OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Tom Belesiu

Tom Belesiu

Jul 4, 2025

Tom J Belesiu (Athanasious Demitrious Belesiotis) was born in Nestani, Greece, in the summer of 1932. He grew up in the village with his six brothers and two sisters. At age 19, his uncle in Hermiston Oregon sponsored Tom to immigrate to the United States, where he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad near Helix Oregon. In 1953, Tom was...

Teresa Jean Frakes

Teresa Jean Frakes

Jul 1, 2025

In Loving Memory of Teresa Jean Frakes

January 26, 1943 – July 1, 2025

Teresa Jean Frakes, 82, of Maywood Park, Portland, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2025. She was born on January 26, 1943, in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Marian Frances Mapes-Frakes and William Paul Frakes.

Teresa spent much of her professional life in the Bay Area, where she worked as a...

Henry Earl McDowell

Henry Earl McDowell

2025

Henry “Mac” McDowell was born on June 21, 1938, in Linden, Texas, and passed away peacefully on June 24, 2025, in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by his loving family.

Henry was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. His life was a testament to hard work, kindness, and devotion to those he loved.

He graduated from Fairview High School in 1957...

John Donald Blackford

John Donald Blackford

Jun 18, 2025

John was born on August 5, 1931 in Stigler, Oklahoma to Frank and Elra Blackford. His family soon after moved to Poteau, OK. His first job was at the local newspaper, which his parents owned, the Poteau News. John left his home at age 14 for California, only to return to Oklahoma and leave yet again at age 16, alone...

Sy Uyesugi

Sy Uyesugi

2025

Sy had an unexpected heart attack and died three days later on June 12, 2025.

She was born, (Sy) Hisae Mitoma, in Independence, Oregon, April 1926. She spent her childhood growing up on the Mitoma Hop Yard until World War II when she was interned in the Tule Lake Relocation Camp and later moved to the Minidoka Relocation Center. After the...

Shirley Goemmel

Shirley Goemmel

Jun 3, 2025

Shirley Joan Goemmel, born in 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Charles and Nellie Leon. She passed away peacefully on June 3, 2025, at Happy Valley Graceful Living in Happy Valley, Oregon. She was the second of four siblings - Ruth, Phyllis, and Charles III. Shirley later settled in Portland, Oregon, where she created a beautiful life of family, love, and...

Noel Mark King

Noel Mark King

Jun 3, 2025

Noel King 2/28/44 – 6/3/25

Noel Mark King was born in the Bronx, New York to Ben and Esther King in 1944 and passed away on June 3, 2025 in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by his family.

Noel’s greatest joy was his family. He is survived by his daughters Ali King (Tim DuRoche) and Heather King (Ingrid Lundin), and sons Justin (Lisa Stanger...

Suzanne Tanzman Kiyokawa

Suzanne Tanzman Kiyokawa

May 31, 2025

Suzanne Tanzman Kiyokawa passed away on May 31, 2025, in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 67. Born on December 16, 1957, Suzanne - known to many as Sue - graduated from Grant High School in Portland, Oregon in 1976. After receiving her business degree and becoming a legal secretary she landed her first job at Pippin & Bocci Law...

Richard Dean Hanke

Richard Dean Hanke

2025

Richard Dean Hanke, fondly known as Dick, was born on September 8, 1943, in the vibrant city of Portland, Oregon, to Marie (Klaus) & Rudolph Hanke. Surrounded by the majestic backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, he infused his life with warmth and a generous spirit that would touch the hearts of many throughout his years.

For two decades, Dick poured his...

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