Baker-Swan - Memorial

Robert A. Baker

	Calling Hours: Friday, January 04, 2008 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Baker-Swan Funeral Home	Funeral Service: Saturday, January 05, 2008 11:00 AM Blessed Sacrament Church Andover, NY
Born: Monday, May 30, 1927 Died: Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Obituary

ANDOVER Robert A. Moose
Baker, 80, passed away Wednesday
(Jan. 2, 2008) at home.
Mr. Baker was born on May 30,
1927 in Andover to Orla and Margaret
(Wilcox) Baker. He was a 1945
graduate of Andover Central School.
He served in the United States Navy
during WWII. On June 5, 1948 in
Andover, he married Dolores K.
Ellis, who survives.
Bob owned and operated
Baker Brothers Contractors with
his brother Donald Baker from
1955 until his retirement in 2001.
In addition to his wife, Bob
is survived by a son, Robert J.
(Cindy) Baker of Andover; two
daughters, Julie A. (Ed) Gilmore
of Venice, Fla. and Amy (Rob)
Hyland of Manassas, Va.; one
brother, Donald Baker of Rochester;
two sisters, Mary Faber of Ruskin,
Fla. and Joanne (Hud) McKibben
of Hornell; six grandchildren, Jay
Baker, Andrea Baker, Joshua
Baker, Michael (Tracy) Tidd,
Ashley (Bryan) Glynn and
Adam Hyland; and several
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Moose was instrumental
in planning and building the
Andover Little League field
and helped organize the cleanup
after the 1972 flood. He umpired
softball and refereed basketball
for over 50 years and was voted
into Allegany County Sports Hall
of Fame. He was a member of the
Andover Volunteer Fire Department
for 30 plus years, served as Andover
Village Trustee, Andover Constable
and was currently the Andover
Historian. He was a life member
of the Andover American Legion
and an active member of Blessed
Sacrament Church. He also loved
antiquing and was a Civil War
enthusiast. But more than this, he
will always be remembered as a
loving and devoted husband, father
and grand-father. He cherished
greatly the time spent with family
and friends.
Friends may call on Friday
from 2 - 4 p.m. and from 6 - 8 p.m.
at Baker-Swan Funeral Home,
Andover. There will be a Mass
of Christian Burial on Saturday
at 11 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament
Church, Andover. Burial with
full military honors will follow
in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Memorials in Bobs name
may be made to SPCA, PO
Box 381, Wellsville, NY 14895.

Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down
in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the
still waters.
He restoreth my soul.
He leadeth me in the 
paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil:
for Thou art with me: 
Thy rod and Thy staff 
they comfort me.  
Thou preparest a table
before me in the presence 
of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil; 
my cup runneth over.  
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the 
days of  my life: and 
I will dwell in the house 
of the Lord forever.  -  Psalm 23