Longtime Estacada resident Ernie Sugden died Wednesday, December 27, 2023. He was 81 years old.
Ernest Harold Sugden was born October 24, 1942 in Spokane, Washington to Harold and Harriet Sugden. As a child, his family moved to Newberg where he graduated from high school. Ernie entered into the United States Navy, served as a medical corpsman for 4 years and then he was honorably discharged. While attended Multnomah Bible College, Ernie married Sherron O’Rourke on August 31, 1968. They made their home in Estacada. For most of his working career he was a cardiovascular technician for Providence Hospital. He retired in 2012 after 47 years of employment.
Ernie enjoyed stained glass, fused glass, lapidary, rockhounding, raku pottery, painting, fly tying and vegetable gardening.
Survivors include his daughter, Tammie (Roger) Haley; son, Brad (Tandra) Sugden