Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Dec 16, 2019

Carl Gerhardt Nitz was born on October 3, 1942 to Rev. and Mrs. Carl F. Nitz (Edna) in Klamath Falls, Oregon. As the second ‘Carl’ in the household, he quickly became known as ‘Gary’ to family and friends. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Portland where his father served in Lutheran parishes and in the district LCMS...

Dec 15, 2019

Ralph was born on March 14, 1942 to Ralph Luther and Laurene Mae Steele. He was the third child of six children. Katherine (Kitty) Maslen, Louise Ball Duncan preceded him in death. Sister Stella Traweek, Benjamin Steele and Carolyn Nadeau are the remaining siblings.

Ralph met his wife Kathleen (Kay) in 1956 when he was a freshman...

Dec 14, 2019

Herman was born on March 28, 1928 in Minot, North Dakota, the ninth child born to Michael Meyer and Helen Senger. In all, he had six brothers and six sisters - John, Johanna, Wendelin, Michael, Leo (who died as a young child), Catherine, Anna Maria, Rochus, Martha, Helen, Leo Joseph, and Sally.

For most of his early...

Dec 12, 2019

Charlene Ellen Rapacz Davenport was born at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, OR, on June 16, 1938 to the parents of Annette (Moe) and Charles Rapacz. Prior to her departure on December 12, 2019, she assured her family and friends that she had lived “a good and full life and enjoyed a very rewarding nursing career in Surgical Oncology.” In...

Dec 11, 2019

Gino Carl Calcagno

2/22/1950  - 12/5/2019

Gino ‘Chuck’ Calcagno, 69, son, brother, father, husband and friend passed away on the afternoon of December 5th after a lion-hearted effort to beat colon cancer. His mantra has always been “never, ever give up”. And he never did. He kept fighting everything thrown at him with...

Dec 10, 2019

A memorial service for Loretta Thompson will be held on Saturday, December 14th at 11:00AM at Rose City Cemetery & Funeral Home Chapel.

Dec 8, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Elaine Haralampus. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 3, 2019

Dorothy Nishida, 87, of Portland, Oregon passed away December 3, 2019 at Washington Gardens Assisted Living facility.  Dorothy was born in Kula, Maui. Mrs. Nishida is survived by her children, Daryl (Heidi), Lynn Kawashima (Herb), Duane (Lynn).  Survivors also includes: Tamaye "Daisy" Nishida, Sister, and Sueki Yamamoto, Brother, and 4 grandchildren Rachel Larsen (Luke), Stephen, Kyle, and Rebekah. She...

Nov 19, 2019

Mary E. Aspros (Demas) passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.

Mary E. Aspros was born in Portland, Oregon on May 12, 1932. She was the daughter of Panagoula and Elias Demas. She graduated from Lincoln High school and received a Bachelor of Arts from Lewis and Clack College.

Mary began...

Nov 16, 2019

Deloris was born to Archie and Adelia Gustafson in Chadron, Nebraska on November 11, 1926.  She was the 4th and last survivor of 7 children.  Deloris moved with her family during the Summer of 1944 to Vancouver, Washington.  She attended Fort Vancouver High School for her senior year.  She married Marion Tokstad on December 29, 1946 and they were...

Nov 9, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Joanne Rosenberry. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Nov 6, 2019

Memorial for Sharon McCormack Sharon’s Life, Her Love Sharon was born in Vancouver, Washington to Guilford Wayne & Myrtle Louise McKee Her early childhood years were spent overseas in Hawaii and Japan where she developed a love of being barefoot which became a habit most of her life.  :) When the family returned to the mainland USA, a very...

Nov 4, 2019

On November 4, 2019, surrounded by her loving family, Dorothy Marie Reid made her final transition to live eternally with our Lord God Almighty.

Dorothy (Graham) Reid was born April 28, 1933 in Shreveport, Louisiana to adoring parents Lee & Mable Graham. She shared her parents with 5 sisters and 3 brothers. It was during the historic...

Oct 31, 2019

Services for Kevin Leab will be on Tuesday, November 12th at St. Rita Catholic Church at 11:00AM

Oct 30, 2019

Bob was the beloved baby of the Garibbo family, born in 1960 in the Mt. Tabor area a half mile from where Dad was born. He was a happy child and had a dog, cat, rabbit, chipmunks, finches and an aquarium. He had grade school bongo parties in the basement and went to Benson Tech High School. He majored...

Oct 28, 2019

Henry Shigemi Kawata passed peacefully on October 28, 2019 at the age of 91. He was born on May 19, 1928 to Takaji Kawata and Masano Asano in Portland. His parents immigrated from Japan seeking work and a better life. Together they had five children, of which, Henry was the baby of the family.

Henry grew up...

Oct 26, 2019

Dean McCrea Sept. 25, 1955 - Oct. 26, 2019 On Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 Dean McCrea—a Portland native who touched the hearts of all who knew him—passed away at the age of 64 after battling a long illness. Dean was born Sept. 25, 1955 at Emanuel Hospital and was adopted at birth by his parents David Meriwether McCrea and...

Oct 25, 2019

Don was born in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Benson High School.

He then went on to get his Commercial Electrician's License.  He was a member of the IBEW Local #48.

Don is survived by his Sons: Chad(Ember); Travis, (Desirae); Zach, Granddaughter: Madi

Mother: Carol Anderson, (Dave); Father: Bob,

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Oct 23, 2019

Nancy Lousie East (Patrone) was born in Portland, Oregon 12/04/1958 and passed on 10/23/2019. She was a loving wife to Ronald Lee East for 31 years and a blessing to his son Ronald Jr.  (Buddy).

She is survived by her husband Ronald Lee East, Step son Ron Jr (Buddy), mother Ella Patrone (Rambo) Sister Shelly Arnold (Patrone),...

Oct 23, 2019

Alfred John Schedler   July 29, 1923 – October 23, 2019.  Reverend Alfred Schedler died on  October 23, 2019, passing peacefully into God’s presence.  Born in Portland, Oregon, Alfred was the youngest of four boys in Jack and Helen Schedler’s home. After graduating from Benson Polytechnic High School, he attended college in Portland before serving in the United States Army...