Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Ciera Dawn Melson
Oct 6, 2018
Ciera was born August 9th 1992 in Pasadena CA. Ciera's mother Deidre was not allowed to attend the family's annual Vegas trip as the elders feared she was to far into pregnancy and it may be harmful to travel. It seems their fears were warranted, Ciera did decide to arrive on the Sunday the family was due to return....
Donald Lee Johnson
Oct 5, 2018
Born in Portland, Don joined the U.S. Navy at age 17 and retired in Mount Vernon, Wash., as a veteran after 30 years of service. On October 3, 2018 he suffered a massive heart attack, dying October 5, 2018, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He will be interred at Rose City Funeral Home in Portland with his wife,...
Billy Burns
Oct 5, 2018
An obituary is not available at this time for Billy Burns. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
William Kenichi Matsuda
Oct 5, 2018
An obituary is not available at this time for William Kenichi Matsuda. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Harry "Merle" Christian
Oct 3, 2018
An obituary is not available at this time for Harry "Merle" Christian. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
John Gust Deleganes
Oct 3, 2018
John Deleganes, son of Gust and Lula Deleganes passed away peacefully on October 3, 2018 in Clackamas, Oregon. He was born in Colfax Washington on January 24, 1924. He was a graduate of Colfax High School. During his early years he maintained the family farm in the Pennawawa Valley on the Snake River where they grew peaches, apricots and...
Barbara H. Tomassene
Sep 29, 2018
Barbara was born February 17, 1927 in Portland, Oregon to Adolf and Amelia Rose Schulz. At age two, the family moved to Oregon City. When she was 14 her family returned to Portland where she attended Grant High School.
Barbara was gifted with a beautiful singing voice. She regularly performed with the Duncan Singers Quartet on KOIN...
Evelyn C. Anderson
Sep 28, 2018
Evelyn Carol Anderson was born on June 10, 1937 in Texarkana, Texas. She was the first of five children, born to her parents Ida Mae Perkins and James E. Muckelroy. With so many children, there was always lots of excitement, fun and laughter in the Muckelroy household. In 1942 Evelyn’s father James decided to relocate his family to Portland,...
Michael Stephen Peterson
Sep 28, 2018
EULOGY FOR MICHAEL STEPHEN PETERSON read by his Mother, Janet Mack
Good afternoon. While this day is so filled with sadness and bewilderment, Mike will be thrilled that you all came out here today. I want to thank all of you who visited him in the hospital these past 12 weeks. I have a couple things I...
Robert E. Rector
Sep 25, 2018
Born Robert Earl Rector, March 30, 1933 at home in Portland to parents Clifford B. Rector and Mary Susan Rayburn Rector. He joined an older brother, Clifford B. Jr. (Buck) and was later joined by his younger brother, Dale in 1937. Bob attended Ockley Green Grade School and Jefferson High School (he was the Sports Editor for the Jefferson...
Mary Fumiko Saito
Sep 24, 2018
Fumi was the daughter of Nobuichi and Harumi Nunotani. At the young age of ten, her mother died, leaving Fumi and her sister May to be raised by their dad in Portland’s Japantown. She graduated from Lincoln High School (’39). As a Nisei, during WWII, she was interned in Minidoka. After the war, she married her brother-in-law, Tomo Saito. ...
Patrick Dennis Fleming
Sep 22, 2018
Patrick Dennis Fleming passed from this life peacefully at 4:40 am September 22, 2018 in his home of forty-six years in Portland, Oregon at the age of 80.
Patrick is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Marilyn Frances Mack*; his daughters Maria (husband John Kelly) and Andree Cannon-Fleming (husband Luke); his grandchildren Coeli Fleming-Kelly...
Yoshio Inahara
Sep 17, 2018
Yoshio Inahara was born in Gifu, Japan in 1924 to parents Tetsunoske and Tei Inahara.
He died on Sept 17, 2018 at the age of 94, surrounded by his family in Clackamas, OR.
Yosh is survived by his wife, Hiro; children Cheryl (Steve) Pomp and Rob (Tracy) Inahara, (Neale) Inahara; seven grandchildren and one great...
Harold L. Hay
Sep 16, 2018
Harold “Hal” L. Hay was born in Newport, Oregon to Edgar and Gladys Hay. The Family moved to Tillamook for one year then settled in Southeast Portland in early 1940’s. He attended Benson and Franklin High Schools. In November of 1950 he married his high school sweetheart, Margaret Ann Dunaway. They started a family in 1951. Harold worked for...
Leonard Earl Hicks
Sep 15, 2018
Leonard Hicks Sr. was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was the only child of Maceo Hicks and Anna Mae Ellis.
Leonard served two terms in the United States Army, which he fought in the Vietnam War, with his last term ending in 1967.
In 1968 Leonard moved to Portland, Oregon, where he met the...
Geraldine "Gerry" M. Erickson
Sep 13, 2018
Gerry Erickson was born in Portland, Oregon on October 23, 1943 to Gerald "Jerry" and Lela Jones. She had a full and meaningful life.
Her given name, Geraldine Marie, was shortened to Gerry with the help of her third grade teacher. Living in the home that her father built in N.E. Portland, Gerry attended Rose City Park...
Soon Chaples
Sep 7, 2018
Soon Chaples sadly passed away on September 7th, 2018. The world lost not only a devoted wife and mother, but a loving youngest sister and beloved friend to many. Born April 17th in South Korea she met and married Bob Chaples and traveled the world with him before settling in Portland, Or together with their daughter Kim. A long...
Than Thi Hoang
Sep 7, 2018
An obituary is not available at this time for Than Thi Hoang. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Helen E. Oury
Sep 4, 2018
We are heartbroken at the passing of our beloved Helen. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend to many people.
She is survived by her husband, James Oury, son Forrest Green, sisters Linda Misfeldt, Janice Edwards, Barbara Jones and Vickie Johnson. Helen's large extended family also includes a great great niece and numerous...
Louise M. Cannon
Sep 1, 2018
Louise Cannon, known to many as “Lou” passed away on September 1, 2018. Louise was born on May 2, 1946, in Van, Arkansas, to Leslie Minor Jr. And Fannie Belle Minor. She was married to Eddie Martin; to this union one child was born, Elliott Gerald Martin, in 1967. She later married Ural Pete Cannon until...
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