Eileen Joyce Roller's Obituary
Eileen Joyce Roller
July 29, 1939 ~ January 23, 2015
Funeral services for Eileen Joyce Roller, 75, of Columbia City, Oregon will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Columbia Funeral Home in St. Helens. Reverend Ivan Bissell will officiate. Private interment will be at Columbia Memorial Gardens.
She died January 23, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland after a 13 year struggle with multiple myeloma.
Eileen was born July 29, 1939 in Arvada, Colorado to Earl Lester and Lucy Irene (Graves) Avis. She graduated from St. Helens High School with the Class of 1957. She worked as a salesperson for clothing businesses for over 30 years and owned a men’s clothing store in St. Helens prior to retirement. She enjoyed reading and visiting with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Eileen is survived by her loving husband and soul mate, Alexander Nathaniel Roller; her son Randy Allen Heller of St. Helens; her daughters, Lori Lynn Johnston (Douglas) of Warren and Vicki Lou Nelson (Daniel) of Scappoose; her step-daughter Ilene Rene’ Miller (Matthew) of Stanwood, Washington; her step-sons, Jeffery Alexander Roller of Beaverton and Matthew Allan Roller (Kara) of Newberg. She is also survived by her sister, Marilyn Sandstrom (Donald) of Warren; her brother Stanley Avis of Columbia City; her aunt Phyllis Rowley of Columbia City; her grandchildren Christopher Earl Heller, Joseph John Anthony Nelson, Joshua Clifford Daniel Nelson, Katie Lynn Danielle Nelson, Michael Douglas Johnston (Courtney), Nicole Christina Hansen (Michael), Ryan Jeffrey Johnston, and Timothy Fred Alexander Nelson (Christa); her step-grandchildren Madison Alayna Skye Roller and Nicole Elyse Miller; and three great-grandchildren.
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