Birth date: Dec 20, 1929 Death date: Jun 11, 2020
Milo Eugene Poppen December 20, 1929 - June 11, 2020 With 90 years of endless wisdom, Milo Eugene Poppen, our wonderful father and grandfather and longtime resident of Oregon City passed away June 11, 2020. He stayed beyond our Read Obituary
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Please accept our deepest sympathy for the passing of your wonderful Father. We were honored to meet Milo during all the years that Cyndy & I worked together. We know how proud Milo was of all of his beautiful daughters.
My sincere condolences to the Family, Death of a love one is so painful.I wanted to share some comforting news.The Bible tells us about the hope for all who die. John 528,29. The Resurrection!You will be reunited with your love one again! On Earth! My hope is that this Bible Truth brings you some peace and comfort.
Milo was a terrific guy. I was fortunate to have spent so much time with my uncle Mel, my dad, and Uncle Milo. Either sitting around the kitchen table with a drink in their hands, shooting some pool for quarters or working together on various projects, fixing something that had broken around dad's house. Mel and Milo could fix anything (and, if they couldn't do it, Uncle Wayne could); dad, not so much. Milo would always be available and eager to help me with whatever I needed. I got to really respect Milo and he treated me like a son. I bowled a few years on Milo's team, and we did pretty well in local tournaments. I remember feeling a bit nervous because I wanted to do well bowling with him as my partner. I know we cashed in a number of them. He had an ability to "notch it up" a bit when he needed to.I will miss him and remember with fondness the many stories he shared with me. I know he is in heaven with LeAnn. I loved them both.
We were neighbors of Milo and LeAnn off of Canemah Rd for over a decade. We so enjoyed their friendship (including with Milo in Elks and bowling) thru the years we have lived in Oregon City. They were both awesome individuals and a loving couple. Our sincere sympathies and prayers to their family as they have to deal with this loss. We'll bet that LeAnn and Milo are dancing up a storm in the Heaven above!
My memories start back in South Dakota and continue until the present. Early in my life he was drafted regularly by my father, his big brother, to baby sit me a lot. Of course I loved those times. Then both he and us moved to Oregon. During high school he was the person I went to when I did not feel comfortable discussing something with my parents. He always gave his opinion and his advice was usually good. Later when I lived in Washington and our visits were fewer our times together were still very important to me. The visits, phone calls and emails that we shared in his last years were filled with meaningful reflections and laughter.As an only child, Milo played a big role in my life. Special friend, role model and the best uncle I could have had.His oldest nephew,Jerry Poppen
When I was a child I lived across the back fence from Milo and the Poppen family. His girls became my best friends. We spent hours playing in Milo's huge shop and his huge backyard. I loved digging around in his barbecue because it was filled with shiny material people put in the bottom of their barbecues back in the day. I'd imagine it was something containing mica, but it was magical to me. We also played in the driveway, all around Milo's great big pale yellow sedan with big fins at either side of the trunk. And there was an awesome maple tree in the front yard that we would climb.I was always impressed with how tall Milo was, and frankly, I was scared to death of him because of it. Once when I came over and entered the house from the side door into the laundry room, I noticed there was a sponge nailed to the corner of an upper cabinet, way up high, from my child's perspective. Overcome with curiosity , I asked about it, and learned that Milo had put it there because he was tired of cracking his head on that cabinet corner. Ingenious solution to a problem I simply couldn't imagine having.And I remember we had to tip toe around the house when he was reading the newspaper in his chair in the corner of the living room. Looking back, I can't imagine how wild it must've been to have three daughters and then their girl friends always hanging about.I moved away from Oregon when I was in the third grade, and only sporadically saw the Poppen family for years after that. Broke my little-girl heart, but the really great thing is that we have remained friends to this day, and have connected again as adults. We had a wonderful little network on the corner of Davis and Canemah. My family and the Poppens were from South Dakota, and there we were, living right next door to each other. I have nothing but fond memories of my childhood and the times spent with the Poppen family. So much love pouring from me to you over the loss of Milo. I respected him, admired him, and am very glad I also had the opportunity to spend time with him as an adult. Words really cannot fully express how I feel.
My sincere condolences to the Family,Death of a love one is so painful.I wanted to share some comforting news.John 5:28,29. The Resurrection! You will be reunited with your love one again ! On Earth! I hope this Bible Truth brings you some peace and comfort.
Ah, my wonderful Uncle Milo. The video is amazing and reflected his life so well. It was clear that his life was centered around his family. We celebrated so many Christmas Eve gatherings with him..Like 42! Spent countless 4th of July together around the pool. He was so generous with his time to his church and the Elks. He is with his wonderful LeAnn now and his memories wiill live in our hearts forever. I am grateful for the time I had with him.
What a fantastic obituary and touching, amazing video. Lots of happy tears were shed watching this! I spent a lot of time with Grandpa, and similar to Kevin below, way too many fond memories that could take up this whole Tribute Wall. Whether it be BBQ'ing on hot summer nights, going on the boat together, building a play structure with a zip line or constructing a golf ball case - as I picked up his golf passion so I had to have a golf ball case like he did. Too many memories to count.One of many important life lessons he taught me was it is completely acceptable to watch sports all day long, in fact it was a bit odd when we we weren't watching sports. And as my wife, Megan, can attest this trait is pretty much rooted in my core to this day.We all will have more to say when we can Celebrate his Life together. But for now, we all can take solace in the fact that Grandpa is back with Grandma and I think we all can agree that makes all our hearts full.Even though I do know he is already watching sports all day long :)We Love and Miss You -
