Mike Baldwin of Crawfordsville passed away Saturday night at home.  He was 81.

Mike worked several places over the years and became a custodian for Crawfordsville Community Schools for many years, retiring from there.  He liked going for a drive, doing puzzles, playing Yahtzee and mushroom hunting.

Born June 1, 1940 in Crawfordsville, he was the son of Everett Baldwin and Fannie Baldwin.  He attended Crawfordsville High School. He married JoAnn Baldwin and they had three children, Ronald, Gary and Diane.  They later divorced.  He married Virginia "Sally" Irvin on July 27, 1967.  They had two sons, Mark and Stephen.  She passed away June 14, 2012.

Surviving family includes: son, Ronald Lee Baldwin of Phoenix, Arizona; son, Gary (Jackie) Baldwin of Crawfordsville; daughter, Diane Baldwin of Winchester, Indiana; son, Stevie (Suzie) Baldwin of Crawfordsville; three grandchildren, A.J. of Bremerton, Washington, Dane and Reilley, both of Crawfordsville; step-grandchildren, Walter and William Campbell both of Crawfordsville; five step-children, Bill Craig, Donnie Craig, Jeff Craig, Lisa Craig Budd and John Craig, along with all of of their children and grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Ronnie and Pudge "Lawrence" Baldwin and four sisters, Hattie Nelson, Nancy Miller, Helen Ford and Freida Woodall and a son, Mark Allen Baldwin.

Visitation will be from 10 AM to Noon Saturday, Feb. 12 with services starting at Noon, at Burkhart Funeral Home, 201 W. Wabash Avenue, Crawfordsville. Burial will follow at Waynetown Masonic Cemetery in Waynetown.