News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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An amazingly caring and loving man, Mike will be missed dearly by his family, friends, and his many co-workers throughout the water utility industry. His love of life was demonstrated continually by his passions for the wilderness; he sailed, skied, hiked and climbed until his illness made him hang up his gear. Mike will be remembered for working hard, always being active, always being thoughtful, kind, and his love of the environment. A memorial service was held October 29 in Portland. Please sign the online guest book at... Full story
Dale Duvall was born in Everett, Washington in 1924 to parents Henry and Anna Krub Duvall of Marysville, Washington. He played football at the University of Washington before joining the Navy in 1943. He trained as a Navy pilot, and flew Corsairs, SBD, TBM and S2F aircraft. In 1948, he married June Robertson, also from Marysville. Dale graduated from the U of W with a degree in Economics and Business, which served him well in owning and operating two businesses. In 1949 Dale a... Full story
Bob Hargreaves of Black Butte Ranch died on April 21. He was 89. He was born on March 31, 1917, in Detroit, Michigan, to Robert and Jeannette Hargreaves. He graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts in 1938. He worked from 1936 to 1941 at National Bank of Detroit. he served in the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1946. He worked briefly for Ford Motor Company in 1946, then for United Laboratories until 1950. From 1950 to 1976 he worked for Towne Paulson company in Pasadena, California. He was a 21-year resident of Central... Full story
Sally Few passed away April 23, at the age of 91. She was born in Canyonville, on October 13, 1917. She was the daughter of John B. and Della M. DeVore, and raised in the Southern Oregon area. She was a proud member of the graduating class of two from Canyonville High School in 1934. She married Ollie Few on November 4, 1944 in Vancouver, Washington. Together they lived in Portland, Lincoln City and Sisters. Sally lived in Wilsonville and Dallas, following the death of Ollie in 1987. She was proud to be a native Oregonian. Sa... Full story
Eldon Davis, 69, died Sunday, July 14, at his home near Sisters after a more than five-year battle with cancer. He was born April 17, 1933 at Molalla and graduated from Canby High School in 1951. He served two years in Europe with the U.S. Army. He did undergraduate studies in theology at Pacific Lutheran College and later completed graduate studies in business management at UCLA. Eldon had a 35-year career with the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 1989 as assistant postmaster in Salem and field supervisor of all post... Full story
Richard Paterson Wilson died July 8, at his home, surrounded by family. His family noted that he left this world quietly and nobly, and that he left this world a better place for having spent time here. Dick Wilson was known as a great educator. His style of teaching was natural, almost accidental -- a subtle explanation of some natural phenomenon that listeners always took for granted, or a deeper insight into life. Richard Wilson was a proper Scottish gentleman. He liked his single malt scotch; loved his wife Anne, son... Full story
Jesse Crawford Edgington, born on the Edgington Ranch near Sisters on September 22, 1918, died on the Fourth of July, at Green Acre Foster Care Home in Redmond. One of four children of Ellis and Ellen Edgington, he grew up living a robust outdoor life of ranching, farming, hunting, fishing and exploring the Cascade Mountains. He loved, and was intimately familiar with, the back country of the Central Cascade Mountains and surrounding areas, having roamed over much of it from the ranch on Squaw Creek. Jesse was the Class... Full story
