Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
B. Milele Hobbs
Jan 15, 2017
B. Milele Hobbs came into this world on December 3, 1948 in Chicago, IL born to Andrew and Marjorie (Gardner) Marshall Sr. The oldest of eight children, six brothers and one sister raised in Paducah, Kentucky. Milele lost her battled with cancer and peacefully returned home to her heavenly father on January 15, 2017.
Milele graduated from...
Louis (Sr) Smith
Jan 14, 2017
Louis Smith Sr, 74, passed away Saturday January 14, 2017 in his home from complications related to his Parkinson’s. Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, he attended an all-black school by the name of Washington public which still stands to this day. Louis, along with the rest of his family moved to Portland, Oregon in June 1953. He attended Boise elementary,...
Arthur Iwasaki
Jan 12, 2017
In loving memory of Arthur Iwasaki
Arthur, “Art” Iwasaki, age 97, passed away peacefully in his home in Portland, Oregon on January 12, 2017. He was born in Hillsboro, OR on October 27, 1919 to Yasukichi “Billy” and Ito (Baba) Iwasaki, where he resided most of his life working on the family farm after graduating from Hillsboro...
"J.J." Bovitz
Jan 11, 2017
There will be a Funeral Mass held, 11 am, Tuesday, January 17th at St. Charles Catholic Church, 5310 NE 42nd Ave, Portland, OR 97218
JJ Bovitz, 43, of Portland, died January 11, 2017 after a well-fought battle with a brain tumor. He was born March 17, 1973 in Portsmouth, Virginia, the son of Donna (Jordan) Bovitz and...
Bethel Florine Pickering Edmon
Jan 6, 2017
Bethel (Beth) Edmon passed away peacefully in Portland at 94 years old, surrounded by her loving family.
Beth was the oldest of five children of Avery Pickering and Florine Reed Pickering. She was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 11, 1922. She was 15 years old in 1937 when she moved with her family to Los Angeles,...
John Spathas
Jan 4, 2017
John Thomas Spathas was born on May 29th, 1934 to Greek immigrant parents, Tom Spathas and Mary Marandas Spathas.
He was educated in the Portland area schools and he also attended Portland State, Oregon State, and completed a Doctorate degree in Education Leadership from Nova Southeastern.
He served as a teacher and principal in the...
Eunice M. Classen
Jan 2, 2017
Mom was born May 6, 1923 on their farm in LaSalle, Colorado, to Gottfried and Helen Reck. She was one of fourteen children, three having died in infancy. Their life on the farm in Colorado was hard. In 1932 the country was in the midst of the Depression and the family was desperate, so Helen made the difficult decision...
Nichole Monee Harrell-Minnieweather
Jan 1, 2017
Nichole Monee’ Harrell was born June 27, 1969 to her mother, Sharon Louise Perkins-Clark and was raised by her step father, Elmer Harrell. She graduated from Roosevelt High School where she practiced the violin.
Nichole was the mother of two daughters. She was preceded in passing by her oldest daughter, LaToya Desire’ Elliott and is survived by...
Pauline Reynolds
Jan 1, 2017
Funeral Services will be held, 1 pm, Friday, January 6, 2017 at Rose City Funeral Home with committal to follow at Rose City Cemetery. Mrs. Reynolds passed away at her home surrounded by her family’s care and love. She was 86 years old.
Mildred Pauline was born August 20, 1930 in Portland the 3rd of four children...
Elsie Grace Bonaduce
Dec 31, 2016
Obituary of E. Grace Bonaduce
Funeral Services will be held 11 am, Monday, January 9, 2017 at Rose City Funeral Home, 5625 NE Fremont with committal services to follow at Willamette National Cemetery where Grace will be laid beside her late husband Antonio Mario Bonaduce.
Elsie Grace was born November 16, 1919 in Darby, Pennsylvania...
John Charles Perkins, Jr
Dec 29, 2016
John Charles Perkins was born January 25, 1947 in Portland, Oregon to John Perkins and Irma Lee Washington. John was known to his family and friends as Johnny, Uncle Johnny and John. He attended and graduated from David Douglas High School; where he played football and baseball. John joined the Marine Corp when he left home as a young...
Jacquline Joan (Bateman) Holbrook
Dec 28, 2016
Jackquline (Jackie) Joan Holbrook (Bateman) was born in Medford Oregon, the second of five children to Perl and Birdie Bateman. The family moved to Portland when she was a young girl. She graduated from Grant High School and lived in the same house for over 50 years. On December 28, 2016 she went home to be with the Lord...
Roxana Starks
Dec 16, 2016
Roxana Starks Obituary
Roxana (Bean) Starks was born on March 19, 1924 to Jimmie Bean and Sallie Dunham in Dallas County, Alabama. Roxana and her mother, Sallie Coleman, and her daughter, Gloria Jean Evans, moved to the Pacific Northwest (Portland, Oregon) to start life away from the South. She met and married Walter Lee Maxwell, Sr. There...
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