BAKER, Barbara A. (McLain) of Canton, April 16, 2026. Beloved wife of the late Francis J. Baker. Loving mother of Deborah Healey of Florida, Francis J. Baker, Jr. and his wife Maureen of Whitman, Theresa O’Connell and her late husband Stephen of South Boston, James Baker and his wife Antonette of Canton, Beverly Freeman and her husband James of West Roxbury and William Baker and his wife Dorothy of Abington. Cherished grandmother of Laura McBride, Kimberly Vandermolen, Nicholas Baker, Stephanie Baker, the late Christopher Baker, Nicole Donahue, Kathleen O’Connell, Stephen O’Connell, Sean O’Connell, Valerie Spadea, Kristina Carney, James Freeman III, Michelle Ferrari, Brittany Freeman, Francis Baker, and Pamela Baker. Great-grandmother to 17 great-grandchildren. Sister-in-law of Geraldine Ferreira of Medfield, William Baker of Hyde Park and the late Beverly Baker.
Visiting hours at the William J. Gormley Funeral Home, 2055 Centre St. West Roxbury on Thursday, April 23rd from 3-7pm. Funeral from the funeral home on Friday, April 24th at 9 am followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Theresa of Avila Church at 10am. Interment Cedar Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Barbara may be made to the Hundred Club of Massachusetts, 25 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 200 Braintree, MA 02184 or at https://100clubmass.org/donate/. https://100clubmass.org/donate/>