BAKER MARTHA EVELYN CROSON Of Bethesda, MD died peacefully on Friday, July 6, 2018, in the hospital after a prolonged illness. Daughter of the late Audrey Magner and Joseph Hanford Croson, she was born on June 27, 1929, in Washington, DC. Formerly of Arlington, VA, Pittsburgh, PA and Beaver, PA, she was a registered nurse having graduated in 1950 from St. Francis Hospital Nursing School in Pittsburgh, PA. Martha married Robert James Baker, M.D. of McKees Rocks, PA in February 1951 in Arlington, VA. She moved with her husband to Knoxville, TN while he served in the US Air Force during the Korean War before moving to McKees Rocks, PA where he practiced medicine. As wife of Dr. Baker (deceased 2014) for 63 years. Mother of Dr. Robert Winfield Baker and Dr. Paula Terese Trzepacz of Zionsville, IN; Maria Baker Balady and Emad Antoun Balady of Garden City, NY; Elizabeth Baker Keffer and the late Jeffrey Michael Keffer of Washington, DC; Joseph Gerard Baker of San Antonio, TX and Amy Maureen Baker of Bethesda, MD; and grandmother of Leila Marie, Isabel Marie and Michael Alexander Balady of Garden City, NY; Kathryn May, Audrey Beatrice and Griffin Michael Keffer of Washington, DC; and Axel James Baker of San Antonio, TX. She was a devoted wife and mother, a devout Roman Catholic who enacted her faith with joy every day. Her greatest focus in life was selflessly caring for others with great uncommon kindness, graciousness and patience. She welcomed every individual to her home with an open heart, as though she did not have a care in the world. To meet her was to love her. She cared for her youngest daughter, Amy, who has Down syndrome, even throughout her own health decline. Visitation is Tuesday, July 10, 2018, 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the SCHEPNER - McDERMOTT FUNERAL HOME, INC., 165 Noble Ave., Crafton, PA 15205. Mass of Christian Burial is at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, St. John of God Parish, the Church of St. Mary's, 1011 Church Ave., McKees Rocks, PA. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions to the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), 8 East 41 Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017 at https://www.classy.org/give/59045/#!/donation/checkout. schepnermcdermott.com Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb