Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Mary Elizabeth Drabkin
Oct 25, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Drabkin (née Hooper), 89, passed away in her native Portland, Oregon on October 25, 2020. She was born on July 27, 1931, the second of two children of William and Elizabeth Hooper. Mary was the proud sister to her beloved older brother William Hooper, who passed away on January 9, 2006. She will be remembered as an...
Dorothy Viola O'Neill
Oct 20, 2020
Dorothy passed from this life on October 20, 2020. Dorothy was born on her parent's farm at a time in history where the physician had to be driven 18 miles by horseback and sleigh due to a snowstorm, in order to deliver Dorothy. They also experienced periodic dust storms and the only water supply was from the outside well....
Naveed E. Elahi-Bey
Oct 19, 2020
Naveed Elahi, of Portland Oregon was born April 20th, 1949 and passed away in his home surrounded by family and loved ones on October 19th, 2020.
He attended school in the Portland Public School District. He later received his bachelor's degree from Concordia University and was later honored for his contribution in recognition of his service to...
Lydia Doolittle
Oct 9, 2020
Lydia Emma Doolittle was born in Portland, Oregon on April 16, 1922 the daughter of John and Elizabeth Arndt. Her parents were German immigrants from Russia. Lydia had five brothers and one sister. As a child Lydia spoke German in the home before she learned English in school. Lydia attended Portland Public Schools and graduated from Jefferson High School....
Ovelia Marjell Lewis
Oct 1, 2020
On June 24, 1928, Ovelia Marjell Walker Lewis was born to Annias (Dixie) Walker & Bennie Nickleberry Walker in Cass County Texas. She was the fourth of eight children born to this union.
In 1948, Ovelia moved to Portland, Oregon with her sister Mae Reda...
Etsuo Sumida
Sep 26, 2020
Etsuo Sumida died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 of natural causes at age 85.
Etsuo was born in Osaka, Japan to Yoshio and Motoe Sumida and grew up in Okayama. He was the fifth of seven children. At age 22, he made his first trip to the U.S. with an agricultural exchange program, picking grapes...
Sandra Lee Olson
Sep 20, 2020
Sandra Lee Olson, of Portland, Oregon was born on November 24th 1950 and passed away unexpectedly on Sunday September 20th 2020. She was an only child born and raised in the Portland area.
She attended school in the David Douglas school district and went on to graduate with a Masters Degree in Elementary Education from...
Shigeru Yuzuriha
Sep 15, 2020
Shigeru Yuzuriha was born September 8, 1930 in Portland, Oregon to Zoichi Yuzuriha and Fumiye (Toyohara) Yuzuriha. Shig and his family were sent to the internment camp at Minidoka during World War II. He graduated from Portland’s Lincoln High School in 1948. In 1953, he completed his pharmacy degree at Oregon State College. Shig married Yoko Okano on November...
Beatrice Montague
Sep 14, 2020
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Beatrice Gregg Montague was born in Austin, Texas to the late L.M. Gregg and Rena Harrison Gregg
Education
Anderson High School - Austin, TX
Houston Tillotson College – Austin, TX
Prairie View A&M College – Prairie, TX
Southwestern University – Weatherford, OK
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Carol Naomi Wahlers
Sep 10, 2020
Carol Naomi Johnson was born in Boise, Idaho on March 14, 1928 to Carl and Florence (Anderson) Johnson. After graduating from Escalon (CA) High School in 1945, Carol attended Gustavus Adolphus College and graduated from Lewis & Clark College in 1949. Carol served as a RN and taught nursing at the Emanuel Hospital nursing school (an extension school of...
Brian R. Whalen
Sep 8, 2020
Brian R. Whalen, 73 years of age, passed away on Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 at his home in Vancouver, Washington. He was born in Portland, Oregon on February, 25th 1947 to Barton Whalen and Violet (Wright) Whalen. Upon retirement, he moved to Vancouver Washington where he lived for the remainder of his life.
Brian graduated from Madison...
Cynthia Hancock
Aug 30, 2020
Cynthia Renee Hancock of Portland Oregon passed away of Congestive Heart Failure on August 30th 2020. Cynthia was born in Portland Oregon on April 20th 1951 to James and Marion Benton. She moved to Oakland California with her two children David and Treasta in 1975. She worked at Grove Valve Regulator during most of her time in California. She...
Christ George Vokos
Aug 27, 2020
Christ was born at home in Portland, Oregon to Greek immigrants george and Katherine Vokos. He lived on North McKenna Avenue his entire life and died at home at the age of 97.
Growing up in Portland, he attended Portsmouth Elementary and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1940. He served in the Merchant Marine and U.S....
Aaron Daniel Smith
Aug 22, 2020
Aaron Daniel Smith was born April 6, 1977 to Robert H. Lothian and Cheryl Frances Smith in Portland, Oregon. He is survived by his Uncles Jim Gilbert, John Lothian and Thomas Lothian; his siblings in Spokane, Washington, and a host of relatives and friends.
A Memorial Service will be held at Rose City's...
Norise Massenburg
Jul 26, 2020
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Sharon Louise Kent
Jul 25, 2020
Sharon Louise Kent Born: December 13, 1944 Died: July 25, 2020 City of Residence: Gresham, OR Charity: Scleroderma Foundation - scleroderma.org Sharon was born in Terre Haute, IN to Parents Paul E Fulk and Ruth L Harmless. They moved to Portland, Oregon when she was very young. She graduated from high school in 1963 from Washington...
Dr. Carl Henry Pollock, Jr.
Jul 19, 2020
Dr. Carl H. Pollock, Jr. was born in Sylvania, Ohio in 1931, to Carl and Bea Pollock. The family eventually settled in Greeley, CO, where he met the love of his life, Mary Noe, who he married in 1956. Carl served in the US Navy during the Korean conflict, and upon return completed his education at Colorado State College,...
Lycresha Marie Riscajche Riscajche
Jul 18, 2020
Lycresha was born to Glenn Jones and Shirley Mae Creadell on September 11, 1980 at Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon. Three years later she became a proud and protective older sister to her only brother, Glenn Jones, Jr. She also named him Boo-Boo.
While in Louisiana, she attended Bastrop High School. After moving back to Portland she graduated...
Lawrence David Dawkins
Jul 16, 2020
Lawrence David Dawkins was born in Urbana, Arkansas, on August 23, 1943. Lawrence's childhood was spent in the Albina district of Portland, Oregon with parents Lawrence and Fannie Dawkins with his brother John.
Lawrence and his brother attended Boise and Elliot Grade School and Thomas Jefferson High School.
Lawrence (Larry) worked in the fields picking...
Robert Curry
Jul 16, 2020
Robert Curry was born in Anniston, Alabama on August 23, 1929 to Warren Curry and Glady Kirby. He was the youngest of three children.
In 1950 at the age of 20, he married Dorothy Mitchell in Reno, Nevada.
Robert proudly served in the United States Army where he received a Bronze Service Star (awarded for...
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