Josephine A. Baker Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Josephine A. Baker (De Soto, Missouri), born in Saint Louis, Missouri, who passed away at the age of 86, on March 14, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Joseph Brown and Annalee Brown; her husband Calvin E. "Gene" Baker; her children, Karen McIntyre and Gary Baker; her siblings, Barbara Van Doren, Jacquelyn Howe and Paul Brown; and her brothers-in-law, Bruce Stelmach, Charlie Van Doren and Fred Howe.
She is survived by: her children, Hart Vernon (Lillian), Keith Vernon (Nancy), Linda Henry (Clay), De Soto, Ann Marie Houska (Chris), Fenton, Dr. Stephan Baker (Kim) and Jerome "Dean" Baker (Mary); her sisters, Mary Stelmach and Linda McGuire (Bill); and her sister-in-law Diane Brown. She is also survived by 22 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren.
As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to De Soto Goes Pink, P.O. Box 68, De Soto, MO 63020.
