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Douglas "Doug" Allen Casper
July 10th, 1942 - August 11th, 2024
Douglas Casper died on August 11, 2024 in Harrisburg, Oregon at the age of 82.
Doug was raised in Toledo, Oregon and graduated from Toledo High School in 1960, after which he joined the Army. He was stationed in Kingston, Washington where he met Mary. They were married for 59 years.
After discharging from the Army, Doug moved back to Toledo with Mary where he worked as a millwright at Georgia-Pacific for 26 years. Upon leaving Georgia-Pacific, he lived and worked in Indonesia for 10 years in the paper industry. He loved his time traveling in Indonesia and southeast Asia. When he returned to Oregon, he moved to Springfield and Harrisburg and started the most cherished stage of his life, that as “papa.” He was Papa to four grandchildren, Anna, Ally, Seth and Luke. He loved when they would come to spend weeks over the summer and would make all their favorite things including Papa’s famous cinnamon rolls. Doug’s love language was food and if he loved you, he would cook for you.
Doug loved the beauty of Oregon. His favorite vacations were the summers spent camping and waterskiing at Cottage Grove with the same group of family friends. He also loved salmon fishing and hunting. He made friends wherever he lived and truly loved his neighbors. He always had a box of cookies on hand for all of the neighborhood dogs.
Most of all, Doug loved his family. He was grateful for the life he and Mary had and the many years they shared together. He loved his children and grandchildren beyond measure. Doug will be missed greatly by the many friends and family he leaves behind.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; children, Steve (Heidi) Casper, Sheryl (Mark) Bachart and Annette Casper; grandchildren, Anna, Seth, Ally and Luke; and great grandson, Thomas.
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