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Michael Dee Hogg, 48, of Juliaitta, Idaho, a former Baker City resident, died June 25, 2004.
His graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Bob Harrison will officiate.
Michael was born on June 22, 1956, at San Diego to Ronald L. and Evelyn Golar Hogg. For the past 10 years Mike had worked in northern Idaho building custom homes, a job he loved.
Survivors include his parents, Ronald and Evelyn Hogg of Baker City; two brothers, Joseph, and his wife, Gloria, of San Diego, and Theodore and his partner, Darlene Schnoor, of Hillsboro; two daughters, Katina Hogg of Prineville and Vanessa Star of Phoenix, Ariz.; two stepdaughters, Megan Poffenberger and Corrie Grammond, his second mom, Mary Poffenberger, and Sue Grammond, a longtime friend and partner, all of Juliaitta, Idaho.
Survivors also include his uncle and mentor, Vern Golar, and his aunt, Val, of Baker City; uncle, Lee Golar, and Nancy of Salem and aunt, Norma Hogg, of Santa Maria, Calif.; two nieces, one nephew, six cousins and a new granddaughter, Jade Edelman; and his two beloved dogs, Reno and Mia.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents and an uncle.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Trail Regional Museum Elevator Fund through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
John Martin
John Gregory Martin, 32, of Portland, a former Baker City resident, died June 22, 2004, in a fatal car accident in Portland.
His memorial service was Saturday in Portland.
John was born and raised in Baker City. He moved to Portland in 1988.
He enjoyed the outdoors and loved to fish and camp. He will be missed dearly by all who knew him.
Survivors include his mother, Phyllis Martin; brothers, Randy Martin, Earl Martin, Richard Martin and Jeffrey Martin; and a sister, Theresa Cole.
‘Jo' Jensen
Josephine J. "Jo" Jensen, 88, of Haines, died June 28, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
Her graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Private visitations will be until 8 o'clock tonight at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 2005 Valley Ave., after the service.
She was born on March 2, 1916, at Denbigh, McHenry County, N.D., to Phillip Edward De Shaw and Jennie Janet Pritchett. She was the eldest of 5 children.
She married Norman O. Jensen on August 5, 1941, at Weiser, Idaho. They lived for several years on the family homestead at Pleasant Valley. In 1959, they purchased the home ranch behind Haines in the Muddy Creek area. They both lived there until their death.
Josephine was known for her participation in many civic organizations and community activities. She drove the school bus for the Baker School District for 17 years. She was passionately active in the Haines Rodeo Association, a lifetime member of the Baker County Posse and numerous other organizations.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Phillip Edward De Shaw Jr., and a sister Florence Francis.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Pamella and Steve Russell of Hermiston; granddaughter Naval Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristina A. Koontz, currently serving in the Persian Gulf area; grandson, Eric R. Koontz of Redmond; brother and sister-in-law, Eugene and Mildred De Shaw of Baker City; sister, Loretta Summeralls of Idaho; and eight nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dementia Association or to the charity of one's choice through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, P.O.Box 726, Baker City, Or. 97814.
Bonnie McKay
Bonnie Leviathan McKay, 85, of Hermiston, a former Baker City resident, died June 26, 2004, at her home.
Her graveside funeral was at 10 a.m., today at the Hermiston Cemetery.
Bonnie had been a Hermiston resident since 1947. She moved from Kansas to La Grande while still a child and then to Baker City. She was a Baker High School graduate.
She married Eugene "Gene" McKay at Boise on Nov. 15, 1941. She traveled with Gene while he was in the service to Mississippi, South Carolina and Illinois. When Gene shipped overseas, Bonnie returned to Baker City.
After the war, the couple lived at Baker City for a couple of years before moving to Hermiston. In Hermiston, she worked for Dr. Morgan, US Bank and at Rexall Drug Store before becoming a full-time mother and homemaker.
She was active in the Cub Scouts for 15 years and received a national award for her involvement. In her younger years she attended the Methodist Church. She enjoyed crocheting, needlepoint and painting.
Survivors include her son, John McKay of Hermiston; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene McKay, who died in 2000; a brother, Buster Stuart; and three sisters, Cecil, Delores and Dorothy.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Northwest Affiliate-Oregon Office, 1425 N.E. Irving St., No. 100, Portland, OR 97232.
The Burns Mortuary Chapel of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements.
Lorna Dayen
Lorna Lee Dayen, 74, of Richland, died June 28, 2004, at Sunnyside Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Clackamas.
Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Pastor Lennie Spooner will officiate. There will be a reception afterward in the church fellowship hall.
Lorna was born on Feb. 24, 1930, at Albia, Iowa, to Earl and Helen Canning Alexander. Lorna was very special to all who knew her. She shared the love and grace that God had given her with everyone she knew. Her love for the Lord and her faith never wavered.
She read her Bible and prayed for her family and friends every morning. She believed that the Lord was waiting for her prayers each morning. It was her first priority. It was obvious that Christ dwelled in her. She emitted the love and grace of Christ from the moment she first opened her eyes each morning.
Her magnificent smile was a clue to the peace she had in her heart. She was drawn to others as others were drawn to her. She never thought of judging anyone. Her family and friends are left with a living example of how to apply Bible doctrine to their lives.
The last 12 years of her life she resided on a small farm at Richland. She loved the beauty and quietness of Eagle Valley. She loved to see the wildlife on her farm each day. She appreciated the creative genius of her Lord, Jesus Christ.
"We know that Lorna is in a better place, but we ache for her presence, " her family members said. She is greatly missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Edward Dayen of Richland; her mother, Hellen Canning Dollis; three sons, Grant Williams, and his wife, Sherrii, Craig Williams and Ronald Dayen; two daughters, Laurie Dayen and Leslie Dayen; and eight grandchildren, Christopher Williams, Anthony Ward, Kelcey Williams, Aaron Ward, Dusty Staake, Sarah Dayen, Mallory Williams, and Cameron Dayen.
She was preceded in death by her father, Earl Scott Alexander in 1971; and by four uncles, Merle Smith, Clarence Canning, Ralph Alexander and Orrie Alexander; and by one aunt, Genevieve Canning.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, P.O. Box 726, Baker City, Oregon 97814.
Oscar Coen
Oscar Hoffman Coen, 87, of Baker City, died June 23, 2004, at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise.
There will be no funeral. His wife, Virginia, will be happy to receive friends and relatives at her home in a few days.
Oscar Coen was born at Hannaford, N.D., on May 11, 1917, to Archie and Mary Coen. He grew up in Pound, Wis., and received his bachelor of science degree at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Shortly thereafter, Col. Coen crossed into Canada to take basic training in flying aircraft with the Royal Canadian Air Force. It was a short time before he found himself in England, flying with the British 71st all American Eagle Squadron, where World War II was in pursuit of victory for the allies.
In 1941 he took a long detour through France after his plane was damaged by debris from an ammunition train he attacked. Two months later he was back in England, where he proceeded to fly again with the 71st Eagle Squadron. Col. Coen returned to the United States after the War, and flew with the U.S. Air Force until he and his wife, Virginia, retired in 1962 and came to live in Baker City.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia, and three daughters, Carleen Baily of Pennington, N.J., Robin Coen of Boise, and Tymera Coen of Portland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Marilyn's Music's Friday Night Sessions, 1821 Main St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Lawrence Neault
Lawrence Martin Neault, 90, a lifetime Baker City resident, died Monday, June 21, 2004 at St. Elizabeth Health Services.
There will be a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, 2235 First St. Vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin will officiate.
Friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the St. Francis Parish Hall after the graveside service.
Lawrence was born on Sept. 20, 1913, at Baker City to Henry Peter and Anna Catherine Hermsen Neault. He attended St. Francis Academy and Oregon State University at Corvallis.
During the Depression, Lawrence worked at Unity for Joe Thompson, breaking horses. He later worked at the First National Bank working his way up to vice president.
In 1950, he opened Baker County Finance Co. He was on the National Consumer Finance Board and served as president of the Oregon Financial Services Association. In these capacities, he traveled throughout the United States, but he always preferred Baker County.
He married Anna Doris Colton on Dec. 4, 1937. Lawrence and Anna had two children, Rory A. Neault and Sally A. Neault.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He hunted in Oregon, Idaho and Canada, obtaining his share of deer, elk, antelope and moose. Lawrence loved the forests and outdoor activities.
He had a cabin at Auburn for a time. Later, he owned and operated a ranch at Halfway, where he managed a million board feet of timber. At the time of his death, he owned a small spot at Sumpter as his "get-away."
Among other pursuits in his earlier years were writing the sports for the local newspapers, The Oregonian and the Baker Democrat-Herald; panning for gold; witty sayings; and horses.
Lawrence was a lifetime member of the Baker Elks Lodge No 338. He headed the committee that built the current Elks building.
Lawrence was active politically for many years in Baker County and at the state level. He was an officer in the Oregon Young Republicans, serving with two or three future governors and U.S. senators and representatives. In later years, he fund-raised and headed political committees for other Eastern Oregon political candidates. Among those he supported were Mark Hatfield, Sam Coon, Robert Packwood, Sig Unander, and Tom McCall.
He was a member of the St. Francis de Sales Cathedral Parish.
He was the family historian and expert on French ancestry, since his family is French. The Neaults were among the first 2, 000 families to depart France and settle in "New France, " Quebec, Canada. On Lawrence's first trip to Quebec, he went to the phone book to look up a family member's number, and found pages of Neaults or Naults or Nau's listed.
His grandfather and grandmother came by wagon train from Quebec, along with other French Canadians just after the Civil War, and settled in Baker County, in an area called Sutton Creek.
Survivors include his wife, Anna; son, Rory A. Neault, and his wife, Marsha, of Pendleton; daughter, Sally A. Todd, and her husband, Don, of Fairfax Station, Va.; five grandchildren, Victor Lawrence, Heather Ann, Wayne Michael, Jennifer Jean and Stephanie Nichole Todd; six great-grandchildren, Donovan, Scottie, Sebastian, Logan, Dalia and Regan; and three stepgrandchildren, Joshua, Kristoffer and Michelle.
Michael Spriet
Michael Allen Spriet, 42, a longtime Baker City resident, died June 19, 2004, at his home.
His graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Dean Baxter will officiate. Everyone is invited to a reception after the ceremony at the home of Jodi Hacker, 2435 Myrtle St. Visitations will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mike was born on Sept. 28, 1961, at Baker City to Harley "Ten Bucks" Spriet and Zoe Anne Fuller-Spriet. He received his schooling in Baker City and was a 1981 Baker High School graduate.
After high school, Mike served a mission in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He related many fond memories of this experience. When Mike returned from his mission, he began work for Albertsons in the produce department where he worked for a couple of years.
He then moved on to P & E Distributing where he worked with his dad for 15 years. In December 2000 he went to work for PW Poly.
Mike was known as "Slyde" or "Mikey" to his friends and family. He had a warm heart and always greeted those he loved with a smile and a hug. His sunny personality and laugh will be missed by all.
His daughter, Kayla, who he affectionately referred to as "Munchkin, " was the apple of his eye. Slyde was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping with his friends and family.
Survivors include his daughter, Kayla of Baker City; his mother, Zoe Anne of Baker City; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rick and Cindi Spriet of Springfield, and Harley Dean and Myka Spriet of Baker City; sister and brother-in-law, Jodi and Kyle Hacker of Baker City; his grandparents, Deal and Arlene Spriet, of Baker City; his former wife, Audra Spriet; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father, Harley Spriet.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kayla Spriet Trust Account through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
‘Jack' Gyllenberg
John Powell "Jack" Gyllenberg, 79, a longtime Baker City resident, died June 18, 2004, at his home from cancer.
His memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane.
Jack was born in Baker City on July 13, 1924, to John "Lee" and Marguerite "Madge" Powell Gyllenberg. He spent a number of years in Baker City before the family moved to Arlington during the Great Depression.
In Arlington, Jack worked as a child on the Hartfield Wheat Ranch. In later years, he shared stories of driving truck, sewing wheat sacks, and working with horse and mule teams. The family then moved to Salem briefly, before residing in Silverton, and later moving into what is now Silver Creek Falls Park.
Jack worked as a guide and shared some of his most memorable moments from taking "dudes" horseback into the park. After a final childhood move, Jack graduated from West Seattle High School in 1942.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943. He graduated from the technical school of the AAF Training Command as class valedictorian and spent the duration of the war as a radio instructor. He received honorable discharge in 1946. During and shortly after his service, he attended Los Angeles Community College and Utah State University.
Jack returned to Baker to aid his father after the death of his mother. He began working for the Gus Davis Ranch in Ironside and other Unity/Hereford area ranches. A favorite story was his involvement in gathering wild horses in Juntura.
About this time Jack began playing music and started a band that played for community dances throughout Baker County. It was at a Hereford dance he met Janice Munn, whom he married in 1952. Together, they played for dances every Friday and Saturday night until 1962, and continued playing until just a few years ago for special family events.
Jack worked as a saw filer at the mill in Baker before starting a cement block business called Durablock. In 1960 he and Janice purchased their first land in Bowen Valley starting their dream of owning a ranch. From the original 530 acres, the ranch grew to 7, 000 acres over 40 years of hard work together.
The couple raised cattle, sheep and hay. After selling Durablock, Jack worked as a mechanic, hauled cattle, custom hayed and studied for his real estate broker's license. As Hat Brand Realty, he sold real estate specializing in ranches until he retired in 2000.
Jack was active in the community, county, and state throughout his lifetime. His voluntary participation in many organizations as well as his help and consideration for individuals in need were numerous.
He was an avid activist for the rights of private property owners. His outgoing personality and positive outlook on life made him well-known and appreciated as a Baker County citizen. He loved people, and will be missed by those who knew him.
Survivors include his wife, Janice; a sister, Marguerite Mason of Boise; four children and their spouses, Brent and Bitsy Gyllenberg of Baker City, Neva and Kenny Parker of Bend, Clay and Chris Gyllenberg of Baker City, and Elissa and Clint Morrison of Baker City; six grandchildren, Justin Gyllenberg, and his wife, Tiffany, of Meridian, Idaho, Dani and Laura Gyllenberg, Cody and Dusty Gyllenberg, and Tynan Morrison, all of Baker City; and one great-grandchild, Lacy Gyllenberg of Meridian.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Northeast Oregon Compassion Center, or the Nazarene Church HOPE Fund through Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
