Christina M. Baker

Born on March 6, 1959, in Hardin, MT, to parents Billy and Marianne (Gregory) Butts, Christina passed away on January 20, 2026, in Blaine, WA.

Growing up in Montana, she spent her time running around with her siblings and cousins, riding horses, learning to fish and hunt from her father, and reading anything she could get her hands on. When her family moved to Alaska once she was in college, she soon followed, getting a job at the power plant on the army base there. She met Vern Baker and soon they got married and a few years later, she had a son, Michael. Soon after, Vern and she divorced, and she raised her son on her own. She then proceeded to go back to college at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, majoring in English and minoring in History. After she graduated, she got a job with the University, working in the proposal office as the proposal coordinator. Her son grew up, left Alaska, later settling in Bellingham, WA, and she decided to follow soon after. She eventually settled in Blaine, WA, getting a job with what eventually became UPS Supply Chain Solutions, where she worked as a Customs Broker for 23 years.

She was a voracious reader. She taught herself to read at a young age, and her mother and father encouraged it, even going as far as giving her permission at the local library to check out books that were what would have been far considered far above her reading level for her age. She carried this love her entire life. A huge fan of Ann Rice and the Dragon Riders series, she loved all written word.

She also loved crafts, specifically making Christmas ornaments with no two being alike. She also loved to cook and bake. Even when she couldn’t really eat it herself, she would make a variety of treats to bring into the office and it was always among the first things to be gone.

Christina was a tough woman. She taught her son many lessons when it came to making sure that he didn’t let anyone walk over him and take advantage. She also instilled a love of reading and baking in him as well. One of his fondest memories is how she was able to make people change their tune with simply a look. Being a single mother, she raised her son to treat women with respect.

Survivors include her son, Michael Baker; her grandkids, Kylah Baker and Quintin Baker; and her siblings, Ima Jean Heron, Gregory Butts, Susan Boyer, and Richard Cox.