Carolyn Baker, 86, of Berne, Indiana, passed away at 2:46 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at Envive of Berne. She was born on December 5, 1939, in Bluffton, Indiana, to Richard and Irene (Rich) Zimmerman. She married Carl Baker on August 17, 1958, at West Missionary Church.

Carolyn was a lifelong resident of Adams County and graduated from Berne French High School in 1957. She attended Bethel Brethren Church, where she served as a Sunday school teacher, Bible school teacher, and participated in the Women’s Missionary Council.

Carolyn was a homemaker and was active in 4-H and the Adams County Home EC Club. She served as a Mini 4-H leader and was among the first to help establish the program in Adams County. Through the years, she worked at a pizza shop, in the deli at Berne Community Market, and at a bookstore. She also opened a craft store with her daughter, Linda.

God and family were the most important things in Carolyn’s life. She loved family gatherings and playing with the children. She enjoyed sewing, making crafts, and traveling.

She will be remembered by her husband, Carl Baker; daughters, Diann (Dan) McDairmant of Warsaw, Indiana, Linda (Robert) Thomas of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Theresa (Charles) Dick of Berne, Indiana; sisters, Nancy Zimmerman of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Wanda Zimmerman of Florida; six grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Irene (Rich) Zimmerman; her sister, Ruth Ann Hamilton; and her brother, Jerry Zimmerman.

Family and friends may gather to share and remember Carolyn at Downing & Glancy Funeral Home, 100 N. Washington Street, Geneva, Indiana, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

A service to celebrate her life will follow at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Preferred memorials may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

Arrangements are being handled by Downing & Glancy Funeral Home in Geneva.