The Rev. H. Raymond Baker, Jr., 83, a deacon of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, died Sept. 3 after being debilitated by many strokes over a period of 15 years.

Deacon Baker was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Drexel University. He was a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. He taught diesel engineering at Cornell University, 1942-43, and later served on the USS Cabildo as acting chaplain. He was ordained as a deacon in 1962. He served as Sunday school superintendent at Trinity Church, Oxford, PA, and St. John's, Huntingdon Valley, PA. He founded libraries at both churches. He was for many years diocesan chaplain for Girls Friendly Society. He is survived by his wife, Doris, of Hatboro, PA, five children, Judy Conrad of Hatboro, Merry Evans of Langhorne, PA, Margie Cook of Abington, PA, Ray Baker of Hatboro, and Jean Glennon of Holland, MA. He is also survived by a brother, Calvin D. Baker of Philadelphia, and two sisters, Frances MacDougall of Kansas City, KS, and Thelma Barto of Telford, PA.