Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Baker, Richard Lyle September 7, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com April 22, 2013, 10:51 am Ionia Sentinel Standard - Sept. 8, 2011 Richard Lyle Baker, 70, Ionia, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 7 2011. Richard was born on Feb. 20, 1941, the son of Lyle and Pearl (Bowen) Baker. He spent his entire life in Ionia and was very involved in his community. Richard married Jessie (Ward) Baker in 1962. Richard enjoyed walking the fields with his dog and traveling to visit relatives out of state. He learned to paint at a young age from his father. He painted the Ionia Free Fair Floral Building, Cook/Schrauben Lehman Funeral Home, Ionia Theater, the National Bank and many other jobs within the community. Richard is preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are his wife, Jessie; children, Vicky (Rick) Manning, Scott (Tammi) Baker and Jennie (Scott) Hunter; grandchildren, Kayla, Nicole, Nolan, Megan, Andrew and Storm; siblings, Susan Sutherland, Sam Baker and Marvin Baker. The Funeral Service will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich St., Ionia. A luncheon will follow the service at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, in the gymnasium, 721 Elm St., Ionia. The family will receive friends on Friday, at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the Renucci House at Spectrum Hospital or to the family. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben- Lehman Funeral Homes. Online condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/baker19788nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb