Teresa Marie (Fluhr) Baker

Teresa Marie Baker (née Fluhr), 62, of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away Friday, May 22, 2026, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Teresa was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Raymond and Mary Jane Fluhr and grew up on a farm near the Ohio River. She loved telling stories about her childhood and life surrounded by grandparents, aunts who would stop in to stay awhile, and family never far away. She would laugh remembering showing chickens and pigs at the state fair, helping raise crops, her dad working the hay fields and feed store, family trips to Florida, getting locked in the silo, and even the time her sister hit her in the head with a rock. Life was never dull growing up, and she carried those stories and memories with her for the rest of her life. Teresa graduated from Angela Merici High School and treasured the friendships she made there. She attended reunions whenever she had the chance and always enjoyed reconnecting with old friends and remembering those years. Her first job, the first one she joked she actually got paid for, was at Kmart. It was there she met her husband Roger. Roger would always say that he loved her from the moment he first saw her. Teresa spent 30 years at Kmart, beginning as a cashier in automotive and eventually becoming Store Personnel Manager before retiring. She loved talking about her years there and the many friendships she built along the way. She also served as an election worker for more than 30 years. Participating in the process and serving her community was something she was deeply proud of. Even through health challenges, she remained determined to continue helping in whatever ways she could. If there were two things to know about Teresa, they were these: she loved her family, and she knew where every bargain in town could be found. She was kind, loving, forgiving, and carried a mischievous sense of humor that made life more interesting. But more than anything, Teresa was always looking for the good. The good thing she could do for someone else. The good deal nobody else had found yet. The good in people. The good reason to gather family together. She had a way of finding joy in simple things and sharing it generously. More than once, directions to somewhere in Louisville started with, “Go past the Goodwill…” and in a way that felt fitting, because goodwill was more than a place she shopped. It was how she lived. She gave it freely to others and somehow always found more to share. She was preceded in death by her daughter Amanda Baker; grandson Raymond Downey; father Raymond Fluhr Sr.; brothers Raymond and Rusty Fluhr; sister Sheila Ann Fluhr; and nephew Roger Williams Jr. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 43 years, Roger Baker Sr.; children Rachel Baker, Roger Baker Jr. (Jordan), and Katie Baker; grandchildren Ashlynn Hackney, Breanna Meredith, Gabriella Meredith, Kaylee Johnson, Elliott Downey, Charlotte Baker, Leon Baker, and Raelynn Downey; great-grandson Jeremiah Hackney; mother Mary Fluhr; sisters Rose Shoudy (Harry) and Edna Abell (David); nephews Mathew Baker, Brandon Baker, Travis Baker, Jason Williams, and Bryce Abell; nieces Dena Williams, Jade Williams, Alena Muse, Kiya Baker, Brittanie Abell, Sara Abell, Margeaux West, Abigail Brubacher, and Kristy Greer; along with 23 great-nieces and nephews and 6 great-great nieces and nephews. 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14, 16 The Hope of the Resurrection “And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. And the believers who have died will rise from their graves first.” Visitation will be 10am-8pm Thursday and 10am-12pm Friday at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway. The funeral service will be 12pm Friday at the funeral home, with burial to follow at Bethany Memorial Cemetery.

Teresa Marie (Fluhr) Baker

July 29, 1963 - May 22, 2026