Brock Baker

funeral director and owner, Baker Funeral Services, Newton, Kansas, died February 3, 2026, at age 86.

Baker attended Baker University, then the Cincinnati School of Mortuary Science. He worked for Downing Mortuary before taking over the Baker family businesses as the third-generation owner of Baker Funeral Home, started in Peabody, Kansas, by his grandfather. The business expanded to include branches in Valley Center, and Wichita, Kansas. Baker Furniture and Carpet is also part of the Baker legacy.