Iris Elnora Dowell Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Iris Elnora Dowell of Sandy, Oregon, born in Fairview, Oregon, who passed away on January 10, 2025 at the age of 99. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Iris Elnora farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Iris Elnora is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Burlingame and Rose Burlingame; her sister Fern Burlingame; her daughter Robyn Dowell; and her husband Dale Dowell.
She is survived by: her brother James Burlingame (Bud); and her daughters, Daylene Gourde (Paul), LaVonne Moe (Frank) and Vicki Palmer (Jim). She is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, 11 great great grandchildren.
