Beloved wife of Gerald Baldridge for 52 years; loving mother of Lisa (Cary) Nash, Pamela (Richard) Gowran, and Gerald Baldridge Jr.; caring grandmother of Kaitlyn, James, Kyle, Autumn, and Hunter; and great-grandmother of Ella expected soon; sister of Sandra (Ron) Marshall and Karen (James) Gelios.
Deborah was born in Somerville, New Jersey on April 21, 1949. She moved to Michigan and graduated from Utica High School. Deborah married Gerald Baldridge on December 30, 1966 at St. Matthias Church in Utica, Michigan. She raised her family in Rochester Hills, moving to Almont in 2012.
Deborah was a very hard working Accountant. She shared her gift of organization with many, always offering a helping hand to anyone in need. Family, friends, and working hard were important to her.
Deborah left these instructions for her family: “Take good care of my grandchildren and live, laugh, love as I love all of you.”
Deborah’s family will welcome all for a memorial gathering on Thursday July 12, 2018 from 6pm until 8pm with a memorial service at 6:30pm at Pixley Funeral Home, located at 322 W. University Drive in downtown Rochester, Michigan.
Memorial contributions may be made in Deborah’s honor to the Humane Society of Macomb online at https://humanesocietyofmacomb.org or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital online at https://stjude.org.
