Janssen Survey reports he drowned in Portland, leaving no known relatives

Two children fishing discovered the body of a man floating in the Willamette River near the Morrison Bridge Saturday. Police said no foul play was evident. The body was fully clothed and on it were both jewelry and cash. The man was identified as a 27-year resident of the state hospital in Salem who was recently released and had been living in a group home in Salem. He had been reported missing two weeks ago, police said. The man’s name was withheld pending notification of his family.

Oregonian, Sunday, June 17, 1973, 29:8 

OSBH DC (1973 Multnomah co) #10047 Richard Lewis Krouse, male, laborer, single; b 3 Jan 1912, Vancouver, British Columbia; father Bernard H. Krouse; mother Jane VanAuken; found 16 June 1973 in Willamette River at Portland, of 117 Idylwood Drive SE, Salem, age 61y; bur Zena; informant OSH personnel records

Body found in Willamette

Portland, Ore (AP) – The body of Richard Lewis Krouse, 61, a former Oregon State Hospital patient who disappeared from a group home in Salem two weeks ago, was found Saturday in the Willamette River. Foul play is not suspected in his death, police said. Clothing, money and jewelry were found on his body. He had been a patient at the hospital for 27 years before his recent release. His body was discovered by two children fishing in the river near the Morrison Bridge.

Capital Journal, Monday, June 18, 1973, page 16

Graveside services will be 11 am Thursday at Zena Cemetery northwest of Salem for Richard Lewis Krouse, 61, of 117 Idylwood Drive SE, whose body was found Saturday in the Willamette River at Portland. Death was by drowning. Rev Donald Hale will officiate. Howell-Edwards-Doerksen mortuary is in charge. There are no known survivors.

Oregon Statesman, Thursday, June 21, 1973, page 22  

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Janssen Survey

OSBH DC (1973 Multnomah co) #73-10047

Oregonian, 17 June 1973, 29:8 

CJ, 18 June 1973, page 16

OS, 21 June 1973, page 22