Madras resident Leslie Dane Ramsey Jr. died Sept. 16, 2004, at Jericho Adult Foster Care Center at the age of 77.
Mr. Ramsey was born Nov. 29, 1926, in The Dalles, to parents Leslie D. and Lela (Gard) Ramsey Sr. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946.
On Dec. 30, 1952, he married his wife Mary in Madras. He was a lifetime resident of Madras, and farmed and raised livestock most of his life.
He was a former member of the VFW Post in Madras, and was a member of the First Christian Church. His special interests included hunting, fishing, and being with his friends and family.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ramsey of Madras; daughters, Diane Ewing of Salem, and Gwen and her husband Charlie Leutwiler of Madras; sister, Donna Hunter of Bend; eight grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside committal service will be held at 11 a.m., Sept. 25, at Milo-Gard Cemetery in Madras. Memorial contributions have been suggested to Mountain View Hospice in care of Mountain View Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Bel-Air Colonial Funeral Home of Madras.
Madras resident Leslie Dane Ramsey Jr. died Sept. 16, 2004, at Jericho Adult Foster Care Center at the age of 77.
Mr. Ramsey was born Nov. 29, 1926, in The Dalles, to parents Leslie D. and Lela (Gard) Ramsey Sr. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946.
On Dec. 30, 1952, he married his wife Mary in Madras. He was a lifetime resident of Madras, and farmed and raised livestock most of his life.
He was a former member of the VFW Post in Madras, and was a member of the First Christian Church. His special interests included hunting, fishing, and being with his friends and family.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ramsey of Madras; daughters, Diane Ewing of Salem, and Gwen and her husband Charlie Leutwiler of Madras; sister, Donna Hunter of Bend; eight grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside committal service will be held at 11 a.m., Sept. 25, at Milo-Gard Cemetery in Madras. Memorial contributions have been suggested to Mountain View Hospice in care of Mountain View Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Bel-Air Colonial Funeral Home of Madras.
Inscription
PFC US Marine Corps - World War II
Gravesite Details
Military marker with cross as well as marker with Mary
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