Ray Bakker, 73

by Daily Inter Lake
| January 19, 2005 5:01 AM

Ray Bakker, 73, a resident of Kalispell passed away quietly in his sleep Jan. 13, 2005, in Lewistown.

Ray was born July 11, 1931, in Malta.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Bakker and Ida Dubois; his eldest son, Michael Bakker; daughter, Cherilee Bakker, when she was 20 months old; and his brothers, Joseph Bakker and John Bakker.

He is survived by his sister, Gertrude Melton, of Wiley City, Wash.; daughters, Lurae Bakker of Raleigh, N.C., Cynthia Eayrs of Kalispell, and Terri Keever of Woodinville, Wash.; sons, David Bakker of Ocean Park, Wash., and Mark Bakker of Kennewick, Wash.; 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.