Sunday Obituaries - Duane Baker

 

 Sunday Obituaries - Duane Baker

 

 [Duane was a Second Cousin, One Generation Removed, of Nancy, through the Yagers]

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COON RAPIDS ENTERPRISE - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 PAGE 2

Duane Clayborn Baker, 91, of Coon Rapids, passed away on Thursday, October 15 at Thomas Rest Haven Nursing Home in Coon Rapids.
A private funeral service will be held on Friday, October 30 at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids. Casket bearers will be Joe George, Bob Mingus, Jon Heydon, Mike Ebner, John Waddle, and Cory Meyer. Honorary casket bearers will be Buzz Kinnick, Dick Textor, Jerry Parker, Keith Dorpinghaus, Tom Miners, Gary Johnston, Ronnie Hart, and Paul Scott.
A public graveside service will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Friday, October 30 at Union Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids in Carroll County.
Military honors will be conducted by the Coon Rapids American Legion and the Iowa National Guard.
Those in attendance at the graveside service are asked to abide by Covid-19 social distancing guidelines and facemasks are recommended. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may mail memorials to: The family of Duane Baker c/o Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home, 518 Main St., Coon Rapids, Iowa 50058

Duane was born on October 19, 1928 in Spirit Lake.
He was the son of Ed and Hazel (Yager) Baker. He attended country school as a boy, then his family moved to Coon Rapids in 1941. He graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1946. Duane worked for Coast-to-Coast Hardware store until he was drafted into the United States Army in January 1951. He was stationed in Ft. Riley, then shipped overseas to Korea. He fought in the Korean War and was honorably discharged in October 1952 for Ft. Sheridan, Illinois.
He was married to Beverly Ebner on September 20th, 1953 at the United Methodist Church in Adel. He continued to work at the hardware store. In 1957, he then worked with his father-in-law on a farm NW of Adel where he cultivated crops and milked cows. In 1961, upon moving back to Coon Rapids, he worked with Garst Company in the fertilizer division.
In 1971 he purchased the Standard Oil Station until selling out and returning to Garst Company in 1979.
He retired in 1990 and then worked various jobs at Coast to Coast Hardware, Coon Rapids Farm and Home, Reis Lawn Care, and Advanced Laser. He also trapped furs.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids. He was a member of the American Legion and a 25-year-member of the CR Fire Department.
Duane enjoyed fishing, trapping, bowling, and making snares/birdhouses/fishing seats. He ran the chain gang for football games for many years. Most of all, Duane loved spending time going to sporting events, especially to watch his grandkids and great-grandkids play. He loved going on golf cart rides with man’s best friend. Also important to Duane was meeting new people and making new friends through conversations he would start up.
Duane is survived by his wife, Beverly Baker of 67 years of Coon Rapids; daughter Cindy Heydon (Ed) of Coon Rapids; son Richard Duane (Jessica) of Coon Rapids; six grandchildren: Jon Heydon (Jessica), Katie Pekny, Hannah Baker, Emily Baker, Cassidy Baker and Jace Baker. Six great-grandchildren: Cal, Ty, Blake, Eli Duane, Mya Heydon and Maddie Pekny. He is also survived by a brother-in-law
Ken Ebner (Mary) of Carroll; nieces and nephews; other extended family members and many, many good friends of all ages.
Duane was preceded in death by his parents Ed and Hazel Baker; his mother and father-in-law Lewis and Elva Ebner; a brother Daryl; and three sisters, Geneva, Darlene and Mickey.

 

Families are Forever! ;-)