White Funeral Home
400 First Street West
Independence, Iowa 50644

Independence – Roger Harold Baker, 62 years old, of Independence, Iowa, died on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa.  He was born on February 23, 1949, in Independence, Iowa, the son of Harold Eugene and Evelyn Lucille (Williamson) Baker.  He graduated from high school in Independence with the Class of 1967.  He worked with the Buchanan County Secondary Road Department for 40 years before retiring in 2009.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Independence and the Independence Men’s Bowling Association.  Mr. Baker spent his free time fishing and spoiling his great nieces and nephews.

Mr. Baker is survived by his mother, Evelyn L. Baker of Independence, 1 sister, Susan (Roger) Fangman of Rowley, Iowa, 1 niece, Tammy (Ron) Hermsen of Independence, 1 nephew, Curt (Colleen) Fangman of Walker, and several great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at the First Baptist Church in Independence, Iowa, with Dr. David A. Larson officiating.  Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Hazleton, Iowa.

Friends may call for visitation from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Monday, January 23rd, at the White Funeral Home in Independence, Iowa.