Margaret Baker

Margaret Ann Stacher Baker died peacefully on June 6, 2015, at her home in Centreville, MD. She was 90 years old. She leaves behind her five children, ten grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. She was a loving mother and a doting grandmother and great-grandmother. Margaret and her twin sister Mary were born on April 2, 1925, in Alameda, CA. They were first-generation Americans born to Josephine Callenberg Stacher from Leiden, Holland, and Fred Stacher from Basel, Switzerland. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Alameda, CA. As a USO hostess during World War II, she met the love of her life, Ralph B. Baker, Jr. They were wed on September 22, 1945, and began their married life in Grasonville, MD. They moved to Queenstown where they raised their five children. Margaret’s passion was her family, and she was an avid picture taker of any and all family events. She truly enjoyed creating family albums and cutting newspaper clippings to share with family and friends. She was also an avid Baltimore Orioles fan. She was a charter member of Queen Anne’s Hospice and was a Hospice volunteer for 30 years. She served as a past-president of VFW Auxiliary Post 7464 and was an active parishioner in Our Mother of Sorrows/St. Peter’s Catholic Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Ralph B. Baker, Jr. (1985) and her twin sister, Mary Matejov (2010). She is survived by four daughters, Margaret Rasin (Alex) of Chestertown, MD, Susan Boone (Charlie) of Centreville, MD, Mary Ann Thompson (Jim) of Centreville, MD, and Barbara Perry (Ron) of Hays, NC; a son, Ralph III (June – fiancée) of Mukilteo, WA; ten grandchildren, Beth Rasin, Katherine Rasin, Jennifer Boone, Scott Boone, Sarah Boone, Kate Walters, Nancy Bickling, Ralph Plummer, III, Morgan Baker, David Baker; and 14 great-grandchildren. Friends and family may visit on Tuesday, June 9 at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Centreville, MD, from 6-8 pm. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10 at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Centreville, MD. Burial will follow at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery, Queenstown, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Compass Regional Hospice, 255 Comet Dr., Centreville, MD 21617; or Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church, 303 Chesterfield Avenue, Centreville, MD 21617.