QUEENSBURY -- Dorcas Baker, 90, born Aug. 15, 1924, formerly of Queensbury, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the Fort Hudson Nursing Home, Fort Edward, NY. She was the daughter of the late Byron and Lucretia (Dutcher) Monroe.

She married E. Arthur Baker on Sept. 27, 1943 at the Baptist Church in Warrensburg. He passed away Aug. 24, 1989. She was also predeceased by their infant son, Daniel Bruce, two brothers, Leon and Malcolm Monroe, and three sisters, Lela and Letha Dorrance and Ethel Cook.

Survivors include her daughter Joy (Mark) Griffin of Glens Falls; her granddaughter Melissa (Anthony) Klick and their children Lauren, Madison and Daniel of South Glens Falls; her grandson Matthew (Julie) Griffin and their children Kathryn and Geoffrey of Averill Park; her brother Bruce (Theresa) Monroe of Dayton, Maine; and her sister-in-law, Ursula Monroe of Warrensburg. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

She worked for Warren County for 32 years as Administrative Assistant to the Commissioner of Social Services, retiring in 1983. She enjoyed crafts, reading and word puzzles. She was an avid bowler for many years. She enjoyed country music and especially loved square dancing. She was a member of the Adirondack Fiddlers and served as an officer of that organization both as Secretary and then as Treasurer and show coordinator until April of 2012. She also was a member of the Hospital Guild for several years and remained as an Associate member when she could no longer serve as an active member.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Queensbury since 1977 and served as a volunteer in the office for several years. She also did volunteer work at Westmount Infirmary until 2007.
She was a former member of Hackensack Rebekah Lodge in

Warrensburg and then Mohican Lodge in Glens Falls. While a member of the Hackensack Rebekah Lodge, she was instrumental in the formation of Echo Theta Rho Girls club which was a junior branch of the Rebekahs. She was the lifetime advisor for the club and was NY State Theta Rho advisor for several years. She was also Past Noble Grand of Hackensack Rebekah Lodge and held many district and state offices for the Rebekahs. Dorcas was also a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Warrensburg.
She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother and happiest when she was spending time with them, especially her great grandchildren who knew her as "GG".

Donations in her memory may be made to the Andrew Cutts Scholarship Fund, United Methodist Church of Queensbury, 460 Aviation Rd., Queensbury, NY 12804.

Calling hours will be Friday, May 8, 2015 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Baker Funeral Home, 11 Lafayette St., Queensbury, NY 12804.

A funeral service will immediately follow at the funeral home, with the Rev. Phil Phaneuf, Pastor of United Methodist Church of Queensbury officiating.

Interment will be Thursday, May 14, at 10 a.m. at Pine View Cemetery, Queensbury.

Condolences and floral bouquets may be sent directly to the funeral home or through www.bakerfuneralhome.com.