Funeral Service for Baron G. Walker, 60 of Veblen, SD will be held at the Cahill Funeral Chapel, SD on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. with the Rev. Bob Beasley officiating. Organist will be Carol Beasley. Honorary Pallbearer's will be Eric Walker, Eli Janise, Sierra Gomez, Victor Simon Jr., Lita St. John, and Elmer St. John. Visitation will be held at the Cahill Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 from 9:00 A.M. to service time.
Baron Gene Walker was born on June 6, 1954 in Phoenix, AZ to Clarence Walker and Delia LaCroix. In 1960 he attended school at the Tekakawitha Orphanage, Sisseton, SD. He moved to Lincoln, NE for several years before moving to Fort Collin, CO, where he met and married Cynthia Tooantu. In 2011 he moved back to Sisseton where he remained until his death.
Baron enjoyed being around his friends and going to the Casino's, but most of all he enjoyed his family. Family picnics, outings, family dinners, holiday get-togethers, and we enjoyed him. Baron lived his life the way he wanted and that was to get everything out of it. He was very much loved and will be missed by his family. Baron passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015 at the Coteau Des Prairies Hospital, Sisseton, SD.
Baron is survived by his mother, Delia and step father Frank Welch of Sisseton, SD; one sister Crystal Walker of Sisseton, SD; one brother Kenneth Walker of Sisseton, SD; two step-sisters, Danielle (John) Two Stars of Peever, SD and Denise (Ben) Red Horse of Sisseton, SD; nephew Eric Walker of Hankinson, ND and niece, Sierra Gomez of Denver, CO and a lot of nieces and nephews; and a special friend Lita St. John of Veblen, SD.
Baron was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Walker; maternal grandmother, Cora LaCroix and paternal grandmother, Winnie Mireau.