Dorothy “Eileen” Budnick was born on September 4, 1938, in Albion, Pennsylvania, to Anna Mae Olear and John Thomas Rizner. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 8, 2026, in Salina, Kansas, after several years of medical challenges.
Eileen graduated from Franklin High School in Portland, Oregon, in 1956 and attended Seattle Pacific University for one year. She married Duane King Budnick on October 28, 1961, in Seattle, Washington. The couple began their family in Seattle before moving to Portland in 1964, where Eileen continued raising their children while working part‑time as a secretary and real estate manager. She was an active and devoted member of Lents Evangelical Church.
Eileen later lived in Central Oregon and eventually settled in Salem, Oregon, where she spent 37 years. Her lifelong love of flowers and gardening led her to active involvement in local garden and fuchsia clubs, where she found joy, friendship, and community.
Eileen is survived by her sons, Daniel K. Budnick and partner Susan Lentsch of Portland, Oregon, and Darr C. Budnick and wife Nancy of Salina, Kansas; her daughter, Delana S. Kiossovski and husband Val of Mountlake Terrace, Washington; and her granddaughters, Elizabeth and Rachel Kiossovski.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Duane K. Budnick; her sisters, Shirley Lawson, and Gladys Eggiman; her son, Derek A. Budnick; and her grandson, Aaron C. Budnick.
Eileen was deeply loved by all who knew her and will be profoundly missed. A private family graveside service will be held in the near future at Lincoln Memorial Park in Portland, Oregon.
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