Local obituaries for Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Yakov Vasylenko
Oct 6, 2026
Yakov Vasylenko, age 93, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2026, in Milwaukie, Oregon, to be with God.
Yakov was born on December 25, 1932, in the Pukhlyakovsky Region of Rostovskaya Oblast, Russia, to Radion and Mariya Vasylenko. After losing his father when he was just a child, Yakov’s early life was marked by frequent moves. As a young adult, he relocated to...
Betty Kinoshita
Sep 27, 2026
Betty Jean Kinoshita, 71 years old, peacefully passed away on September 27, 2026, surrounded by her family and friends.
Betty was born to Tio and Lillie Kiyokawa in Portland, Oregon and was the youngest of four children. While Betty did not attend university, she proudly climbed her way up the corporate ladder where she embodied the hard work her parents instilled...
Voula Karambelas
Sep 22, 2026
Obituary
Voula was born Stavroula Kapernaros on March 3, 1936 in Paleovrisi Lakonias, Greece. She spent her early years helping her family with their many orchards of olives, figs, and fruit as well as tending to a variety of farm animals.
In 1956, she met and married Artemis Karambelas and they moved to Athens, where they raised 2 children-Areti (Rita) and George. Life...
Debbie Ann Arrington
Sep 20, 2026
Debbie Ann Arrington, age 67, was taken from us far too soon on September 20, 2026 in Portland, OR. She was born May 22, 1959 to Patricia Ann Tackett and Jack Farley Rice in Tillamook, OR. She grew up with her three younger siblings in Rockaway before moving to Portland, Oregon. She had two daughters whom she loved with all...
William Elias Carr
Sep 20, 2026
William’s Life
William Elias Carr Sr. was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend whose life was defined by family, perseverance, hard work, generosity, and love. William passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 20, 2026. He leaves behind a lifetime of memories and a family who will continue to carry his love and legacy in their hearts.
William was...
Jacqueline Kelley Hamilton
Sep 18, 2026
Jacqueline was born in Dunsmuir, California, on September 3rd , 1926, to Elmer and Marjorie Redick. Graduating from Brooklyn Elementary in 1939, she attended Commerce High School, where she met her future husband, Jack Hamilton.
In 1942, she moved with her family from Portland, Oregon to Southern California. Upon graduation from high school, she worked in the WW2 defense industry. She...
Jerome Laurence Magill
Sep 16, 2026
Jerome Laurence Magill died at home on September 16, 2026, three days after reaching his 96th birthday.A lifelong resident of Portland, he was born September 13, 1930 to Russell Dewey “Mac” Magill and G. Catherine (Carlsted) Magill. He graduated from Grant High School in 1948 where, according to him, he got A’s in music and C’s in everything else. He...
Etsuko Osaki
Sep 14, 2026
Etsuko Osaki, 95 years old, of Portland, Oregon, passed away peacefully surrounded by family members on September 14, 2026.
Etsuko was born in Fresno, California, to the Reverend Tatsuya and Yasashi Ichikawa and was the second of seven children. After three years in Kobe, Japan, the family settled in Seattle, Washington, where Rev. Ichikawa served as Rinban of the Seattle Betsuin...
Richard Raffaele I
Sep 10, 2026
Richard Lewis Raffaele I, lovingly known as Rick, passed away on September 10, 2026, after a battle with cancer. He was 73 years old.
Rick was born on May 5, 1953, to Virginia and Dominic Raffaele and was raised in Portland alongside his six siblings: Joe, Mike, Steve, Nick, Lori, and Ginny. Growing up in a large Catholic family shaped much...
Duane Howard Robbins
2026
June 26, 1948 - September 8, 2026
Duane Howard Robbins lived 78 years. He was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, entrepreneur, computer expert, coach, dancer, runner, teacher, problem solver, and above all, a man whose faith was the center of his life. Duane was born to Wesley Fay Robbins and Carol McDougal Robbins. His mother, Carol, was born July 19,...
Anne Houser
Sep 5, 2026
On the beautiful fall morning of September 5, 2026, Anne passed away peacefully at the Cottages Memory Care in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 82. Anne was born May 6th, 1944 in Chicago, IL to the late Angela (nee LaRusso) and Charles Santangelo. Anne was the wife of her beloved husband, Ronald Houser, for 39 years and is survived...
Stanley Oswald Nicholas
Sep 3, 2026
Stanley "Nick" Nicholas lived a life defined by extraordinary dedication, quiet strength, and a
deep, abiding love for his family, his faith in God, and the rhythm of jazz and soulful music.
Early Life & Youth
Born in Chicago on December 2, 1935, to Joy Field and James “Diamond” Johnson. From
1942 onward, he was raised by his mother and stepfather, Moore C. Nicholas....
Joseph Arthur Goldstein
Sep 2, 2026
Joseph Arthur Goldstein lived a life built on three unshakable foundations: a deep and active faith, a family that never stopped growing, and a genuine love for the wider world and everyone in it.
He passed away peacefully in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, surrounded by the family who loved him fiercely and cared for him faithfully through his...
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