MANCHESTER - Harold Stuart Baker, 67, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, at Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills after a long illness. He was born Aug. 31, 1941, in Dorchester, Mass., the son of Harold and Althea Baker. He attended Windsor schools and graduated from Cony High School. He was a member of Manchester Community Church, the Readfield Grange, the Augusta Masonic Lodge and the 470 Railroad Club in Portland. Stuart had a passion for trains. He enjoyed riding aboard them, photographing them and traveling to the train museum. Stuart is survived by his wife Wanita (Davenport) Baker, of Manchester; a brother, Richard Baker and his wife, Liz, of Waldoboro; two sisters, Mary Wilson and her husband, Don, and Judy Bisson, all of Windsor; an uncle, Wilmont Baker, of California; an aunt, Opal Baker, of Florida; and his stepmother, Doris Baker, also of Florida. There will be no visiting hours. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Manchester Community Church, with the Rev. Ernest Johnson officiating. Arrangements are in the care of Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta. www.khrfuneral homes.com