DIXON – Claire John Baker, 90, of Dixon, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at Dixon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

Claire worked as a truck driver for Turner Trucking and for Priebe and Sons for several years and also worked on the farm with his brother, Rodney, for 10 years. He then worked as a custodian at Jefferson School and St. Anne’s Catholic School, retiring in 1987.

Claire was born Aug. 31, 1922, in Astoria, the son of Claire C. and Myrna (Gruber) Baker. He married Helen Marie Taylor on July 1, 1950, in Dixon. She preceded him in death on Sept. 30, 1995.