Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Evelyn B. Tripp
Dec 4, 2020
Evelyn Tripp:
Evelyn Beatrice Tripp (Wiitala) passed away peacefully in her Lake Oswego residence on December 4th, 2020. She was 94 years old. Evelyn was born on October 3rd, 1926 to William Eric Wiitala and Hilma Elviira Wiitala (Lind) in Gackle, North Dakota. She was the oldest of six...
Dolinda Gooseberry-Parks
Dec 2, 2020
Dolinda Marvette Gooseberry-Parks was born on March 13, 1966, to Marzetta Ann Gooseberry and Herman Harden in Portland, Oregon. Dolinda or DoeDoe as we liked to call her, attended Portsmouth Elementary/Middle School and graduated from Ulysses S. Grant High School in 1984. She studied Physical Therapy at Portland State University in the 80s and Social Science from 1989 to...
Arthur Spada
Nov 28, 2020
Arthur Spada was born in Portland, Oregon, on February 24, 1926, and passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on November 28, 2020. He was the fifth of six children born to Cosmo and Angiolina Spada. He attended Grant High School in Portland.
Arthur’s career in farming began with working on the family farm in Parkrose. ...
Lillian A. Lawrence
Nov 18, 2020
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...
Robert Leroy Scull
Nov 15, 2020
In what would have been the year of his 90th birthday, we remember our Dad and Grandpa, Robert L. Scull. Born in LaGrande, Ore., to Chet and Emma Scull, Bob was the proud older brother to Dolores. He attended Columbia Prep High School, graduating in 1950. Drafted into the Army, he served from 1952-1954.
He was married...
Doug Rehder
Nov 11, 2020
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...
James Karagas
Nov 9, 2020
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...
Noel S. Lessard
Nov 1, 2020
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...
Shirley Blackford
Oct 30, 2020
Shirley was born to George and Naomi Smith in Toledo, Oregon
Oct. 17,1928. She died in Vancouver, Washington. 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...
George M. French
Oct 28, 2020
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Melvin Ewald Osbeck
Oct 26, 2020
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...
Mary Elizabeth Drabkin
Oct 25, 2020
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...
Dorothy Viola O'Neill
Oct 20, 2020
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....
Naveed E. Elahi-Bey
Oct 19, 2020
Naveed Elahi, of Portland Oregon was born April 20th, 1949 and passed away in his home surrounded by family and loved ones on October 19th, 2020.
He attended school in the Portland Public School District. He later received his bachelor's degree from Concordia University and was later honored for his contribution in recognition of his service to...
Lydia Doolittle
Oct 9, 2020
Lydia Emma Doolittle was born in Portland, Oregon on April 16, 1922 the daughter of John and Elizabeth Arndt. Her parents were German immigrants from Russia. Lydia had five brothers and one sister. As a child Lydia spoke German in the home before she learned English in school. Lydia attended Portland Public Schools and graduated from Jefferson High School....
Ovelia Marjell Lewis
Oct 1, 2020
On June 24, 1928, Ovelia Marjell Walker Lewis was born to Annias (Dixie) Walker & Bennie Nickleberry Walker in Cass County Texas. She was the fourth of eight children born to this union.
In 1948, Ovelia moved to Portland, Oregon with her sister Mae Reda...
Etsuo Sumida
Sep 26, 2020
Etsuo Sumida died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 of natural causes at age 85.
Etsuo was born in Osaka, Japan to Yoshio and Motoe Sumida and grew up in Okayama. He was the fifth of seven children. At age 22, he made his first trip to the U.S. with an agricultural exchange program, picking grapes...
Sandra Lee Olson
Sep 20, 2020
Sandra Lee Olson, of Portland, Oregon was born on November 24th 1950 and passed away unexpectedly on Sunday September 20th 2020. She was an only child born and raised in the Portland area.
She attended school in the David Douglas school district and went on to graduate with a Masters Degree in Elementary Education from...
Shigeru Yuzuriha
Sep 15, 2020
Shigeru Yuzuriha was born September 8, 1930 in Portland, Oregon to Zoichi Yuzuriha and Fumiye (Toyohara) Yuzuriha. Shig and his family were sent to the internment camp at Minidoka during World War II. He graduated from Portland’s Lincoln High School in 1948. In 1953, he completed his pharmacy degree at Oregon State College. Shig married Yoko Okano on November...
Beatrice Montague
Sep 14, 2020
Obituary
Beatrice Gregg Montague was born in Austin, Texas to the late L.M. Gregg and Rena Harrison Gregg
Education
Anderson High School - Austin, TX
Houston Tillotson College – Austin, TX
Prairie View A&M College – Prairie, TX
Southwestern University – Weatherford, OK
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