About Us

Natasha grew up in Shaw, Oregon and participated in Horse 4-H and High School Equestrian Teams, while in high school she found a passion for serving families who had lost a loved one through a health occupations course. At that time there were very few female funeral directors let alone those who owned a funeral home. It sparked her passion to work hard and give exceptional care to grieving families. Natasha has worked in the funeral service industry for nearly 20 years. After graduating from McNary High School she served an apprenticeship at Mt. Scott Funeral Home in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Mt. Hood Community College in 2006 with a degree in Funeral Service Education. Natasha soon garnered much respect in her industry by passing along her knowledge and expertise to new funeral directors, training all across the country. She believes that funerals should be affordable, personalized and a special tribute to each person. Owning and operating Weddle Funeral Service is an honor for her, serving families from her own community and helping those in need. Natasha holds memberships with the American Paint Horse Club and American Quarter Horse Association. Natasha enjoys spending time with her horses Button and Fireball, 4 Boston Terriers (Boston, Abi, Bear and Bounce), 6 goats and her husband Ryan and children, Caitlin, Carter and Cheyenne.

Ryan grew up in northern Virginia while his father served in the United States Marine Corps. After graduating from high school, Ryan enlisted in the United States Army and served one tour in Iraq. Upon coming home he worked for the Oregon Military Honors Funeral Team performing military honors throughout the State of Oregon. After being honorably discharged, Ryan worked at Willamette National Cemetery helping veterans navigate the V.A. and entitled burial benefits before finding his calling in funeral service. In addition to being a member of the Stayton VFW and American Legion, Ryan also volunteers with a local hospice for their "We Honor Veterans Program" and "Veteran to Veteran" home visitations.  In his spare time Ryan enjoys kayaking, hiking with his dogs and spending time with his daughter Caitlin, son, Carter and his wife, Natasha.

Josh grew up on the coast in Warrenton, Oregon. He graduated from Warrenton High School and moved to Seattle for several years before moving back to Oregon to be close to family. In his free time Josh enjoys board games, riding his bike, and hanging out with his three cats Pearl, Autumn, and Ash.

Elizabeth grew up in Silverton, Oregon and participated in 4-H, raising sheep and horses. She graduated from Country Christian School and currently attends Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona working on a degree in nursing. Elizabeth has worked part time at Weddle for the last two years helping as an administrative assistant. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, camping, and spending time with her horse Smartie.

James grew up in Keizer, Oregon and attended McNary High School, graduating in 2015. After high school, James attended and graduated from Grand Canyon University in Arizona with a degree in accounting. James began to work for the funeral home during the summers while on break from school. He soon found a passion for helping families in their time of need and falling in the footsteps of his sister and cousins by working in the funeral home. Besides work, James enjoys reading, computers and spending time with his dog, Molly.

Tyler grew up in the funeral industry. As a young child and through adolescence he spent many afternoons, doing his homework at his Father’s funeral home. He listened to the way his father comforted and used compassion with families through one of the most emotional and stressful times a family can go through. 

Tyler became a pre-need counselor because he’s seen firsthand how incredibly difficult planning a funeral can be, while also trying to grieve. He enjoys helping families alleviate the emotional burden, as well as financial by planning ahead.

When not providing peace of mind to our families, Tyler enjoys spending time with his family, especially his newborn son, and enjoys traveling, going to Ducks games, cooking, fishing and crabbing and volunteering in his community with at risk youth and people struggling with addictions.

Hello- My name is Care Bear, you can call me Bear for short. I am a Boston Terrier, which means that I am bred to love people. My passion is serving families in their time of need, I'm in the process of training to become a certified grief therapy dog. This process takes about 3 years to finalize my training and pass a canine good citizen test. I'm studying very hard and take my job seriously. During my training I am learning how to get socialized with adults, children and all types of situations. At any time when you come to the funeral home you can ask for my services. I love to quietly sit on laps and be hugged, it makes me feel a lot better and I hope it makes you feel better too! When I'm not on the job I enjoy playing with my rope and playing with my siblings Boogie, Boston and Abi.