Rita Mavis Baker, 84, of Berrien Springs, passed peacefully on October 31, 2022, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph.

A small private celebration of life will be held on Thursday with close family and friends. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com.

Rita was born in St. Vincent, West Indies, on September 4, 1938. Rita would have celebrated her 60-year anniversary of marriage to Benjamin Baker in December of this year.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons, 12 grandchildren, and many great-great-grandchildren.