Kenneth Baker

Funeral Information

No services are planned. Champagne Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. Ken’s family would like to thank the administration and staff at Meadow Lane Assisted Living & Memory Care in Bad Axe for their care and compassion provided to Ken during his short time there.

Family of the Deceased

Ken is survived by his children Paul (Kim) Baker of Rochester Hills and Brenda (James) Deering of Caledonia; brothers Duane (Penny) Baker of Paw Paw, and Martin (Debra) Baker of Elkton, sister Kathie (Michael) Maurer of Vassar, and brother-in-law Charles Thomas of Temperance; grandchildren Alex Deering, Karley (AJ) VanderLaan, Justin Baker, and Megan Baker; long time dear friends Kathy Kerr of Elkton and Tami Gettel of Elkton; and his beloved Australian Shepherd dog Bobbie. He is also survived by many wonderful nieces and nephews on both sides of his family. Ken is preceded in death by his father Robert E. Baker and mother Pearl (Hollinshead) Baker; sister Marion Thomas and ex-wife Marjorie Baker

Biography

Kenneth L. Baker, 83, of Elkton, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Meadow Lane Assisted Living and Memory Care in Bad Axe. Ken was born September 28, 1939 in Elkton to the late Robert E. and Pearl (Hollinshead) Baker. He graduated from Elkton High School in 1958. After a short time working in Detroit, he then served in the US Army, stationed in Ft. Hood Texas from 1959 to 1962. He married Marjorie Pobanz in 1964 and settled down in Elkton to become a lifelong dairy and crop farmer. He loved the local farmland and always enjoyed working the crops throughout the planting, growing, and harvesting seasons. After stepping back from full-time farming in 1990, he kept busy maintaining everything around his home and farm. In his final years, he loved taking long car rides touring the local countryside with his beloved dog Bobbie, often ending with a stop at McDonalds in Bad Axe for two small vanilla ice cream cones, one for him, and one for Bobbie.

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