Richard Baker

Richard Norman Baker, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at his home.

He was born Oct. 14, 1929, in Montgomery, Illinois, to the late Byron and Minnie Goble Baker. Richard and Yonne Montavon were married May 9, 1953, in DeKalb, Illinois.

He served in the U.S. Navy and was a home landscaper. Richard loved to fish, golf, play video games and work crossword puzzles and enjoyed sushi, but most of all he loved his family. He attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau.

Richard Baker

Survivors include wife, Yonne Montavon Baker of Cape Girardeau; six children and 14 grandchildren, Michael (Doris) Baker and their children, Sean and Eric, Scott (Jan) Baker and their children, Charlie, Scottie, Jeremy, Michelle and Christina, Julie Caplan and her children, Hope and Matthew, Laurel Baker, Sharon (Robert) Ragusin and their children, Kyle and Austin, and Michelle (Gary) Fogle and their children, Danielle, Morgan and Dylan; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Mark and daughter-in-law, Laurie Baker; granddaughter, Jennifer Baker; and three brothers.

Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

Funeral will follow at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the funeral home, with Deacon Mark Kiblinger officiating. Burial will take place at a later date at Riverside Cemetery in Montgomery.

Memorial donations may be given to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.

Online condolences may be shared at www.fordandsonsfunerlhome.com.