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Robert Baker Obituary
Robert was born and raised in Keyport, NJ and graduated from Keyport High School. It was there that he met his high school sweetheart, Jane. Following high school, he would enlist in the Army in 1954 and spend 3 years in Chinon, France. Following his honorable discharge he would come home and marry his high school sweetheart, Jane, on September 14, 1957.
Robert would begin his working career at Hans Pedersen Boat Yard in Keyport but would eventually leave for E.I. DuPont in Parlin, where he would spend the next 32 years and retire in 1992. Robert was a true craftsman, he was meticulous and enjoyed woodwork, he enjoyed metal detecting on the beach and traveling with his wife.
Robert is predeceased by his brothers Jay Baker and his wife Harriet, and Carl Baker.
Robert is survived by his loving wife Jane; his children Robert Baker and his wife Marcie and Dawn Marie Eckel; his grandchildren Zak and his wife Katie, Chelsea and her husband Nick, Courtney and her fiancée Joe, Carissa, Corryn and her husband Bill, Charlize and Charlie; and his great grandchildren Theo, Lia, and Max.
Visitation will be Friday, August 22 nd from 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 PM at the Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 S. Holmdel Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733. A service will be held on Saturday, August 23 rd at 10:30 AM at the Holmdel Cemetery Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that a donation in Robert's memory be made to Shriners Hospital for Children at https://donate.lovetotherescue.org/
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