Ava Baker Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ava Baker of Mattoon, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 9, on August 3, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Ava Baker or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her grandfather Kerry G. Baker; her great-grandparents, Letha Rogers, Carol S. Berkebill and Fred Berkebill; her cousins, Markie A. Berkebill and Angie Ollinger; and her great-grandparents, Pat Scott and Ladonna Baker.
She is survived by: her parents, Kevin Ray Baker and Leigh Ann Fuesting; her siblings, Abby Baker of Mattoon, IL, Miles Baker of Mattoon, IL and Aiden Musgrave of Mattoon, IL; her grandparents, John, Carol Berkebill of Marinette, WI, Dorothy Key of Brownstown, IL, Arletha Baker of Watson, IL and Dennis Fuesting of Watson, IL; her great-grandparents, Edith, Jesse Parker of Rhinelander, WI and Louise Fuesting of Effingham, IL; her cousins, Haylee Baker of Altamont, IL, Haydyn Baker of Altamont, IL and Jasper Fuesting of Effingham, IL; and her aunts and uncles, Kristin Baker, Kaitlyn Berkebill, Jessica Garner, Bobb Baker and Chad Fuesting. She is also survived by numerous other cousins, aunts and uncles.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 9th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Schilling Funeral Home (1301 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938). A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 9th 2025 at 12:00 PM at the same location.
