Gilford NH-----Edward “Cliff” C. Baker, 76, of 303 Old Lake Shore Road, died at the Concord Hospital on Saturday June 11, 2011.
Cliff was born May 28, 1935 in Springfield, Mass., the son of Edward A. and Edna (Richardson) Baker. He graduated from Classical High in 1951 and served in the U. S. Navy from 1952 to 1956.
Cliff was employed at the U. S. M. A., West Point, New York from June, 1956 to September, 1967 as a quality control inspector.
Cliff relocated his family to Laconia, N.H. in September 1967 to work for Bergen Paterson Pipe Support Corp. Inc. as Production Control Manager.
Cliff was an avid hunter, fisherman and loved photography. He was a Little League Coach in New York and also coached Babe Ruth Baseball while in Laconia.
He is survived by two sons, Edward A. Baker of Laconia, N.H. and Stephen Baker and his wife, Kathleen, of Marblehead, Mass; one daughter, Karen Baker Shepard, and her husband, Stanley, of Gilford, N.H.; four grandchildren, Harrison Baker, Jonathan & Carly Anne Baker and Kristofer Shepard; one nephew and one niece. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers, Wendall Mills and Fred Mills.
Calling hours are Thursday, June 16th from 11am until noon, followed immediately by the Funeral Service in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. Rev. Michael Graham, Pastor of the Gilford Community Church, will officiate.
Burial will follow at the N.H. State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, N.H. at 2:00PM
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made in Cliff’s name to the American Diabetes Association, 330 Congress Street 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02210.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.