Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Sean A. Dieringer-Burns
Jan 24, 2012
Sean was born on January 22, 1989 to Terence C. Burns and Pamela Dieringer. He attended school in Portland and graduated from Benson High School in 2007. He attended Clark College Culinary Program and graduated with an AA degree in 2010. He worked at the Hilton Hotel for 2 year before moving to Spokane, Washington in order to attend Spokane...
Florence Carlson
Jan 24, 2012
Florence was born to Christina and Jacob Burback in Portland, Oregon. She married Joseph Reiter in 1937 and had one son, Dennis. She married Walter Mel Carlson in 1941 and was married until his death in 1980. Florence held many jobs in Portland. Her most recent job was with Broadway Medical Clinic, where she worked for 27 years. She was...
Howard Ray Willoughby
Jan 22, 2012
Howard Ray Willoughby 92 of Portland Oregon, November 20, 1919 January 22, 2012. Howard was born in Jayess Mississippi the fourth of 8 children. During World War II he served honorably with the Army Air Corp in Italy and Africa. In 1945 he married Rosie Loster and moved to Portland where together they ran their own home heating business and...
Mabel May Sinclair
Jan 16, 2012
Mabel May Sinclair, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, died at the age of 101. She was born in Portland, to Conrad and Christina Yeager, the second of three daughters. She was raised in the area, graduated from the High School of Commerce, and lived in Oregon her entire life. Mabel met and married William G. Sinclair in 1934....
Susanne Lee Redding
Jan 13, 2012
Sue left us suddenly after a fall down the stairs in the new house she and her beloved husband, Christopher Buhle, had just purchased. Sue was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where she attended Laurelhurst Grade School and James Monroe High School, graduating in 1972. She went on to attend O.S.U. where she was a 4.0 math major. During...
James Dunn Miller
Jan 9, 2012
James "Big Man" Miller was born on August 19, 1947 in Portland, Oregon to Mary and Harold L. Miller. To this union 2 sons were born, Harold Jr. and James (AKA Donnie). Harold and Mary divorced; She later married Hillary Moss. To this union 1 son was born, Jerome. James attended Elliot Grade School and Washington High School. He represented...
Rognald S. Knutson
Jan 6, 2012
Rog was born in Ray, N.D. to Ole and Anna (Stalheim) Knutson. He was raised in Portland and graduated from Franklin High School in 1941. He joined the U.S. Army on Dec. 08, 1941 and served in Germany for the duration of World War II. He graduated from Lewis and Clark College and did his graduate work at the University...
Mary Ann Ekblad
Dec 30, 2011
Mary Ann Ekblad died peacefully at home the morning of Friday, December 30, 2011. She is survived by her husband, Tim; brother, Robert Hurley; daughter, Diana (Annie) Peters; grandchildren, nieces and nephews and a host of other family members. Mary Ann is preceded in death by her parents, Seldon & Ann; and brother, David Hurley. Mary Ann was employed with...
Dorothy Fusaye Yoshida
Dec 19, 2011
Dorothy Fusaye Yoshida was born March 15th 1917 in Gresham, Oregon to Eijiro and Hamano Hara. The eldest of 10 children, she spent most of her early years helping her father on the family farm growing vegetables and berries. As a child, she attended Gresham elementary school where she had to learn to speak English as her parents only spoke...
Arthur M. Potts, Sr.
Dec 19, 2011
Arthur Melvin Potts, Sr. was born November 13, 1933 to John Patrick and Josephine Potts in Portsmouth, Virginia the youngest of 13 children. His early education was received at Portsmouth Public Schools in Portsmouth, Virginia. He attended I.C. Norcom High School. Arthur's parents and his 12 siblings preceded him in death. He accepted Christ and was baptized at an early...
Christopher P. Blinsman
Dec 17, 2011
Christopher Paul Blinsman, who was also called "Big Red" by his friends, was born on October 23, 1973 in Oregon City, Oregon. He passed away on December 17, 2011 in Portland and is survived by his parents O'Leah and Ronald Blinsman; his siblings: Steven Blinsman and wife Joanne, Ken Blinsman and wife Nan, and Cindy Schiff and husband Kevin; his...
Sadie Lee Clark
Dec 13, 2011
Pat was born to George and Rosie Clark in June of 1930. She lived in Portland, Oregon and worked as a Manager of a Day Care. Pat is survived by her long time companion, Rufus McCauley, sister, Mary Ann Bolden and Niece, Shirley Clark. Read Sadie Clark's Obituary and Guestbook on www.rosecityfuneralhome.com.
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Misao Wakabayashi
Dec 12, 2011
Misao was born to Kintarou and Fujie Michikami in Portland, Oregon. She married Shigeru Wakabayashi. She worked as a Secretary for the State of Oregon. Misao is survived by her children Dale Wakabayashi and Sue Muramatsu. Misao will be interred with her husband Shigeru Wakabayashi, who preceded her in death.
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Rev. Dr. Otis F. Brown, Sr.
Dec 11, 2011
Otis Frank Brown, Sr., born February 15, 1924, was the second child and first son of Charlie and Cordie Brown in Kendleton, Texas. God called him home while surrounded by his family on Sunday December 11, 2011 at 11:00 p.m. At birth he was deathly ill however God healed his young body so he could fulfill his great purpose in...
Charles Howard Betz
Dec 4, 2011
Charles Howard Betz was born in Portland, Oregon on July 1, 1918 to Charles and Nora Betz. He passed away on December 4, 2011 in Portland at the age of 93. He is survived by his wife, Harriet Betz; children: Chuck Betz, Fred Betz, and Karl Towle; and a host of other family members and friends.
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Melvin Susumu Takeuchi
Dec 3, 2011
Melvin passed away peacefully on Dec. 3, 2011, after a brave fight against lung cancer this past year. He was born in Weiser, Idaho to Masao and Masumi Takeuchi, and is survived by siblings: Donald (Annie), Robert (Joyce), Nancy, Kathy(Mike), and 5 nieces and nephews. Mel attended Parkrose High prior to getting his teaching degree at Pacific University. After serving...
Carnell Anderson
Dec 1, 2011
Carnell (Frazier) Anderson was born on February 2, 1914 in Trinity, Texas to Murph and Hattie Frazier. To this five children were born, two sons, Jack and Vern, and three daughters, Carnell, Opal, and Murphy. Their father passed away when they still lived in Trinity. After his death their mother moved the family to Lufkin, Texas. Later she met and...
Laura Maxene Clausnitzer Arndt
Nov 23, 2011
Laura Maxene Clausnitzer Arndt died November 23, 2011 in Sonora, California. She was 95 and had been afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease. Born in Red Bluff, California, in 1916 to Richard Maxwell and Laura Mabel Melvin Clausnitzer, Mrs. Arndt was raised in nearby Gerber, and graduated from Red Bluff High School in 1934. In February 1936, she was awarded a diploma...
Evelyn Drayer
Nov 17, 2011
Evelyn Drayer was born May 15, 1931 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She departed this life on November 17, 2011, in Portland, Oregon. She was one of four children birthed by Betty Harris. After being born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Betty Harris and Willie Johnson, the family moved to Denver, Colorado. She resided in Denver, graduating from high school, and meeting Eddie...
Virginia Carol Burback
Nov 16, 2011
Virginia (Gini) passed away peacefully from complications of Lou Gehrig's Disease, holding hands with the Love of her Life, her husband Bob and her son Brian. She was raised in the Adventist Missionary Field, living most of her life in Karachi, Pakistan. As a young girl she traveled by train to attend school at Vincent Hill Academy in Mussoorie, India....
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