Inger Wilhelmina Baker, 80, of Holderness, passed away on December 28, 2012, at Golden View Health Care Center, in Meredith.
Born in Boston, MA on August 21, 1932, she was the daughter of Herbert E. Sr. and Edith (Christiansen) Johnson. Inger grew up in Arlington, MA and graduated from Arlington High School, class of 1950.
She was married in 1956 and moved to Holderness where she was a homemaker until 1974 when she went to work for several restaurants and retail stores. Inger worked for her parents business as a waitress at the former Scandia Restaurant and Cabins, in Meredith for many years. She also had worked for over eight years as a cashier at the former Ames Department Store, in Plymouth. Inger retired in 1992 due to health problems and failing eye sight.
Inger was a charter member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, in Laconia and she was also an auxiliary member of the Holderness and Center Harbor Fire Departments.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband Benjamin A. Baker, on January 2, 1992, and a son Benjamin H. Baker.
Inger is survived by her daughter, Ingrid L. Baker; two sons, Robert E. Baker, and Wayne D. Baker, both of Holderness; six grandchildren, David MacDonald III, of Moultonborough, SFC Benjamin MacDonald, of Southern Pines, NC, Renée MacDonald, of Moultonborough, Samantha Baker, of Ashland, Stacey Baker, of Bridgewater, and Wayne Baker Jr., of Holderness; great-grandson, Ryder MacDonald, of Moultonborough; her brother, Herbert E. Johnson Jr., of Meredith; several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Inger's memory may be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society.