Dorothy Ahlswede Baker, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, formerly of Lumberton, passed away on November 14, 2015 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital.
A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, November 17, at 2:00, at First Baptist Church of Lumberton, the Rev. Joe Bounds officiating. The service will be preceded by private family burial. The family will receive visitors before the celebration at 1:00 in the Ladies Parlor.
Dorothy was born June 14, 1923 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ahlswede. In 1944 she graduated from the Bellin Memorial School of Nursing in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The following year she joined the U.S. Army Nursing Corp as a First Lieutenant and served her country in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World War II. On the hospital ship Wisteria she made five trips to Europe, transporting wounded U.S soldiers home. She was then transferred to the Pacific theater, making three trips on the ship the Fred C. Ainsworth, where she met her future husband, Dr. Horace M. Baker, Jr., a Captain in the U.S Army. She always referred to this as "her lucky day."
Following her discharge from the army, she married Dr. Baker on June 28, 1947 in Seattle Washington. From Seattle, the couple moved to Durham, NC for four years so Dr. Baker could finish his residency at Duke University Medical Center. Once his residency was complete, the couple moved to Dr. Baker's hometown of Lumberton, North Carolina where they lived for the next 60 years.
A devoted Christian, Dorothy was a member of First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school for over 30 years. She loved bringing joy to others and did so regularly through her volunteer work, especially at Southeastern Health. She also loved working in her garden and was renown for her roses and orchids. Another passion was music, which she and Horace shared with the community by performing as "Joyful Noise."
Throughout her life, she was especially proud of her country and her military service. She shared her patriotism in a published article, "What the Statue of Liberty Means to Me" and her life as an Army nurse in the books "We Must Not Forget II" and "Theaters of War: We Remember." She was instrumental in the development of the Women in Military Service Memorial in Washington, D.C. and is recognized there for her service.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Carol Baker McLellan.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Dr. Horace M. Baker, Jr. of Southern Pines; her daughter, Ruth Ann Baker McLellan of Lumberton; her son, H. Mitchell Baker III and wife Connie, of Wrightsville Beach; her daughter, Annette Baker Hines and her husband David of Matthews; her grandchildren, Stephanie McLellan Bass and her husband Wil of Clayton, John Simpson McLellan, Jr. and his wife Mandy of Scottsdale, AZ, Mitch Baker IV of Wrightsville Beach, and Joseph Baker Hines of Matthews; and David Mark Hines, Jr. and his wife Michelle of Cary and four great-grandchildren.
In honor of Dorothy's generosity and life-long practice of giving, memorials may be made to the Baker Endowment for Nursing Excellence, Southeastern Health Foundation, P.O. Box 1408, Lumberton, N.C. 28359.
A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, November 17, at 2:00, at First Baptist Church of Lumberton, the Rev. Joe Bounds officiating. The service will be preceded by private family burial. The family will receive visitors before the celebration at 1:00 in the Ladies Parlor.
Dorothy was born June 14, 1923 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ahlswede. In 1944 she graduated from the Bellin Memorial School of Nursing in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The following year she joined the U.S. Army Nursing Corp as a First Lieutenant and served her country in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World War II. On the hospital ship Wisteria she made five trips to Europe, transporting wounded U.S soldiers home. She was then transferred to the Pacific theater, making three trips on the ship the Fred C. Ainsworth, where she met her future husband, Dr. Horace M. Baker, Jr., a Captain in the U.S Army. She always referred to this as "her lucky day."
Following her discharge from the army, she married Dr. Baker on June 28, 1947 in Seattle Washington. From Seattle, the couple moved to Durham, NC for four years so Dr. Baker could finish his residency at Duke University Medical Center. Once his residency was complete, the couple moved to Dr. Baker's hometown of Lumberton, North Carolina where they lived for the next 60 years.
A devoted Christian, Dorothy was a member of First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school for over 30 years. She loved bringing joy to others and did so regularly through her volunteer work, especially at Southeastern Health. She also loved working in her garden and was renown for her roses and orchids. Another passion was music, which she and Horace shared with the community by performing as "Joyful Noise."
Throughout her life, she was especially proud of her country and her military service. She shared her patriotism in a published article, "What the Statue of Liberty Means to Me" and her life as an Army nurse in the books "We Must Not Forget II" and "Theaters of War: We Remember." She was instrumental in the development of the Women in Military Service Memorial in Washington, D.C. and is recognized there for her service.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Carol Baker McLellan.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Dr. Horace M. Baker, Jr. of Southern Pines; her daughter, Ruth Ann Baker McLellan of Lumberton; her son, H. Mitchell Baker III and wife Connie, of Wrightsville Beach; her daughter, Annette Baker Hines and her husband David of Matthews; her grandchildren, Stephanie McLellan Bass and her husband Wil of Clayton, John Simpson McLellan, Jr. and his wife Mandy of Scottsdale, AZ, Mitch Baker IV of Wrightsville Beach, and Joseph Baker Hines of Matthews; and David Mark Hines, Jr. and his wife Michelle of Cary and four great-grandchildren.
In honor of Dorothy's generosity and life-long practice of giving, memorials may be made to the Baker Endowment for Nursing Excellence, Southeastern Health Foundation, P.O. Box 1408, Lumberton, N.C. 28359.
Dorothy Ahlswede Baker, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, formerly of Lumberton, passed away on November 14, 2015 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital.
A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, November 17, at 2:00, at First Baptist Church of Lumberton, the Rev. Joe Bounds officiating. The service will be preceded by private family burial. The family will receive visitors before the celebration at 1:00 in the Ladies Parlor.
Dorothy was born June 14, 1923 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ahlswede. In 1944 she graduated from the Bellin Memorial School of Nursing in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The following year she joined the U.S. Army Nursing Corp as a First Lieutenant and served her country in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World War II. On the hospital ship Wisteria she made five trips to Europe, transporting wounded U.S soldiers home. She was then transferred to the Pacific theater, making three trips on the ship the Fred C. Ainsworth, where she met her future husband, Dr. Horace M. Baker, Jr., a Captain in the U.S Army. She always referred to this as "her lucky day."
Following her discharge from the army, she married Dr. Baker on June 28, 1947 in Seattle Washington. From Seattle, the couple moved to Durham, NC for four years so Dr. Baker could finish his residency at Duke University Medical Center. Once his residency was complete, the couple moved to Dr. Baker's hometown of Lumberton, North Carolina where they lived for the next 60 years.
A devoted Christian, Dorothy was a member of First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school for over 30 years. She loved bringing joy to others and did so regularly through her volunteer work, especially at Southeastern Health. She also loved working in her garden and was renown for her roses and orchids. Another passion was music, which she and Horace shared with the community by performing as "Joyful Noise."
Throughout her life, she was especially proud of her country and her military service. She shared her patriotism in a published article, "What the Statue of Liberty Means to Me" and her life as an Army nurse in the books "We Must Not Forget II" and "Theaters of War: We Remember." She was instrumental in the development of the Women in Military Service Memorial in Washington, D.C. and is recognized there for her service.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Carol Baker McLellan.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Dr. Horace M. Baker, Jr. of Southern Pines; her daughter, Ruth Ann Baker McLellan of Lumberton; her son, H. Mitchell Baker III and wife Connie, of Wrightsville Beach; her daughter, Annette Baker Hines and her husband David of Matthews; her grandchildren, Stephanie McLellan Bass and her husband Wil of Clayton, John Simpson McLellan, Jr. and his wife Mandy of Scottsdale, AZ, Mitch Baker IV of Wrightsville Beach, and Joseph Baker Hines of Matthews; and David Mark Hines, Jr. and his wife Michelle of Cary and four great-grandchildren.
In honor of Dorothy's generosity and life-long practice of giving, memorials may be made to the Baker Endowment for Nursing Excellence, Southeastern Health Foundation, P.O. Box 1408, Lumberton, N.C. 28359.
A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, November 17, at 2:00, at First Baptist Church of Lumberton, the Rev. Joe Bounds officiating. The service will be preceded by private family burial. The family will receive visitors before the celebration at 1:00 in the Ladies Parlor.
Dorothy was born June 14, 1923 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ahlswede. In 1944 she graduated from the Bellin Memorial School of Nursing in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The following year she joined the U.S. Army Nursing Corp as a First Lieutenant and served her country in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World War II. On the hospital ship Wisteria she made five trips to Europe, transporting wounded U.S soldiers home. She was then transferred to the Pacific theater, making three trips on the ship the Fred C. Ainsworth, where she met her future husband, Dr. Horace M. Baker, Jr., a Captain in the U.S Army. She always referred to this as "her lucky day."
Following her discharge from the army, she married Dr. Baker on June 28, 1947 in Seattle Washington. From Seattle, the couple moved to Durham, NC for four years so Dr. Baker could finish his residency at Duke University Medical Center. Once his residency was complete, the couple moved to Dr. Baker's hometown of Lumberton, North Carolina where they lived for the next 60 years.
A devoted Christian, Dorothy was a member of First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school for over 30 years. She loved bringing joy to others and did so regularly through her volunteer work, especially at Southeastern Health. She also loved working in her garden and was renown for her roses and orchids. Another passion was music, which she and Horace shared with the community by performing as "Joyful Noise."
Throughout her life, she was especially proud of her country and her military service. She shared her patriotism in a published article, "What the Statue of Liberty Means to Me" and her life as an Army nurse in the books "We Must Not Forget II" and "Theaters of War: We Remember." She was instrumental in the development of the Women in Military Service Memorial in Washington, D.C. and is recognized there for her service.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Carol Baker McLellan.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Dr. Horace M. Baker, Jr. of Southern Pines; her daughter, Ruth Ann Baker McLellan of Lumberton; her son, H. Mitchell Baker III and wife Connie, of Wrightsville Beach; her daughter, Annette Baker Hines and her husband David of Matthews; her grandchildren, Stephanie McLellan Bass and her husband Wil of Clayton, John Simpson McLellan, Jr. and his wife Mandy of Scottsdale, AZ, Mitch Baker IV of Wrightsville Beach, and Joseph Baker Hines of Matthews; and David Mark Hines, Jr. and his wife Michelle of Cary and four great-grandchildren.
In honor of Dorothy's generosity and life-long practice of giving, memorials may be made to the Baker Endowment for Nursing Excellence, Southeastern Health Foundation, P.O. Box 1408, Lumberton, N.C. 28359.
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