Marvin E. Ferguson
Feb 22, 2014
Marvin Ferguson was born in 1925 in Washburn, Wisconsin to Ethyl and Ed Ferguson. He was number 3 of 8 children. At age 3 the family moved to Baudett, Minnesota where he worked on a farm instead of going to high school. He lived there until 1942 when he moved to Portland and went to work for the Vancouver shipyards....
Brian Victor Bilyeu
Feb 21, 2014
Brian was born in Duluth, Minnesota on February 22, 1942 to Victor and Alice Bilyeu. He was always very proud to share his birthday with the 1st President of the United States. Brian was born 3 weeks early, and was so tiny his dad could hold him in one hand. His first home was a one-room log cabin, with no...
James Edward Zimmer
Feb 7, 2014
James "Jim" E. Zimmer was born on June 28, 1933 in Portland, Oregon to Edward and Ruth Zimmer. He attended Holy Redeemer Catholic School and Jefferson High School. Jim served in the US Navy from 1950-1953 aboard the USS Curtiss AV-4 and was based in San Diego, California. He was married to Jan Cierzan in Portland on August 27, 1953....
Nola Mary Ball Tolman
Feb 2, 2014
Nola was born in Portland, Oregon on September 10, 1925 to Heber and Lucy Ball. She was raised and educated in North Portland having attended Portsmouth Elementary School and graduating from Roosevelt High School. She was married to Paul D. Tolman in Vancouver, Washington on August 3, 1943. Nola was primarily a homemaker but did spend time working as a...
Ralph William Perry
Jan 23, 2014
Ralph and Barbara were married for more than fifty years. They are together forever now. A private family gathering for Ralph and Barbara will be held at a later date. Inurnment for both will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
Matty Palaniuk
Jan 11, 2014
Matty Palaniuk passed away on January 11, 2014 of natural causes. He was born to Stephen and Mary Palaniuk in Walterville, Oregon on April 26, 1922. Matty was a graduate of Springfield High School in Springfield, Oregon. He was married to Phyllis Davis on July 8, 1946 in Vancouver, Washington. Matty served in the United States Army Infantry during World...
Rachel Farmer
Jan 10, 2014
Rachel Farmer passed away on January 10, 2014 in Portland. She was born on May 22, 1921 in Scottsbluff, Neb., to John and Katherine Burbach. Rachel was married to Ralph Farmer on Dec 24, 1946 in Oregon. He passed away in 1998. She worked as a Burner at the Portland Shipyards during World War II. She later was as a...
Rachel Briles
Jan 5, 2014
A service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, in Portland, at Hustad's Chapel for Rachel Briles, who passed away Jan. 5, 2014, at age 92. Rachel "Rae" Briles was born Feb. 20, 1921, in New York. She met her husband, Cecil Briles, in New York while he was serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Rae moved...
Barbara Jean Downey
Dec 28, 2013
Barbara J. Downey was born on June 22, 1933 in Terre Haute, Indiana to Raymond and Merle McDaniel. She was married to Orville W. Downey on August 1, 1950 in Indiana. She came to Portland in 1958 to St. Johns where she has lived since. She was a homemaker. Barbara is survived by her children: Cathy, Darlene and Raymond Downey;...
Sharon Alice Spangle
Dec 11, 2013
Sharon Waring was born in Bend, Oregon on March 11, 1927. She was proud to be a lifelong Oregonian and felt fortunate to live in "God's country." Shortly after Sharon's birth she lived with her aunt, Maude Waring Huff. Maudie died when Sharon was five years old, and she then moved to Sandlake, Oregon. She lived on the family dairy...
Ronald Virgil Dickson
Nov 26, 2013
Ronald V. Dickson, Sr, was born on October 27, 1933 in Portland to David and Ida Dickson. He was raised in Portland and attended the James John School and graduated from Roosevelt High School. He lived in St. Johns all his life. Ronald attended the University of Portland and then later served in the United States Air Force during the...
John B. Mckinney
Nov 23, 2013
John B. McKinney passed away on November 23, 2013 in Portland. He was born on August 21, 1924 in Grand Ronde, Oregon. He attended St. Mary's School for Boys and the Chemawa Indian School. He later joined the US Army and served in Europe during World War II. In 1950, John was married to Lavina George in Portland. They settled...
Paul Edward Wack
Nov 19, 2013
Paul Edward Wack, Ph.D., passed away on the morning of November 19, 2013, at the age of 94. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on April 28, 1919. He earned his A.B. in mathematics, physics, and philosophy at The Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska; and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in physics at the University of Notre Dame in...
Arlena Mae Fuller
Nov 10, 2013
Arlena Mae Fuller was born in Portland on May 3, 1931, one of twelve children of Bayard Templeton and Gertrude VanWinkle Templeton. She died on November 10, 2013, at the age of 82. Arlena grew up in Portland and graduated from Cleveland High School. She married Robert Fuller May 7, 1949, and together they raised 10 children. She is survived...
