Bend, Oregon
09/26/1938 - 02/03/2025
Michael Aldrich Forrester died on Feb. 3, 2025 at Touchmark Senior Living in Bend at the age of 86. His death came at the end of a long struggle with Parkinson's disease, being first diagnosed around 1990. Mike was a third-generation owner of the East Oregonian Publishing Company (later known as...
Read MoreI got to know Mike about five years ago. He hired me as a driver and we became good friends. He was a very lovable guy. I´m really gonna miss him.
Danny
February 26, 2025 | Friend
Such a wonderful man; I know he made my friend Pam very happy. Condolences to the family.
Marcia Tomich Hartman
February 09, 2025 | Friend
I knew Mike as a good friend and a good boss from college and beyond when our paths crossed many times.
Bill Andrus
February 09, 2025 | Friend
Michael was a wonderful journalist and even a better friend. He had no need to even know me, but through years of news issues and governmental activities, he was respectful, provided great insights, and showed his friendship. Forever grateful.
Daniel Santos
February 07, 2025 | Work
