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North Tonawanda NY Evening News

Desk Lieutenant Walter J. Baker,
who succumbed to an illness of a
few days with pneumonia in the
General hospital, Buffalo as an
nounced in The Mews yesterday.
was one of the best known members
of the Tonawanda police department.
He became a member
of the department on March 6,
1916, serving first as patrolman,,
later as desk lieutenant and then
as chief in 1926 and 1927, follow-
int which he rturned to the posi-
tion which he occupied at the time
of his death.
Baker was a life-long resident of
Tonawanda. He was prominent as
a football and baseball player in
his early manhood. He was the
father of Richard Baker, who was
an outstanding member of the
Tonawanda high school football
team in recent years.
Baker was identified with a number
of civic and fraternal organisations.
His associations included
memberships in Niagara River
lodge, No. 527, I.O.O F.; Niagara
Encampment, No. 132, I.O.O.F.;
North Tonawanda lodge. No. 860,
B.P.O.E.; the Niagara Hose company,
the Eldredge Bicycle club,
and the First Presbyterian church
When the Frontier Police club
was organized by the Tonawanda
police department, Baker was chos-
en its president.
He is survived by a wife. Helena;
a daughter. Pearl; three sons, Richard
A., Howard L. and Walter J..
Jr.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Baker; two sisters, the Misses
Lydia and Pauline, all of Tona-
wanda, and four brothers, Harvey,
Tonawanda, Elmer, Batavia, Ralph,
Irvington, N.J., and Robert, Monti-
cello, N.Y.
Funeral services will be .held
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from the residence, 447 Fletcher
street. Rev. Wesley Baker of the
First Presbyterian church will officiate.
The services will be in
charge of Niagara River lodge.
Members of the police department
will act as pallbearers. Burial will
be in White Chapel cemetery.

Walter married Helena F about 1913. Helena was born on 18 Aug 1894 in New York; died on 19 Oct 1996 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BAKER, Richard A was born about 1915 in New York; died on 12 Jul 1981 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore, Erie County, NY.
2. BAKER, Howard L was born about 1918 in New York.
3. BAKER, Pearl G was born about 1919 in New York; died on 3 Oct 1977 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.
4. BAKER, Walter J was born on 25 Feb 1926 in New York; died on 3 Mar 2002 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY.

Jacob married Caroline about 1886. Caroline was born in Jun 1868 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]