Chris Baker

Chris Baker, 24, of Sioux City, passed away after a lifetime battle with depression on May 9, 2020.

A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Calvary Lutheran Church. Social distancing must be maintained in the church and parish center. The service will be streamed via Facebook at www.facebook.com/calvaryleeds or can be listened to on radio station 106.1 F.M. which can be reached in the church parking lot. Reverend James Travis will officiate. A visitation will be held Thursday, May 14, 2020 and Friday, May 15, 2020 from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Due to current Covid-19 restrictions, a maximum of 10 guests will be allowed in the funeral home at a time. Online condolences can be directed to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Chris was born March 26, 1996 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Scott and Lila Baker. He attended Hawthorne Elementary, Leeds Elementary, North Middle School, and graduated from North High School in 2014. He moved on to achieve his Associate’s Degree at Western Iowa Tech Community College. He then moved to Jones Street with a few friends where they made many memories to last a lifetime. Shortly after, Chris moved to Kingsley where he worked at Blue Bunny for a few years until he recently got a job in construction, a career path Chris had always wanted to go in to.

If you knew Chris, he was a handyman and found peace in building many things like his bench, and chicken coop for his 6 beautiful ladies; Huey, Dewe, Luey, Chicken Little, Shepard, and Denis the Menace. Chris always enjoyed adventurous outdoor activities like skateboarding at a young age to moving on to snowboarding as he got older, fishing, boating, and hiking. Most nights he could be found sitting around the fire with friends, cracking jokes and enjoying a Busch Light.

Chris left behind his grandpa Fred, mom Lila, brother Karl, sister Mary, nephew Jaxson, or as Chris always called him “Bubba,” his two best friends, Benny and Doc, and his very special friend, Madi.

He was proceeded into death by his Dad and Grandma.

Chris will always be remembered for his courage during difficult times and he wanted everyone to remember, “don’t forget to smile.”