OBIT: Arthur Baker, Sr., 1995, Acosta, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ BAKER Arthur Baker Sr., 85, of Acosta died Nov. 4, 1995, at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Aug. 11, 1910, in Somerset Township, son of late Samuel and Mary Belle (Kunkle) Baker. Also preceded in death by wife, Pearl E. (Burkett) Baker, Feb. 29, 1984; infant daughter, an infant granddaughter, a grandson and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Arthur Baker Jr. Survived by these children: Donald, married to the former Margaret Kaufman, Boswell; Shirley, married to Robert Speelman Sr., Somerset; James and Arthur Jr., both of Boswell; Kenneth, married to former Kay Whipkey, Acosta, and Bruce, married to the former Janet Johnston, Boswell; 27 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. Half brother of Richard Baker, Somerset; Jean Mostoller, Somerset, and Mildred Ludy, New Jersey. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home, where service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Rev. Keith Bell officiating. Interment, Union Cemetery. Daily American, November 6, 1995 [B0147]