EARL BAKER
EARL BAKER WAS BORN TO ERNEST AND ROSA (BECK) BAKER ON JANUARY 28, 1924. HE LIVED ON THEIR FARM NORTH OF CLEARFIELD UNTIL HE MARRIED NINA REED ON JANUARY 28, 1946. BORN TO THIS UNION WERE THREE CHILDREN, JUANITA HEIMKE OF CRESTON, IOWA, GALEN BAKER AND WIFE CINDY OF CLEARFIELD, IOWA AND MARVIN BAKER AND WIFE KATHLEEN OF CORNING, IOWA. AFTER THE PASSING OF EARL’S WIFE NINA IN 1983, EARL WAS JOINED IN MARRIAGE TO BONNIE MELBY OF SOLDIER, IOWA ON JUNE 21, 1968. HE GAINED THREE DAUGHTERS WITH THIS UNION, LEONA KENNEDAY AND HUSBAND TOM OF SOLDIER, IOWA, LAURA SEATON AND FRIEND RICK MEENTZ OF DENISON, IOWA AND CINDY LEE AND FRIEND DALE LONGLEE OF CASTANA, IOWA.
EARL WAS A PRODUCTIVE AND GIVING MEMBER OF HIS COMMUNITY BY SPEARHEADING TAYGOLD COOPERATIVE FORMATION IN 1964 AND SERVING AS ITS BOARD PRESIDENT FOR 40 YEARS. HE ALSO SOLD NORTHRUP KING SEED CORN FROM 1960 TO 2008. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CLEARFIELD LIONS AND A PAST CLEARFIELD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. EARL DIED AT HIS HOME ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008.
MOURNING EARL’S PASSING ARE HIS WIFE BONNIE BAKER OF CLEARFIELD, IOWA; HIS TWO BROTHERS, GERALD BAKER AND WIFE DOROTHY AND CARROLL BAKER AND WIFE LEANNE, BOTH OF CLEARFIELD,IOWA; HIS SIX CHILDREN; 17 GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.
EARL’S GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ARE GABRIEL (GARNET) BAKER OF KANSAS CITY, MO.; MARK HEIMKE (FIANCE TRICIA GOETL) OF DES MOINES, IOWA; GRETCHEN BAKER (FIANCE TJ VASQUEZ) AND DAUGHTER GENESIS OF WES DES MOINES, IOWA; GENTRY BAKER (FIANCE BRYCE LANDERS) OF DES MOINES; ROCKY BAKER (FRIEND HEATHER) AND SON WYATT OF CLEARFIELD; COLBY (FRIEND KRISTEN), HANNAH AND NATALIE BAKER AND KAITLIN BUSCHER OF CORNING, IOWA; BRITNEY BAKER OF GALVA, IOWA; TROY (JILL) ARMSTRONG AND CHILDREN, ALEXA AND BENJAMIN OF FIRTH, NE; TRYGVE (DEVONNA) ARMSTRONG AND CHILDREN, HANNAH, CHRISTIAN AND GABRIEL OF DENVER, CO.; BRYAN (LORI) SEATON AND SON NATHAN OF DES MOINES, IOWA; JENNIFER (MATT) CORBETT OF VINTON, IOWA; HEATHER (BART) MONASTER OF OMAHA, NE.; JAYNA LEE AND SON RYDER OF DENISON, IOWA AND ANDY LEE OF DENISON, IOWA.
LOVED ONES PRECEDING EARL IN DEATH ARE HIS PARENTS; WIFE, NINA; GRANDDAUGHTER, AMANDA KENNEDY; SON-IN-LAW , GARY HEIMKE; NIECE CONNIE BAKER AND MANY AUNTS AND UNCLES AND COUSINS.
SERVICES WERE HELD AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN CLEARFIELD ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AT 10 A.M. WITH REV. ALAN RUCK OFFICIATING. MUSICIANS WERE CAROL CASON AND JOHN ALLEN. WILSON-WATSON & ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME WAS IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.
CASKET BEARERS WERE GABRIEL BAKER, MARK HEIMKE, ROCKY BAKER, COLBY BAKER, JERRY BAKER AND CRAIG BAKER. HONORARY PALLBEARERS WERE DELBERT ROUTH, ALAN LARSEN, KEN LARSEN, JEFF WOOD, AL BRAMMER AND DEANE BREES.
EARL WAS LAID AT REST IN THE CLEARFIELD CEMETERY, CLEARFIELD, IOWA.
