Douglas John Macnab, age 75, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away October 5, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Daniel Bruce Kuehnl, age 72, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away September 30, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Carolyn Rae Ellett, age 74, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away September 27, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Timothy (Tim) John Timmer passed away peacefully on September 25, 2023, at his home in The Dalles, Oregon surrounded by his family. He was a loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, and friend to many.
The youngest of six children, Tim was born in Butte, Montana, on February 10, 1959, to John and Ione (Linton) Timmer. Tim attended school in Butte, until he moved to The Dalles in 1976, where he graduated in 1977 from Wahtonka High School. It was during his attendance at Wahtonka where Tim met the love of his life Patti (Deg).
Patti and Tim were married on March 3, 1979 and lived a fulfilling life raising their two children, Heather and John. He played a dynamic role in the lives of their grandchildren, attending countless sporting events, school programs, birthday parties, and family gatherings.
Tim, always known as a hard worker, held several jobs at Northwest Aluminum, where he worked until 2002. In 2002, inspired by his infamous love of spreadsheets, Tim decided to attend Columbia Gorge Community College to study accounting. Tim not only graduated with a degree in accounting, but graduated with honors, including an award for Student of the Year. Following his graduation Tim began work as a Finance Specialist at Columbia Cascade Housing.
Tim will be remembered as a kind and patient man with a great sense of humor. Tim had many interests including fishing, cheering for his Dallas Cowboys, and listening to his favorite bands (especially AC/DC). He was an avid volunteer who had helped coach several local sports teams over the span of two decades. However, Tim had no greater pleasure in life than spending time with his family. He was a man whose presence touched the lives of many and he will be greatly missed.
Tim is survived by his wife, Patti; daughter, Heather Ornelas; son, John Timmer; grandchildren, Natalie, Eric, Alyssa, Jaxon and Elliette; siblings, Gayle, Jack, Bonnie and Cheryl. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ione Timmer and his sister Gladys.
A viewing will be held for Tim at Spencer, Libby & Powell on Friday, October 6th from 9 AM to 12:30 PM, with the funeral to follow at 1:00 PM. A celebration of life will be held later that day at The Civic Auditorium (Community Room) at 3:00 PM.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Austin Michael Greene, 22, rode into the gates of heaven Friday September 22, 2023.
Austin was born May 28, 2001, in Moses Lake, WA. to Jason and Christina Greene.
In 2019, Austin Graduated from The Dalles High School. He excelled in sports, playing varsity football, wrestling, and baseball. He had many friends whom he loved to hang out with.
Austin had made his career with Les Schwab Tires starting in 2019. Austin who was a well-respected young man by anyone that he encountered even with all the moves in his journey, his outgoing upbeat personality was infectious and anyone who he was around gravitated towards him to become lifelong friends.
He had a real passion for the outdoors. Austin loved his dog Hailey, fishing, and hunting. At the age of 12 he started joining his dad and papa on hunting trips to Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and Utah. He also enjoyed supercross, riding horses, and working cows on the ranch.
Austin loved his family more than anything. He was an amazing son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend. He loved beach trips to the Oregon Coast, Disneyland, and weekends at Whidbey Island as well as the Seattle Seahawks games.
Austin is survived by his parents, Jason and Christina Greene, brother Zak, maternal grandfather Bob Luhn and wife Jane (Richland), paternal grandparents Mike and Linda Greene (WA.), as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
Austin was proceeded in death by his maternal grandmother, Kathy Luhn.
A Gathering will be held at Spencer, Libby, and Powell Funeral Home September 30th, 2023, at 4:00 pm with a Celebration of Life at a later date.
Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Gereld Glen Lee, age 75, a resident of Dallesport, WA, passed away September 20th, 2023. A family gathering will be held at a later date. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
James Frederick Sprouse, age 69, a resident of Tygh Valley, OR, passed away September 19th, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Eleanor Jean Delzer, age 97, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away September 24th, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Leona Helen Voeller, age 90, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away September 9th, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of her arrangements.
Etta Mae Haynes, age 94, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away September 20th, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Scott Allen Bastin, age 60, a resident of Los Angeles, CA, passed away September 14th, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Susan Ann Lewallen, age 85, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away September 16th, 2023. She will be Buried at Willamette National Cemetery. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Betty Jean Wolfe, age 88, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away September 9th, 2023. A Graveside Service will be held at Odd Fellows Cemetery on 18th St in The Dalles, OR, September 23rd, 2023 at 1:00 pm. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Joanne Ethel Smith, age 85, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away September 12, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Harvey Eugene Banker, age 84, passed away September 11th, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held at The Moose Lodge in The Dalles, OR, September 23rd, 2023 at 1:00 pm. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral home are in care of his arrangements.
Perry Louis Barber, age 90, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away September 10th, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Cindie Lee Crofton, age 63, a resident of Dufur, OR, passed away August 24th, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
James Olin Proffitt, age 85, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away September 7th, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Mary E. Linderman, age 80, a resident of The Dalles, OR, passed away September 6th, 2023. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Axel passed away doing what he loved best, fishing and hanging out with his friends.
Axel was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1948 at his family home. He enjoyed returning to that home years later, during one of his many trips to Germany, to see where it all started. When Axel was just four years old, he, his parents, and his older brother emigrated to Canada. They remained in Canada for several years until eventually settling in Southern California.
Rather than leave his fate to the draft, Axel joined the Navy in 1968. While in the Navy, he was able to fine-tune his diesel and mechanical skills as an aviation machinist mate. He loved his time in the Navy and received an honorable discharge.
After the Navy, Axel found work in the California oil fields where money was plentiful and where he could work hard and play harder, which he did…a lot! Eventually when the oil fields slowed, Axel turned to real estate sales, where he did quite well.
Axel often traveled to the Pacific Northwest to camp, fish, and see friends. When the opportunity presented itself to move there, he took it. In 1988 his California home sold in less than 24 hours and off he went to the great camping/fishing oasis of Washington. He bought 5 acres, 4 cows, 3 goats and several chickens, and brought along his dogs, cats, wife and kids.
Axel loved every minute of farm life. He made many new friends and had some crazy adventures. Along with the cows came the need to operate and maintain the various pieces of equipment needed for making hay. Ah yes, make hay while the sun is shining, true story!
Axel always enjoyed the water, whether to swim, fish, boat or play water polo. He got a river boat and due to an early medical retirement, nothing stood in his way of fishing, playing in the rivers and crabbing in Astoria. So much fun and good eats! He could not believe his good fortune when he learned of a program that actually paid him money to fish! He studied the best strategies for catching these particular fish and did quite well at that, too.
Another discovery Axel made upon settling in the Northwest was his all-time favorite basketball team, Gonzaga. He spent many hours scheming on ways to obtain tickets to games whenever Gonzaga was in town.
In April 2020, Axel was suddenly struck down with HSV-1 Encephalitis, a little-known inflammation of the brain. He was blessed with an ER doctor who diagnosed him quickly and got him right into treatment, thus saving his life and limiting the damage to his brain. He was in serious condition and required infusions of strong medications which almost destroyed his kidneys. He had nurses at the house most days because this was during covid. We praised God that he was able to be treated at home. It was rough for quite a while, but recently the right combination of medications was allowing him to really enjoy life again.
Axel took great joy in helping others. He had a soft heart under his gruff exterior and was well loved. He had solid friendships and would give the shirt off his back (and literally did) when called for. A sample of this will be on the slide show at his memorial.
Axel will be greatly missed, and many hearts and lives now have voids that can never be replaced.
Axel is survived by his wife of 45 years, Lesley McDaniel Metscher; Oldest Son, Locomotive Engineer Jeffrey Scott Metscher, Younger Son, Randy Reinhard Metscher, grandchildren, Kaitlyn Metscher, Kylie Metscher, Kyle Metscher, Jared Metscher, Ethan Metscher, Alyssa Metscher and our Caboose, Koen Metscher; also extended family members in Germany and Canada.
A Celebration of Axel’s Life will take place on September 30, 2023 at the Historic Venersborg Schoolhouse, 24309 NE 209th St., Battle Ground, WA at 11:00am followed by refreshments.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Encephalitis Society, the brain inflammation charity can be sent. https://www.encephalitis.info