David Allen Thorn

David Allen Thorn of Sisters died at his home on May 17. He was 66.

He was born in McMinnville, Oregon, to parents Norman and Lucille Thorn. He was raised in Eugene and attended South Eugene High School. He married Lawry Carmiencke on July 1, 1967.

Dave was a carpenter. He and his wife Lawry and daughter Mindy moved to Sisters in 1978. He built the family home and worked in construction in the area for 10 years until health problems forced him to retire.

He enjoyed woodworking in his shop and building custom pieces for his friends and family. One of his favorite activities was driving his red Model A to town to visit with his friends over a cup of coffee at the Ski Inn.

He is survived by his wife Lawry; his daughter Mindy English and her husband Ben English of Springfield; sons Tim Thorn and Tom Thorn of Salem; grandsons Jordan and Joey; brothers Ron Thorn of Sisters and Alvin Thorn of Springfield; sisters Sharon Weinburger of LaGrande and Darlene Austin of Lacey, Washington.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Clifford and sister Lorene.

A celebration of his life will be held Friday afternoon, May 23, 4 p.m. Take Highway 126 east to George Cyrus Road; turn right on George Cyrus Road, travel one mile and turn right.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Redmond.

Information provided by the family of David Thorn