Elizabeth Ann “Bette” (Baker) Cashman of Lynn died on Friday, October 23, 2026 at Beverly Hospital with her family around her. She was 87.
She was born in Lynn on January 27, 1939, one of the eight children of John E. and Margaret (Fitzgerald) Baker, and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. She kept active with water aerobics and tai chi, rarely missed a grandchild’s game, and spent evenings at the North Shore Music Theatre. Her husband, James M. Cashman, died before her.
She leaves her children, Kerri Pinho of Methuen, Christopher Cashman and his wife Lori of East Kingston, N.H., Susan Cashman of Lynn, and Katie Henderson and her husband Glenn of Ipswich; her siblings, Jean Riley, Richard Baker, Gary Baker and Keith Baker; her grandchildren, Kyle, Brian and Caroline Pinho, Michael, Corbin and Christina Cashman, and Charles and Amanda Henderson; and five great-grandchildren. Her brothers John E. Baker Jr., Robert Baker and William Baker and her son-in-law James Pinho died before her.
Visiting hours are Friday, November 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Solimine Funeral Home, 426 Broadway, Lynn, with a funeral service there Saturday, November 7 at 10 a.m. and burial at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Lynn.
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