Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Theodore Totten
Mar 22, 2015
Theodore Thomas Totten “Ted” quietly left us on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 2:59 p.m. after a long battle with congestive heart failure.
Ted was born May 13, 1931 in Portland, where he spent all his life except two years in the Army. He attended Ascension Grade School, later...
Richard A. Freeman
Mar 17, 2015
Richard Allen Freeman was born to Jimmy and Wynona Freeman on May 29, 1943 in Atmore, Alabama.
He attended Escambia High School in Atmore, Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana and Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. After college he was drafted to the U.S Army where he served two years in Colorado Springs, Colorado....
Chester Edwards
Mar 14, 2015
Obituary
Chester Edwards was born March 18th, 1924, in Meridian, Oklahoma, to Tossie Flowers and Stella Ruby Brooks, the fifth of six children. He departed this life March 14 th , 2015, in Clackamas, Oregon.
Chester attended public schools in Meridian. He was baptized at an early age.
He met and...
Janis Marie (Henning) Michaelis
Mar 14, 2015
Celebration of Life: Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM St. Agatha Catholic Church 1430 SE Nehalem St., Portland, OR 97202
Born 2/4/1955, Hillsboro, Oregon. Parents were Forrest "Frosty" and Nelda Henning.
Passed away 3/14/2015, Portland, Oregon.
She attended St. Agatha's from 5th through 8th grades; 1965 through 1969,...
John J. Lillestrand
Mar 14, 2015
John Joseph Lillestrand
December 14, 1943 - March 14, 2015
John Joseph Lillestrand was born on December 14, 1943 in Seattle. He peacefully passed away at home with his family on Saturday, March 14. His death was due...
Alvin Vernon Jones
Mar 13, 2015
Alvin Vernon Jones was born in Ormond, Florida to the late Earl Robinson and the late Claudia Jones.
Alvin confessed Christ at an early age, affiliating with Greater Friendship Baptist Church in FL. Because of relocating, churches changed with each move, his love of Christ never changed!
Alvin spent most of his childhood in Daytona...

Edward Bruce Aust
Mar 10, 2015
Edward Bruce Aust passed away March 10th, 2015 after a spirited battle with cancer. He was 73.
He was born March 30, 1941 in Portland, the eldest son of Ed and Katherine Aust. He was raised in Northeast Portland, attending Vernon Elementary and graduating from Jefferson High School Class of 1959.
Edward served in the...
James E. Barrett
Mar 7, 2015
Obituary of James E. Barrett
James Edward Barrett, 93, passed away March 7,2015 in Portland, Oregon. Jimmy was born June 21, 1921 to parents Edward Barrett and May McCarthy. Born and raised in Portland he attended Holy Rosary Grade School before graduating from Columbia Preparatory High School. During World...
Alfred Swain Rigsbee
Feb 27, 2015
Alfred Swain Rigsbee
June 30, 1922- February 27th, 2015
Alfred S. Rigsbee, 92, died at home Feb. 27, 2015. Born in Arlington Ind., Al lived in Portland near his family for greater than 20 years. He is survived by his wife Babe, 3...
Renee A. Giroux
Feb 26, 2015
Renee Amber Giroux passed away with family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Renee was born in San Bernardino California, and grew up in Los Angeles. She graduated from Humboldt University with a bachelor degree in food and nutrition, and began her career at the Juneau Health Service in Juneau, Alaska, before moving to Oregon in...
Wilson Calvin Walker
Feb 25, 2015
Obituary of Wilson Calvin Walker
February 1, 1920 ~ February 25, 2015
Funeral Service, 11:00 AM, Friday, March 6, 2015 at Rose City Funeral Home, 5625 NE Fremont St. Military Honors and committal to follow at Rose City Cemetery. Wilson passed away in Portland at Emanuel Hospital, he was 95 years old.
Born...
Judy Berry Williams
Feb 24, 2015
Judy B. Williams was a woman who, for the majority of her life, helped veterans. For over 35 years, she was an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Starting as a file clerk she was promoted until for decades, she was an adjudicator, a person who helped veterans directly figure out claims. She would also organize documentation for...
Lee R. Martin
Feb 21, 2015
Born during haying time in Baker City, Oregon to Wendell Martin and the former Eleanor O'Neill, Lee joined older brothers Rick and Denny. Three years later, sister Barbara arrived and the family was complete. Raised on a farm in LaGrande, Oregon for most of his youth, he did the chores of a farm kid, went to school, swam in...
Betty Salvador
Feb 19, 2015
Betty Elaine Salvador
May 23, 1921 – February 19, 2015
The only child of Samuel “Bradford” and Hazel Swadburgh was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota and moved to Portland , Oregon as a child. Betty graduated from high school shortly after meeting the love of her life, Charles...
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