Ralph Baker
April 07, 2009
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Ralph Baker 86, died April 7, 2009 at Regency Care Center in Norwalk. Funeral services will be 2 PM Friday at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 12 PM. Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery.
Ralph served during WW II in the Navy and upon returning he joined the Iowa State Patrol stationed in Cedar Rapids. He moved to Des Moines and joined the Des Moines Police Department, retiring as a Lieutenant in 1977. After retirement he worked as a special investigator with the Polk County Attorneys Office. He was a member of the Southgate Masonic Lodge, ZA GA ZIG Shrine and Lions Club.
He is survived by his sons, Dennis and Bruce; Brother Donald; beloved companion, JoAnn Schaffer; 7 Grandchildren and 15 Great Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jackie and a son Donald Ralph.
Memorial Contributions may be made to The Des Moines Police Historical Museum
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Barb & Ollie Wright
04/10/2009
Dennis, so sorry for your loss, I know how close you and your dad was
and how proud you were.
Barb & Ollie
Wright
Kandi Reindl
04/08/2009
Even though I never knew Ralph personally, I know his grandson Scott. If Ralph was instrumental in teaching and shaping Scott into the police officer he is today, he did an excellent job and he should be very proud. The Baker Family should also be very proud of their service to the City of Des Moines through the generations with Ralph, Scott's father and now with Scott. We are very honored and proud to have had and to have the Baker family a part of the City of Des Moines Family.
Kandi Reindl
Assistant to the City Manager