Pleasant View Cemetery: Resident of Lot 93, Plot 11

Resident of Lot 93, Plot 11

L. Dean Burch

Birth: 22 Aug 1932; Death: 8 Aug 2013; Burial: UNK; Nativity: UNK

Location: Lot 93, Plot 11 (block G)

Ledger Notes:

Ledger Notes: Age: 80 Yrs., 11 Mos., 17 Days (Ashes) Family arrangements

General Notes:

Other Notes: Nephew of Jesse Miller

Obituary:

Obituary: Burch, L. Dean 80 Aug. 22, 1932 Aug. 08, 2013 L. Dean Burch of Vancouver, WA, passed away on Aug. 8, 2013. Born in the midst of the Dust Bowl in Beaver County, Okla., to Francis and Lela Burch. As a small boy, his parents moved him and his brother, Leroy (deceased), and sister, Lorene (deceased), to Oregon. His early years were spent in Sherwood, before finally moving to Portland. Dean was a very active athlete and excelled at Jefferson High School in football, golf and track. Golf would remain a lifelong passion with him, earning him seven holes-in-one and several "eagles". He was a previous member of Royal Oaks Country Club, Orchard Hills Country Club in Washington and presently, El Cid in Mazatlan, Mexico.Drafted during the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard in the Pacific. After being honorably discharged, he attended and graduated from the University of Oregon and remained a constant "Duck" fan all his life. His career started as a lumber trader, working with Japanese and Oregon firms, which enabled him to travel the world. His proudest achievement, though, was starting and operating the Sextant Bar & Galley on the Columbia River, forty years ago. The Sextant has become a local landmark, where members of his old football team and other high school mates meet for get-togethers every month. His sense of adventure led him to all the continents. As a young adult, Dean sailed in the Trans-Pacific yacht race from San Francisco to Hawaii. In later years, he traveled and lived winters in Mexico, a country he truly loved.

Dean's candid observations and sly humor will be greatly missed by his wife of 33 years, Mary. He leaves behind sons, Don Burch (Candace)and Mike Burch (Christy); daughter, Karen Englund (Jon); as well as stepdaughters, Helene Guinette and Elizabeth Guinette; five grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren; also a multitude of friends. A Celebration of Life is planned for Aug. 25, from 1-6 p.m., at his residence. Interment at Willamette National and Pleasant View Cemetery.

Jesse Samuel Miller

Birth: 2 Jun 1887; Death: 12 Dec 1968; Burial: 14 Dec 1968; Nativity: UNK

Location: Lot 93, Plot 11 (block G)

Ledger Notes:

Ledger Notes: Age: 81 Yrs., 6 Mos., 19 Days Funeral: Attrell's Chapels

General Notes:

Other Notes: Husband of Frances (Heater); Father of Rodney Miller

Obituary:

Obituary:

TRI-CITY TIMES (Sherwood) December 19, 1968

Jesse Samuel Miller, 81, a resident of the Sherwood area for 47 years, died in a Portland hospital on Dec. 12. His health had been failing this past year. Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 14, in Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Otis Harden, pastor of the Sherwood United Methodist Church, officiated and concluding rites were at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Sherwood.

Mr. Miller was born the son of Samuel and Francis Miller on June 2, 1887, in Fort Collins, Colo. He came to Oregon in 1898 and settled in Dayton, finished his schooling and lived there for about 30 years. On Jan. 19, 1921 he was married to Frances Heater and they moved to the Middleton area which as been their home these past 47 years. He became a brick mason and followed this trade in conjunction with farming.

Surviving are his widow, Frances Miller of Sherwood, one son, Rodney Miller of Altesia, Calif; brother Francis Burch of Portland; two grandaughters and two grandsons. Participating in the funeral service were Genevieve Schamburg, organist; Ray McCann, soloist; pallbearers Elgin Schamburg, Homer Haynes, Harry Vinson, Donald Holmes, Henry Dewey and Louis Gimm.

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