She was born on April 13, 1933 in Gouverneur, NY and was the daughter of the late Colonel Frederic and Muriel Ackerman Drury.
She was a graduate of The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam where she received her Bachelor and Master of Art degrees in Music Education.
Marion was the beloved wife of the late Francis W. “Frank” Baker who died on May 16, 2015. They were married for 52 years.
She retired in 1995 from the Shenendehowa Central School District in Clifton Park where she had been a music teacher. Earlier, she had taught in the Mechanicville School District.
She was an active member and Cantor for Corpus Christi Church in Ushers for a number of years.
Her passions included reading and spending time at her family camp, Drury Point, on Black Lake, NY. Most important to Marion was the time spent with her children, grandchildren and extended family. She felt a special closeness to her extended Black Lake cousins.
She was a former communicant of All Saints on the Hudson, South Church in Mechanicville.
She is the devoted mother of Anne-Marie (Anthony) Barone of Clifton Park, NY, Frederic Drury (Rex) Baker of Trumbull, CT, and Ellen B. (Shannon) Shine of Clifton Park, NY; sister of the late Frederic Ackerman Drury; cherished grandmother of Ashleigh (David) Bonzerato, Anthony (fiancé, Paige Copeland) Barone, Alexis Shine, Rachael Shine, Victoria Barone and Timothy Shine; Sister in law to Mary Baker of Canton, MI; Stephen Lucas of Smithville, NJ; Michael (Ellen) Baker of Troy, NY. Marion was anxiously awaiting the birth of her twin great grandchildren. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Interment will be private in St. Paul’s Cemetery in Mechanicville at the convenience of the family.
She was born on April 13, 1933 in Gouverneur, NY and was the daughter of the late Colonel Frederic and Muriel Ackerman Drury.
She was a graduate of The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam where she received her Bachelor and Master of Art degrees in Music Education.
Marion was the beloved wife of the late Francis W. “Frank” Baker who died on May 16, 2015. They were married for 52 years.
She retired in 1995 from the Shenendehowa Central School District in Clifton Park where she had been a music teacher. Earlier, she had taught in the Mechanicville School District.
She was an active member and Cantor for Corpus Christi Church in Ushers for a number of years.
Her passions included reading and spending time at her family camp, Drury Point, on Black Lake, NY. Most important to Marion was the time spent with her children, grandchildren and extended family. She felt a special closeness to her extended Black Lake cousins.
She was a former communicant of All Saints on the Hudson, South Church in Mechanicville.
She is the devoted mother of Anne-Marie (Anthony) Barone of Clifton Park, NY, Frederic Drury (Rex) Baker of Trumbull, CT, and Ellen B. (Shannon) Shine of Clifton Park, NY; sister of the late Frederic Ackerman Drury; cherished grandmother of Ashleigh (David) Bonzerato, Anthony (fiancé, Paige Copeland) Barone, Alexis Shine, Rachael Shine, Victoria Barone and Timothy Shine; Sister in law to Mary Baker of Canton, MI; Stephen Lucas of Smithville, NJ; Michael (Ellen) Baker of Troy, NY. Marion was anxiously awaiting the birth of her twin great grandchildren. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Interment will be private in St. Paul’s Cemetery in Mechanicville at the convenience of the family.
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