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O. Jay
Obendorf, 55, of Wilder passed away June 21, 2009. Jay was
born July 25, 1953, in
Caldwell, to Orville and Nellie
Obendorf. He grew up on a farm and attended school in Wilder,
graduating in 1971. He went on to BSU for two years then to
diesel mechanics school in
Denver,
Colo. His children, Melissa,
Joshua and Michele, were born from his first marriage. He went
on to meet his kindred spirit April and they were married on
May 4, 1990, in Elko, Nev. Jay grew up farming and went on to
work in the Mining Industry and as a HAVAC Technician. For the
past four years he had been employed with May Trucking as a
long-haul truck driver. He was driving his big rig when he was
struck with a massive heart attack; he had the strength to
ride the truck to the side of the road with no injury to
anyone or the truck. Jay was an avid outdoorsman; he loved
fishing, camping and hiking. His time spent with his eight
grandchildren made his life complete, whether he was making
mud pies or giving driving lessons.
Jay
was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, one
grandson and his grandparents. He is survived by his wife
April; children Melissa (Lamon) Louck, Joshua (Kellie)
Obendorf and Michele Obendorf; stepson Tim Richardson;
grandchildren AnnMarrina, Ashley, Emily, Alexis, Levi, Sarah,
Kimberly and Kirkland. He is also survived by his sister
Debra (Bill) Graves and their
children Wendee Jones and Ryan Graves and best friends Garth
and Marilyn McGuire. Jay was loved by many and will be greatly
missed by all. |
