Jeannette Susan Baker

Jeannette Susan “Susie” Baker of Camden, Delaware passed away October 2, 2023. She was 70 years old. Susie was born January 20, 1953 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Susie worked at Woolworths, Movie King and Discover Card. She loved listening to Motown, Elvis, Michael Bolton and also loved Rusty Wallace, a NASCAR driver. She enjoyed crafts, scrapbook, crochet and sewing. She made all of our clothes growing up. She made the best lemon meringue pies and snickerdoodle cookies. She also had a green thumb, with her beautiful rose bushes and butterfly bushes. She also loved spending time with her grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Roland Shepherd and Jeannette Wilson, her stepmother Beverly Shepherd, Susie is preceded in death by Aliya Rose Ridgeway, her granddaughter, Glen Kendzierski, who was like a son to her, and her sister, Jayne Prewitt.

Susie is survived by her husband, David Baker of 46 years; children Curtis Kingston (DeeDee) of Kansas City; Matthew Baker of Camden, Delaware; Marietta Ridgeway (Forrest) of Camden,Delaware; brother, Roland Shepherd of Pennsylvania; sisters Linda Shepherd of Greenwood, Delaware and Jaime Derr of Pennsylvania; two granddaughters, Alyssa Grainger (Mark) of Arizona and Ashlyn Ridgeway of Camden, Delaware and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be held Sunday, October, 8 2023, between 2-4 p.m. at Berry Short Funeral Home in Felton, Delaware. Online condolences are welcome at www.shortfuneralservicesandcremation.com.