OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Anita M. Palmer

Anita M. Palmer

Sep 29, 2017

Anita M. Casey Palmer – Was born on July 27, 1932 the third child of Blanch Taylor and Phillip Casey Sr. whom both preceeded her in death. Other preceeding family members include grandparents Andrew, and Ida Casey, Charles Taylor of Oxford MS. Lydia Scribner-Taylor of Saint Louis MS. Mrs. Palmer’s brother Phillip Casey Jr. and Sister Ernestine L. Moss....

Frank Takaaki Yasui

Frank Takaaki Yasui

Sep 21, 2017

Frank Takaaki Yasui was born in Dee, Oregon on July 1, 1921.

His father was Iemon Yasui

His mother was Yoshiko Hori Yasui

His siblings were Michiyo, Fusaye, and Haruo

His parents had come to Oregon from Japan to try farming but decided to return to Okayama-ken, Japan when Frank was...

Susan Joyce Burns

Susan Joyce Burns

Sep 17, 2017

Sue was a beloved mother, wife and grandmother. She is survived by her only son, Jerry Burns, grandsons; Kenny, Scott and Cody Burns and sister Elizabeth Liebman.  Sue is preceded in death by her husband, Louis Burns.

Sue was an active member of the Episcopalian Church and for most of her life a...

Martha Ann Halstead

Martha Ann Halstead

Sep 17, 2017

Martha Halstead, born September 2, 1939, left this world on September 17, 2017 at the age of 78.  She is survived by her four children -- daughter, Debra Halbrook-Parker (Gentry Parker); daughter, Lisa Halbrook; daughter Teresa Lilly-Halbrook (Marvin Lilly), and son, Lance Estes. She is also survived by her grandchildren Misty Loving, Tyrone Halbrook, Hussein Abu-Hamdeh, Javontae Trevino, and...

Doris Bonner

Doris Bonner

Sep 6, 2017

Doris E. Patterson moved to Portland, Oregon in 1945. She married Archie Bonner (also from Paris, Texas, who was stationed at Ft. Lewis, WA). They divorced after 28 years of marriage. She was reffered by Urban League Executive Director, E. Sheldon Hill, through their job placement program, to be the elevator operator at the historic Dekum Building in downtown...

Ruth LaVerne (Albrecht)  Sullivan

Ruth LaVerne (Albrecht) Sullivan

Sep 4, 2017

Ruth LaVerne Albrecht Sullivan was born in Portland, Oregon on August 9th, 1925 to George and Lily Miller Albrecht.  Ruth married Donald Sullivan July 5th, 1969.  Ruth has three children; Sharon Hugenberger (Jim), Dianne Newman (Dan) and Ronald Underwood (predeceased).  Ruth is preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, brother and sister-in-law Bob and Janet Albrecht, and four...

Josef Peter Schumacher

Josef Peter Schumacher

Sep 1, 2017

Josef Peter Schumacher was born in Leverkusen, Germany. He passed away after battling Parkinson’s Disease.  His life journey took him from Germany to Vancouver BC and then to Oregon where he lived for the last 56 years. He was a skilled cabinet maker working for the Charles Grant Company for 30 years until his retirement. “Papa Joe” loved his...

Janice Louise Schlafle

Janice Louise Schlafle

Aug 27, 2017

Charitable donations may be made to:

Portland Shriners' Hospital 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland OR 97239 Tel: 1-503-241-5090 Web: https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/Locations/portland/About/About-Us

Dorothy Margaret Weber

Dorothy Margaret Weber

Aug 27, 2017

Dorothy died peacefully, at age 94, with family by her side.  She was born July 24th, 1923, in Duluth, Minnesota to Alice Josephine Harvey and Ralph Titus Sedell, and the family then moved to Portland when she was 18 months old.  She graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland at age 16 and was forced to wait a year,...

Jacquelyn Venable

Jacquelyn Venable

Aug 15, 2017

Jacquelyn Ann Venable, 64, Portland, Oregon passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Born June 3, 1953 in Spokane, Washington, she was the daughter of the late Dale Hobbs and Mary Johnson. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Ken Venable; only daughter Jenelle Wildeman and her husband; sisters, Linda Venable and Casey Phillips; brother Danny Hobbs;...

Urban Herman Kluthe

Urban Herman Kluthe

Aug 11, 2017

Urban Kluthe, 98, passed away peacefully August 11, 2017.  Urban was born in a farmhouse just outside Elgin, NE on April 12, 1919. At age 14, his family moved to Anaheim, CA.  He attended night school to earn credits equivalent to two years of college and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps.  In 1941, he enlisted in the Army Air...

Jesse Elverton Godfrey

Jesse Elverton Godfrey

Aug 6, 2017

Jesse Elverton Godfrey was the first born of Jesse and Dorothy Godfrey. He was born on August 24th, 1944. As a child he played Little League Baseball and was an avid fan of the Mets. Jesse graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in 1962.

He enlisted in the Army on Valentine’s Day, of 1963. During his service...

James Michael "Mike" White

James Michael "Mike" White

Jul 25, 2017

James Michael 'Mike' White May 7, 1939 - July 17, 2017 James Michael White, known as "Mick, Mike and Big White", died peacefully July 17, 2017, at the age of 78 in Portland. Mike was born in Chicago, and graduated from St. Clare of Montefalco elementary and De La Salle High School where he was known for his basketball...

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