Sandy resident, Jill Russo died on Saturday, June 8, 2019. She was 36.
A celebration of life service was held at Sandy Funeral Home on Friday, June 14, 2019.
Jill Marie Russo was born on December 29, 1982 to Vincent and Janet Russo in Portland. At the age of 2, Janet and Vinny moved to New York to be near their family. They lived there for a short time prior to returning to Sandy. Jill received her schooling in Sandy and graduated from Sandy High School in 2001.
Jill was a beautiful soul and had a big heart. One of her greatest joys was her son, Ashton who brought her so much happiness. Jill also had a great love for her fiancé Michael. Jill’s greatest joy was taking care of her family and her home. She liked gardening, entertaining and spending time with her friends, cooking and baking and spending time in the mountains as well as at the beach, especially when the sun was shining. She also liked driving Michael’s truck, going to rodeos, 4 wheeling, dancing (especially in the kitchen with Michael), watching football, was an Oregon Ducks fan and she loved her dog Dozer to the end.
Surviving are her parents, Janet and Vincent Russo of Baker City, Oregon; her siblings, Brian Russo also of Baker City and Danielle Russo and her son Lane of Texas; her fiancé Michael Blaine of Sandy and her son, Ashton Russo.