Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Feb 8, 2025

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Feb 8, 2025

Ricardo Gil was born to María de Jesus Cabrera and Casimiro Gil on June 9th, 1945, at his home in San Luis, Pinar del Río, Cuba, and died on Saturday, February 8th, 2025, at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon, with his children by his side. He spent his early years in San Luis, until he moved to Habana when...

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Feb 4, 2025

Feb 4, 2025

Melvin was born September 20, 1955, on Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), San Antonio, Texas, to Leonard Montague, Jr. and Beatrice Faye (Gregg) Montague.

Melvins first 3 years of school was in Chadereaux, France, 1961-1964. Upon returning to the states in 1964 he attended elementary school in Altus, Oklahoma on Altus AFB, where he played and enjoyed football and wrestling on...

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Gehzai Beyin, born on September 12, 1943, in the sun-kissed lands of Asmara, Eritrea, left this world on February 2, 2025, in his beloved Portland, Oregon. He passed away peacefully in his residence, leaving behind a tapestry of cherished memories that will forever resonate in the hearts of those who knew him.

Gehzai was a man whose smile could brighten the...

2025

Fayrine West Obituary

Sunrise: June 26, 1941 Linden, Texas / Sunset: January 31, 2025 Snellville, GA

 

Fayrine West, affectionately known as “Fay”, was born June 26, 1941 to the late James Rodgers and Roxie Fae Ward of Linden, Texas. Fay peacefully transitioned to Heaven on January 31, 2025 while visiting family and friends in Snellville, Georgia.

 

Like many families in the African American...

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Catherine Jane Boyd was born on September the 6th, 1939 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the only daughter and eldest child of Dr. Robert Wallace Boyd of Medicine Hat, Alberta, and Margaret Isabel Orr of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. 

Catherine moved to Ottawa, Ontario with her family during the war years, as her father was a member of the Royal Canadian Army...

Jan 24, 2025

Phillip James Kantas was the middle of 3 children and was known for his humor, quick wit and generosity. He was a communications technician at AT&T and retired at 56. He was proud of his Greek heritage he loved celebrating traditions and traveling to Greece visiting family and friends. He was fun-loving and social, even staying close with friends from...

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Mary Ella Ferguson, 84, of Portland, Oregon, died the 19th of January, 2025. She lived a beautiful, full life. Filled with joy and surrounded by family and friends that loved her dearly. She was born on October 25, 1940 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Willie Cheeks and Arthur Hammonds. As a child, she relocated to Vanport and eventually settling in Portland....

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Dec 30, 2024

Jack Arthur Burns was born on December 7, 1933, and was raised by his mother, Bernice (Ball) Green in Portland, Oregon.

Jack and Laurrene were married January 31, 1953, in their hometown of Portland, Oregon. Together they raised their four daughters: Cathy Miller, Karen Burns (Bill), Sally Urlin (Allan) and Jacqueline Zehner (Bill). Grandchildren; Heather Miller, Justin Miller, Laura Evans (Mike)...

Dec 29, 2024

Konstantina Liakopoulos Hoover, 64, passed away on December 29, 2024 after a long fight with a rare neurodegenerative disease called MSA, Multiple System Atrophy. Her immediate family were able to honor many of her final wishes, including contact with estranged relatives, favorite foods, and family holidays.

Konnie was born on February 3, 1960, in the middle of a snowy Chicago winter,...

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Ronald David Carlson was born on June 7, 1951, to John Weldon Carlson and Jean Lucile (Hitt) Carlson in Chicago, Illinois and passed from this life on December 25, 2024, in Portland, Oregon at the age of 73. 

As a young child, Ronald moved along with his family to his father’s hometown of Ketchikan Alaska. He attended KayhiHigh School in Ketchikan....