Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Arleta Rae White
Nov 4, 2017
Arleta Rae (Blake) White was born October 1, 1936 in Heppner, Oregon. On November 4, 2017, in the city of Portland, she passed away at the age of 81. Arleta was preceded in death by her husband, John Gardner White, who died in May of 2016. She is survived by her two children, Jerry White and Jean Anne Craton,...
Elaine Bossert
Nov 4, 2017
Elaine Bossert died peacefully on Saturday, November 4th of natural causes.
Elaine was born at Emmanuel Hospital on February 8, 1921, the daughter of Mabel Mickelsen Lewis and David Lewis, and sister to Victor. She graduated from Commerce High School, earned her pilot’s license, and attended Modesto JC. Her civil service job with the Army Engineers took...
David Charles Wesslund
Nov 4, 2017
Dave was born in North Platte, Nebraska March 21, 1952, the fifth of eleven children, to William O. and Ida Ruth Wesslund. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and lived and worked in Omaha for several years before moving to Portland in 1980. Dave ran the Portland Sports Card baseball card shop for twenty years and later worked in...
Sara D. Chabot
Oct 28, 2017
Sara Demarest Marks Chabot Obituary
Sara Demarest Marks Chabot was born on July 4th,1976, ( the Bicentennial Anniversary of our Nation ) in Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, CA.. She was the only adult child and daughter of Dorothy P. Riggs, fine gallery/museum artist ( mixed media,collage, assemblage, oil painter ) , originally of...
Irene Usinger
Oct 26, 2017
Irene was born in Portland. She was the third of four sisters born into her family. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland. After high school graduation she attended and graduated from business school in Portland.
She married the love of her life, Alexander Usinger, on Valentine's day of 1942. She was employed by Pacific NW...
Louis J. Ruscigno
Oct 15, 2017
Louis J. Ruscigno March 9, 1913 - October 15, 2017 Louis Ruscigno was born in Portland, Oregon, son of Italian immigrants Giacomo Ruscigno and Maria Costantina Petrelli Ruscigno. Louis lived in South Portland the first few years of his life, moving to a home the family bought in North Portland when he was about fourteen years old. He lived...
Anita M. Palmer
Sep 29, 2017
Anita M. Casey Palmer – Was born on July 27, 1932 the third child of Blanch Taylor and Phillip Casey Sr. whom both preceeded her in death. Other preceeding family members include grandparents Andrew, and Ida Casey, Charles Taylor of Oxford MS. Lydia Scribner-Taylor of Saint Louis MS. Mrs. Palmer’s brother Phillip Casey Jr. and Sister Ernestine L. Moss....
Frank Takaaki Yasui
Sep 21, 2017
Frank Takaaki Yasui was born in Dee, Oregon on July 1, 1921.
His father was Iemon Yasui
His mother was Yoshiko Hori Yasui
His siblings were Michiyo, Fusaye, and Haruo
His parents had come to Oregon from Japan to try farming but decided to return to Okayama-ken, Japan when Frank was...
Susan Joyce Burns
Sep 17, 2017
Sue was a beloved mother, wife and grandmother. She is survived by her only son, Jerry Burns, grandsons; Kenny, Scott and Cody Burns and sister Elizabeth Liebman. Sue is preceded in death by her husband, Louis Burns.
Sue was an active member of the Episcopalian Church and for most of her life a...
Martha Ann Halstead
Sep 17, 2017
Martha Halstead, born September 2, 1939, left this world on September 17, 2017 at the age of 78. She is survived by her four children -- daughter, Debra Halbrook-Parker (Gentry Parker); daughter, Lisa Halbrook; daughter Teresa Lilly-Halbrook (Marvin Lilly), and son, Lance Estes. She is also survived by her grandchildren Misty Loving, Tyrone Halbrook, Hussein Abu-Hamdeh, Javontae Trevino, and...
Doris Bonner
Sep 6, 2017
Doris E. Patterson moved to Portland, Oregon in 1945. She married Archie Bonner (also from Paris, Texas, who was stationed at Ft. Lewis, WA). They divorced after 28 years of marriage. She was reffered by Urban League Executive Director, E. Sheldon Hill, through their job placement program, to be the elevator operator at the historic Dekum Building in downtown...
Ruth LaVerne (Albrecht) Sullivan
Sep 4, 2017
Ruth LaVerne Albrecht Sullivan was born in Portland, Oregon on August 9th, 1925 to George and Lily Miller Albrecht. Ruth married Donald Sullivan July 5th, 1969. Ruth has three children; Sharon Hugenberger (Jim), Dianne Newman (Dan) and Ronald Underwood (predeceased). Ruth is preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, brother and sister-in-law Bob and Janet Albrecht, and four...
Josef Peter Schumacher
Sep 1, 2017
Josef Peter Schumacher was born in Leverkusen, Germany. He passed away after battling Parkinson’s Disease. His life journey took him from Germany to Vancouver BC and then to Oregon where he lived for the last 56 years. He was a skilled cabinet maker working for the Charles Grant Company for 30 years until his retirement. “Papa Joe” loved his...
Janice Louise Schlafle
Aug 27, 2017
Charitable donations may be made to:
Portland Shriners' Hospital 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland OR 97239 Tel: 1-503-241-5090 Web: https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/Locations/portland/About/About-Us
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