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Michael Baker Obituary

Michael J. Baker, 32, of Centermoreland, died Monday evening, October 8, 2007, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born on August 25, 1975, in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of Charles and MaryAnn Baker Headman, of Centermoreland.
He was a 1993 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School.
He was employed by RCN as a telemarketer.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Charlie Headman Jr.; paternal grandfather Charles Headman; maternal grandfather Robert Baker; paternal grandmother Nella Rae Smith.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his paternal grandmother, Eileen Headman, of Jackson, Pa.; maternal grandmother Lorraine Baker, of Wilkes-Barre; several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Interment will be held in Perrins Marsh Cemetery, Centermoreland. Friends and family may call at the funeral home on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Published by Times Leader on Oct. 10, 2007.

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philip mccarthy

October 14, 2007

mike was a good person, a good brother, and a good friend. i will remember the times we we shared and the miss the ones we wont share.

Nick Faux

October 12, 2007

We'll miss you Mike. You were one of my best friends and things will never be the same. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers until we meet again one day.

October 11, 2007

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Walter Storm

October 10, 2007

Mike was one of my best friends through HS. He will be greatly missed.

Melissa Edwards-Corra

October 10, 2007

Mike was a great and caring guy. I sat next to him at RCN. I use to love reading his poems that he wrote. Mike will be missed alot. My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Melissa Waltich-Lindsay

October 10, 2007

Mike was a great guy, and great friend to me and so many other people (one of the first I had at RCN). He touched alot of people during his short life. He will always have a special place in my heart. Mike will truly be missed, but he is in a better place now, watching down over all of us.

REV. THOMAS SCHMIDLE

October 10, 2007

You were a great young man. We will never forget you. We will all see you soon in your new place. Rev. Thomas Schmidle

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