Edith "Louise" Baker-Alborn

Edith “Louise” Baker-Alborn, 97, of Haines City, FL, passed away on September 18, 2025, at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, FL.

She was born June 14, 1928, in Sayre, PA, to the late Harry Austin and Clarissa Edith (Hovey) Shafer. Affectionately known as “Weezie” to all her friends, Edith moved to Florida in 1989 from Waverly, NY. She served as the out-of-park activities director for Lake Region Village, was president of the social club, and was always ready to volunteer whenever there was a need. She was also widely recognized for her many years as a dedicated Avon representative. Louise loved to travel—there wasn’t a place she hadn’t been. Her smile was truly infectious, and she will forever be remembered as a kind and loving woman. She was of the Episcopal faith.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Clarissa Shafer; her first husband, Morris A. Baker; her second husband, Jack B. Alborn; her son, Richard Baker; and her siblings, Robert Shafer, Harry Shafer and Patricia “Patty” Shafer Steele. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her sons, Robert (Carole) Baker of Haines City, FL, and David (Deb) Baker of Easley, SC; her daughters, Susanne (Bill) Lantz of Athens, PA, and Lisa (Dale) Davidson of Morganton, WV; her brother, William (Judy) Shafer of Waverly, NY; eight grandchildren; and nineteen great-grandchildren.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Oak Ridge Funeral Care in Haines City, FL. Following services in Florida, her remains will return home to Waverly, NY, where she will be laid to rest at Glenwood Cemetery.