Joan M. Baker

She grew up on the family farm on West River Road in Vermilion, OH where she was a member of 4H, raised and showed horses and went hunting with her Dad.

After graduating high school, Joan attended Notre Dame Academy in Toledo.

Joan had various careers from phone sales followed by a position with the Cleveland Clinic where she worked as a lab tech, then to cosmetics sales and ultimately her favorite, which was as a realtor. She retired in 2013 due to the onset of Parkinson's disease.

Joan met the love of her life Robert G. (Chip) Baker Jr. on Kelly's Island, the summer of 1978. They were married a year later in Cleveland Heights where they resided for 8 years before moving to Lake Ave. on Cleveland's near west side. Joan and her husband became very active in the areas homeowners association which ensures the integrity of all the neighborhood's old classic homes. She loved living by the lake and boating, and socializing with the neighbors where she made many lifelong friends.

In addition to her parents she is predeceased by her older brothers Donald and Tony as well as Kathleen (Sister Ephrem, Order Sisters of Mercy, Fremont). Surviving, in addition to her husband Chip is her sister Mary Ann, of St. Joseph MI and brother Johnny, Wickenburg AZ as well as several generations of nieces and nephews.

Funeral mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 6928 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH. Thursday May 13 2021 at 11am. Family will receive friends one hour before mass at church. There will be a "Celebration of Her Life" gathering at a later date TBD. Interment Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion Oh. Private.

Those who wish to remember Joan in a special way may make donations in her memory to Huntington Woods Care and Rehabilitation Center 27705 Westchester Pkwy. Westlake Oh. 44145 and Bella Care Hospice 5000 Rockside Rd. Suite 150, Independence Oh. 44131

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.craciunberryfuneral.com for the Baker family.