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Rita <I>Pear</I> Baker

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Rita Pear Baker

Birth
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
11 Dec 2019 (aged 95)
Kenner, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 29.9738998, Longitude: -90.1847
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Rita P. Baker

Rita P. Baker passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on Wednesday, December 11, 2019.

She was a resident of Kenner, Louisiana and a longtime parishioner of St. Ann Catholic Church and Shrine.

Beloved wife for 70 years of the late Robert W. Baker.

Mother of Barbara B. Achary (Andrew).

Loving grandmother of Lisa Achary, Robert Achary, and Andrea Achary Dragan.

She is also survived by her great grandchildren Jonathan Achary (Erin), Alyssa Songy (Blake), Drew Achary, and Kameryn Achary; and great great grandchildren Emmie Achary and Easton Songy.

Rita was employed by the United States Navy at Military SeaLift Transportation for 35 years.

After retirement she loved traveling with her husband and was a longtime member of the East Jefferson Wellness Center in Metairie, LA even into her nineties.

She was also an excellent cook and loved spending time with her family.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at St. Ann Catholic Church and Shrine, 4940 Meadowdale St., Metairie, LA 70006. Visitation will be held at church prior to mass beginning at 9:30 a.m. until mass time.

To express condolences, please visit www.gardenofmemoriesmetairie.com.

Published in The Times-Picayune from Dec. 15 to Dec. 18, 2019.

MEMORIAL EVENTS
DEC 18 - Visitation from 09:30 - 11:00 AM
St. Ann Catholic Church and Shrine

DEC 18 - Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM
St. Ann Catholic Church and Shrine
Rita P. Baker

Rita P. Baker passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on Wednesday, December 11, 2019.

She was a resident of Kenner, Louisiana and a longtime parishioner of St. Ann Catholic Church and Shrine.

Beloved wife for 70 years of the late Robert W. Baker.

Mother of Barbara B. Achary (Andrew).

Loving grandmother of Lisa Achary, Robert Achary, and Andrea Achary Dragan.

She is also survived by her great grandchildren Jonathan Achary (Erin), Alyssa Songy (Blake), Drew Achary, and Kameryn Achary; and great great grandchildren Emmie Achary and Easton Songy.

Rita was employed by the United States Navy at Military SeaLift Transportation for 35 years.

After retirement she loved traveling with her husband and was a longtime member of the East Jefferson Wellness Center in Metairie, LA even into her nineties.

She was also an excellent cook and loved spending time with her family.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at St. Ann Catholic Church and Shrine, 4940 Meadowdale St., Metairie, LA 70006. Visitation will be held at church prior to mass beginning at 9:30 a.m. until mass time.

To express condolences, please visit www.gardenofmemoriesmetairie.com.

Published in The Times-Picayune from Dec. 15 to Dec. 18, 2019.

MEMORIAL EVENTS
DEC 18 - Visitation from 09:30 - 11:00 AM
St. Ann Catholic Church and Shrine

DEC 18 - Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM
St. Ann Catholic Church and Shrine


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