Jean Baker |
| Posted 2009-07-16 by Sharla |
| The Wickenburg Sun - Originally posted to the web in Obituaries, on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:34 PM CDT. Jean Baker, 77, passed away May 17, 2005 following surgery at Del Webb Hospital. Jean and her twin brother were born in Iron Mountain, Mich., on May 2, 1927. After graduating high school in 1946, Jean lived for a short time on the East Coast, where she married Jack Baker and son Dave was born. A few years later, she moved to Los Angeles where she worked for a temporary secretarial service. Soon Jean got a job with David Wolper, a documentary movie director, and before long with her outstanding organizational skills she landed the job of production director. This adventure took Jean and her young son on movie set locations to such places as Mexico, Italy, England, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Canada, and behind the Iron Curtain of Soviet Russia. Her job entailed coordinating the needs of everyone on the set, from meals and transportation to script writing. After spending 12 years in the film industry, Jean branched out into comedy and became a freelance secretary, working with such notables as Steve Allen and in particular Norman Lear when he produced the "All In the Family" TV series. In all, she spent 35 years in the entertainment industry. In 1980, Jean moved to Maui, Hawaii, and started her own secretarial business. After seven years, she came to Wickenburg. For the past eight years has been secretary for St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. During her retirement here, she was actively involved in church and community services. She is survived by her son Dave; daughter-in-law Desiree; and granddaughters Cassidy and Brittney of Maui, Hawaii. She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and one sister. Jean will always be lovingly remembered by all of her family and many friends. A Mass of Resurrection was held Monday (May 23) at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, with private cremation and inurnment in St. Anthony's Columbarium. Funeral arrangements were by Palm Funeral Home of Sun City See Also: Find A Grave |
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