Lillian (Lill) A Lawrence passed away peacefully November 18, 2020. Lillian was born and raised in Portland, Oregon to Henry and Anna Schmer on August 17, 1927. Lillian attended Jefferson High School, and went on to Business School before getting married to Jack in February 1949.  She always said that she had a truly wonderful spoiled and blessed life with husband Jack for 72 years. She and Jack with family spent many happy years as members of Tyee Yacht Club then the two traveled...

Harry Douglas Rehder, Jr. (Doug Rehder) was born September 23, 1953 in Portland, Oregon. He went to grade school at Woodstock Elementary School and high school at Franklin High. Doug had just turned 67 and retired when he left us all too soon on November 11, 2020. Doug was in the Air Force after high school and worked at Honeywell, Johnson Controls and Siemens as an HVAC technician. He was a brilliant technician and there was nothing he could not repair. He moved to Spokane, Washington for...

Father James Karagas passed away on November 4, 2020 at the age of 93. He was born to Mike Karagas and Christine George in Detroit, Michigan on June 10, 1927. He is survived by his wife, Lynn K. Palmer, former wife, Lucille Karagas, sons George (Patty), Mike (Karen), and Demo, grandchildren, Demetri, Nicholas (Brittany), Ally, Gina, Geri Cassals (Chris), Cindi Snyder (Randy), and Christi Huges and 9 great-grandchildren. His daughter, Victoria preceded him in death on April 6,...

NOEL SALEM LESSARD October 8th, 1920 - November 1st, 2020 (Age 100) Noel Salem Lessard was born to Theodore and Christina Lessard in Omemee, North Dakota on October 8th, 1920. In Portland Oregon at the age of 19, he met and married his lifetime sweetheart, Dorothy Jane Walker. They remained married for more than 78 years until Dorothy's passing in April of 2019. Noel'Rocky' and Dorothy have three sons, Aaron Douglas (Molly), Stanley Dean and John Edward (Nancy). He was...

Shirley was born to George and Naomi Smith in Toledo, Oregon  Oct. 17,1928. She died in Portland, Oregon. on October 30, 2020.  She attended Siletz grade school graduating in 1942. Upon her father's death her Mother moved the family to Portland. Eventually remarrying, the entire family's name was changed to Mather.  Shirley graduated from Franklin High School in 1946. Almost immediately she went to work for a company that was a lumber broker, owned a public...

Mel Osbeck born April 15th 1925 To Arvid and Anna Osbeck In Multnomah Oregon. He went to Jefferson High School and graduated in the class of 42 where as he then enlisted in the US Coast Guard. After the war was over he was Honorably discharged and came back to Portland Oregon. He then met his future wife Frances Arata in which they were married in 1946 and had a son Craig. Melvin had many small restaurants and worked in many places up the opening of Mel’s Top Deck on Interstate avenue....

Mary Elizabeth Drabkin (née Hooper), 89, passed away in her native Portland, Oregon on October 25, 2020. She was born on July 27, 1931, the second of two children of William and Elizabeth Hooper. Mary was the proud sister to her beloved older brother William Hooper, who passed away on January 9, 2006. She will be remembered as an adventurous and incredibly strong person with an inquisitive nature, love of the written word and a warm heart. Mary attended Lewis & Clark College in...

 Dorothy passed from this life on October 20, 2020. Dorothy was born on her parent's farm at a time in history where the physician had to be driven 18 miles by horseback and sleigh due to a snowstorm, in order to deliver Dorothy. They also experienced periodic dust storms and the only water supply was from the outside well.  Economic times were challenging for the farming community, but Dorothy was able to complete her first eight grades, where all students were included in a...