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Barbara ( Barb ) Stewart Baker , 85 , passed away on Oct . 12 , 2021 , at Grant Hospital , Columbus , OH , after a courageous fight with Covid .

Barb was born July 14 , 1936 , to the late Simon ( Bud ) and Irene ( Kinney ) Stewart . Barb was a 1954 graduate of Sacred Heart High School . On June 23 , 1956 , she married her high school sweetheart James I . Baker , who preceded her in death on Dec . 2 , 2016 . She was a member of Sacred Heart Church .

Barb worked at Ohio Bell as a telephone operator . She also worked as a nurse ’ s aide for several years when she felt the calling to be a nurse and attended Muskingum Area Joint Vocational School in Zanesville and graduated August 1977 and

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passed her state board exam to become an LPN in November 1977 . Barb worked several years at College Park County Home in Coshocton .

Barb loved doing all kinds of crafts and going to craft shows with her business “ Dolls Etc .” She and her husband James were both avid Ohio Buckeye fans .

Barb is survived by her children and their

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families , James S . Baker , Christa ( Jim ) Walsh and Michael ( Sheila ) Baker , all from Coshocton . She is also survived by her grandchildren Bobby McCormick of Columbus ; Jason ( Kristy ) McCormick and their children , Brice , Mackenzie , and Austin of West Lafayette , Indiana ; Ryan ( Stacy ) McCormick and their children Alexis , Joey and Dillon of Coshocton ; Andrew Baker ; Cory Baker , and his children Finton and Sutton of Coshocton ; Brayden Baker and Davin Baker of Coshocton ; Renee ( Jarrod ) Dennis and their children Serena and Paige of Newark ; Kelly ( Robert Hough ) Baker and their children Christopher , Veronica , and Cayden of Coshocton ; James L . Baker and children Brent , Harley , Keegan , and Alyviah of

Coshocton . She is also survived by her sisters , Janice Slaughter and Jane ( John ) Brehl , as well as several nieces and a nephew , and several stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren . Barb is also survived by her loving dog Brutus .

Barb was preceded in death by her parents , husband , and daughterin-law Tina Baker .

Calling hours will be held at Given-Dawson- Paisley Funeral Home on Friday , Oct . 22 , 2021 , from 6-8 p . m ., with a prayer service beginning at 7:45 p . m . A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Saturday , Oct . 23 , 2021 at 10:30 a . m . Burial will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery .

Per the family ’ s wishes , masks are required to ensure the safety of visitors and guests .

In lieu of flowers , memorial donations may be made in Barb ’ s name to Sacred Heart Catholic Church , 805 Main St . Coshocton , OH 43812 .

To view an online memorial , visit www . given-dawson-paisleyfh . com .

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