Joyce Kerns
Janice Monaco
Gary Winans
Joyce Kerns
(June 18, 1935-June 17, 2010)
Joyce Avon Cole Kerns,74, of Haines, died June 17, 2010, at her home, with her family beside her.
Her service was held 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Baker United Methodist Church, 1919 Second St. Sally Wiens officiated. The Haines Mutual Improvement Club served a lunch at the Haines United Methodist Church after the service.
Joyce was born on June 18, 1935, at Mound Valley, Kan., to Rolland and M. Irene Wilkinson Cole. She and her family moved to Baker City in 1941.
Music lessons at St. Francis Academy were a special treat for her. Joyce was a 1953 Baker High School graduate. She was very fortunate to have made and kept many good friends from her school days in Baker City.
This group of friends met yearly even when Joyce and her family had moved to locations all over the United States.
Joyce married the love of her life, Tom “Mac” Kerns on June 21, 1953. They celebrated just short of 57 years as loving husband and wife. Joyce attended Baker Business College, graduating in 1955. She later engaged those skills as an employee of the Oregon State University Dairy Science Department while her husband, Mac, attended classes.
Joyce was fortunate enough to be working at home while her children were young. Baking was one of her talents and any event or gathering could count on her pies, rolls or sheets of cookies. She worked hard at making her house a home. Joyce and her young family lived in 24 houses in 32 years,which was no mean feat. She and her husband designed and built three of those 24 homes. Joyce was the general contractor (emphasis on the general) on each of these projects, her family said. When building supplies were needed she drove the family’s 1947 International truck to Portland and Baker City. She was responsible for roofing the family homes at Klamath Falls and John Day. When her children left home she started a career in the insurance business.
When her husband, Mac, was transferred to Washington, D.C., she accepted a job with the CIA. She told her family that of all her jobs that one was the most interesting and enjoyable. When she left the CIA, she worked for the U.S. Forest Service. She finished her career at the Wallowa-Whitman Forest office in Baker City. Her work continued as a partner in the family ranch at Haines.
She was always active in the United Methodist Church where ever they lived. Most recently, Joyce was a member of the Haines United Methodist Church. She also attended Methodist Women’s Circle meetings in Baker City.
She played bridge weekly and was a hard-working member of the Haines Mutual Improvement Club. Joyce read weekly to students at the Haines Elementary School, supporting their SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) reading project.
Joyce supported the livestock industry and was a member of the Baker County CattleWomen.
Survivors include her husband, Tom”Mac” Kerns of Haines; sons, Brent and his wife, Mary, of Haines, and Wes and his wife, Mary (Davies) Kerns, of Princeton; daughter, Janni Kerns Eggers, and her husband, John, of Haines; grandchildren, Jacque Cobb, and her husband, Josh, Logan Kerns and his wife, Holly, and Andy Johnson, all of Haines, John Kerns and wife, Catie, of Baker City, Jeff Kerns, Mark Kerns of Princeton, Petty Officer 2nd Class Zach Eggers and Eli Eggers of Haines; great-grandchildren, Colt and Orin Cobb and Lance Kerns; brothers, Lloyd Cole and his wife, Midge, of Palm Desert, Calif., and Don Cole and his wife, Glenda, of Baker City; sister-in-law, Janice Cole of McMinneville; brothers-in-law, Tim Kerns and his wife, Jan, and James Kerns and his wife, Margery; sisters-in-law, Ellen Stevenson and her husband, Philip, of Haines, and Jean Griffith and her husband, Tom, of Belgrade, Mont.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rolland and Irene Cole; a brother, Bill Cole; and infant daughter, Diane.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Haines Methodist Church through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
Janice Monaco
(Jan. 18, 1944-June 20, 2010)
Janice Judy Monaco passed away at the age of 66 on June 20, 2010, at her home in Portland, Ore., after a long time battle with cancer.
A viewing will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 pm and services at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 25, 2010, at Coles Tribute Center in Baker City, Ore., with vault interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. A reception will be held at the Baker Elks Lodge following the committal.
She was the daughter of Parley and Alma Rowton, born Jan. 18, 1944, in Belfry, Mont. She was raised on a small ranch in Mosby, Mont.,with her six brothers and sisters. Janice attended elementary and high school in nearby, Winnett, Mont. She met her husband of 32 years, Mike Monaco, while attending Winnett High School. After a short courtship, they married on July 22, 1962. Together they raised three daughters in Baker, Ore. Throughout her life, Janice enjoyed reading, cooking, needle-point crafts and toll painting, playing bridge and cribbage, gardening, golfing, and spending time with her grandson. While living in Baker, she was an active member of the Lady Elks and was also involved in the Bronc & Bull Riding activities held at the annual Miners’ Jubilee.
Janice is preceded in death by her parents, Parley and Alma Rowton, oldest sister, Verda Loebs, youngest brother, Gerald Rowton, and husband, Mike Monaco.
She is survived by her daughters, Brenda Ayers (Chip), Colette Smith (Tim), and Janine Monaco; brothers, Vernon (Donna) and Lloyd (Marion) Rowton, sisters, Rhoda Miller (Bob) and Phyllis Herman (Jack); and partner, Bob Reilly. She had one grandson, Logan Ayers, a granddaughter, Amber Woinarowicz, and two great granddaughters, Madilyn and Paige Woinarowicz.
The family has requested that donations be made in Janice’s memory to the Elks Children's Eye Clinic or Meadowood Hearing and Speech Camp through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Gary Winans
(Oct. 10, 1945-June 19, 2010)
Gary Bruce Winans, 64, of Baker City died June 19, 2010 at his residence.
A memorial service will be held 9 a.m., Saturday, June 26, 2010, at the Agape Christian Center with Pastor Garth Johnson officiating.
Gary was born Oct. 10, 1945 in Compton, California to Ernest and Dorothy (Brown) Winans. He graduated from Dominguez High School in 1963.
Gary enjoyed golfing and shooting and was a member of the Agape Christian Center in Baker City and Masonic Lodge #128. He was a 33 degree Master Mason.
He is survived by his son, Greg Winans and wife Tracy of Baker City’ a daughter, Michelle Meredith and husband Ben of Gig Harbor, Wash.; six granddaughters, Katied Stone, Emily Stone, Deven Meredith, and Madison Meredith all of Gig Harbor, Wash., and Rheann Jacoby and Sierra Winans of Baker City and four grandsons, Alexander Jacoby, Ben Winans, Xander Winans and Joey Winans all of Baker City.
Gary was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Dorothy Winans.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Agape Christian Center through Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
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