Ellen

Baker

Ellen Harte Baker, the daughter of Charles Aloysius Baker Sr and Edith Ann (Nolan) Baker was born in Milton MA on September 2, 1944. She died of complications of an infection in Cincinnati OH on November 4, 2026. She graduated from Milton High School in 1962, from Emmanuel College Boston in 1966 with a B.A. in Latin, from the University of Iowa in 1968 with an M.A in Classics, from Boston College Carroll School of Management in 1980 with an M.B.A. in accounting. In 1969 she completed course work for a doctorate in classics at the University of Wisconsin but decided to pursue another career path. Whilst in college she worked in accounting at Gilchrist’s Department Store Boston, and in 1969 took up the position of Controller and worked there until 1977. From 1977 for more than 40 years, she was Senior Manager of Retirement plans at Federated Department Stores/Macy’s in Cincinnati. A lifelong Roman Catholic, both faithful and independent in her thinking, she was active in parish work and assisted in a major way in parochial administrative tasks. She was a savvy and careful investor who profited much and gave much to charity. To several generations of nephews and nieces she was a generous Mother Christmas. She was a lifelong Democrat. She had voted early and was proud to have done her civic duty to revive the republic and would have rejoiced in the great Democratic tsunami that was apparent on the morning of her passing. She was predeceased by her parents, her brother-in-law, Kenneth Olson, her sister-in-law Joan (Malloy) Baker, her nephew, Carl Olson, her grand-nephew, Matthew Brown. She is survived by her sister and brothers, Charles A Baker, jr. Peter Harte Baker, Susan Marie Olson, by her nephews and nieces, Charles A Baker III,esq, (Dorothy), Angela McKenzie (Rory), Janet Baker (Richard Malabre), Deborah Baker, and Roberta Baker, Lawrence Olson (Delaney Rakosnik), Maryanne Olson (Christopher Chappell). by her grand-nephews and -nieces, Anthony Baker (Marcella ), Evan Baker (Micol), Philip Brown, esq., Sam Malabre (Anisa Hosseinnezhad ), Ian Malabre (Erin Moloney-Malabre ), Sarah Baker,esq, Penelope and Fawn Olson, and by her great-grand-niece, Angelica Baker. Ellen rallied when Penelope and Fawn, under 5, spoke to her on the evening before her passing. And by her wonderful great friends, Daniel Murphy and Sr. Lucy Zientek, CDP who were always there for Ellen and were angels of mercy in her last agony and by all her many friends in Cincinnati and elsewhere.   Those wishing to honor Ellen are requested to make donations in lieu of flowers to St. Clement Church, 4536 Vine St, Cincinnati OH 45217.  Funeral mass  Saturday,  November 14 at  11:00  A.M.  at  St  Clement Church.  Burial  at a  later  date  in  Milton  MA. Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace