Monday, September 26, 1955
page 11
IRA BERNARD BAKER
Malad, Idaho - Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Malad Second Ward chapel for Ira Bernard Baker, 34, who died Friday in the Salt Lake City Veterans Hospital following a lingering illness.
Mr. Baker was born May 3, 1921 at Holbrook, Oneida County, Idaho, a son of Ira and Anna Laura (Knighton) Baker. He graduated from Malad High School and later attended Weber College and University of Idaho in Moscow.
He was a captain in World War II, serving as a B-29 pilot. During combat he was shot down and spent several days on open water before being rescued by a U.S. submarine. He also served in Japan after the war.
He was a member of the LDS Church.
Surviving are three brothers and six sisters: William E. Baker, Weiser, Idaho; Lew Baker, Malad; Dan Baker, San Francisco, Calif.; Mrs. Virginia Price, Dillon, Mont.; Mrs. Stella Sanger, Pocatello; Mrs. Helen Luther, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Laura Clark, Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Adeline Jensen, Chamberlain, Idaho; Mrs. Afton Wood, Las Vegas, Nev. and Mrs. Iona Poulsen, Arco, Idaho.
Officiating at the services will be Bishop Myron Sorenson.
Friends may call at the home of a brother, Lew Baker, 204 South Main St., Malad, Monday evening and Tuesday prior to services.
Interment will be in Malad City cemetery under direction of Benson Funeral Home.
Monday, September 26, 1955
page 11
IRA BERNARD BAKER
Malad, Idaho - Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Malad Second Ward chapel for Ira Bernard Baker, 34, who died Friday in the Salt Lake City Veterans Hospital following a lingering illness.
Mr. Baker was born May 3, 1921 at Holbrook, Oneida County, Idaho, a son of Ira and Anna Laura (Knighton) Baker. He graduated from Malad High School and later attended Weber College and University of Idaho in Moscow.
He was a captain in World War II, serving as a B-29 pilot. During combat he was shot down and spent several days on open water before being rescued by a U.S. submarine. He also served in Japan after the war.
He was a member of the LDS Church.
Surviving are three brothers and six sisters: William E. Baker, Weiser, Idaho; Lew Baker, Malad; Dan Baker, San Francisco, Calif.; Mrs. Virginia Price, Dillon, Mont.; Mrs. Stella Sanger, Pocatello; Mrs. Helen Luther, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Laura Clark, Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Adeline Jensen, Chamberlain, Idaho; Mrs. Afton Wood, Las Vegas, Nev. and Mrs. Iona Poulsen, Arco, Idaho.
Officiating at the services will be Bishop Myron Sorenson.
Friends may call at the home of a brother, Lew Baker, 204 South Main St., Malad, Monday evening and Tuesday prior to services.
Interment will be in Malad City cemetery under direction of Benson Funeral Home.
Family Members
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William Everett Baker
1904–1978
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W Lewis Baker
1907–1977
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Virginia Baker Coffey
1910–1994
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Stella Sanger Baker Duncan
1911–2005
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Anna Laura Baker Clark
1914–1970
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Adeline Baker Jensen
1915–1980
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Helen B Baker Lether
1918–1970
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Iona Baker Paulsen
1920–1986
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Afton Bea Patterson
1922–2000
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Daniel Dean Baker
1924–1972
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