Isabel (Cordova) Baker
Marriages
Charles Baker - July 3, 1945
Grand Junction
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 B Obituary - October 11, 2013
Isabel Baker
June 17, 1924 – October 8, 2013
Isabel Baker, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away October 8, 2013, at the Hospice Care Center, she was 89.
Isabel was born June 17, 1924, in Mora, New Mexico to Demetrio and Beatrice Cordova and spent her childhood at Roan Creek, near DeBeque, CO. She attended school in De Beque where she met the love of her life on a blind date, a next door neighbor, Charles Baker. They would marry on July 3, 1945, in Grand Junction and from this loving union was born three daughters. The family would move to Minturn, CO for a time and later to Grand Junction in 1954. After 62 years of marriage, Charles preceded Isabel in death on June 26, 2008.
Isabel worked for the Kress Five and Dime store as a clerk
and Gibson's and a short time at Dixon's Inc., before becoming a homemaker.
She loved being in the outdoors and working in her garden.
Isabel leaves behind a daughter, Francie (Dick) Niehues of
Loma, CO; grandchildren, Kristine (Paul) Elliott and Karin Rees, and
great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Megan Elliott.
She was preceded in death by her daughters, Mary Lou Baker and Diann Hart, and siblings, Erma, Adele, Charlene, Danny and David.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 12, 2013, at Martin Mortuary with burial at Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
A visitation time will be held on Friday, October 11, 20 13,
from 6 - 8:00 p.m. at the Mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to HopeWest, 3090B North 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81506.
Friends and family may leave their condolences at www.martinmortuary.com.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B Death Notice - October 11, 2013
Isabel Baker, 89, Grand Junction, died Oct. 8, 2013, at Hospice Care Center.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Martin Mortuary. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary.
Ms. Baker was a homemaker.
Survivors include one daughter, Francie Niehues of Loma; one brother, Joe Cordova of Texas; four sisters, Helen Rich of Pueblo, Arlene Hutchinson of Hotchkiss, Mary Honaker of Salida and Mable Wooley of Vernal, Utah; two grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. Memorial contributions to HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Death Notice - October 12, 2013
Isabel Baker, 89, Grand Junction, died Oct. 8, 2013, at Hospice Care Center.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Martin Mortuary.
Ms. Baker was a homemaker.
Survivors include one daughter, Francie Niehues of Loma; one brother, Joe Cordova of Texas; four sisters, Helen Rich of Pueblo, Arlene Hutchins of Hotchkiss, Mary Honaker of Salida and Mable Wooley of Vernal, Utah; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.
