June 29, 1931 – May 27, 2022
90 years old
He was a strict follower of snack time
a lover of wagon wheels and long john donuts
his coffee always sweet and weak
Arms strong from shovelling cow patties
thumbs so green he could grow anything
Wore overalls and a trucker hat
even to weddings
A berry picker and hunter
local legend says he was a draft dodger
Always tinkering on his old John Deere
and checking the weather
since he retired from driving log trucks
and telling dirty jokes
Born in Millboro, South Dakota
he was the last remaining of six children
and lived in Sundre, Olds, Canmore, Cochrane and back again
Survived by his wife Marie of 65 years
children Elaine Baker, Margaret Hutchison, and Robert Sheets
grandchildren Tyler Baker, Janelle Baker (Hus), and Kendall Sheets
great-grandchildren Huckleberry Hus and Arlo Hus
Joining his great-grandchild Chloe Rustage-Baker
on the other side, where he can share part of his banana or half a slice of bread with her
because he could never eat a whole one.
