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[[File:Ralph P. Baker.png|alt=Ralph P. Baker|thumb|Ralph P. Baker. | [[File:Ralph P. Baker.png|alt=Ralph P. Baker|thumb|Ralph P. Baker. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 30, 1956.]] | ||
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Born: August 7, 1892
Died: August 29, 1956
Married: yes
Children:
Ralph P. Baker
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, August 30, 1956
Ralph P. Baker Dies Suddenly
Ralph P. Baker, sales manager of Paul Smith’s Electric Light and Power Co., Saranac Lake, where he had been associated since April 14, 1928, died suddenly at 11 o’clock last night at a hospital in Albion. Mr. Baker and his wife left August 20 for Albion to vacation with his sister-in-law, Mrs. P.A. Laplante. Mr. Baker was taken ill Tuesday and removed to the hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time, pending the return of Mrs. Baker who is expected home tonight.
Mr. Baker was born on August 7, 1892 in New London, Conn. He had made his home in Saranac Lake for many years and had been an active member of the Saranac Lake Elks Club. He was installed in the Elks on February 12, 1946, served as exalted ruler from 1946-47, and had served as a member of the Board of Trustees from 1948-1955.
Mr. Baker had also been a charter member of the Saranac Lake Kiwanis Club and during its existence here had served as president.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, August 31, 1956
Ralph P. Baker Funeral Rites
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Fortune Funeral Chapel, Saranac Lake, for Ralph P. Baker, who died suddenly Wednesday night in a hospital at Albion where he was vacationing.
The Rev. Sidney T. Ruck will oficiate. Interment will be in St. Bernard’s Cemetery.
There will be an Elks memorial service at 8 o’clock tonight at the Fortune Funeral Home where the body is reposing.
Mr. Baker was born on August 7, 1892 in New London, Conn., and had been a resident of Saranac Lake for 30 years. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of the American Legion, a past director of Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce, a past exalted ruler of the Elks Club, a past member of the Elks’ Board of Trustees and former president of the Saranac Lake Kiwanis Club during its existence here.
Mr. Baker was sales manager of Paul Smith’s Electric Light and Power Co., where he had been associated since April 14, 1928.
Besides his widow, survivors include a sister, Mrs. Joseph Rowland, and a brother, John, of New London, Conn.