Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Jan 11, 2015

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Nami Matsushita (Nami means waves) was born the second child of Shozo and Suzuko Matsushita in Wapato, WA.  Her sibling included Hama Katagiri, Shima Matsushita, Sumi Murakami, Kaye Sakai and Ray Matsushita. Following the death of Shozo, the remaining family moved to Portland, OR where Nami was graduated from Washington High School...

Jan 11, 2015

Born April 19, 1934- Passed Away January 11, 2015 Fern was a loving and exceptional mother and grandmother.  She is survived by 3 sons and 1 grandson.  She is grateful to the many family, friends and neighbors who helped made her life enjoyable.  Viewing to be held at Rose City Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, January 16 , 2015 from...

Jan 11, 2015

Florence J. Bain was born the second of 8 children to Alvin and Louise Hoops on June 11, 1920 in Ferney, South Dakota. Florence moved to Portland in 1947 where she met Alexander Bain. They were married on September 28, 1950 and raised 4 children together. Florence is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Alex, 2 sisters...

Jan 8, 2015

E. Elaine Bartsch passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 8, 2015 in the loving arms of her children.  She is survived in death by her sister Joan, brother George,  sons Rick and Scott; daughter Debra;  grandchildren, Tom, Craig, Luke, Annie, Kedric and Destiny; as well as great-grandchildren, Cody, Layla, Natalie, Isaac and Calvin.  She was preceded in death by...

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Obituary  o f Rose M. Sisson

April 10, 1927 ~ January 3, 2015

Mass of Christian Burial, 11 AM, Monday, January 12, 2015 at St. Rita Catholic Church, 10029 NE Prescott St. Visitation, Saturday 10 AM – 4 PM and...

Jan 2, 2015

Dec 29, 2014

Marilyn J. (O’Neil) Hayward, 90, of Portland Oregon, formerly of Belchertown, MA., passed away peacefully on December 29, 2014. She was born in Ballston Spa, NY on February 19, 1924 to Eathel (Siemer) and Michael O’Neil. She earned her teaching degree at Oneonta College (now SUNY - Oneonta) and was a long time teacher in the Belchertown schools, spending...

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Dec 27, 2014

Charles Hall, the son of the late Mr. James and Mrs. Densie Hall, was born in Selma, Alabama on March 27, 1928. He was the fourth-born son out of 9 children; three daughters and 6 sons. He left home at an early age to work in the fields and spent many of his younger years living with his godparents,...

Dec 25, 2014

Obituary of Louise Flippen

Mrs. Louise Flippen was born April 21, 1934 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the 2 nd of 9 children to the late Ernest and Leotha (Nichols) Brown.

Louise was raised in Little...

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Dec 18, 2014

Takeshi "Tak" Fujino, 88 of Portland Oregon passed peacefully December 18th, 2014. He was born to the late Suyekichi and Yumi Fujino in Auburn, California. Tak attended Placer Union High School.  While he was interned he attended Tule Lake High School. He graduated from Jerome High School in Arkansas. After the war, he...

Dec 9, 2014

Dec 7, 2014

Felix Antonio Herrada Gonzalez was born on June 14, 1953, in Havana, Cuba. As a Cuban refugee, he immigrated to the United States via Operation Peter Pan. After spending two years in Miami, Felix was transferred to Portland, Or., where he was later joined by his mother and father. Felix attended Washington High School. He was a naturally gifted...

Dec 4, 2014

Dec 1, 2014

In loving memory of Vera (Connie) Stupers

Born in Bandung, Indonesia, Connie grew up with her 2 sisters (Lottie and Ilse) and 2 brothers (Erich and Humphrey).   As a child growing up in the islands, she survived the Japanese occupation of Indonesia during WWII.  After the...