Dr. Russel Lobach Baker, a retired Portland internist who had held offices for a number of local medical organizations, died of cancer Saturday in his Southwest Portland home. He was 81.
A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
Born Oct. 1, 1908, in Gaston, Dr. Baker graduated from the University of Oregon in 1930 and earned his medical degree in 1934 from the UO Medical School, where he served his internship.
During the early years of his career, Dr. Baker worked for the Army Corps of Engineers during the construction of Bonneville Dam, and later practiced general medicine in White Salmon, Wash., for about five years.
From 1941 to 1943, he served his residency in neurology at Boston City and Massachusetts General hospitals. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in Europe during World War II, and later was stationed at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
After returning to the Portland area in 1946, Dr. Baker began a 36-year career as an internist. He was president of the medical staff of Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center in 1972 and served as president for the Portland Academy of Medicine in 1977.
He also was on the board of the Oregon Physicians Service for 10 years until 1966, and was medical director for the Myasthenia Gravis Clinic at Good Samaritan in the early 1970s. He served as staff physician at Calaroga Terrace from 1967 until his retirement in 1985.
Dr. Baker was a member of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and belonged to the American College of Physicians, the Oregon Medical Association and the Multnomah County Medical Society.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Elizabeth Corbett Baker; sons, James C. of Seattle and Frederick R. of Portland; daughter, Sarah Baker Munro of Portland; and five grandchildren.
Entombment will be in River View Mausoleum.
[The Oregonian, September 25, 1990]
A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
Born Oct. 1, 1908, in Gaston, Dr. Baker graduated from the University of Oregon in 1930 and earned his medical degree in 1934 from the UO Medical School, where he served his internship.
During the early years of his career, Dr. Baker worked for the Army Corps of Engineers during the construction of Bonneville Dam, and later practiced general medicine in White Salmon, Wash., for about five years.
From 1941 to 1943, he served his residency in neurology at Boston City and Massachusetts General hospitals. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in Europe during World War II, and later was stationed at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
After returning to the Portland area in 1946, Dr. Baker began a 36-year career as an internist. He was president of the medical staff of Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center in 1972 and served as president for the Portland Academy of Medicine in 1977.
He also was on the board of the Oregon Physicians Service for 10 years until 1966, and was medical director for the Myasthenia Gravis Clinic at Good Samaritan in the early 1970s. He served as staff physician at Calaroga Terrace from 1967 until his retirement in 1985.
Dr. Baker was a member of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and belonged to the American College of Physicians, the Oregon Medical Association and the Multnomah County Medical Society.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Elizabeth Corbett Baker; sons, James C. of Seattle and Frederick R. of Portland; daughter, Sarah Baker Munro of Portland; and five grandchildren.
Entombment will be in River View Mausoleum.
[The Oregonian, September 25, 1990]
Dr. Russel Lobach Baker, a retired Portland internist who had held offices for a number of local medical organizations, died of cancer Saturday in his Southwest Portland home. He was 81.
A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
Born Oct. 1, 1908, in Gaston, Dr. Baker graduated from the University of Oregon in 1930 and earned his medical degree in 1934 from the UO Medical School, where he served his internship.
During the early years of his career, Dr. Baker worked for the Army Corps of Engineers during the construction of Bonneville Dam, and later practiced general medicine in White Salmon, Wash., for about five years.
From 1941 to 1943, he served his residency in neurology at Boston City and Massachusetts General hospitals. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in Europe during World War II, and later was stationed at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
After returning to the Portland area in 1946, Dr. Baker began a 36-year career as an internist. He was president of the medical staff of Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center in 1972 and served as president for the Portland Academy of Medicine in 1977.
He also was on the board of the Oregon Physicians Service for 10 years until 1966, and was medical director for the Myasthenia Gravis Clinic at Good Samaritan in the early 1970s. He served as staff physician at Calaroga Terrace from 1967 until his retirement in 1985.
Dr. Baker was a member of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and belonged to the American College of Physicians, the Oregon Medical Association and the Multnomah County Medical Society.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Elizabeth Corbett Baker; sons, James C. of Seattle and Frederick R. of Portland; daughter, Sarah Baker Munro of Portland; and five grandchildren.
Entombment will be in River View Mausoleum.
[The Oregonian, September 25, 1990]
A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
Born Oct. 1, 1908, in Gaston, Dr. Baker graduated from the University of Oregon in 1930 and earned his medical degree in 1934 from the UO Medical School, where he served his internship.
During the early years of his career, Dr. Baker worked for the Army Corps of Engineers during the construction of Bonneville Dam, and later practiced general medicine in White Salmon, Wash., for about five years.
From 1941 to 1943, he served his residency in neurology at Boston City and Massachusetts General hospitals. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in Europe during World War II, and later was stationed at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
After returning to the Portland area in 1946, Dr. Baker began a 36-year career as an internist. He was president of the medical staff of Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center in 1972 and served as president for the Portland Academy of Medicine in 1977.
He also was on the board of the Oregon Physicians Service for 10 years until 1966, and was medical director for the Myasthenia Gravis Clinic at Good Samaritan in the early 1970s. He served as staff physician at Calaroga Terrace from 1967 until his retirement in 1985.
Dr. Baker was a member of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and belonged to the American College of Physicians, the Oregon Medical Association and the Multnomah County Medical Society.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Elizabeth Corbett Baker; sons, James C. of Seattle and Frederick R. of Portland; daughter, Sarah Baker Munro of Portland; and five grandchildren.
Entombment will be in River View Mausoleum.
[The Oregonian, September 25, 1990]
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