Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

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...

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...

Jan 9, 2020

It is with heavy hearts that Irvin’s loved ones let you know that he passed away peacefully on January 9th, 2020.

Irvin came from a very large Italian / Irish family growing up in SE Portland.  He was born to Verna and Jake Jones in Portland, Oregon on the 3rd of May 1951.  Born at Emmanuel, he...

Jan 8, 2020

Arnold Ray Snyder (92) of Portland, OR, passed away January 8, 2020 in Keizer, Oregon. He was born in Ruskin, Nebraska February 10, 1927, the son of Albert and Rheba Snyder. August of 1943, he moved with his parents and two brothers to Idanha, Oregon.

He finished high school in Detroit, Oregon. During World War II he...

Jan 8, 2020

Geraldine Othello Mosley Hayes was born on January 15, 1922 to Horse Mosley and Betty Jean Hollaway, in Luther Oklahoma.

She went to school in Marietta Oklahoma, then she moved to Steel Water Oklahoma where she finished High School. In 1944, she moved to Portland Oregon where she worked in the shipyard until the Vanport flood happened...

Jan 3, 2020

Merry Boyd-Bunch was born On Christmas day in 1950 to Mable Marmon and Herbert Jackson in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Merry was the third of nine children.  Mable moved her family to San Diego, California in 1956 so that she could have more opportunities to pursue her nursing career.  Merry was fortunate to have a second father when Mable married...

2020

An obituary is not available at this time for Roger Shioshi. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 31, 2019

Janis Melinda Miles, age 65, of Portland, died peacefully in her sleep on December 31st, 2019 in her home holding her husbands hand and surrounded by her children and the laughter of her grandchildren. Born April 5th, 1954 in Portland Oregon,  she is preceded in death by her loving parents, Howard and Margaret Cofer, and her older brother Dale....

Dec 30, 2019

Vivian Ioannou passed away peacefully on Monday, December 30.  Vivian was born in Athens, Greece to Manolis and Maria (Mary) Hiotini.  Vivian immigrated to Portland, Oregon from Greece at the age of 13 with her widowed mother. She attended Holladay grade school and Girls Polytechnic High School, graduating in 1955.  After attending business college, Vivian spent six months in...

Dec 29, 2019

Mitsuko (Mitzi) Brittle was born in Japan 87 years ago, and passed away unexpectedly on Sunday December 29, 2019, surrounded by her family and friends.  Mitzi met her husband while she was working on an Air Force Base in Japan, they married 6-years later, and moved to the US in the late 50’s. Mitzi has resided in Portland, since...

Dec 29, 2019

Mrs. Edna M. Robertson passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019 in Portland, Oregon.  She was a life long resident of Northeast Portland, the community that she loved and help to develop.  She saw a lot of changes in the community in which she lived.  In the 70s, she began her career at Model Cities which morphed into Northeast...

Dec 27, 2019

Barbara Karambelas passed away peacefully in the presence of friends and neighbors at Willamette View Health Center. Barbara Vassilakos was born in Petrina, Greece 87 years ago. In 1955, she traveled to New York to stay with relatives and married Kirk Karambelas there in 1958. She moved to Portland with Kirk, made their home and raised a family there....

Dec 16, 2019

Carl Gerhardt Nitz was born on October 3, 1942 to Rev. and Mrs. Carl F. Nitz (Edna) in Klamath Falls, Oregon. As the second ‘Carl’ in the household, he quickly became known as ‘Gary’ to family and friends. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Portland where his father served in Lutheran parishes and in the district LCMS...

Dec 15, 2019

Ralph was born on March 14, 1942 to Ralph Luther and Laurene Mae Steele. He was the third child of six children. Katherine (Kitty) Maslen, Louise Ball Duncan preceded him in death. Sister Stella Traweek, Benjamin Steele and Carolyn Nadeau are the remaining siblings.

Ralph met his wife Kathleen (Kay) in 1956 when he was a freshman...

Dec 14, 2019

Herman was born on March 28, 1928 in Minot, North Dakota, the ninth child born to Michael Meyer and Helen Senger. In all, he had six brothers and six sisters - John, Johanna, Wendelin, Michael, Leo (who died as a young child), Catherine, Anna Maria, Rochus, Martha, Helen, Leo Joseph, and Sally.

For most of his early...

Dec 12, 2019

Charlene Ellen Rapacz Davenport was born at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, OR, on June 16, 1938 to the parents of Annette (Moe) and Charles Rapacz. Prior to her departure on December 12, 2019, she assured her family and friends that she had lived “a good and full life and enjoyed a very rewarding nursing career in Surgical Oncology.” In...

Dec 11, 2019

Gino Carl Calcagno

2/22/1950  - 12/5/2019

Gino ‘Chuck’ Calcagno, 69, son, brother, father, husband and friend passed away on the afternoon of December 5th after a lion-hearted effort to beat colon cancer. His mantra has always been “never, ever give up”. And he never did. He kept fighting everything thrown at him with...

Dec 10, 2019

A memorial service for Loretta Thompson will be held on Saturday, December 14th at 11:00AM at Rose City Cemetery & Funeral Home Chapel.

Dec 8, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Elaine Haralampus. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 3, 2019

Dorothy Nishida, 87, of Portland, Oregon passed away December 3, 2019 at Washington Gardens Assisted Living facility.  Dorothy was born in Kula, Maui. Mrs. Nishida is survived by her children, Daryl (Heidi), Lynn Kawashima (Herb), Duane (Lynn).  Survivors also includes: Tamaye "Daisy" Nishida, Sister, and Sueki Yamamoto, Brother, and 4 grandchildren Rachel Larsen (Luke), Stephen, Kyle, and Rebekah. She...