Norma (Sands) Baker, 87

Sun City West, Ariz. – Norma (Sands) Baker 87 of Sun City West, Ariz. passed away on Feb 27. Born in London, England May 13, 1926 to the late Yetta and Samuel Sands, she is survived by her husband Robert of 68 years, daughters Yvette (Harvey) Kaplan of Ariz., Susan (Michael) Markus of Ariz., grandson David Markus of Gainesville, Fla., Step granddaughters Sherie Kaplan of St Louis, Mo., Kim Kaplan of St Louis, Mo. and Christa Markus of Columbus, Ohio. She is also survived by her sister Marion Kenrick of Boynton Beach, Fla.

She met her husband as a teenager while he was serving in the military in London during WW II. After the war, they settled in his native RI and raised their daughters in Cranston. Norma was involved in the Cranston Jewish Center, serving as President of the Sisterhood for many years. She retired to Boynton Beach, Fla. In recent years, they moved to Ariz.