Erika Perez (Lien), 37, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, November 21. She was born in Salem to Bill and Diane (Knowlton) Lien and lived in Salem-Keizer for her whole life. She graduated from McNary HS in 2002 and earned an AA from Chemeketa in 2005. Her career spanned service industry, retail, and administrative positions.
Erika was devoted to her family as a wife, mother, sister, and daughter. In 2007, she was married in Newport and became a mother in 2009. She is survived by her husband, Luis, son, Christian, and brother, Travis as well as her parents Bill and Diane. She loved her two cats, jewelry-making, trips to the beach, shopping, Italian food, and cheesecake. A private burial ceremony was held on Tuesday, November 30 at Hopewell Cemetery in Dayton, OR.