Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Apr 17, 2023

German Miguel-Manuel age 31 passed away on April 17th, 2023. He was born to Carmen Francisco and Francisco Pablo on Monday September 16th, 1991, at 6:00 am weighing 6 lbs. at OHSU in Portland OR.

German attended Jefferson High School and graduated in 2011. Portland was always his home until he passed. He was always in retail...

Apr 17, 2023

Thomas Junior Reid was born on June 14, 1935, to Thomas Mercer and Florence Reid (Vandross) in New York, New York. Thomas grew up in New York and decided to join the Navy in 1952 where he served in the Korean War. After he served in the Navy he then moved to Portland, Oregon.

Thomas was an...

Apr 16, 2023

Ann Crawford (94), of Portland, OR passed away at home April 16, 2023 from natural causes. Her family members surrounded her with love, comfort, shared stories and goodbyes on a beautiful day during her passing. As daughter Debbie would say, family packed in, much like a tiny clown car over capacity.

Ann is survived by her four...

Apr 14, 2023

Mary Diane Blackledge, age 84, of Chandler, Arizona passed away April 14, 2023.   Diane spent her childhood in Umatilla and Hepner, Oregon and moved to Portland as a teenager.   Diane graduated from Jefferson High School in 1957 and married Larry Blackledge that same year.

Diane worked in international banking for Wells Fargo for 25 years. She enjoyed...

Apr 13, 2023

Teresa Louise (Dannelley) Melnichuk was born on May 26th, 1945 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, the daughter of Arthur Dannelley and Ema Lee Brasuell. She passed away peacefully on April 13, 2023 at the age of 77 in her home in Milwaukie, Oregon with her husband by her side and surrounded by the love of her children and grandchildren. Teri...

Apr 5, 2023

Marcel Mitchell Bryant Jr. was born September 21, 1992 in Portland, Oregon at Emmauel Hospital to Cora Donna Lynn Riley and Marcel Mitchell Bryant Sr., and raised from birth by his step-father Eric Mott.

Marcel was raised in Portland, Oregon and attended Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Harriet Tubman Middle School, and Jefferson High School. He enjoyed...

Apr 3, 2023

Linda Simmons, affectionately known as Fay, was born Monday August 11th, 1952, in McGeHee, Arkansas to her parents Alena Brown and Willie Simmons. Fay grew up in Phoenix Arizona and then made her way to Portland Oregon where she then had her 3 beautiful children. She was a beautiful, intelligent, and talented woman. So brave, and well-built and understood...

Mar 26, 2023

Ben Leonard Hordes was born in Portland, Oregon where he attended Kennedy School and Jefferson High School before serving in the Navy.  Upon returning home, he continued his education at the VanPort Extension Center and Lewis & Clark College.  Ben went on to become a Lieutenant with the Portland Fire Department where he served many years before retiring.

Mar 26, 2023

On March 26, 2023, our family lost its matriarch. Yoko inspired us with her self-reliant spirit, discipline, and focus on the importance of education.

Yoko (Okano) Yuzuriha was born on February 7, 1931 in Wapato, Washington to Torakichi Okano and Hisayo (Taniguchi) Okano. She was the youngest of seven children. Yoko and her family were sent to...

Mar 24, 2023

After 89 years of a full life, our beloved father, grandfather & great-grandfather Bob passed away. His family and friends spent quality time with him in his last few weeks. Bob had lived at The Forum at Town Center retirement community for over ten years. His wife Sara passed away two years ago also at age 89 on February...

Mar 24, 2023

It is with deep sadness and much love that the family of Norman A Phillips II (80) announces his passing on March 24, 2023. The son of Don and Charlotte Jarrett, Norman was born on May 20, 1942 and raised in Portland, Oregon along with his 2 siblings Henry (Frank) and Charlotte. At the young age of 8 and...

Mar 24, 2023

Dawn Marie Hanley, 58, of Portland, Oregon, sadly left us on March 24th, 2023.

Dawn was born on April 7, 1964 to Donald and Nancy Hanley in Portland, Oregon. She was a loving and devoted wife, daughter, niece, sister, cousin, Auntie, and Grammy D. Dawn’s kind, generous, loyal, compassionate way of life was felt by all who...

Mar 9, 2023

Beatrice Moore, 96, of Portland, Oregon, passed away on March 9, 2023, at her home with family. She was born October 10, 1926, in Beaumont, TX, to Henry Yarborough and Bobbie McLemore, where she was the backbone to the Yarborough and Moore family.

Aunt Bea, as we all called her, was the youngest of six children (two...

Mar 1, 2023

Cheryl (Sherry) Lorraine Walterscheid, aged 76, died March 1, 2023, in Portland, of brain injuries sustained in a fall. Sherry was born in Los Angeles, November 21, 1946, the daughter of Richard C. and Lorraine F. Shipley. Her family moved to Ventura County north of Los Angles in the mid 50’s where she attended middle and high school, graduating...

Feb 26, 2023

Gary H Steele 76, passed in his sleep after a short illness. He was a Vietnam veteran and worked hard since the age of 9 building homes of all sizes. Owned a boat house before age 16 but sold it to help his parents buy a home when he went into the military. Met my mom through his sister...

Feb 25, 2023

Dolores Ann "Corky" Furlong Poff, beloved wife, mother, and friend, passed away February 25, 2023, at the age of 94. Dolores was born on April 26, 1928, the second child of Harvey Albert Furlong and Ann (Barb) Furlong in Youngstown, Ohio. Dolores had four dear sisters, Bea, Evie, Shirley and Marilyn. She met Eugene Richard Poff in Tillamook, Oregon....

Feb 20, 2023

Jack Lawrence passed away in his sleep February 20, 2023. Jack was born and raised in Portland, Oregon to Howard and Emma Lawrence on April 6, 1926. Jack attended St. Rose Catholic School and Benson Tech High School. Jack was inducted into the US Army in January 1944 and sent to Fort Lewis Washington before deploying to the European...

Feb 16, 2023

Bill was a fan of the Oregon Ducks, Brooklyn Dodgers, jazz-especially Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, and Manhattan Transfer singing “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square,” brownies, old movies, picnics, reading mysteries, road trips, cooking pork carnitas, BBQ ribs, chili, and sheet pan chicken recipes while listening to and singing along to 50’s-60’s music from his...

Feb 15, 2023

Marv Self passed away peacefully on February 15th, 2023 in Vancouver, Washington with his daughters and closest friends by his side.

He was born September 26th, 1947 in Spokane, Washington to Eva and Ken, or "hatched" as he loved to say, joining his older sister Janet. The family moved to Portland, and settled on NE Prescott St,...

Feb 11, 2023

Daybreak

--for Joey

There are no paths to follow,

No bridges crossing streams,

No bitter tears to swallow,

No broken hopes and dreams.

The life whose path...