Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Apr 12, 2016

Jeanette was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  She is survived by two daughters (spouses), two grandchildren (spouses) and two great-granddaughters.

Apr 11, 2016

Rodney was born June 23, 1945 to Nug and Harue "Mae" Ninomiya in Caldwell, Idaho, and grew up in Portland. He graduated from Benson High School and Oregon State University. Rodney served in the U.S. Navy after college. He worked for many years for Benjamin Franklin Savings and Loan in the Portland area before owning and operating Encore/National Video...

Apr 11, 2016

A family gathering will be held, 4-7 pm, Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 at Rose City Funeral Home Chapel.

Please visit our site for her life story to be published in the near future.

Apr 7, 2016

Elsyann  Hawkins was born in Portland Oregon on April 22nd 1931, died April 7th 2016. She was surrounded by her family at the time of her death. She is survived by 6 children, 8 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.

She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, Aunt and friend who was...

Apr 5, 2016

Elizabeth “Libby” Kanelis

1928 – 2016

Dearest Libby, beloved sister to Alice Holbrook, Sophia Runyard and Constantino Kanelis died peacefully on April 5, 2016 after a long fight from natural causes, including a stroke.

She will always be remembered, especially for her passion for golf and knowing her, she is now playing a...

Apr 4, 2016

Mar 31, 2016

William Leonard Bly was born February 3, 1954 and passed March 31, 2016 of brain cancer.  Bill was from the Eugene area.

Bill loved working for Standard Utility.  He never complained about going to work.

Bill loved racing his car, watching or going to the races.  Bill loved to sandrail, fish and to go camping.  ...

Mar 30, 2016

Sumiko Inouye Ikata passed away surrounded by family on March 30, 2016.  Sumiko was born in Portland, Oregon, on March 3, 1918.  Her parents were Sanji and Taru Inouye (Sumiko’s parents were from Fukuoka prefecture in Japan).  Sumiko was the eldest daughter and the second of nine siblings.  When Sumiko was two years of age, her family moved to...

Mar 28, 2016

SHIEKO  SAKAMOTO

12-13-1933   3-28-2016

Shieko was born in Wakayama, Japan. She spent most of her working life in Portland as a cook/prep cook at Bush Garden and Zen Japanese restaurants and later volunteered at Ikoi No Kai. She was an active and long-time member of the SGI-USA Buddhist organization. Her favorite hobbies and past times...

Mar 20, 2016

Obituary of Joyce Ann Smith

A Mass of Christian Burial for Joyce Ann Smith will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 28, at St. Charles Catholic Parish, 5310 NE 42nd St., Portland, with committal burial at Rose City Cemetery to follow. Joyce passed away Sunday, March 20, at her home surrounded by her family’s love and...

Mar 17, 2016

Mary Ella Richard passed away peacefully Thursday, March 17, 2016, in Portland, Oregon at the age of 100.

Mary was born on March 22, 1916 in Chatham, Louisiana, but later moved to Southeast Portland in 1948 with her husband Sam Richard. Mary and Sam raised three children together; Ruby, Liz and Herbert. Her son Herbert is now...

Mar 16, 2016

June E. Torkildsen was born in Portland and died here at the age of 93.  She graduated from Jefferson High School and lived her entire life in Portland, apart from when she attended Pacific Lutheran University.  She married her late husband, Walter Torkildsen, on April 27th, 1946.  Much of her working life was spent at the IRS.  She loved...

Mar 12, 2016

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Mar 8, 2016

Mar 6, 2016

Ellsworth “Al” Hardesty

March 31, 1918 – March 6, 2016

Ellsworth “Al” Hardesty, 97, passed away peacefully at home on March 6, 2016.  Born in Bowman North Dakota and raised in Terry Montana, Al was a charismatic person that loved people!  He spent his career in the car business, opening new dealerships, training sales crews...

Feb 29, 2016

Obituary of Eglantine Jenkins

Mrs. Jenkins transitioned from this life, on February 29 th at the age of 82.

Eglantine was born August 18, 1933 in Hurdle Mills, North Carolina the youngest of 15 children born to Isaac and Hannah (Chapell) Carrington. Raised in Durham North Carolina there she graduated high school. She married Andrew...

Feb 28, 2016

Services for Frieda Wagner will be held Saturday, March 5th, 2016, 1:00 pm at Rose City Cemetery & Funeral Home.

Feb 26, 2016

Mable Louise Rush was born January 2nd, 1934 in DeKalb, MS, daughter of Henery Major and Thirsty Hampton. She was married to Lindburgh Rush on July 29th, 1950, until his death on January 2nd, 2007.

Lindburgh and Mable moved their family to Portland, OR in 1965. Mable was a stay at home mom until she went to...

Feb 22, 2016

Remembering the life of a Father, Grandfather, Companion, and Friend.  Dee Arthur Williams, also known as Jerome by many was born August 14, 1939 to mother Annie and father John Henry Williams. He was one of 10 siblings, rejoiced with Andrew Williams, Marjorie Williams, Matthew Williams and Eloise Davis; survived by youngest brother Raymond Williams and sister Miriam Williams....

Feb 21, 2016

Barbara Ann Malone aka Malone, made a peaceful transition at her home on Sunday, February 21, 2016 @ 5:57am surrounded by those she loved after a long illness. Survived by her loving daughter Sofiya Gauger-Malone, Sisters: Mary Rose, Susan, Peggy, Ann Marie Kiolbasa, brothers: Michael and Martin, her father: Jim, and 8 nieces and nephews.   She will join her...