William-Yaeger-Obituary

William Wood Yaeger

Portland, Oregon

1952 - 2018

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William Wood YaegerApril 20, 1952 - Aug. 24, 2018 Bill was born to William and Lenore Yaeger in Ann Arbor, Mich., and died at his home in Portland. While a student at the University of Michigan, Bill hitchhiked to Oregon and fell in love with the mountains. After finishing his degree in 1974, he...

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Bill was truly a great human being. I had the pleasure of getting to know him through his work as an appliance technician. We always looked forward to when Bill would stop by almost daily to buy parts for his various clients. He always had a smile on his face, stories to share, and wisdom to impart. Bill did right by his clients, a pillar of honesty and ethics in the laundry industry. Even after his retirement, we enjoyed reaching out to catch up. It was only a few months ago I...

You will be truly missed. Alway injoy talking to you about are business and how we will do are Fed taxes with are books in hand . Although we walked more at the parts store when we run into each other..
When the family set the dated of the celebration do life I would sure like to come.
Rich Hattan

I was so sorry to hear that Bill had passed away,he was my neighbor for 24 years,he was a kind and caring man.our sons were friends and after my husband passed away,he was always willing to help if something broke down. He was very good to my sons,always came to their birthday parties and let us eat all the plums we wanted from his plum tree..My thoughts and prayers are with his wolf Denise and his son Danny.

Bill was a top-notch grandpa to his granddaughter Alma. He was so gentle, affectionate, and proud of her. He spent the last year and a half of his life babysitting her two days a week, and he taught her to walk, climb the stairs, use baby sign language, and so much more. As she grows she will surely cherish the many pictures and videos from their time together.

Mr. Yaeger was a nice man, who was much loved by his family. I feel very fortunate to have met him. My deepest condolences to his family.

One of my favorite quotes from him:

"It is a scientific fact that food tastes better outside."

I love you Dad.