Patricia (Patty) Lee Baer, 75

Patricia (Patty) Lee Baer, age 75, resident of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully at home on September 27, 2026, following a lengthy period of declining health.  

Patty was born on February 26, 1951, in Westchester County, New York, to the late Lee Wollner Baer and Vivienne Fox Baer.  She was predeceased by her husband Stephen B. Cooke, her brother Michael A. Baer and her little Westie, Scooty, who gave her so much joy.   

Patty grew up in Bedford Village, New York and attended Fox Lane High School, Green Mountain College and the University of Southern Maine in Portland. She was employed as an administrative assistant in the Psychology Department at the University of Maine from 1973 to 2001. Patty was a collector of antiques and enjoyed interior design and decoration. She enjoyed poetry and sharing her favorites that captured her where she was in the moment. Her loyalty to her family and friends was profound and she cherished those relationships dearly. Patty was a generous, thoughtful and giving person throughout her life.  Her sense of humor was quick and sure to give anyone a lift. Those who are fortunate to have been a friend of Patty will deeply miss her gentle, sweet soul.  

Patty is survived by her sister-in-law, Jody Plaxe Baer; nephew, Matthew S. Baer and his wife, Masha; her niece Nina and nephew Micah, all of whom she loved deeply. In keeping with Patty’s wishes, she will be laid to rest with her husband in her family’s plot at a private service at Sharon Gardens in Valhalla, New York.