Charles Philip BAKER
Lieu de naissance : Glace Bay, Nouvelle Ecosse
Date de naissance : 24 septembre 1940
Date de décès : 8 juillet 2017
Charlie was born on September 24, 1940 in Glace Bay, Cape Breton, NS and passed away suddenly on July 8, 2017 of a massive heart attack in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, NS.
He spent his childhood in Louisbourg and from there went into the fisheries industry. He married in 1959 and has four children.
Relocated to Lunenburg and Hantsport counties before moving the family to BC
Once settled, he started working at Canadian General Electric until retirement in 1993, after which he returned to Cape Breton to spend his retirement years
Charlie is survived by his spouse, Bernice (Morrison); children, Everett (Deborah), Grand Forks, BC, Phillip (Tanya), Edmonton, AB, Ian, Edmonton, AB and Charlene (Tim) James, Surrey, BC; grandchildren, Christine-Ann (David) Fisher, Aaron, Hannah (Adam) Kalesnikoff, all from Grand Forks, BC, Patrick Gahan, Surrey, BC, Mike (Chantal), Grand Prairie, AB, Anthony( Megumi), Edmonton, AB, Melissa (Matt Belair) James, Langley BC, Jessie James, Burnaby and Jeremiah James, Surrey BC; great grandchildren, Cassius Baker, Ariel and Souichiro Baker; mother, Wilma Baker (Wilcox); sister, Eileen Anderson (Baker); brother, Brent Baker (Joanne), and nieces, Courtney and Erica Baker, and many extended families.
Special thanks to Dr. Petal and the staff of the Cardiac Unit of Cape Breton Regional Hospital for your attentive care of our dad.
Visitation will take place 7-9 p.m., Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Mighty Fortress Church of God, 7437 Main St., Louisbourg. As per family request, there will be no funeral service, burial at a later date.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.chantfuneralhome.ca.
