Joan Cramer Baker

Joan Cramer Baker, 80, of Stevensville, MD went to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family at her home on January 11, 2013. Born in Holtwood, PA on July 16, 1932, she was the daughter of Ernest O. Hermann and Grace Cramer. She graduated from Manor High School in Millersville, PA as member of the class of 1949, and then attended the University of MD School of Nursing, from which she graduated in 1953. Ms. Baker worked for over five decades as a registered nurse, spending the last 40 years of her career at the University of MD Hospital in the NICU unit. She was dedicated to promoting health and being a good role model as a nurse. She inspired three of her five children to become registered nurses. In the early 2000s, she retired from the hospital and continued working part time as an agency nurse with various local facilities in Kent, Talbot, Queen Anne’s and Anne Arundel Counties providing nursing care. Ms. Baker enjoyed church, knitting, cross stitch and had won prizes at the Queen Anne’s County Fair for her knitting work. She also enjoyed reading the Bible, watching Christian television, praying, her daily walks on the beach along the bay and spending time with her beloved family, her dog “Zeke” and her cat, “Hadassah”. Ms. Baker was a member of the National Museum of American Jewish History, the American Israeli Political Action Committee, and the Christ Lutheran (Anglo Lutheran Catholic) Church in Davidsonville, MD. She was also a member of the Charm City Exhalers (Pulmonary Hypertension Association), Scleroderma Association and the Humane Society. She is survived by her children: James Scott Baker, and his wife, Marvel, of Baltimore, MD, Jennifer Ann Baker of Stevensville, MD, Timothy Ernest Baker of Albuquerque, NM and Christopher M. Baker and his wife, Aviva of Tampa, FL; a sister, Jayne Mathersa Guerrieri of Chula Vista, CA; her grandchildren: Leah, Blake, Rachel, Benjamin, Joshua, Abigail and Zachary; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Joseph E. Baker, who died in 2011. A graveside service, officiated by Bishop Raymond Copp, will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Conestoga Memorial Park in Lancaster Township, PA. Funeral arrangements provided by Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Chester, MD.

Joan Cramer Baker

July 19, 1932 - January 11, 2013