John Ed Gaskey, 78, of Sweet Home, died April 13, 2023.
He was born April 27, 1944, in Wright City, Okla., to Delbert Jesse and Frances (Parker) Gaskey.
His family came to Sweet Home in 1948.
Mr. Gaskey graduated from Sweet Home High School, where he excelled in sports, especially wrestling, placing third in state as a freshman and winning state championships as a sophomore and a senior.
He lived in Oregon until 1980, when…