Freddie Mae Johnson arrived on November 24th, 1932 in Linden, Texas. She was the second of 8 children born to Fred C. & Eula Allen. After relocating to Portland, Oregon in 1950, Freddie Mae attended Lincoln High School, and eventually came to settle down in the lovely Irvington Neighborhood. A beautiful woman inside and out, Freddie Mae was also a hard-working mother who raised her children with a loving, but strong hand. She was never far from home, and when not keeping a watchful...

Jim Hubler died peacefully in his home on July 10, 2019 at the age of 75.  While facing physical challenges in recent years, his mind and natural wit remained sharp.  Born in Portland, Oregon, on September 11, 1943 to Elmer M. and Katherine A. (McGinty) Hubler.  As a true Portlander and Catholic, he attended All Saints Grade School and graduated from Central Catholic High School.  He attended University of Portland for his Freshman year of college where he met the love...

Edna Barbara (Walker) Melcher was born in Portland, OR to John and Mary Walker on January 23, 1922.  She passed into the comforting arms of her Savior on July 10, 2019 after a long illness.  She was 97 years old. Edna was a Portland resident all of her life, until August of 2011, when she moved to Vancouver, Washington at age 89. In spite of the move, she always considered herself an Oregonian. After graduating from Jefferson high school in Portland, she married Adam...

Elizabeth Anne Schneider (Betty Bieker) was born on September 9, 1925 to Elizabeth and Charles Bieker in Portland, Oregon.  Her mother died when she was 4 years old. She was subsequently raised by her mothers’ sister Helena who married her father.  She had three brothers Charles (deceased) William and Donald and two sisters Helen Johnson(deceased) and Mary Lou Adams. While attending her Senior year at Jefferson High School she got her first job at Anderson’s Food Market...

Viola “Vi” Lucille (Frodin) Voeller, 96, of Portland, OR  passed away on June 18, 2019 with her family by her side at a local care facility.  She had been receiving  Hospice care following a hospital stay in late February for the Influenza A virus which took a toll on her fragile body. Vi was born July 24th, 1922 in St. Francis, Kansas to Edwin and Margaretha Frodin.  She only attended school through the 8th grade because she needed  to go to work to...