Dr. Richard Duane Wamsley Carlson, 79, of Sweet Home died Sept. 10, 2021.
He was born Dec. 12, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minn., to Richard and Evelyn (Peterson) Wamsley.
He lost his father in combat in World War II. Later, his mother married Gordon Carlson of Fredrick, Wis., who adopted him. When he was in seventh grade, they moved to Canby.
Dr. Carlson graduated from Canby High School in 1960 and attended Oregon Technical Institute (now…