Thank you for sharing your beloved parents with all the friends. The originator of families is yearning to reunite us. The apple did not fall far from the tree when you girls came along. May the the pitter patter of your foot steps follow your parents right on into paradise. Oregon seemed like paradise after South Dakota, but the “real life” is still before us. Never will we have to wait for our dear ones to be resurrected; or will we ever have to think about them taking a “rest” from our families. How blessed we are to have Lloyd’s example of complete confidence in Jehovah’s promises. He will want to know how we survived the great tribulation ; and he will be taking the lead in educating the multitudes who will be returning from the memorial tombs. I grew up in Newberg, our family is family from S. Dakota. Our dad’s are so much alike, I can’t wait for them to meet in paradise. The horses would even race out of the barns when they heard dad’s horse whinny. May Holy Spirit keep all of you strong with the assurance of soon embracing your wonderful parents for eternity. Warm Christian Love, Sandy Wirfs JW.org “Enjoy Life Forever”

Posted by Sandy Wirfs on January 20, 2022

Lloyd was my uncle, and I remember him as a kind man. He loved to show us his garden and his carpentry. He made a beautiful cup rack for my mother, and then added on to it to fit in her new house when she moved. He did all of this from a distance with just the measurements, because mom lived in another state. He had so many skills and talents. He will be remembered with fondness.

Posted by Shari Scott on June 3, 2017

We met Lloyd Harper at Brooklyn Bethel in 2000 when his beautiful daughters took him there on holiday 1 year after his wife had passed away. We loved them all straight away and developed a friendship with them and stayed with the family whenever we were in Portland which was a few times over the next few years. He made beautiful wooden mirrors for all the girls in our family. We will continue to cherish them. We have fond memories of him trapping squirrels and chipmunks for us to see as we don't have them in Australia. What a priveledge to have known such a kind, loving, generous soul. We look forward to meeting him and Rosalie very soon when whole wicked system of things has passed away. Our love goes out to all the family, especially Karen, Vicki and Linda. xoxo

Posted by John and Dianne Gilbertson on May 24, 2017

Dad had time off every summer and his idea of a perfect vacation would have been to spend it in the backyard under his apple tree. But he was a loving, generous daddy who wanted to make the rest of us happy, so we traveled all over--to Canada, to South Dakota to visit relatives (visiting places like Yellowstone on the way), to Disneyland, to San Francisco, to San Diego, to Ashland for the plays, and other places around Oregon. If I had to chose one word to describe my Daddy it would be generous. This may be a small thing, but it is very telling about his personality, he would never take the first of anything. At dinner every night, he would wait until everyone else had served themselves, and then he would take what was left. And this was despite the fact that we wanted him to take the first. He wouldn't. He was an amazing man, a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. We are better people for having known him.

Posted by Karen on May 23, 2017

Our love, prayers, and sympathy go out to the whole family. We always loved Lloyd and have good memories over the years, including seeing him walk around the area with his umbrella in hand. We look forward to the day we can see him and Rosalie again, in good health!

Posted by Lloyd and Pam VanLoon on May 23, 2017

My dad was the kind of dad everyone wants, but not everyone gets. He was very generous, kind, loving, talented and hard-working. He set a good example in what is important in life and with our mom made a loving, warm and safe home for us. He didn't get mad at people very often, but was frequently quite annoyed at various "miserable contraptions" he was working on or with. He had many wonderful sayings - lots of them from farming days and marvelously poetic. I remember working on lots of projects with Dad - around the yard, on the car, when he was building things. I especially remember that when I thought I was done sanding, I was never done sanding. It had to be like glass! How do you know if someone is a good guy? Do children love them? Do animals trust them? Children loved Dad and animals trusted him. He was a good guy.

Posted by Linda Harper Brown on May 23, 2017