Violet I. Baker A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 23, 2001, in St. John's Funeral Home for Violet I. Baker, who died June 17 at age 83. Mrs. Baker was born Violet Bibens on Aug. 24, 1917, in Sheridan, Wyo., and was raised in Kansas. A homemaker, she moved to Newport about 1947 and to Portland in 1963. In 1941, she married Richard Baker; he died in 1977. Survivors include her son, Richard Sr.; daughter, Barbara Herman; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Interment in Fairview Cemetery. Jun 22, 2001 Portland Oregonian