Karen 'Cookie' Hammond

Karen 'Cookie' HammondKaren "Cookie" Hammond, 64, of Troy, passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, at Miami Valley Hospital surrounded by the people she loved most. Karen was born Nov. 21, 1955, in Sandusky, to Anne (Cronenberger) Baumgartner and the late Lawrence "Larry" Baumgartner.Karen is survived by her four daughters, Erica (Brian) Dean, MacKenzie (M. Brett) Sessions, Abigail (Aaron) Locker and Lauren (JD) Haley; a son, David (Lindsey) Hammond; twelve grandchildren, Andrew, Mara, Cameron, Morgan, Myles David, Charlie, Elliot, Marci, Emma, Johnny, Leni and newest baby in March; and six siblings, Linda Theis, Gail Baumgartner, Laurie Preston, Lawrence "Skip" Baumgartner, Connie Rasmussen and Kristine Ranker. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Brian Walter Hammond, in 2019.Karen was a 1974 graduate of Calvert High School, Tiffin and a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church.The family will receive friends 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy.Condolences may be expressed to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.