Dorotha Ann Baker
Dorotha Ann Baker, 82, of Canonsburg, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022, surrounded by her family.
She was born May 9, 1939, in Richwood, W.Va., a daughter of the late Charles and Marjorie Boggs Jiles.
Mrs. Baker attended a Baptist church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and a piano player. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. Mrs. Baker, or “Mrs. B”, created such a loving atmosphere that her house became the place to be for all the kids in the neighborhood. She began caring for others at the young age of 10 and continued until shortly before her death. She loved to cook and was proud to keep a beautiful home for her family.
Her husband, Edmund Ray Baker, passed away October 2, 2000.
Left behind to cherish her memory are her sons, Greg Baker of Canonsburg and Bryan (Grace) Baker of McMurray; her daughters, Kimberly (Jim) Ruckman of Proctor, W.Va., and Edmona Ann (Fred) Drabeck of Washington; her beloved grandchildren, Josh (Katrina) Wade, Emily (Keith) O’Conor and Brandon Baker; great- grandchildren, Bennett and Austin Wade, Ethan White and Jane Ann O’Conor; as well as several nieces and nephews.
Along with her parents, Ann was preceded in death by her loving husband, Edmund Ray Baker; a granddaughter, Randilyn White; and siblings, Colleen Blake and Fred Jiles.
Friends and family are welcome from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 3, in Salandra Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Joseph P. Salandra LFD, owner/supervisor, Erin E. Jones LFD, 304 West Pike Street, Canonsburg, 724-745-8120, where funeral services, officiated by Pastor Tony Romano, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 4.
Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray.
To view or extend condolences, please visit www.salandrafunerals.com.