Matthew Kenneth Orn's Obituary
Obituary of Mathew K. Orn
A Celebration of Life will be held, 1:00 PM, Saturday, February 26th at Columbia Funeral Home for Matthew Kenneth Orn. Matt passed away at his home in St. Helens, February 19th. He was 58 years old.
Matt was born, November 23, 1952 at Oceanside, California one of four children born to Theodore Ausbon Orn and Elizabeth Orn Brandenfels. Matt grew up in Midvale, Utah and attended Hillcrest High School.
Matt was an adventurer at heart and loved the outdoors. Fishing, hunting, and camping were always high on his list of exciting things to do. After many vacations in Oregon he fell in love with this beautiful area and decided to make it his home. He loved going to St. Helens dock to fish for sturgeon and salmon. His other great passion was playing cards with his family and friends, he was always ready for a good game of poker, he usually won!
In the 30 years Matt lived in St. Helens he had many wonderful friends. His friends and family were very important to him as were his two cats Silvester and Cry Baby.
Matt is survived by his mother Elizabeth Brandenfels of St. Helens, siblings; Ben Orn of St. Helens, Michele Wagner of Rainier and Victor Orn of Medford, Oregon, and several nieces and nephews.
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