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February 14, 1940 - January 11, 2026
Rose’s request was to have a private funeral service at the convenience of the family. |
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Rose Mary Baker, 85, of New Bethlehem, passed away early Sunday morning, January 11, 2026, at McKinley Health Center in Brookville. Born on February 14, 1940, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Samuel L. and Christina A. (Torrance) Wilson. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her house plants, reading, crocheting, knitting, and quilting. She was married on July 8, 1957, to Robert R. Baker and he survives. She is also survived by five children; Deb Rearick and her husband, Denny, Robert Baker, Jr. and his wife, Darlene, Judy Minich and her husband, Mike, Kenneth Baker, all of New Bethlehem, and Sheri Lockwood and her husband, Brad of Brookville, twelve grandchildren; Jess, Nate, Erika, Mitch, Haley, Hannah, Mike, Marcy, Jerrica, Nick, Mike Jr., and Erin, fifteen great- grandchildren, two sisters, Jeanette (Jack) Wiman of Beaver Falls and Blanche (Rod) LeFebvre of Industry, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Keith A. Baker, two sisters, Jane Schroeder and June Davis, and a brother, Samuel Wilson, Jr. Rose’s request was to have a private funeral service at the convenience of the family. Interment will be held in the Oakland Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.alcornfuneralhome.com. The Alcorn Funeral Home in Hawthorn is handling the arrangements. | |