OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Roberta "Robbie C" Carrol Sherrill Paollili

Roberta "Robbie C" Carrol Sherrill Paollili

May 2, 2016

"Robbie C," as she liked to be called, passed this May 2nd.  Born August 24th, 1930, daughter of Leo and Vesta Smith.  Robbie lived in Oregon all of her life.  She graduated from St Mary's of the Valley as valedictorian.  A selfless provider, she raised four boys by herself.  They were always first and foremost in her life.  She...

Dale Frank Sundholm

Dale Frank Sundholm

May 1, 2016

After a long illness, culminating in a broken hip - Dale Sundholm died on Sunday May 1st, 2016, at his home, Glenwood Place Sr. Living, Vancouver, Washington, where he had resided with his wife of 49 years, since November 2014 Dale was born in Atwater, Minnesota, the last of Erick and Ella Sundholm's three children -- two older sisters ...

Helen Rollandi

Helen Rollandi

Apr 22, 2016

Our Loving Mother Helen Manoles Rollandi passed away peacefully April 22, 2016 in her home in Portland, OR at age 89, surrounded by her loving family.  Born June 11, 1926 in Salem, Oregon, she was the daughter of Thomas and Velma Manoles and sister to Betty Jean Simmons.

She married Louie James Rollandi, her life partner of...

Helen Josephine Orico

Helen Josephine Orico

Apr 22, 2016

Helen J. Orico passed away April 22nd, 2016 in Portland, Oregon. She was 95 years of age.

Visitation will be held at Noon, Thursday, April 28th followed by a graveside Service at 1 pm at Rose City Cemetery.

Helene Josephine Scalise was born October 22, 1920 in Denver, Colorado the 6ixth of 7...

Bonnie J. Willhite

Bonnie J. Willhite

Apr 13, 2016

Charitable donations may be made to:

Alzheimer's Association 1650 NW Naito Pkwy #190, Portland OR 97209 Tel: 1-800-272-3900 Web: http://www.alz.org/join_the_cause_donate.asp

Cassie Lee Benjamin

Cassie Lee Benjamin

Apr 12, 2016

Cassie Lee Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 12th, 1951, and brought home to her mother and father, Sarah Mae and Elmira Davis. She was one of 12 Davis children: Gladys, Shirley, Mae Francis, Elmira, Elmer Jr., Quida, Allene, Celestine, Edith, Martha Mae and Nathan.

She graduated from Portland’s Washington High School in 1970, then...

Jeanette (Kircher)  Biehler

Jeanette (Kircher) Biehler

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.

Rodney T. Ninomiya

Rodney T. Ninomiya

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...

Maria N. Giraldo

Maria N. Giraldo

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.

Elsyann (Norgard)  Hawkins

Elsyann (Norgard) Hawkins

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...

Elizabeth "Libby" Kanelis

Elizabeth "Libby" Kanelis

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...

William "Captain" Leonard Bly

William "Captain" Leonard Bly

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.  ...

Sumiko Ikata

Sumiko Ikata

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...

Shieko Sakamoto

Shieko Sakamoto

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...

Joyce Ann (Moore)  Smith

Joyce Ann (Moore) Smith

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...

Mary E. Richard

Mary E. Richard

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...

June Ethel (Jernes)  Torkildsen

June Ethel (Jernes) Torkildsen

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...

Miranda Susan Smith

Miranda Susan Smith

Mar 12, 2016

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