Helen Keller BAKER

BAKER, Helen Keller

Helen Keller Baker, 101, a fifth generation Californian born in Pasadena to Irene Lisk and Robert Lindsay Keller, passed away on Friday, May 29th. She was surrounded by her family at her home in Ventura, where she resided for ten years after living in Morro Bay for 32 years. In Morro Bay, she was active in the Morro Bay Presbyterian Church, in A.A.U.W., Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, and Chapter VM of P.E.O. In Ventura, she was a member of the Church of the Foothills and active in Chapter MC of P.E.O. She was an Alpha Chi for 77 years and a P.E.O. sister for 62 years. A 1930 graduate of El Paso High School and a 1938 graduate of UC Berkeley, her special passions were family, friends, gardening, and travel. Her special gifts of hand-painted china are treasured mementos of her giving spirit. She is survived by her son, Stephen R. Baker, her daughter and son-in-law, Susan Keller and Myron S. Shapero, M.D., and her grandson, Matthew Shapero. She was predeceased by her daughter, Sherry Lynn Baker, and her husband of fifty years, Robert M. Baker, former President of West Hills College who passed away in 1989, as well as by her companion of 23 years, Delbert D. Thomas. The family is grateful to all her caregivers during the last two years, but especially to Lorena, Elma and Dulce for everything they did to enhance her quality of life. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, June 14, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 122 S. California Avenue in Monrovia. The service will begin at 1:00 p.m. with a reception to follow. The family has suggested memorial gifts to Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, where she was a patient in 1917. Memorials may be sent to Monrovia Guild, CHLA, P.O. Box 1495, Monrovia, CA 91017.