CORNISH, NH
Lois G. Baker, 83, a longtime resident of Cornish, passed away Friday morning, January 21 at her home in Cornish surrounded by her family.
She was born May 2, 1927 in Windsor the daughter of Fred C. and Ivis E. (Dow) Scales. She received her schooling in Windsor and graduated from Windsor High School in 1945. She married Roland C. Baker in Windsor on January 18, 1947. Lois was employed as a telephone operator at the former New England Telephone Company in Windsor and later at the former Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company as a switchboard operator, leaving to raise her family. She was later employed at Windsor Village News for several years until her retirement in 1985.
She and her husband had spent the winter months in Lakeland, Florida for seventeen years until 2008.
She was a member of the Plainfield Baptist Church. She was a member of the Red Hat Ladies Society. She enjoyed knitting, reading, games, baking, canning, camping and skiing.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Ivan Scales and Reginald Scales and one sister, Freda Monroe.
Survivors include her husband of sixty four years, Roland C. Baker of Cornish, three sons, Lee R. Baker and his wife, Sandra of Cornish, Peter A. Baker and his wife Stephanie of Claremont, and Scott S. Baker and his wife Michelle of Cornish, four grandchildren, Dustin I. Baker of Portland, Michigan, Jaime Baker Richardson and her husband, Jonathan, of Weathersfield, VT, Kelly A. Baker of Cornish and Karlie M. Baker of Cornish, one sister Marlene Downey of Marlborough, MA, several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor on Wednesday evening, January 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
At Mrs. Baker's request a graveside service will be held in the spring in the Chase Cemetery in Cornish.