Baker, Jonathan G.
Kasilof resident Jonathan G. Baker, 55, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna after a long illness.
A memorial Mass will be held 5 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 222 W. Redoubt Ave. in Soldotna. The Rev. Joe Dowling, OMI, will officiate. A gathering and potluck will follow the service at the Eagles Club, 5679 Kenai Spur Highway between Kenai and Soldotna. For those who plan to attend the services, the family requests that an article of clothing be green, as it was his favorite color. Those who have photos of Jon to share with family and friends are invited to bring them. His cremated remains will be scattered in Crooked Creek at a later date.
Mr. Baker was born Feb. 13, 1955, in La Jolla, Calif. He graduated high school from Kenai Central High School. Jonathan moved to Kasilof in 1965, living there most his life until moving to Soldotna. He worked for ASRC for 25 years before retiring. Jonathan loved gold panning and metal detecting.
The family wrote, "Jon will be missed by his longtime friend "Biggie Baker, the Boys of the Kenai Peninsula and all who knew him."
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Fred and Ione McNeils; uncle, Danny McNeils; and Grandma and Grandpa Baker.
He is survived by his wife, Diane Hogan-Baker of Soldotna; daughter, Christina Hogan of Anchorage; stepson, Tim Hogan of Anchorage; mother, Suzanne Miller of Olympia, Wash.; stepfather, Ron Miller of Olympia; brothers, Jeffrey Scott Baker of Oregon and James Matthew Baker of California; grandchildren, Naa and Nique of Anchorage.
Memorial donations may be made in memory of Jonathan to P.O. Box 502, Kasilof, 99610, c/o Diane Baker.
Arrangements made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel.
Published in adn.com from August 25 to August 26, 2010