother, Karla Baker; siblings, Haylee Baker, Nevaeh Wright, Colton Ellrott, Gage Cavallaro, and Brooklyn Vick; grandparents, Latisha Baker, Gaylene Gibson, Jim Baucom, and Tammy & Dan Cooper; great grandparents, Ann & Jerry Morris, Joe Cavallaro Jr. ; aunts, uncles, cousins, and a host of other family and friends.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Hoy Kilnoski Funeral Home on Friday, October 31, 2025. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 PM at Hoy Kilnoski Funeral Home on Saturday, November 1, 2025. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family.
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Oct
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Visitation
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Hoy Kilnoski Funeral Home
1221 N. 16th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
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2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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1221 N. 16th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501