Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Jul 10, 2009

Bessie Carles was born on February 5, 1915 in Kato Loutro, Greece to Vasilis and Irini Couras. She was married to Gus J. Carles, who died in 1958. Mrs. Carles died on July 10, 2009 at the age of 94. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Irene and Costas Zogas; her brother Dimitri Couris; and by her grandchildren...

Jul 7, 2009

MR. SUNG QUY NGUYEN, age 85, died on Tuesday, the 7th of July 2009. Mr. Nguyen is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cuc Thi Doan; Daughter, Ngoc Hoa Thi Nguyen and her children; son, Trong Tien Nguyen and wife Nga Bui and their children; son, Trien Tien Nguyen; son, Trieu Tien Nguyen and wife Nguyet Pham and their children; son,...

Jul 6, 2009

Dr. Frank B. Strange, 83, clinical psychologist, passed away Monday, July 6, at the San Diego Hospice after suffering a stroke. Frank devoted his life to the improvement of community and individual health through a career that spanned mental health administration, teaching, community service and private clinical practice. He served as Executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Oregon,...

Jun 29, 2009

Born to Edward and Ollie Mae Chandler Hansen. Married Loren E. Studer in November of 1955. She had worked as a Extension Service Agent for three different counties. Had a Masters Degree. Survived by her husband, Loren E. Studer, Daughters, Julie Gage and Amy Studer; Son, Paul Studer and 7 Grandchildren.

Service

McMenamins Kennedy School...

Jun 28, 2009

Served in the US Army from November 5, 1940 to November 5, 1945, South Pacific areas. Worked for the Railroad as a mechanic.

Service

Willamette National Cemetery 11800 SE Mt. Scott Blvd. Portland , OR US 97266 Monday, July 6, 2009, 10:00 AM

Cemetery

Willamette National Cemetery 11800 S.E....

Jun 22, 2009

Albert Pool was born on May 1, 1925 in Clay, Texas to the late Lemon Pool and Alice Turner Pool. He was raised and educated in Clay, Texas and at the age of 16 he moved to Portland, Oregon. In 1953, he met the love of his life Mary Baldwin, and soon they were married on November 22, 1953. This...

Jun 22, 2009

The daughter of Burman and Emily R. Gibbs Lester in Portland, Oregon. Married Paul Wesley Pontius on August 19, 1943 in Portland, Oregon. Paul preceded Helen in death on August 10, 2002. Helen was a homemaker and a avid reader. She is survived by two daughters, Janet Jones and Jeanette Pontius both of Portland, Oregon; two Grandchildren, Brian and David...

Jun 8, 2009

Eugene Richard "Gene" Poff was born on July 15, 1928 in Portland, Oregon to Russell and Martha Poff. He was a graduate of Tillamook High School, and earned his Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State College (now Oregon State University). Gene served in the US Navy between high school and college. He married Dolores Furlong in Tillamook on...

Jun 7, 2009

Rosemary was born on March 7th, 1919, in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1933, she moved to Portland, Oregon with her mother and step-father Hazel and Elton Haase. Rosemary graduated from Franklin High School. In 1939, she married Jay Hollingsworth, a union that lasted 66 years, until his death in 2005. During the war, Rosemary worked at the Oregon Shipyards. Rosemary went...

Jun 3, 2009

George Jacobs, manager of Dan's Classic Auto Parts, lost his battle with cancer at 8:00 Wednesday night June 3rd. His faith in God helped him through this tough time. George started working here over 22 years ago, and soon became manager. He was known as the guy who knew everything, and he could help several customers at the same time....

Jun 1, 2009

Marcelle Walker was born in Portland on June 8, 1912. Back when horses were still a major means of transportation, she had early memories of traveling in a horse and buggy with her father down to the Portland waterfront to sell their eggs to ships moored along the docks. Marcelle's great grandparents came to the Oregon Territory in 1852 over...

May 26, 2009

There are about a million things that I could say about my dad, the first of all being that the most important thing to him was family. It didn't matter to him if it a biological family member, child, sibling, sibling's child, or the people that became family that through marriage. There were even a few that were friends of...

May 26, 2009

Theodora Maria Phelps was born on November 2, 1937 in Rock Island, Illinois to Nicholas Theodore Grevas and Catharine (Pappas) Grevas. She was raised and educated in Rock Island, and attended college in Kansas. It was while at college that she met Robert Neal Phelps, and they later married on April 16, 1958 in Illinois. They lived in many places,...

May 22, 2009

Helen Vivian Mason was born Nov. 18, 1912 in Rowley, Alberta, Canada to Lewis and Effie Fales. She passed away May 21, 2009, in Portland, Oregon. Her family moved to Brownsville, OR in 1926 and by 1935 they had moved to Portland. She worked in the shipyards and in 1943 she married Glen Leslie Mason. Helen went back to school...

May 22, 2009

Bryan Somsack Keosombath, Jr. is the infant son of Bryan Keosombath, Sr. and April Alway. He was born on May 22, 2009 at 8:22 am, and passed away on May 22, 2009 at 3:52 pm.

Memorial Service

Rose City Funeral Home 5625 Northeast Fremont Street Portland , OR US 97213-1754 Saturday, June 27, 2009, 2:00...

May 18, 2009

John E. Johansen Jr. passed away May 18, 2009 in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He was 62. John was born May 20, 1946 to Marjorie and John E. Johansen Sr. in Portland, Oregon. John graduated from Madison High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Master of Business Administration from Portland State University. He received his...

May 6, 2009

Rosie was born on October 3, 1922 in Bismarch, Norrth dakota the daughter of John and Rosie Wagner Loster. She moved to Portland at the age of two, and has lived here since. She attended business college here. She married Howard Willoughby on August 10, 1945 at Columbia, Mississippi. She assisted Howard with the operation of the family business. Survivors...

May 6, 2009

Kostas Couris was born on March 20, 1917 in Kato Loutro, Korinthias, Greece the son of Vasilios and Irini Couris. He was raised and educated in Greece and came to the United States in 1957. He married Anastasia Mehalopoulos on November 6, 1960. He was a self employed building contractor. Kostas was a longtime member of the Holy Trinity Greek...

May 1, 2009

Sherrill Whittemore was born in Rexburg, Idaho to Don E. Whittemore, Sr. and Ruth Ragan Whittemore. She died peacefully with her husband and sister at her side after a long illness due to breast cancer and diabetes. Sherrill's father and mother preceded her in death. Sherrill is survived by her husband Darrell Clukey, son Daniel Clukey (Wyemy Tolosa), brother Don...

Apr 29, 2009

Jessie Hubbard was born to Aquillwa and Matt Hubbard, September 5, 1921 in Grady, Arkansas. She met and married Virlie Graves Sr. and they lived in Portland, Oregon where they raised their family. Jessie worked as a factory worker in the paper business for Crown Zellerback. Jessie is survived by her sister Diane, Nephew David Wade, granddaughters Kathy Taylor, Kurra...