Rodney L Baker, Sr., 56, of Canton Street, Warren, PA, and formerly of South Street passed away on Friday, September 21, 2012, at St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, Pa., following a lengthy illness.

Mr. Baker, Sr. was born September 18, 1956, in Warren, Pa., the son of the late Robert and Shirley Uhrine Baker. Rodney was a lifelong resident of the Warren area and worked at Osram Sylvania for ten years, and was also a pyrotechnician for Zambelli Fireworks, retiring due to disability.  He was a member of the Bible Baptist Church.  Rodney enjoyed all sports, and was an avid hunter and fisherman.

He is survived by his wife, Linda D. Fehlman Baker, Warren, Pa.; son, Rodney L. Baker, Jr. and fiancée, Ashley Parsons, also of Warren, Pa.; daughter, Brandy Michael, and husband, Thomas, Clarendon, Pa.; three step-children, Tracie Dowd, Adiran, Pa., Shaun Dowd, and wife, Laura and Jodie Dowd, all of Warren, Pa.; sister, Kimberly Haupt, and husband, Edward, Erie, Pa., four grandsons; two granddaughters; three step-grandsons; several nieces and nephews; and the family dog, Buttercup.

Friends will be received at the Peterson - Blick Funeral Home, Inc., 1003 Penn Ave., E., Warren, on Monday, September 24, 2012, from noon until 2 p.m., at which time, a funeral service will be held there with Rev. David S. Wimer, pastor, Bible Baptist Church, officiating.

Burial will be in the Barnes Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent's Foundation Intensive Care Unit, 4th Floor, 232 W. 25th Street, Erie, PA 16544.