Della Mary Jurek Baker

Funeral Services are under the direction of Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales, Texas and will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales, Texas with Father Paul Raaz officiating. Interment will follow at the Pilgrim Cemetery in Gonzales, Texas. A Rosary will be recited on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 1:30 P.M. at St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales, Texas. There will be Visitation on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 from 6 P.M. ~ 8 P.M. at the Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales, Texas.

Della Mary Baker was born in Moulton, Texas on September 7, 1929. She was the daughter of Joe and Mary (Koncaba) Jurek. Della enjoyed playing bingo, dominoes and baseball with her grandchildren. Della enjoyed reading, watching game shows and dancing. She also enjoyed taking care of her flower garden.

On April 9, Della married Jesse “Sonny” Baker in Gonzales, Texas at St. James Catholic Church.

Della is survived by two sons; James Baker and his wife; Soila of Round Rock, Texas, Donald Baker of Gonzales, Texas, three daughters; Jo Ann McIntosh and her husband, Charles of Gonzales, Texas, Alice Pagel and her husband; Gary of Pasadena, Texas, Mary Heller and husband; William, Jr. of Gonzales, Texas, three brothers; William Jurek of Bandera, Texas, Frank Jurek and his wife; Dolores of Odem, Texas, James Jurek and his wife; Lenora of Gonzales, Texas, two sisters; Evelyn Malatek of Buda, Texas, Dorothy Bazar and husband; Jimmy of New Braunfels, Texas, eighteen grandchildren, thirty – six great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Mary Jurek, her husband, Jesse “Sonny” Baker, two sons; Harvey Joe Baker, John Franklin Baker, one grandchild; Nathan James Baker.