Faye Baker

ful mother, grandmother,

sister and friend passed

away peacefully on

Thursday, July 2, 2020.

After spending several

days in the hospital, she

returned to her home in

Layton, UT the afternoon

before her passing. She let

it be known to her family

that she wanted to die in

her home and her wish

was honored.

Mom was born on Oc-

tober 1, 1935, in Funston,

North Dakota, to Cecelia

Elizabeth Zimmerman

Peiler and Theodore

Robert Peiler. She was the

oldest of two children.

She was so happy when

her sister Sandy joined

the family. Faye and San-

dy always had a very spe-

cial relationship growing

up and that endured until

Faye’s passing. Faye and

Sandy were both raised in

the Catholic faith.

Faye was married to

Don Welk and from that

union she had three chil-

dren, Debbie Welk

Bockwoldt, Bradley

Michael Welk and Jay D.

Welk. Faye raised her

three children as a single

mother until she met the

love of her life, Jim P.

Baker. Jim was stationed

in the Air Force, at Minot

AFB, ND. Jim and Faye

met at the base hospital

where she was a March of

Dimes Volunteer. They

married on Oct. 1, 1965

and Jim became an instant

father to Faye’s three chil-

dren. Faye, Jim and their

children were so excited

to add Cheryl Ann to the

family in March of 1967.

After Jim retired from the

Air Force, he worked for

Boeing and the family

lived in Minot, ND, Rapid

City, SD, Sedalia, MO,

Grand Forks, ND and fi-

nally made their way west

to Utah. Jim passed away

at the age of 46 from a

brain tumor. Faye was left

a widow at a very young

age, but she continued to

raise her family in Sunset,

Utah.

Faye began working for

the Internal Revenue Ser-

vice, in Ogden, Utah

several years after Jim’s

passing. She cherished

the many friendships she

made there throughout

the years.

Always a flower

enthusiast, Faye kept an

immaculate yard and

beautiful flower gardens.

However, her greatest joy

came from being with her

family. She dearly loved

her children, grandchil-

dren and great grandchil-

dren. Nothing made her

happier than having all of

her family together at her

home to celebrate Christ-

mas Eve.

Left to cherish her lega-

cy are her sister, Sandy

(Ron) Cartwright,

Anamoose, ND; her four

children, Debbie Welk

Bockwoldt, Layton, UT,

Brad (Lori- deceased)

Welk, Roy, UT, Jay

(LuAnn) Welk, Kaysville,

UT and Cheryl Baker,

Layton, UT. Faye had 12

grandchildren and 13

great-grandchildren (with

more on the way). Faye

was preceded in death by

her husband, Jim; her

parents, Cecelia and Ted

Peiler; and her

daughter-in-law, Lori

Miles Welk.

The family would like

to thank Faye’s Hospice

Provider, Tender Care, for

the wonderful care they

have provided her the

past year. Also, a very

special thank you to her

daughter, Cheryl and her

son, Brad who went above

and beyond to give her

the special care she need-

ed to be able to stay in her

home. Mom was so happy

and grateful to have them

both provide her with the

care she needed.

Graveside services for

Faye will be held at

Wednesday, July 8 at 2:00

P.M. at St. Francis Xavier

Catholic Cemetery, in

Anamoose, ND. Local ar-

rangements are with Nel-

son Funeral Home of

Drake.

Online condolences

may be shared at nelson-

funeralhomesnd.com.