Ken Baltes, age 52, of Upper Birchbank Shelton, passed away on December 21, 2006 in Yale New Haven Hospital, after a long and brave battle with cancer. Ken was born in Bridgeport July 6, 1954, son of the late Theodore Baltes, Jr. and Helen Rotko Baltes, and had been a Shelton resident for many years. He worked at several manufacturing facilities as a tool and die design engineer. Prior to his illness he was employed at Diversified Electrical Services, Inc. in Seymour as a precision component manufacturer. He was a participating member of the Park City Pride Combined Alumni Drum and Bugle Corp. He is the beloved brother of Ted Baltes and his wife, Bonnie, of Derby; loving uncle of Kelly Baltes and Michael Baltes and his children Sarah, and Megan Baltes.