Kenneth (Ken) Blare Baker Jr.
Kenneth (Ken) Blare Baker Jr.
October 28, 1964 - February 1, 2025
Kenneth (Ken) Blare Baker Jr., age 60, of Graham, Washington, passed away February 1, 2025 surrounded by family. He was born October 28th, 1964 in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
Ken grew up in Harrison County and had his first son, Kenny prior to joining the U.S. Army in 1986. Ken was stationed in Germany for 2 years guarding the Persian Missiles. It was here that he discovered his love of skiing and travel. He then was stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington State in early 1988. He was honorably discharged from active duty in December 1989, then joined the Army National Guard of WA. After serving in the Armed Forces he worked as a travel agent at Graham Travel and later in customer service.
Ken met his wife MaryAnn while stationed at Fort Lewis in WA. They were married on July 7th, 1990 and settled in Graham, WA where they raised their three children. In 2015, Ken was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma and underwent a stem cell transplant. This enabled him to live 10 years cancer free. Ken enjoyed spending time with family, watching Steelers games, flying kites on the WA coast, and taking care of his two cats.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents Kenneth and Carol Baker; brothers Aubrey and Stacy. Ken is survived by his wife MaryAnn; children Kenny (Ashley), Stephanie (Harrison), Kendra and Brandon; grandchildren, Lydia and Darby.
A memorial service will be held for Ken at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Eatonville, WA on Thursday, March 20th, 2025, beginning at 12:00pm with the rosary, followed by a memorial Mass at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.