Obit: Baker, Todd J.  (1960 - 2009)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt

Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Baker, Franklin, Hennlich, Robida 
 

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., WI), Wednesday, July 3, 2009, Online Edition 
 

Baker, Todd J. (October 5, 1960 - June 28, 2009) 
 

Todd J. Baker, age 48, of Dorchester passed away Sunday, June 28, 2009, at his residence with his family by his side.

 
Todd was born October 5, 1960, in Marshfield the son of Gerald and Joan (Hennlich) Baker.  
 

He attended Saint Louis Catholic Grade School in Dorchester and was a 1979 graduate of Colby High School.

 
Todd married the former Mary Robida on August 16, 1986, at Saint Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester, Wis. He worked for a period of time for Bakers Garage in Dorchester after which he drove truck for Jim Mueller Trucking in Dorchester, Wis. Todd was currently employed as a maintenance supervisor for Weyerhaeuser Hardwoods in Dorchester, Wis.

 
He was a member of Saint Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester and the Taylor County Sportsman Club. Todd was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, golfing, fishing, snowmobiling, ATV-ing and spending time up north with his family.

 
Survivors include his loving wife, Mary Baker; mother, Joan Baker; children, Ashley, Megan, Jared, and Breanna Baker; brothers, Tom Baker, Tim (Paula) Baker and Kurt (Tina) Baker.

 
Todd was preceded in death by his father, Gerald Baker; brother, Terry Baker; and grandparents, Joseph and Hattie Hennlich and Alfred and Edna Baker.

 
Visitation will be on Thursday, July 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Further visitation will be on Friday, July 3, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Saint Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester, Wis. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 3, at Saint Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester with Father Benjamin Franklin presiding. Interment will be in the Dorchester Memorial Cemetery.