Margaret Baker, of Sutherland, Nebraska died at Great Plains Health on Thursday, December 31, 2020, due to complications related to COVID-19. She was 73 years old.
Margaret was born March 28, 1947, to Gale and Ellen Morgan at Sutherland. She grew up on the ranch north of Sutherland and attended country schools until going to high school at the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis where she graduated in 1965.
When she was 14 years old, Margaret started working at the Sutherland Hospital and that experience led her to a career in nursing. Margaret earned her LPN in Omaha then received her RN Degree from Great Bend, Kansas. Margaret went on to work at Great Plains Regional Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney and for the Red Cross.
On December 28, 1973, Margaret was united in marriage to Gene Baker at Imperial. In 1975 the couple moved to a ranch outside of Sutherland where they raised their two children. Gene and Margaret stayed on the ranch for many years until moving into town.
Margaret was a very social and loving person. She was a gracious host and her house was always open. She loved spending time with family and friends, especially at the family ranch. This was a peaceful place for her where many memories were made socializing, fishing, and observing the abundance of wildlife.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gale and Ellen Morgan, and an infant sister.
Margaret leaves behind her husband, Gene, and daughter, Mindy Baker, both of Sutherland, NE; son, Larry (Heather) Baker, of Hastings, NE; grandchildren, Alec, Morgan and Brooke Baker, Cole, Cooper, Rylee and Piper Kerner; sister, Marjorie Morgan, of Wisconsin; and other family.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2021, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in North Platte, NE. Burial will follow in Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens in North Platte. For those unable to attend, services will be recorded and posted to odeanchapel.com. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, in North Platte, NE, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to the family for future designation towards a nursing scholarship fund.