Graveside services for  Berneice Elaine (Haga)  Kollar, 81 of Winchester  (formerly of Coquille) will  be held Saturday, July 11,  2009 at 11:00 AM at Myrtle  Crest Memorial Gardens,  94105 Rink Creek Ln,  Coquille.  Berneice was born  February 29, 1928 in  Bandon to Lester & Deltie  (Fellows) Haga. She died  June 27, 2009 in  Winchester.  Berneice was married to  Russell F. Kollar on April 1,  1948 in Newport.

She started her career in  Coquille working at Coos  Curry Electric in 1959  where she retired in  April,1985 after 26 years.  She enjoyed fishing after  retirement and taking annual  trips to Reno with her husband.  She was a very generous  person and she will be  truly missed by her family  and friends.  Berneice is survived by  her daughters, Terri  Machacek of Winchester,  Kathy Rosson of Roseburg  and Becky Meloy of  Medford; grandchildren, Jeff  Lockwood, Jason Machacek  and Sara Meloy; great  grandson, Eric Machacek;  and brother Neil Haga of  Coquille.  Berneice was preceded in  death by her parents, Lester  Haga and Deltie Stokes and  her husband, Russell F.  Kollar.  Services are under the  direction of Myrtle Grove  Funeral Service, 396-3158.

Lester Clark, 55, died  June 21, 2009, at his Walla  Walla, Washington home.  A memorial service and  potluck meal was held  Friday, June 26, 2009, in  nearby Milton-Freewater,  Oregon.  Memorial contributions  may be made to  Doernbecher Children’s  Hospital Foundation in  Portland, Oregon through  Mountain View-Colonial  DeWitt, 1551 Dalles  Military Road, Walla Walla,  WA 99362.  Mr. Clark was born  January 31, 1954, in  Amarillo, Texas, to Muriel  and Virginia O’Hare Clark.  He was raised and attended  schools in Coos County,  including his high school  years in Fairview, and then  living later in Lee Valley.

On June 9, 1973, he and  Lisa Baker were married in  Coquille, Oregon. They  divorced in 1992.  He began working as a  logger in Coos County when  he was 18 years old. His  family moved to Walla  Walla from Coquille in  1979, where he worked a  few years as a yarder engineer.  The family returned to  Coos County, and then  returned again to Walla  Walla twenty years ago. He  would later log in Alaska  during the summer logging  seasons.  He was a loving, Christian  man of the Seventh-day  Adventist faith and enjoyed  hunting, fishing, riding  motorcycles, playing pool  and spending time with his  grandchildren.  Survivors include three  beautiful daughters: Leslie  Scruggs of Santa Cruz,  California, Lorisa Crandell  of Antioch, California and  Linda Rice of Lincoln,  California; a handsome son,  Larry Clark of Kake,  Alaska; two sisters:  Florence Vails of Walla  Walla and Debbie Dinsmore  of Milton-Freewater; a  brother, Jerry Clark also of  Walla Walla; sixteen grandchildren  and seven nieces  and nephews. He was preceded  in death by his parents;  and a brother, Allen  Clark.

Doratha Caroline  (Lindberg) Hooton, also  known as Carol Hooton, 81,  died June 16th in Salem,  Oregon at the Vintage Care  Center. Dora was born to  Edward Adolph Lindberg  and Syneva Rachel  (Sorensen) Lindberg on  February 8, 1928 at her  uncle’s sheep ranch on  McKenzie Road north of  Port Orford, Oregon.  Dora graduated from Port  Orford High School in 1945,  finishing high school in  three years. She enlisted in  the Cadet Nurse Corps and  took her nurse’s training at  Virginia Mason Hospital,  with course work at the  University of Washington in  Seattle. After WWII she did  some nursing in Port Orford  and at the Gold Beach hospital.  She attended Northwest  Christian College in Eugene  from 1947 to 1948 where  she met her husband to be,  Kenneth Hooton.

They were  married June 25, 1948 in  Coquille making their first  home in Eugene while  beginning their second year  in Bible college. Two  daughters were born to them  in Eugene, with one surviving.  She attended four other  colleges before she graduated  from Oregon College of  Education, Monmouth,  Oregon in 1964 with a  Bachelor of Science degree.  Three other children were  born into the family before  she began her teaching  career.  At some point Dora began  using the name Carol by  which many friends and coworkers  knew her. She was  a busy pastor’s wife working  along side her husband  in a number of places. At  her husband’s first pastorate  in Falls City, Oregon she  was the church pianist.  Carol began her teaching  career at the Chemawa  Indian School in Keizer,  Oregon then taught English  and Social Studies at Waldo  Junior high School and also  at various other schools.  Carol earned advanced certification  for Special  Education.

The last nine  years of Carol’s teaching  career was as the Special  Education Teacher in the  Camas Valley School  District.  Doratha (Carol) is survived  by daughter Judith  Bartel and husband, Dan;  son David Hooton and wife,  Corinn, of Salem, Oregon;  daughter, Susan Ellis and  husband, James of Albany,  Oregon; daughter, Linda  Heath and husband, Jerry of  Renton, Washington. There  are 11 grandchildren and 5  great-grandchildren. She is  also survived by her brother,  James Lindberg of Stanfield,  Oregon; sister Lucille  Douglas of Port Orford,  Oregon and sister Rachel  Leopold of Seattle,  Washington along with  numerous nieces and  nephews.  She was preceded in death  by her parents, two sisters  Marie Barrington and Helen  Richmond; two brothers  Edward Lindberg and Bill  Lindberg along with infant  daughter, Janet

Wendell Baldwin Bird, 68, of Sixes died June 18, 2009 in Springfield. Arrangements are
pending with Myrtle Grove Funeral Service-Bay Area, 269-2851.

Fredrick Ralph Hoy, 66 or Coos Bay died June 19, 2009 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are
under the direction of Myrtle Grove Funeral Service-Bay Area, 269-2851.

Doratha Hooton, 81, of Salem, formerly of Coquille, died June 16, 2009 in Salem.
Arrangements are pending with Myrtle Grove Funeral Service, 396-3158.

Howard Vernon Lacy, 78, of Coquille died June 17, 2009 in Springfield. Arrangements are
pending with Myrtle Grove Funeral Service, 396-3158

Cremation rites were held  for Sandra Columbus or  “Ma” to her family and  friends. Sandy was born  July 24, 1959, in Wisconsin.  She died June 7, 2009,  unexpectedly in Nevada.  She was an unique soul.  Sandy is survived by  daughters, Jessica and  Jennifer Columbus; son,  Joshua Mikacevich; and  many loving family members  and friends.

Joan Marie Reeves
January 6, 1932- June 1, 2009
Joan Marie Reeves passed  away June 1, 2009 at age 77 in  Portland, Oregon of Natural  Causes.  Joan was born January 6, 1932  in Colorado Springs, Colorado to  William & Opal Linville. Joan  moved to Independence, Oregon  with her family when she was  14.

Her mother said at the time  of seeing the ocean for the first  time, “That’s one hell of a lot of  water.”  In Independence is where she  met her eventual husband Earl  Franklin Reeves. They were married  November 8, 1954. She and  Earl then relocated to Coos Bay,  Oregon. Joan spent many years  raising her own family with her  husband Earl Franklin Reeves.  They moved to Coquille in 1976  where they were until 1987.  Their final destination led to  Beaverton, Oregon.

Joan retired from GTE after  working for over 30 years as a  Telephone Operator. She was an  avid Doll Collector, enjoyed listening  to a Johnny Cash album,  and most importantly, she loved  spending time with her  Granddaughter.  Joan is preceded in death by  her husband Earl Reeves and sister  Mary Culbertson. Survivors  include her sons, David Reeves  and Mike Reeves; granddaughter,  Taylor Reeves; sisters, Beth  Garrison, Linda Linville; brothers,  John Linville, Doug Linville,  and William Linville.  A Memorial Reception will be  held to celebrate Joan’s life at  2:00 p.m. inside Starky’s  Restaurant and Bar- 2913 SE  Stark St Portland, Oregon.

A Private Burial will take  place Friday, June 12, 2009  inside Hilltop Cemetery in  Independence, Oregon.  Arrangements entrusted to  Peake Funeral Chapel in  Milwaukie, Oregon 503-654-  7755. Please contact the funeral  home if you would like to contribute  to Joan’s memorial fund.

Bonnie Louise Adams
July 26, 1927 - June 6, 2009
A memorial service will be held for Bonnie Louise Adams, 81, of Coquille at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June  20, 2009 at the Emmanuel Baptist Church, 282 W. 6th St., in Coquille. Bonnie died June 6, 2009 in  Springfield. Arrangements are under the direction of Myrtle Grove Funeral Service, 396-3158.