Doris Irene Bakos of Carolina Shores, N.C., passed away peacefully on Aug. 1, 2019 at McLeod Seacoast Hospice after a brief illness. She was 94.
Doris was born on May 25, 1925, in Dover, N.J. She graduated from Dover High School in 1943 and lived most of her life in Milton Oak Ridge, N.J. She was a member of the Senior Citizens Center in Jefferson Township, N.J.
Doris loved baseball, baking, knitting, crocheting, bingo and going to Wal-Mart. Doris was noted for her apple pies, Christmas cookies and knitting many baby blankets through the years.
She is preceded in death by her husband Anthony J. Bakos. She is survived by her son, Paul C. Bakos, and his wife, Dorothy J. Dexter-Bakos, of Carolina Shores, N.C.; grandsons, Richard A. Bakos of Brighton, Colo., Sean R. Noeth of Harlan, Iowa, James J. Dexter and his wife, Holley, of Blooming Grove, N.Y., and Elwood W. Dexter of Staten Island, N.Y.; granddaughter, Michele A. Bakos of Wilmington, Del.; and 11 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Stroyan Funeral Home, 405 West Harford St., Milford, Pa. Funeral services will follow at 2:30 p.m., with the Reverend Keith Raser officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601.