MIDDLEFIELD – Kenneth A. Baker, 47 died Thursday, November 14th, 2024. He was born in Springfield on June 19th, 1977 to his parents Kenneth and Pamela (Wilander) Baker. He grew up in Westfield and Middlefield and was a 1996 graduate of Gateway Regional High School.
Kenny was an avid writer always maintaining a Journal. He also worked in the restaurant industry for many years. Ken played baseball for Gateway and was an avid sports fan. Philadelphia Eagles and Boston Red Sox being his favorite Pro Teams. He was also big Pearl Jam fan and loved animals. He lived in California for 6 years with his girlfriend Seana Estavillo where they maintained a Sanctuary for abandoned animals and traveled the world attending Pearl Jam concerts in several countries.
He leaves his parents Ken and Pam Baker of Middlefield, his daughter Willow Delilah Baker and her mother Angela Skornia of Barkhamsted, CT, his sisters Bridget Baker of Huntington and Erica Parker and her husband Matt of West Springfield. He also leaves his aunts and uncles Susan Mineau (God Mother) of Westfield, Nancy O’Melia and her husband Paul of East Longmeadow, Paula Baker of Springfield, Deborah and Ronald Gibbons of Westfield, John Rheaume of Westfield, three nephews Nathan and Isaiah Solitario and Michael Parker and several cousins.
He was predeceased by his brother William Baker, his grandparents William and Lillian Wilander and Mainus and Jeanne Baker, his uncle Wayne Baker and Paul Mineau, and his cousin Patrick J. Gallagher.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, November 21st from 4-7 p.m. at the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield. Funeral will be held on Friday at 9 a.m. from the funeral home followed by a Mass in Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 127 Holyoke Road, Westfield. Burial will follow in Old North Road Cemetery in Worthington. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Willow D. Baker Care Fund, Care of TD Bank, 60 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085. Firtionadams.com
