Joseph A. Baker, 93, a resident of Scranton, died Saturday morning at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania after an illness.

    Born in Scranton, son of the late Joseph and Julia Adamski Baker, he was a graduate of Sacred Hearts High School and Lackawanna Business College.

    Surviving are a son, Wayne, Scranton; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

    He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald; three sisters, Rose Elliott, Ruth Ferris and Victoria Koehn; and two brothers, Stanley and Walter.

    There will be a blessing service Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. in the Miller Bean Funeral Home Inc., 436 Cedar Ave. Interment, Sacred Hearts Cemetery, Scranton.

    Friends may call today, 6 to 9 p.m.