HOWLAND SPRIET, Lorene Geneveave

The Record-Courier 14 Jan 2013 Lorene Geneveave Howland-Spriet died Dec. 31, 2012, at the age of 91. She spent her last years in La Grande, Ore. Visitation was held on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, from 4 – 7 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel in Baker City, Oregon. Funeral Services will be held today, Thursday Jan. 10, 2012, 11:30 a.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Lorene was born in Lone Pine, Ore., to James Otho Hall and Mabel May York. She met James Clifford Howland (Jimmy) and they were married Feb. 5, 1938, in Caldwell, Idaho. From this union were 12 children: Clifford Howland (Debbie) of Fishers, Ind.; Nita Powell (Carl) of La Grande, Ore.; Vernon Howland of Baker City, Ore.; Tera Cassie of Boise, Idaho; Michael Howland (Darlene) of Umatilla, Ore.; John Howland (Candy) of Huntington, Ore.; Edwin Howland (Betty) of Boise, Idaho; Nelda Petitt (George) of Huntington, Ore.; Lela Stangle of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Marla Coalwell (Jerry) of John Day, Ore. Bill Howland and June Wolf. Jimmy Howland died Feb. 10, 1953. Lorene later met Willie Alphons Spriet and they married Feb. 25, 1955 in Pasco, Wash. From this union were two children: Mary Spriet and Wilma Hawk (Harold) of Huntington, Ore. Lorene is also survived by her twin sister Irene Martin of Caldwell, 50 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Lorene was preceded in death by her parents, her two husbands, her siblings Millie Mann, Ada Haney, Dorothy Henner, Glenn Hall, Edward Hall and Donald Hall, and her children Bill Howland, June Wolf and Mary Spriet. The family would like to thank Dr. Conklin, Wildflower Lodge Staff, and Hospice for the care they gave Lorene in her final days. Funeral Arrangements are being handled by Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel.