Obituary of Michael Sorby

A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Nov. 19 at Norkenzie Christian Church in Eugene for Michael Martin Sorby of Eugene, who died Nov. 5 of cancer. He was 62.He was born Feb. 23, 1949, in Minneapolis to William and Paulina Kraft Sorby. He married Joyce Wilson on May 26, 2001, in Eugene.He served in the Navy from 1967 to 1970. He worked as a sheriff’s deputy, as a convenience store owner and as a long-haul truck driver. He also worked at a Tru Value distribution center.Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Casey Sorby of California; two sons, Rustyn Mesdag of the Netherlands and John of Olympia; three sisters, Susan Gitchell, Cici Oakes and Angie Robles, all of Washington; three brothers, Dan and William, both of Washington, and Stacey of Georgia; and two grandchildren.Arrangements by Lane Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home in Eugene.Remembrances to Michael Sorby Memorial Fund at Northwest Community Credit Union.