Plainview News obituary: Former Beaver Valley Farmwife Dies --
Mrs. Herbert Baker, 77, of Wabasha died Thursday morning, May 26 at her home.
She was born in Winona County, the daughter of Herman and Caroline Jacob. She was reared in the Beaver area and attended rural school there. After her marriage to Nicholas Pearson they farmed in Beaver Valley and later moved to Minneiska where he died. Mrs. Pearson was united in marriage to Herbert Baker on January 16, 1946 and they lived continuously at Wabasha.
Surviving Mrs. Baker is her husband, one son, Arthur of Minnesota City, five sisters, Mrs. Carl Henschel, Verndale, Minn., Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Groton., S.D., Bertha Beseler and Mrs. Frank Baringer, Red Wing and Mrs. Herman Engel of Plainview. Also surviving are four grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was preceded in death by one daughter. Funeral services for Mrs. Baker were held at the J.C. Shierts Funeral Home at Wabasha on Saturday, May 28. Burial was in the Beaver cemetery. Pallbearers were Ray, Lawrence and Arthur Baringer of Red Wing, Ardel Engel, Elmer Jacob and Allyn Churchill.
A large group of friends and relatives from Plainview, Winona, Red Wing, Minneiska, Wabasha and Verndale and Groton, S.D. and Wisconsin attended the services.
Contributor: Plainview Area History Center
Plainview News obituary: Former Beaver Valley Farmwife Dies --
Mrs. Herbert Baker, 77, of Wabasha died Thursday morning, May 26 at her home.
She was born in Winona County, the daughter of Herman and Caroline Jacob. She was reared in the Beaver area and attended rural school there. After her marriage to Nicholas Pearson they farmed in Beaver Valley and later moved to Minneiska where he died. Mrs. Pearson was united in marriage to Herbert Baker on January 16, 1946 and they lived continuously at Wabasha.
Surviving Mrs. Baker is her husband, one son, Arthur of Minnesota City, five sisters, Mrs. Carl Henschel, Verndale, Minn., Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Groton., S.D., Bertha Beseler and Mrs. Frank Baringer, Red Wing and Mrs. Herman Engel of Plainview. Also surviving are four grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was preceded in death by one daughter. Funeral services for Mrs. Baker were held at the J.C. Shierts Funeral Home at Wabasha on Saturday, May 28. Burial was in the Beaver cemetery. Pallbearers were Ray, Lawrence and Arthur Baringer of Red Wing, Ardel Engel, Elmer Jacob and Allyn Churchill.
A large group of friends and relatives from Plainview, Winona, Red Wing, Minneiska, Wabasha and Verndale and Groton, S.D. and Wisconsin attended the services.
Contributor: Plainview Area History Center
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