Karen L Baker

June 14, 1940 - February 17, 2021

Karen Lea (Roderick) Baker, 80, of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, and formerly of the Lake Lynn, Pa. area, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021, in the Hospice of the Panhandle, Kearneysville, W.Va., following a lengthy illness. Born June 14, 1940 in Gans, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Oliver O. and Claudine (Umble) Roderick. Karen had previously worked as a packer at Armstrong Glass in New Jersey for 20 years, and, after moving back to Fayette County, attended the Free Methodist Church in Little Brownfield. Surviving is her husband, Ralph Baker; one son, Troy Baker of Harper's Ferry; a brother, Clark Roderick of Fairchance, Pa.; four sisters, Florence Pritchett of Florida, Dorothy Orange and Twila Cassi, both of Point Marion, and Linda Frederick of Smithfield, Pa.; and a number of loving nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Oliver Roderick, Jr. and a sister, Lillian "Sis" Roderick. Friends are invited to join the family for Graveside Services on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at 2:00 PM in the Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Geneva, with Pastor Charlie O'Brien officiating. Arrangements are in the care of the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion.