Esther Baker

Esther R. Baker nee Cooper 86 of Middlebury, IN passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 9, 2012 following a courageous battle with cancer. 　 She was born in Maumee, OH December 18, 1925, where she lived 55 years before moving to Middlebury. 　 She was the beloved mother of Linda Howard of Traverse City, MI, Terry Null of Aurora, IL, Ellen Kunisch Karl of Middlebury, IN, Nancy Moss David of Leesburg, FL and Leigh Wilson Robert of New London, OH. 9 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren survive. 　 She was preceded in death by her parents Malcolm & Esther nee Rehklau Cooper, brother Carlton Cooper and sister Athlie Cooper. 　 Visitation will be on Sunday from 4-8pm at Maison- Dardeen-Walker Funeral Home, Maumee, OH with funeral services being Monday at 10am. Burial will be at Toledo Memorial Cemetery, Sylvania, OH. 　 Memorial contributions may be made to Clark Memorial Church, 316 Division St., Elkhart, IN 46516 or IU Health Goshen Cancer Center, 200 High Park Ave., Goshen, IN 46526 or Goshen Hospital & Health Care Foundation, 1926 W. Lincoln Ave., Goshen, IN 46526 or on line @ givetogoshen.org.