Wayne Gordon McCreith, 52, died April 14, 2005, of natural causes at the Lake District Long-Term Care Facility in Lakeview.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Lakeview Ministries Church with the Reverends Mike and Donna Newcombe officiating. Inurnment will be at Lakeview I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Desert Rose Funeral Chapel, Lakeview, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. McCreith was born January 13, 1953, in Saskatchewan, Canada, to Gordon and Delores McCreith. He was raised in Burbank, California, where he graduated from high school. When he was 17 years old, he had brain surgery for brain cancer.
He was trained to be a plumber and electrician and worked mostly in hardware stores, completing his career with Lumberman's in Lakeview. He married Sandra Robinson in 1978, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1988. He then married Deborah Sipp in Lakeview on June 20, 1998.
Mr. McCreith was an accomplished pianist and an active member of Lakeview Ministries Church, including involvement with the Worship Team. He had an extensive collection of key chains.
Among his survivors are his wife Deborah McCreith of Lakeview; daughter, Chantal McCreith of Ventura, California; brothers and sisters-in-law Gary and Joanne McCreith of Lakeview and Randy and Joanie McCreith of Newport; brother Brad McCreith of San Marcos, California; mother Delores McCreith of San Marcos; stepchildren John Forga and Travis Sipp of Lakeview; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Catherine.
Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 2350 Oakmont Way, No. 200, Eugene, OR, 97401-6108, or the charity of the donor's choice.
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