Deanna Lee Cross

Deanna Lee (Hopman) Cross died surrounded by family and love on June 28^th after a short battle with cancer.  Deanna was born May 5^th 1946 to Leo and Bernadine Hopman in Milwaukie, Oregon.  In 1962 she married Lee Cross, a boy from the neighborhood, and their romance lasted for 57 years until his death in 2019. A devoted wife and mother, she was an amazing homemaker.  There wasn’t anything she couldn’t sew, grow, cook, repair, remodel or create- She also worked outside of the home on occasion for extra money including years at Ford Industries, Tektronix, Hancock Fabric and even making life jackets for dogs.  She loved camping and spent many years riding quads and dune buggies with her family and friends.  The beach was her favorite place. A Christian her entire life, she had a rich love for God.   She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her brothers Leo Hopman and Kevin Hopman, and the baby boy she never got to meet until heaven took her home.  She leaves behind her devastated children, Rhonda (Larry) Wirth and Matthew (Jessica) Cross, grandchildren Molly Wirth, Bailey (Daniel) Davis and Fox Murphy-Cross, Great-Granddaughter Cora Davis, brother Steven (Lisa) Hopman, Sister-in-Law Donna (Kevin) Hopman, her best friend since childhood, Joan (David) Herrick, and her beloved dog, Daisy. Per her request there will be no services.