OBITUARIES

Dec 25, 2015

Andrews, Alvin Lawrence 88 Mar. 12, 1927 Dec. 25, 2015 Alvin Lawrence Andrews, 88, of Portland, passed away Dec. 25, 2015, at his home. Al, the son of Ellis and Leona (Van Buskirk) Andrews, was raised in Ontario where he lived until graduating from high school and joining the U.S. Navy near the end of World War II. Following World...

Dec 15, 2015

Edward Joseph Geers, Jr., 71

Resident of Scappoose, Oregon

Passed away 15 December 2015 after a long illness.

Edward was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1944 to Edward and Romaine Geers. He grew up there with three brothers (Bill, Bob, and Joe).  Edward graduated from the Alexian Brothers School of Nursing in Chicago...

Nov 26, 2015

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Nov 20, 2015

Warren H. Bolin passed away on November 20, 2015 at the age of 95 years.  Warren was born on Nov. 7, 1920 in Portland, Oregon.  He spent his youth attending Portsmouth Grade School and then Roosevelt High School where he was active in sports, especially football and baseball.  After high school, Warren attended Linfield College, in McMinnville, where his only...

Nov 12, 2015

Ida Barstad Bey and William Bey had their 3rd child, DeWayne Mathias Bey during a blizzard with a temperature of 40 degrees below zero, on January 4, 1924 in Sedan, MN. The family lived in a railroad section house as Bill was the section foreman on the SOO Line Railroad. The doctor came from Annandale by train to make the...

Nov 10, 2015

Mary Helen Smith was born in Alida, Minnesota on June 15, 1926 and passed away in hospice care in Portland, Oregon on November 9, 2015 with son Brett Smith and sister Carol Steward by her side.   Mary, her husband Delbert and their three children moved to St. Johns in 1955. She made friends quickly and soon became involved in her...

Nov 8, 2015

Edwin James Estes (Eddie) was born on May 2, 1925 in Brockton, Massachusetts to Mary Ellen (Boland) and Edwin Devine Estes, the youngest of four children. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on November 8, 2015 in Portland, Oregon. Eddie was a World War II veteran, serving in the US Army from 1943-1946 in Service Company 188th...

Nov 4, 2015

Delia Farah Rubio was surrounded by her loving family when she went home to the Lord on Nov. 04, 2015. She was born in Camaguey, Cuba to parents of Lebanese descent. She married Pedro Oscar Rubio in 1949; they immigrated with their family to Portland Oregon in 1967. She worked for over 20 years for U.S. National Bank before her...

Nov 3, 2015

Norma Wittkopp passed away on November 3, 2015 in Portland. She was 92 years old. Norma was born in Ledyard, Iowa to Henry and Mae Selberg. She was raised and educated there graduating from Grant High School. She went to college in Des Moines, Iowa before joining the Navy as a WAVE, then was stationed in Florida during WWII. Norma...

Nov 1, 2015

Nicholas Glenn Horsey died in Portland on November 1, 2015. He was 27 years old. Nicholas was born in Portland, Oregon on October 31, 1988 to Jeffrey and Kelly Horsey. He was raised in St. Johns and attended Portsmouth Elementary and the Open Meadows School. He had also attended Portland Community College at Rock Creek. Nicholas worked for a time...

Oct 31, 2015

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Oct 29, 2015

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Oct 25, 2015

Mathew Sharish Chand, 38, died after a courageous battle with cancer on October 25th, 2015 in Portland, OR. He was born on June 30th, 1977 in Suva, Fiji Islands to late Stephen and Sheela Chand. In 2000 he migrated to Vancouver, BC, Canada but fate had other plans for him. In July, 2004 he married Sandhya and moved to Portland,...

Oct 17, 2015

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Oct 6, 2015

Tillie Moran passed away on October 6, 2015 in Portland. She was 94. Tillie was born on January 24, 1921 in Omaha, NE to Nickolas and Stella Winnicki. She was raised and educated there. She left Nebraska and came to Oregon to work in the shipyards during World War II. Later she worked at Swift and Company Meat packing where...

Sep 30, 2015

Ram Kewal passed away in Portland, Oregon on September 30, 2015. He was born in Lau, Fiji on June 20, 1965. His parents were Ram Prasad and Leli Parbhati. Ram moved to Suva, Fiji when he was young and worked as a Security Guard at the United States Consulate there. Ram came to the United States in May of 1993...

Sep 20, 2015

FloraJean Marie Bonnin was born in Portland Oregon on September 3, 1940 to Nicholas and Patricia Vetter. She was raised in Portland and attended The Holy Cross Catholic School and Girls Polytechnic High School. After High School she worked as a teacher's aide at John Ball Elementary and later worked at the Interstate Fred Meyer store as an Apparel PIC...

Aug 26, 2015

Yvonne Mae Ellis (Kleiv) 78, died Aug 26th 2015 with her daughter Denise by her side at Holgate Center. She is survived by her daughter Denise Cunningham, sons Darren Black and Daniel Black. She will be missed by her grandchildren, Jami, Brittany, Jacki, Cory, Kelsey, Aaron and Beau and great grandson Ryder. A service will be held at 2:00 pm...

Aug 21, 2015

Ralph W. Munson passed away at home on August 21, 2015. He was 68. Ralph was born on June 30, 1947 in Portland. He was raised and educated in Portland. He attended the Sitton School and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1965. Ralph attended Oregon State University and served in the US Army as a Weapons and Communications Expert...

Aug 20, 2015

Nancy Jean Shields Huber past on August 19, 2015 at her home in Portland. She was born in Portland and enjoyed her time raising her children, traveling and tending to her beloved garden here and in Gearhart. Nancy is survived by her children, John H Smith IV, Lise Wenker, Meg Graue, Lizabeth Dutton, Joseph Huber, Brad Huber, Carrie Hanauska, Krista...