September 13, 2017

Sylvia M. Baker

Wayne

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A memorial service is to be arranged at a later date and will be posted as soon as it is scheduled.

Sylvia M Baker, (nee Kriefski) age 71 passed away peacefully on Wednesday September 13, 2017 while receiving the loving care of her family.

Sylvia was born and raised in Passaic, NJ. She graduated from Passaic High School with the class of 1962. During her time at Passaic High School she received the “Daughters of American Revolutionary Award”. Following her graduation from High School, Sylvia earned a position as a legal secretary at a Law Firm named Professional Adjustment Bureau working with Jewels V. Stark. She worked there for approximately five years, then changed careers and became a flight attendant. She worked as a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines for eighteen years until her retirement in 1985.

While Sylvia was in High School, she started dating a young man by the name of Bill Baker. They were high school sweethearts and dated for a number of years. In August of 1971, Sylvia and Bill eloped on Sylvia’s birthday to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bill and Sylvia lived in Hackensack for a couple of years after they were first married and then moved to Wayne in 1974. They would call Packanack Lake in Wayne their home for the rest of their lives together.  With Bill being involved in General Aviation at Teterboro Airport and Sylvia being an flight attendant, they travel extensively together and there were not many placing on this earth they haven’t been to.

Sylvia enjoyed reading, listening to music and volunteered her time at Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pequannock. Bill and Sylvia cherished 46 years of loving and loyal marriage together. Sylvia remained a devoted wife even though struggling with her diabetes and the complication associated with it. She had fought a long and courageous battle with her illness since she was diagnosed in 1972. Sylvia was an extraordinary person who touched the lives of many people and will be sincerely missed by all who knew her.

Sylvia is survived by her husband Bill Baker of Wayne, and her sister Kathleen Weber of Hampstead, NC. She was predeceased by her brother Michael Kriefski.

Those who wish to make a donation in Sylvia’s name may consider American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312, www.diabetes.org/donate

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