Hey Doug .. we always enjoyed a good story from Elmar .. So sorry to hear of your loss.! We love you...

Doug and Family: I loved your Dad. He was always more interested in what other people had to say than anything he had to say. He was warm, caring and thoughtful. What a man of character! You will be in our hearts on Saturday as you say your final goodbye. Jim and Rhonda

Doug, Joan, Caleb and Noah (and extended family), I wish that as you tell happy stories to celebrate your father's and grandfather's life, happy memories fill the empty spaces. We all know that this takes time, but I hope it helps to know that your friends are holding you gently in their prayers until that time arrives. I am one of those friends and I send out my most earnest prayers for your comfort. You will see him in things

Doug, Joan, Caleb and Noah (and extended family), I wish that as you tell happy stories to celebrate your father's and grandfather's life, happy memories fill the empty spaces. We all know that this takes time, but I hope it helps to know that your friends are holding you gently in their prayers until that time arrives. I am one of those friends and I send out my most earnest prayers for your comfort. You will see him in things that remind you of him. Know that is his way of telling you that he is ok, and be reassured. Blessings to each one of you, Teri Poppino

Even though I first met Elmar and Barbara in 1982, I didn't really get to know them much since I was fresh out of college and attending the Camas United Methodist Church. I didn't attend there much longer and then began working there as secretary in 1987. Since they were both involved, I got to know them a little bit because of my job. After working there 17 years, I was let go under stressful conditions. This happened just a

Even though I first met Elmar and Barbara in 1982, I didn't really get to know them much since I was fresh out of college and attending the Camas United Methodist Church. I didn't attend there much longer and then began working there as secretary in 1987. Since they were both involved, I got to know them a little bit because of my job. After working there 17 years, I was let go under stressful conditions. This happened just a couple of weeks before Barbara passed away. I would drive by the Bedford every couple of weeks and my heart went out to him, so I finally went to visit him two months after Barbara's passing. It then became every 2-3 months that I would go and visit him for several hours at a time, mostly listening to him. It was mentally stimulating for both of us and the friendship blossomed over the years. I feel that my life was enriched by those visits and by our friendship. We talked about family, photography, his past, my artwork, and other things he had been reading about or whatever came up. I will miss him and look forward to seeing him again in heaven. My husband Cris joined me on a couple of visits, and Elmar and Cris found lots of notes to compare having both grown up in Texas. Your whole family is in my prayers. I feel your loss and look forward to celebrating his life with you Oct. 10th. I was glad to see him on his birthday and also a few days later with Cris. I'm glad he is no longer suffering, that was hard to see. God bless you all!

Elmar was a wonderful, engaging man! I did not get to know him long enough.You all are in my thoughts and prayers. May our Heavenly Father grant you peace in and through Christ our Lord.

I met Elmar when I was a senior in high school and he worked at Tidland. He helped me with my senior graduation project, which was photography. Elmar was a good friend and I will always remember him fondly. He was a very nice and thoughtful man.