Vera Baker, 74, expert at miniatures

Vera A. Baker of Old Stagecoach Road, a retired Perkin-Elmer worker who was an expert at creating miniature pieces for doll houses, died Sunday, June 22, at the age of 74.
Mrs. Baker was born in Beckenham, England, and moved to Connecticut  in 1956 and to Ridgefield in 1960 with her husband, Leonard C. Baker.
Mrs. Baker had worked for 15 years as an electronics assembler at Perkin-Elmer. She was well known for her work with miniatures and her ability to turn any small item into furniture or decorations for her doll houses. Many of her creations were sold at her daughter’s store, The Small Collector, which was on Route 7 in Redding.
“She loved working with fabrics and material and could often be found at her sewing machine,” her family said.
Besides her husband of 53 years, Mrs. Baker is survived two daughters, Lisa McBride of San Antonio, Texas, and Debra Mecozzi of Georgetown; and six grandchildren Nicholas, Jason and Allyson McBride, and David, Derek and Derrien Mecozzi.
Services were private.
Donations may be made in her name to Ann’s Place, 103 Newtown Road, Suite 1B, Suite 1B, Danbury, CT 06810.