Calling hours celebrating the life of Bernard J. Baker Jr., 81, of Newark, will be at the Reed-Egan Funeral Home, 141 Green Wave Drive, Newark; 4-7 P.M., Friday, November 11, 2022.  A private burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.

Bernard, a United States Air Force Veteran, died at Licking Memorial Hospital on Saturday, November 5, 2022.  He was born in Zanesville, Ohio on May 29, 1941, to the late Bernard and Elizabeth (Hansel) Baker Sr.

He was a 1959 graduate of Newark Catholic High School and worked for many years in the building industry as a contractor and property manager.  He was in several gun clubs and loved to spoil his beloved canine companions.

He will be greatly missed by his children, Donna (Kenneth) Yeager, Joseph Baker, and Daniel (Lisa) Baker; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister, Helen (Tim) Norris; brother-in-law, Jim Abbott; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Bernard was preceded in death by his son, Mark; infant brother, John; sister, Barbara Abbott; and niece, Carol Shaw.

The family requests memorials in Bernard's name be made to the Licking County Humane Society, 825 Thornwood Drive, Heath, Ohio 43056.

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