Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Meridel Wham McConnell Smith
Apr 26, 2020
Meridel Shanafelt was born in Sheridan, Oregon on November 18, 1924, the baby of Beatrice Shanafelt’s five children. As a three-pound preemie, she was warmed in the oven to keep her alive. Growing up with a heart condition, she was often too out of breath to run and play like her older brothers Delmer (Bud), Donald, and Raymond and...
Earl Dee Sands
Apr 22, 2020
Earl Dee Sands of Gresham passed away April 22, 2020 from age related causes. Mr. Sands was born January 29th, 1936 in Kearney, Nebraska. Earl went by the name Dee. That’s how everyone knew him. Dee moved to Portland Oregon when he was 19 years old where he later met Carole Pascoe and they were married in 1955. During...
Robert Edward Phillips
Apr 15, 2020
Robert was preceded in death by Mother, Willa E. Phillips Barber; Father, John Arthur Phillips, Sr. Leaving to mourn; his Brother, John Arthur Phillips, Jr.; Sisters Gail Waters and Jeannetta Byrd; Sons, Ray Colbert, Perry Winters, Jr. and a host of sons he claimed and loved as his own; Special Friend, David Little who walked and...
Phyllis Ruth (Banks) Barnes
Apr 15, 2020
Phyllis Ruth Barnes was born on September 13, 1939 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Alfred Lincoln and Marjorie Isabelle Banks. She was the youngest of eight siblings. Phyllis was five years old when the family moved to Portland, Oregon. She attended Boise Elementary School and Jefferson High School where she graduated in 1957. Phyllis was the head of Patient Accounts...
Sharon Neff Craig
Apr 1, 2020
Sharon Marie Craig, beloved mother, wife and friend, left this world on April 1st, 2020 after an 8-year battle with Breast Cancer. Born in Portland, OR Sept 14, 1961 to LeVerne and Ervin Neff, Sharon is survived by her husband Richard "Rick" Craig, her mother Le' Mengis, sister Lisa Ivy, brother Kevin Penney, daughters Brittany “Leha” Green, Brandy Green,...
Charles Anderson Tomassene Jr.
Mar 18, 2020
Charles “Charlie” Anderson Tomassene, beloved husband, proud father, respected friend and mentor, passed away peacefully at home, on March 18, 2020, at age 97. He was born on December 19, 1922, to Charles and Marie Tomassene in Portland, Oregon and was one of three children. His brother John and sister Mary preceded him in death. Charlie attended Beaumont Grade...
Darrell Leon Jones
Mar 18, 2020
Darrell Leon Jones was born June 4, 1962 in Mobile, Alabama to Ossie Jones Jr and Frankie McGee. He attended Bessie C. Funville Elementary and John L LaHoffe High School.
Growing up Darrell had two unique pets; a monkey named “Cocoa” and a duck named “Quack Quack”. He also played the drums in his High School band....
Nealy Lee Hunt
Mar 16, 2020
An obituary is not available at this time for Nealy Lee Hunt. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Joe Errico
Mar 2, 2020
Services for Joe Errico will be held Wednesday, March 11 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Viewing from 10:00 to 10:30, Rosary from 10:30 to 11:00, Funeral Mass from 11:00 to 12:00 noon with reception to follow. Entombment to follow the reception at Rose City Cemetery.
Betty Lautenschlager
Feb 25, 2020
Betty passed away in Gresham on Feb 25, 2020 at age 89. Born in Portland to Harold and Elizabeth Nicholas, Betty graduated from Grant High School and went to work for Electrical Sign Products where she met a young sign designer, Harley Lautenschlager. A romance developed, the two married in 1951, raised four children and shared a remarkable 68...
Nancy Jean Coleman
Feb 22, 2020
Nancy Jean Coleman, born in 1934 to August and Ruth Kageler, attended Gregory Heights grade school and graduated from Grant High School Class of 1951. She was married to Norman Blair from 1953 to 1959 and had two sons, Scott Alan and Keith Douglas. She was then married to Edward Coleman from 1960 to 1974. They had two daughters,...
Kimberly Niehuser
Feb 20, 2020
Kimberly Niehuser (Baker) was born in Portland, Oregon to Sonia Crane and Irwin Baker on May 12, 1955. She graduated from Jefferson High School then attended Mt. Hood Community College, studying Early Childhood Education. She married John Niehuser on Feb. 2nd, 1983 in Reno, Nevada. She worked as a long-time customer service representative for United Parcel Service for over...
Betty Jean Dawkins
Feb 18, 2020
Betty Jean (Brooks) Dawkins was born in Sunnyside, Washington, on February 17, 1943. Betty’s childhood was spent on the family farm with her parents Clifford and Mary (Kyle) Brooks and her three brothers Robert, Richard, and Harry. Betty had a most remarkable and blessed life. Betty accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior at the age of 12....
Suzanne Martha Hobson
Feb 17, 2020
Suzanne Martha Hobson was a resident of both Portland and Hood River, Oregon. She peacefully passed away in her home in Portland on February 17, 2020 at the age of 61.
Suzanne was born January 19, 1959 in Portland to Donald and Mildred Hobson. Suzanne was the youngest of three girls. She attended grade school at Charles...
Dorothy Browne
Feb 15, 2020
Dorothy Louise Browne, age 96 of Portland, Ore. passed away peacefully on February 15, 2020 at Willamette View from complications due to a stroke. She was born on November 8, 1923 in Buhl, Idaho to William Duncan and Ada Mae Stone Duncan and was the youngest of seven.
After her father died, she and her family moved...
William R. Anderson
Feb 14, 2020
An obituary is not available at this time for William R. Anderson. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Gerald A. Perala
Feb 13, 2020
An obituary is not available at this time for Gerald A. Perala. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Lloyd Noble
Jan 28, 2020
Lloyd Noble was born in Seminole Oklahoma to Stephen Noble and Estella Jackson on August 6th, 1935. On January 28 the Lord called him home after being ill for a number of years. His mother passed at an early age, and he was raised in Bakersfield California. He also lived in Spokane Washington with his oldest brother Everett and...
Melvin Peterson
Jan 21, 2020
Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Melvin Peterson passed away Jan 21, 2020. He was devoted to his family, friends, neighbors, and community, and our hearts are broken by the loss. Mel’s brothers, Charles and Lyle Peterson preceded him in death. Born Nov. 13, 1922, Mel grew up on the Oregon Coast, graduating from Nestucca Union HS, and...
Mary Charlotte Brawley
Jan 17, 2020
MARY CHARLOTTE BROWN BRAWLEY, of Portland, Oregon, passed away due to natural causes on January 17, 2020 at the age of 77.
Mary was born November 14, 1940 in Portland Oregon to parents Dwight Howard Brown, and Glory Wyckoff, who precede her in death.
Mary grew up in a NE Portland home that housed three...
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