BAKER, Eileen (Mills)

Eileen Baker (Mills), passed away peacefully at Nathan Adelson hospice after fighting final stages of Alzheimer’s in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday August 25, 2018 at 1:44 pm.

She was born on Saturday July 11, 1925 in Little Bras d’Or, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada to Paul Mills and Amelia Mills (Bourque), as the youngest of 17 children.

She married Eldene Morris Baker on June 15, 1943 in Joggins, Nova Scotia and remained married for 59 years until his passing in 2002. She had three children, Chester Morris Joseph Baker, Gerald Paul Grant Baker, and Beverley Ann Baker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eldene and son, Chester and all her siblings. She moved to Los Angeles in 1955 and became a US Citizen in 1959. She was a loving wife, mother and homemaker.

She was baptized at St Joseph’s Church in Little Bras d’Or on July 12, 1925 and loved her family and God. She had a great sense of style, always kept a beautiful home, and always had her hair done. She will be remembered as being soft spoken and kind. In her retirement she enjoyed gambling and eating out. She had a love for animals and fondness for cats.

She is survived by son, Gerald “Gerry”; daughter, Beverley “B”; grandchildren, Teresa Chase, Shawn Sadler, Eddie Baker, Sherman J. Sadler “Jr”, Michelle Baker, Paula Sadler, Crystal Cools, Shawna Propst; great-grandchildren, Casey Twisdale, Emily Taber, Kyler Wilson, Chase, Gage, Ayden, Sephyeara, Corey; great-greatgrandson, Camden Twisdale, Niece Jeanette McKinnon, Yvonne Gilbert, Diane Weaton, and many, many nephews and nieces in Canada

A Private Celebration of Life will be held on October 7, 2018

Flowers, gifts, & donations can be sent to 711 Autumn Moon Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada 89123 USA.