Rudy was born on November 27, 1940 in war-torn Poland to Reinhold and Olga Albrecht Meier. Near the end of WWII his Mother, along with Rudy and his younger sister Erna, fled with some other ethnic Germans from their area of Poland to Germany hoping for a better future. On the trip Rudy’s mother died at the age of 25. After spending some short times with various people Kurt and Amalie Kranz offered to take them in. The Kranzes knew that their mother had died and the father was missing...

He wasn’t just a son, brother, father, uncle, cousin and friend. He was OUR son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. He was loved, and brought love and happiness to those who knew him best. Today we hold tight to the memories and experiences that we have shared with Edward, as we gather together to honor and pay tribute to him. When you begin to tell the story of a life, you look for the characteristics that made that individual stand out. The significant traits, the events, the...

Alta Mae Jones, (affectionately known as Ta-mae) was born Alta Mae Martin on April 29th, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana. She passed away January 5th, 2019 at her home in Portland Oregon. She is the fourth child of six children born to Jerome Martin, Sr. and Elia Andrus.   She is preceded in death by her parents Jerome, Sr. and Elia, older brothers, Andrew and Amon and older sister, Rita. She is survived by younger brothers Jerome Jr. and Vincent. Her late husband Aris passed away in...

Services for Mr. Hills will be held Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 1:00pm at Rose City Cemetery & Funeral Home.

Lena Margarette Thorud was born to Mario and Rose Cerruti on August 27th 1931 in Portland,OR. Lena attended West Gresham grade school, she learned to play violin and accordion. Lena graduated from Gresham high school in 1949, after graduating Lena taught Accordion at a music studio in Gresham, and worked as a Secretary for the Russellville school district in Portland.   Lena met Wilbur Thorud in 1951. Wilbur and Lena were married on August 1st 1953. They resided in Troutdale where...

Constance Lee "Connie" Lechner O'Neill was born August 25, 1939 to Roman and Stella Lechner in Seattle, Washington. Connie grew up with her sisters Carol and Colleen in the Rose City Park and Alameda Districts of Portland, attending St. Rose Grade School and graduating from Holy Child Academy in 1957.  While attending Seattle University, she met Harvey "Chris" Christopherson. They were married in 1961 and their first daughter, Angie, was born in 1963. Son Dan...

“A Life Well Lived” Doris Rush, known affectionately as “Boo” by family and many friends was born April 20, 1961  in Dekalb Mississippi, the youngest of five beautiful daughter’s of Mabel Rush and Lindburgh Rush. Doris left this early existence on  December 5th, 2018. At a very early age Doris moved with her family to Portland Oregon in 1965. Doris was an energetic young woman who stayed busy with her sisters as they grew up and thrived in...