Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Thelma Leslie Dempsey

Dec 11, 2009

Thelma Leslie Goff was born in Twin Falls, Idaho to Suzanne F. & Thomas L. Goff on Jan. 28, 1920. She lived and attended many schools as a child. She attended Commerce (Cleveland) High School and married Jack R. Dempsey on May 15, 1937 in Vancouver, WA. Thelma's family and friends were the most important part of her life. Thelma's...

Virginia Pjesky

Dec 6, 2009

Viginia was born on October 24, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Wallace K. and Ila M. Ashdown. She served in the US Army from 1943 until 1945. She married Paul Pjesky in Paris, France on June 9, 1945. The lived in Portland until July of 2006 when they moved to Vancouver. Virginia worked as a secretary for Sacajawea...

Robert H. Sunamoto

Nov 22, 2009

Memorial Service

Oregon Buddhist Temple 3720 Southeast 34th Avenue Portland , OR US 97202 Saturday, November 28, 2009, 3:00 PM

John Harry Thodos

Nov 16, 2009

John H. Thodos, an icon of American Modernist architecture, passed from us on November 16, 2009 in Carmel by the Sea. His loving wife, Judy Thodos, whom he "pinned' with his college fraternity pin when she was 16, was by his side, as she was for many years, in all things. John was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 28,...

Stuart Milton Richey

Oct 29, 2009

Stuart Milton Richey was born 97 years ago on March 28, 1912 to Willie and Olive Richey at Boring, Oregon at the cabin his father built in Pleasant Valley. His pioneer ancestors settled on land claims in this area when they came across the Oregon Trail in 1852. His namesake, Stuart Richey, donated land to the Pleasant Valley School at...

Dale Thornburg

Oct 29, 2009

Our beloved Dale Thornburg passed away Oct. 29, 2009, after a short battle with melanoma. Dale was born June 29, 1933, in Burns, the youngest of three, to Rosella Lucille and Arthur Eugene Thornburg. They lived in Fields, then Burns, until they moved to Portland in 1944 where Dale attended Franklin High School. The family then moved to Bend where...

LaVonne E. Foster

Oct 25, 2009

LaVonne Foster was born on January 10, 1920 to Dewey and Ethelyn DuPuis in Walthill, Nebraska. LaVonne married Victor C. Foster in 1938. The couple moved to Portland in 1953. They were members of N.E. Baptist Church and later Montavilla Baptist Church for many years. LaVonne is survived by her sons Jan, Richard and James Foster and daughters Vicki Egelston...

Kazuma Jack Tamura

Oct 25, 2009

Kazuma Jack Tamura was born October 23, 1921 to Genichiro and Toyoko Tamura in Gresham Oregon. He met Helen Kimiko Taniguchi and they married on February 12, 1944. Kazuma attended The Dalles High School and became a farmer. He owned and operated a family nursery in Troutdale, Oregon. Kazuma is survived by his Son Paul and daughter in law Laura...

Ruth Hildegarde Beck

Oct 16, 2009

Ruth Hildegarde Kjendalen was born October 23, 1914, the middle child of Henry and Alma Kjendalen in Scandinavia, Wisconsin. She was baptized into Christ at the Scandinavia Lutheran Church. Later, when the family lived in Iola, WI, the pastor heard that several of his confirmation students had attended a pre-prom dance. He grilled Ruth and a few other teens about...

Grant Kenneth Robinson

Oct 5, 2009

Grant Robinson was born in Portland to Kenneth Robinson and Ruth Carleson Robinson. He has lived in Portland all his life. He attended Beaumont Grade School, US Grant High School, and the University of Oregon earning a BS in Journalism. While finishing his senior year at the U of O he began working for the Oregon State Bar Association. He...

Frank Aaron Carr

Sep 30, 2009

Frank Aaron Carr was born at Emmanuel Hospital to Robert and Judy Carr in Portland, Oregon on July 7, 1961. He weighed seven pounds seven ounces. Frank attended Parkrose High School graduating in 1979. At the age of 17 he started his first job at Jensen Manufacturing pushing a broom, which later lead to learning how to make restaurant furniture....

Janet Mary Rusch

Sep 26, 2009

Janet Mary Rusch passed into Heaven September 26, 2009. Janet was born in Portland to Bertha and Frank Novak and she attended St. Johns of Milwaukie Catholic School and St. Mary of the Valley High School in Beaverton. She made her home in Portland. Janet and her husband, Dale, ran a successful metal fabrication business, Rusch and Son Metal Fab,...

Frances E. Rosenthal

Sep 19, 2009

Frances E. Rosenthal (Paddock) peacefully died September 19, 2009, two months shy of her 95th birthday. It's reasonable to determine that her death was from natural causes, but realistic to acknowledge the painful progression of Alzheimer's as her ultimate demise. Born November 19, 1914, on her family's farm in what is now referred to as the Cully neighborhood (Paddock Acres,...

Richard C. Rankin

Sep 12, 2009

Born in Portland, Oregon, Dick retired before the age of 40. In route, he was a Lifeguard, Woodsmen, Marine, Property Owner, Builder, Investor, Teacher, Juvenile Court Councilor, and Jack of all trades. He enjoyed all that Cannon Beach, Maui and Portland had to offer. His song, positive attitude, diversity, sense of humor, can do attitude, resourcefulness, loyalty, and willingness to...

Gerald Thomas Greenwood Sr.

Sep 4, 2009

Gerald Thomas Greenwood was born June 26th, 1948 in Groesbeck, Texas to Tessie M. and George I. Greenwood Sr.. He passed away September 4th, 2009. After completion of his education, Gerald entered the United States Air Force and after four years of service he returned to civilian life. Gerald leaves to mourn his loss, his mother Tessie Mae, his sons...

Kenneth Gustav Weigel

Aug 28, 2009

Kenneth Gustav Weigel was born on October 24, 1918 in Portland to Gustav and Ethel Weigel. A lifelong Portland resident, Ken was a graduate of Washington High School. He married Ruth Marsh on March 24, 1939 in Portland. Ken was a sheet metal worked for AFL-CIO. He had been the business agent for 23 years, and the business manager for...

Verden Floyd Egli

Aug 23, 2009

Verden Egli was born on January 19, 1920 in Donald, Oregon. He was married to Annette Wesoloski and they had two sons, Steven and Thomas. Verden was a barber in downtown Portland until he retired. He was a veteran of World War II where he served in the U.S. Navy. Verden is preceded in death by his wife Annette and...

Harry Kenneth Brice

Aug 22, 2009

Served in the US Air Force. Worked for Portland General Electric for 38 years, retiring as a Substation Inspector. Survived by: Patty Brice, Spouse; Lucy A Brice, Leslie Servatius, Stacy and Heidi Brice, Daughters; Son, Mike Brice.

Maxine Talley

Aug 13, 2009

Maxine Talley died on Aug. 13, 2009, in her home of causes related to age. Born Billie Maxine Tice on June 9, 1926, in Mississippi (Prentiss County), she lived in Portland since 1964. A homemaker when her children were young, Maxine worked in a family-owned business in the 1970s and for the Yaw's restaurants in the early 1980s. Know as...

Zaga Nickoloff

Aug 6, 2009

Born in Belgrade Yugoslavia, Zaga worked as a bank secretary before being wed to George Nickoloff in Belgrade (1950). Shortly after, she came to the U.S., raised three daughters: Helen, Olga and Nada (predeceased 1985), and worked in the family business, "Georges Corner Tavern," until their retirement. As a master homemaker, we will never forget her delicious home cooking and...