Carla Claasen
Sept. 17, 1962 – Jan. 31, 2026
Carla Rae Claasen, 63, passed away peacefully on Jan 31, 2026, at home with her husband by her side.
She was born Sept. 17, 1962, in Portland to Edna Carlson. She and her mother moved to LaGrande and then Ketchikan, Alaska, where Edna met Lee Cowan. After Lee and Edna married, the family moved farther north and began crab fishing.
Carla spent much of her youth…