Mr. Sailer was born May 21, 1928, in Krem, N.D., to Adam and Paulina Sailer, one of 13 children. He attended school in Hazen, N.D., and later began working on farms and in construction on the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota. In 1950 he joined the Army and served during the Korean Conflict; he received the Purple Heart while in Korea. He was discharged in 1957.
He married Delores E. Berg in Riverdale, N.D., in 1958. They moved their family to Milton-Freewater in 1967. While in Oregon he worked on the Little Goose Dam and Green Peter Dam and also worked for Ben Hunt Manufacturing in Walla Walla for 15 years. He later opened his own welding shop, which he operated for 11 years.
Mr. Sailer is survived by his wife Delores at the home; daughters Carmen Bales of Missouri, Carlotta Richardson of Milton-Freewater, Juanita Lint of Forest Grove and Karen Binder of Walla Walla; brother Benny Sailer of Pick City, N.D.; sister Helen Ziemann of Cheyenne, Wyo.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by seven brothers and three sisters.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Christ the King Lutheran Church through the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.
Mr. Sailer was born May 21, 1928, in Krem, N.D., to Adam and Paulina Sailer, one of 13 children. He attended school in Hazen, N.D., and later began working on farms and in construction on the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota. In 1950 he joined the Army and served during the Korean Conflict; he received the Purple Heart while in Korea. He was discharged in 1957.
He married Delores E. Berg in Riverdale, N.D., in 1958. They moved their family to Milton-Freewater in 1967. While in Oregon he worked on the Little Goose Dam and Green Peter Dam and also worked for Ben Hunt Manufacturing in Walla Walla for 15 years. He later opened his own welding shop, which he operated for 11 years.
Mr. Sailer is survived by his wife Delores at the home; daughters Carmen Bales of Missouri, Carlotta Richardson of Milton-Freewater, Juanita Lint of Forest Grove and Karen Binder of Walla Walla; brother Benny Sailer of Pick City, N.D.; sister Helen Ziemann of Cheyenne, Wyo.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by seven brothers and three sisters.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Christ the King Lutheran Church through the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.
Family Members
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Bertha Sailer
1907–1909
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Richard Sailer
1908–1971
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Helmuth P Sailer
1909–1963
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Tobias Sailer
1912–1982
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Albert Sailer
1914–2000
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Eldor Andrew Sailer
1915–1991
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Bertha Catherine Sailer Adams
1917–1995
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William A Sailer
1919–1976
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Edwin William Sailer
1922–2007
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Bernhardt L "Bennie" Sailer
1924–2016
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Helen Jean Ruth Sailer Ziemann
1926–2021
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