We Remember
BAKER, Wally St. John
January 26, 1959 — December 4, 2025
It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our father, grandfather, husband, son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend Wally St. John Baker.
Wally was born on January 26, 1959, in Guelph, Ontario and passed away unexpectedly on December 4, 2025, in Kelowna, British Columbia. He is survived by his father Walter Baker (Patricia) and mother Lorraine Baker. He is also survived by his best friend and loving wife Arlene Baker; his daughter Ivy (Darcy) Ausmus and grandchildren Jace, Cooper and Karlee; his son Ab (Amanda) Baker and grandchildren Max and Jett; his stepson Colin Morrow; his stepson Leon (Kim) Morrow and their son Jakob; brother D’Arcy (Wendy) Baker; brother Gene (Lisa) Baker; sister Leslie (Gunter) Klett; and stepsister Manon Ste. Marie.
Wally was predeceased by his son Wally Jr. in 1995; his wife of 33 years and the mother to his children, Gloria, in 2014; and his sister Laura in 2025.
Wally grew up in Ontario before heading west to British Columbia where he met Gloria, fell in love and started a family. They then relocated to Burstall, Saskatchewan in 1990, where they settled and raised their family. After the passing of Gloria in 2014, he was blessed to find happiness again with Arlene, with whom he shared seven years of love, laughter, and partnership. Together, they enjoyed raising their two dogs, Skylar and Sydne.
Wally was an extremely hardworking individual and worked in the trades his entire life. He loved to travel, and working in the trades helped realize his dream of working and travelling throughout the Middle East. He was an animal lover and owned numerous exotic animals over the years. He loved the simple things in life including playing cards, visiting with friends and spending time with family. In honour of Wally, please raise an ice-cold Kokanee and toast a life well lived. He would insist on nothing less.
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Sorry to hear about this i hope you are alright Arlene and the family and friends are going to be alright
Deepest condolences to the baker family and especially to my oldest and dearest friend Arlene. Glad you and Wally had found each other again and shared precious time and memories together.
Arlene, our thoughts and prayers are with you and Wallys family ,.i only regret not meeting your husband. Sending love and hugs , Auntie Lill.
I am so sorry for your loss.Words alone cannot express my feelings.Thank you Wally for giving my best friend the happiest years of her life.You will be in my memories forever
Wally we had a lot of great times as teenagers. I have often wondered how you were, and when we were able to reconnect it was great.
Michael called me and told me what happened.
Wally you would be proud of the man he has become.
God bless Debbie
I am so sorry for your loss,wally was just like a brother he will be missed love ya brother
We are so sorry to hear of Wally’s passing. Our condolences go out to Arlene and all of his family.
A fabulous neighbor and friend. Farewell and heaven just received a great man.
I am so sorry for the loss of Wally,, such a warm and thoughtful person. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
Threads. I don’t know an awful lot. But I do know that love doesn’t allow anyone to die; not really. And I know that life is so much more than the alive part of it. I don’t know an awful lot but I believe invisible threads connect every single one of us and that if we need help, we can simply tug on those threads and call in the cavalry. Tug a thread today, if you need to. You are never alone. Donna Ashworth.
I am so saddened to hear of Wally’s passing. I have fond memories of his time as our scout leader, and other times running into him around town. I always felt like he kept a calm and pleasant, good man. My heart goes out to Ab and Ivy and family.