Baker, Keith Albert

Keith Albert Baker, 42, of Waterloo, formerly of Gunder, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at his home.

Keith was born Jan. 5, 1970, in Arlington Heights, Ill., the son of Thomas and Barbara L. (Jarm) Baker. Keith graduated from Prospect High School in Arlington Heights. He attended WR Harper Community College in Palatine, Ill. After an automobile accident in 1989, Keith suffered from long-term complications. He was a resident of a group home in Waterloo. He worked as a custodian and mowed lawns.

Before his accident he enjoyed hunting, canoeing, football, track and was very active with the Boy Scouts of America Explorer Program. After his accident he enjoyed spending time with his family, any outdoor farm activity, reloading shotgun shells, action movies and board games.

Keith is survived by his parents, Tom and Barbara of Gunder; three siblings, Kathleen (Kenneth) Butzen of Hudson, Wis., Mark (Ellen) Baker of Champlin, Minn., and Michael (Stephanie A.) Baker of North Richland Hills, Texas; nieces and nephews, Nicole (Wyatt) Fisher, Stephanie B. Baker, Matthew (Bethany) Butzen, Thomas Baker, Lauren Maley and Robbie Slay; and two great-nieces, Kalyn and Kinsley Fisher.

Keith was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Albert and Audrey Baker; and his maternal grandparents, John L. and Alberta (Koester) Jarm.

Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at Marion Lutheran Church in Gunder. Burial will follow in Marion Lutheran Cemetery, Gunder. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 22, and one hour before services Saturday at the church.

Memorials may be made to Brain Injury Association of Iowa, 7025 Hickman Rd., Suite 7, Urbandale, IA 50322.

Schutte-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Clermont is helping the family with the arrangements.

Published June 21, 2012 in The Gazette