Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
John George Callis
Nov 9, 2015
OBITUARY
In Loving Memory Of
JOHN G CALLIS
March 10th, 1938 - November 9th, 2015
John was born March 10 th , 1938 to George and, Kamata Kokarelis in Kadila Greece. John left us on November 9...
Josephine Eilers
Nov 8, 2015
Josephine Rose Eilers (Jo) May 2, 1943. On November 11, 2015 Josephine Rose Eilers passed peacefully away of complications due to Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia.
Josephine was born in Hollywood, California to Donna Katherine McKinney (Esler) and Vernon Howard McKinney moving to Portland, OR as a young child with her parents. She had one sister Donna...

Joyce Marie (Moser) Crosby
Oct 27, 2015
Memorial contributions may be made in Joyce's name to:
Gresham Meals on Wheels, 503 953-8201
or the Reynolds School District, 503 661-7200

Gary Meeker
Oct 26, 2015
Gary Meeker, 64, formerly Gary Falken, of Portland, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, from a recurring illness. Gary was born Sept. 22, 1951, to Viola and Vernon "Red" Falken at Toronto, S.D. Gary attended Madison, Minn., elementary school and St. Michael's School while living in Madison for several years with his aunt and uncle Gladys and Leslie Bryant. Gary...
Karin Pfenning
Oct 26, 2015
Karin Pfenning ( née Wollmer)
02/11/1944 - 10/26/2015
Karin Pfenning passed away at home in Portland, Oregon on October 26, 2015 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was 71.
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Barbara N. Hohlt
Oct 24, 2015
Barbara Nell (Richey) Hohlt, formerly of Crab Orchard, Illinois, passed away suddenly on Oct. 24, 2015 in Portland, Oregon. She was born April 23, 1926 to Milo and Fannie Richey.
Barbara is survived by her three sons, Mark, Eric and Rodney; daughters-in-law, Brenda and Lori; grandchildren, Erica, Jesse, Joshua and Caleb, and close family friend...
Harue Mae Ninomiya
Oct 23, 2015
A diminutive legend in Portland’s Asian American community died peacefully at her home. Described as “an irrepressible optimist through troubled times, a tireless volunteer helping the needy, and a gentle instructor in the Asian arts”...she was a pillar of the community who was always giving of herself. Born to Hidekichi and Tetsuno Okazaki, immigrants from Okayama, Japan, Harue was given...
Dedrae D. Cottrell
Oct 23, 2015
Dedrae Diana Cottrell passed away on October 23rd, 2015. She retired in 2012 from OED. She began her career as a seasonal job service representative in 1980. During her career she worked in several areas with increasing responsibility including managing offices in Oregon City, downtown Portland and Gresham, as well as serving as regional manager for the Portland area....
Marion Hierrezuelo
Oct 20, 2015
To the union of the late John Quincy Adams and Pearl Moore Adams, twin daughters were born in the parish of Terrebonne, and they called her Marion AKA “Buckeye.” She graduated from Southdown High School in 1959, Houma, Louisiana. Soon after, in 1960, she married Samuel Goudy. To this union two sons were born, Timothy Goudy and Jeelani Shareef,...
Inez Delores Allen
Oct 20, 2015
Inez Delores Allen was born October 5, 1935 to Edward and Bertha Lee Everett in Biloxi, Mississippi who preceded her in death. She also lost two Brothers Edward Jr. and Joe Everett, her favorite cousin Harvey L. Knight and her nephew Joe Knight .
She is survived and leaves behind her only child David K....
Bettie Jean Schaefer
Oct 17, 2015
Bettie Schaefer— The Portland Girl
(1925—2015)
Bettie Schaefer has been a resident of Hearthstone Of Beaverton for over four years. She was born at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon on April 2, 1925. (Just barely missed April Fool’s day) Bettie...
Joann Helen Kennebeck
Oct 9, 2015
Friday, October 9 th , at 2:55 a.m., Joann H. Kennebeck lost her courageous battle against her ailments resulting from complications of three hip surgeries.
She was the most tenacious, passionate, strong-willed person I’d ever met! Mom had this huge, infectious smile that everyone loved and her highly energetic personality excited everyone whom she met.
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Linda Anne Tamlyn
Oct 9, 2015
Linda Anne Tamlyn
1/05/1950 – 10/09/20115
Linda Anne Tamlyn was born in Butte, Montana on January 5, 1950 to Joseph and Elizabeth Tamlyn. While still a small child, Linda and her...
Susan Lynn Daniels
Oct 6, 2015
Susan was born on July 11, 1962 in Portland, Oregon to Anita and Charles Daniels. She was born into a military family that would move eight times during her youth, including Germany and Alaska.
Her first friends were her sisters: Laurie who is one year older and Charlene who joined four years after Susan was born. The...
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