Irene C. Baker, 93, of Monticello died Sunday, August 6, 2000 at Twin Lakes Village. She had been ill for three months.

She was born April 18, 1907 in Monon to Lucien and Stella Wilson Clerget.

She married Leslie F. Baker in Reynolds on May 28, 1924 He died August 12, 1959.

She was a homemaker and had retired from Bryan Manufacturing Company in Monticello after working 30 years.

She had lived in Monon most of her life but moved to Chalmers 10 years ago. She had moved to Twin lakes Village 3 years ago.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Monticello and a former member of the Bedford Presbyterian Church near Monon.

Surviving are two daughters, Shirley Ann Balcom (Henry) of Lancaster, PA and Carole R. (Jerry) Stinson of Monon and four sons; William R. Baker (Mary Jane) Monticello, Donald R. (Jean) Baker, Buffalo; Jerry Baker (Karen) Bedford, IN and John Joseph Baker of Fresno, CA. One son is deceased.

Also surviving are a brother, Robert Clerget of Monticello and two sisters, Iva Dittman, Rochester, IN and Esther Elston, Jacksonville, FL. Five brothers are deceased.

She had 14 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren and I great-great grandson.

Funeral Services will be at the Kellogg Funeral Home in Monon at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 9 with Frank Hicks officiating. Burial will be in Bedford Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Fund or Buffalo Christian Church.