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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Obituaries
Robert J. Walter
William Edward Turner
March 28, 1935 — August 3, 2019
February 15, 1944 — May 29, 2019
Beloved father, husband
and grandfather, Bob Walter
ended his long journey on
the morning of August 3 at
his home in Sisters. Born
in Trenton, New Jersey to
Benjamin C. Walter and
Irene G. Hindley, Bob
enjoyed his youth playing
sports, working as a camp
counselor and cheering for
his favorite baseball team,
the Boston Red Sox.
He studied forestry at
Paul Smith9s College in the
Adirondacks of New York
for two years before com-
pleting his bachelor of sci-
ence at the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Upon his graduation
in June 1957, Bob began
his career with the Bureau
of Land Management in
Oregon. He returned briefly
to Michigan to marry
Barbara Ann Struble that
same year. He was drafted in
February of 1958 and served
two years in the U.S. Army
at Fort Lawton in Seattle.
Bob and Barb spent the fol-
lowing seven years through-
out the West, with stops in
Salem and Cedar City, Utah,
until they settled down in
Eugene to raise their family.
While living in Eugene, Bob
and Barb became passionate
Oregon Ducks fans and sat
in the same seats at Autzen
Stadium for 30 years.
Starting in 1965, many
family weekends were
spent enjoying Central
Oregon while camping at
the Metolius River 4 where
Bob would spend the day
fly-fishing at his favorite
riffle just upriver from the
Allingham Bridge 4 or at
Three Creek Lake.
After 21 years in Eugene,
Bob retired to Sisters in
1991. He designed and built
a home in Tollgate with the
help of his sons. For several
years, he built houses in the
community with Habitat for
Humanity before he joined
Kiwanis and ran the Sisters
Food Bank. In retirement,
he discovered a love of golf,
prompting him to take a job
as a marshal at Eagle Crest
Resort Golf Course for 17
years, where he took fre-
quent advantage of his free
golf privileges.
Bob was passionate about
many things throughout his
life. He was an avid runner,
bicyclist, cribbage player
and golfer. He enjoyed trav-
eling the world with his wife,
and made memorable trips
throughout Europe and to
the East Coast to visit fam-
ily and make a pilgrimage
to Fenway Park. He knew
many professional suc-
cesses, overseeing an entire
region for the B.L.M., and
William Edward Turner,
75, of Sisters, Oregon passed
away May 29, 2019.
<Ed= was born February
15, 1944 in Riverside,
California and was raised
by Richard and Louise
Turner. He went to school in
La Verne, California and was
a Bonita Bearcat.
After attending Bonita
high school, Ed enlisted in
the Navy in 1961 and served
through 1965 aboard the
USS Gridley DLG 21 dur-
ing Vietnam. In that time,
Ed achieved the status of a
Golden Shellback, something
he was very proud of, which
is accomplished by not only
crossing the equator but also
at or near the International
Date Line.
August 9, 1968 he mar-
ried his sweetheart, Barbara
R i d d l e , i n L a Ve r n e ,
California. They had two
children together; a son,
Brent Edward Turner, and a
daughter, Joquita Lin <Jolin=
Turner. Ed worked as a ser-
vice technician for Sears in
California, then moved the
family to Wilsonville, Oregon
in 1972 where he continued
to work for Sears in Portland.
Eventually he started his own
business, E.T Microwave
in McMinnville and ran
the business out of Rice
Furniture for several years.
He was very well known
in town as <Mr. Fix-it.=
was recognized for his work
in the community. But to
him, the crowning achieve-
ment of his life was his fam-
ily. He often described the
best season of his life as
the time he spent raising his
children. His grandchildren
and great-grandchildren
adored him and he delighted
in them. His marriage, fam-
ily life and devotion to oth-
ers are an inspiration to his
family. His memory and
legacy will be carried on at
tailgates, camping trips and
family reunions for many
years to come.
Bob is survived by
Barbara, his loving wife of
62 years; two brothers: John
and David Walter; two sis-
ters: Jeanne Dean and Joan
Luther; four sons: Michael,
James and wife Kimberly,
Thomas and wife Angela,
William and wife Shelly;
two daughters: Linda Ann
Hartshorn and husband
James, Cynthia Sue Wilson
and husband William;
16 grandchildren and 6
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, sister Irene
Constance Roberts and
grandson Logan Angus.
He died from com-
plications of advanced
Parkinson9s disease.
A funeral mass will be
celebrated on Saturday,
August 24 at 11 a.m. at St.
Edwards Catholic Church
(123 Trinity Way Sisters)
where Bob was a devoted
parishioner and lector. The
family wishes to thank
Partners in Care Hospice
for their wonderful and lov-
ing care of Bob. In lieu of
flowers, please donate to the
Kiwanis Food Bank.
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Seeing an opportunity
in 1986 to move to Central
Oregon where he and
Barbara wanted to retire, he
took it, moved to Sisters and
resumed working as a service
technician for Sears in Bend.
Ed eventually became the
service manager, which he
held for several years before
retiring. During that time, Ed
and Barbara bought a house
in Sisters where they lived
for 35 years and his wife
still resides. Always want-
ing to keep busy aside from
his numerous hobbies, Ed
came out of retirement and
took a job with Aqua Clear in
Sisters where he worked for
six more years before retiring
for good.
Ed9s hobbies were numer-
ous. His main one for years
after his dad passed away
was restoring a 1931 Model
A sport coupe, Sweet Pea,
which had belonged to his
dad. Once the restoration was
complete, Ed and Barbara
became enthusiastic mem-
bers of the High Desert A9s
Model A club for nearly 20
years. During those years, Ed
and Barbara went on many
tours with the club all across
Oregon, Washington, and
going as far as Canada.
E d 9s o t h e r h o b b i e s
included being an avid snow/
water skier, windsurfer, fish-
erman, wood worker, painter,
gardener, mechanic, jewelry
maker and an amazing guitar
player. Ed was a Jack of All
Trades and master of many.
Ed loved his Lord Jesus,
family, and friends beyond
any words that could express
and was always there for
them in time of need no mat-
ter what. Since his passing,
his neighbors have shared
many loving memories with
the family of just how unique
and amazingly giving he was
and how thankful they were
for all of the things he did for
them.
Ed is loved and missed
dearly by his family and
friends. Ed is survived by
his wife, Barbara; son Brent
of Salem; daughter Jolin
White of St. Paul; brother
Rick Turner of Amity,
nephew Derek Turner of
San Francisco, California;
Jesse Turner of New Port,
California; niece Allison Vogt
of Salem; nephew Jed Dyer
of McMinnville; and grand-
daughter Cheyenne White of
St. Paul.
Ed was preceded in death
by a sister, Judy Lane of
McMinnville; and his parents,
Richard and Louise Turner of
La Verne, California.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Partners In
Care, 2075 NE Wyatt Court,
Bend, OR 97701.
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