Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Baker, Ruth M. (Clark) 2009
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 22 Oct 2009

Ruth M. (Clark) Baker, age 75, of Saranac, passed away early Monday morning,
Oct. 19, at home under the loving care of her family and Ionia Area Hospice.

Ruth was born on March 21, 1934 in Alamo Township, Mich. to Charles M. and
Minnie P. (Petersen) Clark, and was educated at Chadwick Country School and
Belding Area Schools.  She then moved to Florida where she lived for nearly 17
years while raising her family.  Following her return to Michigan in the early
1970s she met and married Dale K. Baker and he survives.  The couple exchanged
vows in Belding on Aug. 31, 1972, and enjoyed 37 years of marriage.  While her
focus on her family and home was her main priority, she did work for a time at
two employers, Lack’s Industries in Saranac and Northern Village Furniture in
Belding.  She was a member of the Portland Seventh Day Adventist Church and she
enjoyed spending time with family and friends and watching all forms of nature
as it passed by the window of her home in the country near Saranac.

Ruth will be remembered by her dear family including her husband, Dale; children
Ruth H. (Michael) Ehle of Sidney, Scott (Barb) Brown of Gladstone, Charlie
(Teresa) Brown of Belding, Joyce E. (Joe) McClintock of Ionia, Richard D. Baker
of Grand Rapids, Robert D. (Vicki) Baker of Toma, Wisc., Janice E. Pratt of
Seattle, Wash. and Randy D. (Debbie) Baker of Nashville; 24 grandchildren; 37
great-grandchildren; siblings, Fred (Jean Lay) Clark of Belding and James
(Evelyn) Clark of Weidman and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a grandson, Don Flory and two
siblings, Charles Clark and Leonard Clark.

Services will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, at the Ionia Seventh Day Adventist
Church with Pastor Monte Landis officiating.  The family will greet visitors
beginning at 10 a.m. and the service will begin at 11 a.m.  Interment will
follow in the afternoon at Orleans Cemetery.  Those wishing to express their
sympathy are welcomed to consider a donation in Ruth’s memory to Ionia Area
Hospice or the Hospice organization of their choosing.  For additional
information please contact Verdun Family Funeral Home in Belding.


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