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Carleton Porter Baker

Birth	:	5 Jan 1912
Death	:	23 Aug 2002
Burial	:	Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2908150, -91.7830920
Description	:	Carleton Porter Baker was born Jan. 5, 1912, at his parent's home on Ravine Street, the youngest of five children of William Baker and Clara (Brown) Baker. He attended Decorah Public Schools from kindergarten through high school, graduating in 1930. He attended Upper Iowa University and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1934. Carleton Baker taught for two years at Waucoma High School before returning to Decorah in 1936 to apprentice at the Winnehiek Title and Abstract Company, where, except for two years during the war when he was principal of Glidden, Iowa, High School, continued for his entire professional life. He... Read More	Carleton Porter Baker was born Jan. 5, 1912, at his parent's home on Ravine Street, the youngest of five children of William Baker and Clara (Brown) Baker. He attended Decorah Public Schools from kindergarten through high school, graduating in 1930. He attended Upper Iowa University and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1934. Carleton Baker taught for two years at Waucoma High School before returning to Decorah in 1936 to apprentice at the Winnehiek Title and Abstract Company, where, except for two years during the war when he was principal of Glidden, Iowa, High School, continued for his entire professional life. He entered the firm as a full-time employee Jan. 1, 1937, the day Social Security went into effect. He married Genevieve Belknap, a graduate of Upper Iowa University with the class of 1936, July 3, 1938 at her parent's home in Huntingdon, Pa., and established their home in Decorah. After a few years with his firm, Carleton Baker became sole owner and manager. In 1960, he took a partner, Roger Goulson, to whom he sold the business when he retired in 1972. Carleton Baker served his profession as president of the Iowa Land Title Association for two terms. He served his community as member and president of Rotary Club and the Decorah School Board, as director of Decorah Savings and Loan for 33 years and the Phelps Cemetery Association. Carleton Baker was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Stanley and his sisters, Lucile, Lilian and Dorothy.

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Carleton Porter Baker's memorial is located at: Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
When did Carleton Porter Baker death?
Carleton Porter Baker death on 23 Aug 2002 in
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Latitude: 43.2908150
Longitude: -91.7830920

Family Members:

Parent

William Franklin Baker

(1871 - 1952)

Clara Frances Brown Baker

(1873 - 1966)

Spouse

Genevieve Belknap Baker

(1915 - 2020)

Siblings

Lilian Baker Oestreicher

(1901 - 1992)

Stanley William Baker

(1908 - 1979)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 43.2908150, -91.7830920

2. Saint Benedict Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2835999, -91.7818985

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7. North Washington Prairie Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2560997, -91.7236023

8. Washington Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2378006, -91.7378006

9. Washington Prairie Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
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11. Canoe German Methodist Church Cemetery
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12. Bruvold Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2221968, -91.7509863

13. Springfield Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2221985, -91.8171997

14. McIntosh Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2696991, -91.8833008

15. Glenwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2947998, -91.6760406

16. Madison Lutheran Church East Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3133000, -91.8986000

17. Springwater Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3792000, -91.7431030

18. Garfield Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2266900, -91.8846700

19. Hauge Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3922000, -91.7740000

20. Madison Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3135986, -91.9233017

21. Madison Settlement Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2607994, -91.9233017

22. Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2817001, -91.6346970

23. Pontoppidan Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2747002, -91.6339035

24. Scandinavian Methodist-Episcopal Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2695000, -91.6347000