Marguerite A. Baker, 96, of Wabash, died at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Wellbrooke of Wabash.

She was born Sept. 8, 1918, in Wabash County, to John J. and Edith L. (Smith) Shambaugh.

Marguerite was a 1936 graduate of Chippewa High School. She first married Chalice M. Ross on Oct. 11, 1939. He died Nov. 25, 1961. She then married Clifford Baker on June 25, 1965, and he died March 10, 2003. She was a member of the Lagro United Methodist Church and Lagro Century Club. She worked for Bradley Drug Store from 1936 to 1939 and then was a lifelong seamstress. Besides sewing, she enjoyed working crafts and reading.

She is survived by daughter: Janet Ross, Phoenix, Ariz.; three step-children: Mary (Deverl) Whitehead, Grabill; Judy (Ron) Hedrick, Atlanta; Morris (Phyllis) Baker, Wabash; three grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and son-in-law: Maurice Zimmerman, Oregon.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter: Joyce Zimmerman; two step-sons: Ellis and Jody Baker; two brothers: John and Richard Shambaugh; and two sisters: Pauline Klotz and Elizabeth Wilson.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 26, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Rev. Rick Borgman officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is Lagro United Methodist Church.