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Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home
"THE FAMILY OWNED DIFFERENCE". With three convenient locations, we are Portland's largest family owned funeral home, crematory and cemetery company. Our goal is to meet the financial, practical and emotional needs of every family we serve. The trust that generations of Oregon families have placed in us is not taken lightly.
Our Obituaries
Melissa Anne Woodruff
April 17, 1982 - January 8, 2012
Melissa was born on April 17th 1982 and passed away January 8th 2012. Melissa was living in California. She is the best most beautiful daughter anyone could ever have. From the moment she was born she was pure joy. She loved to dance play music and grow!
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John Edward Webster
December 14, 1919 - January 5, 2012
John Edward Webster passed away on January 5, 2012 at the ripe old age of 92 at the Knapp Adult Foster Care Home where he had been staying for the last 6 months. He struggled this last year with progressively debilitating dementia, but is finally now at peace. Born in Manchester, England to John and Gertie Webster in 1919. He moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1952 to be with his sisters who moved...
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Steven C. Kelly
September 14, 1951 - December 25, 2011
Steven C. Kelly was born in Portland on Sept. 14, 1951 to Dr. Donald and Margaret Kelly. He passed away shortly before Christmas 2011. He is survived by siblings Mark, Diane, Carol, Rick, Susan, and Heather. He also has a daughter, Misty; and two grandsons. He attended St. Therese grade school and graduated from Park Rose H.S. in 1969.
Steve lived most of his life in the Portland area,...
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Frances Virginia Deschenes
September 18, 1917 - December 25, 2011
Frances Virginia Roby was born in Breckenridge, Co. on September 18, 1917. She was raised in Denver where she met Ernest A. Kendrew. They were married on January 16, 1938 and they had one daughter, Jacqueline Louise, before they moved to Portland, Oregon in 1941. After having another daughter, Judith Ann, she went to work for Burlington Northern Rail Road in the terminal-timekeeping department as...
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Stephen Alan Robbins
December 6, 1945 - December 15, 2011
Stephen Alan Robbins Dec.06,1945 - Dec. 15,2011
Stephen Alan Robbins passed away Thursday Dec. 15th at Portland Adventist Hospital. He was born in Tucson, Arizona and lived most of his life in Portland, Oregon. He was currently living at Powell Valley Assisted Living in Gresham Or. He was a graduate of Cleveland High school in Portland, Oregon. Stephen was preceded in death by his wife of...
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James Clark Apperson
March 13, 1939 - December 15, 2011
In loving memory of James "Jim" Clark Apperson. Jim was born in Valentine, NE on March 13th, 1939 and died on December 15th, 2011 of natural causes. Jim was raised in Roseburg, Oregon, but has called Portland his home since 1965. Jim will be greatly missed by all of those who loved him especially by his wife of 49 years, Sandy, his son, Kevin, daughter and son-in-law, Kerri & Todd, and...
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Gunnar Unger
April 11, 1913 - November 25, 2011
Gunnar passed peacefully on November 25, 2011 in Portland, OR. Wife Florence, brothers John and Helgy and sisters Jenny and Lydia preceded him in death. He is survived by brother Rudy, age 95, Seattle, WA, and children, Gunnar F. Jr., St. Paul, MN (wife Sharon); Dr. Karen Unger, Portland, OR; Ray, Harrison, ID (wife Mary); Douglas, Boise, ID (wife Karen); Cindy Shannon, Harrison, ID; 12...
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Violet Toedtemeier
April 15, 1917 - November 18, 2011
Violet (née Berkholtz) was born in Lester Prairie, Minnesota and moved to Portland as a child. She had vivid memories of life during the Depression, of working at Meier & Frank, and of her wartime travels with her husband Lloyd, who died in 1994. She loved their fishing trips, her garden, and all animals; and was happiest when she was outdoors. Violet's only child Terry (b. 1947) died in 2008....
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Donald Raymond Markham
December 28, 1946 - November 3, 2011
Donald Raymond Markham passed away November 3rd, 2011 at the age of 64 after a valiant fight with cancer. Donald was born in Portland, OR the youngest of two sons of Helen Markham (Halderman) and Floyd Markham. He attended Beaumont Grade School and graduated from Grant High School. Don was passionate about baseball and Oregon State University athletics, inheriting the love of sports from his...
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Peter Samodurov
August 27, 1941 - October 27, 2011
Long time Gresham resident Peter Samodurov passed away October 27, 2011. Peter was born August 27,1941 in Astrabad, Iran and immigrated with his family to the United States, eventually settling in Independence, Oregon. This is where he met the love of his life Joann, whom he married in 1962. The married couple settled in Gresham where they raised their two children Brenda Samodurov, of Portland...
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Delmar Peterson
August 5, 1923 - October 11, 2011
Delmar Lloyd (Pete) Peterson was born August 5, 1923 in Portland, Oregon to Carl & Christina (Walker) Peterson. With his beloved son by his side, he passed away peacefully on October 11, 2011 at Providence St. Vincent Hospital in Portland at the age of 88. Delmar was raised in the Portland area and graduated from Franklin High School in 1941. During World War II, Delmar proudly served in the...
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Dennis Mitchell Ketron
August 22, 1954 - October 8, 2011
Dennis Mitchell Ketron was born on August 22, 1954 and lost his battle with cancer on October 8, 2011. Dennis grew up in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and after graduating from North Idaho College moved to Portland, Oregon where he earned his teaching degree, minoring in Black History, from Lewis and Clark College. Dennis loved to travel and had visited over 15 countries in his lifetime. He logged...
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Jeffrey Jeff Oreste
October 5, 1949 - October 7, 2011
Jeffrey N. Oreste, Born October 5, 1949 in Portland, Oregon to Jay O. and Marie Oreste. Died, October 7, 2011. Jeff is survived by his brothers Michael (Maria), Raymond (Linda) and sister Joette (Randy), 8 nieces and nephews and 4 great-nieces and nephews. Recitation of the rosary will be on Friday October 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 3400 SE 43rd Ave. Portland, OR,...
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Elaine Oster
February 11, 1931 - October 4, 2011
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Fred H. Schwab
November 26, 1936 - September 25, 2011
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Maxine Charters Walker
October 23, 1919 - September 22, 2011
Maxine Walker passed away gently at home in the loving presence of her caregivers and dear friends, Patty White and Marie Stover. January 1, 2008, Maxine suffered a stroke from which she gallantly battled to regain function. That was followed by a fall in which she broke her hip and still battled on. She regained enough function to return to her beloved singing and to pursue piano lessons, her...
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Susan Kent
January 16, 1948 - September 21, 2011
On September 21st 2011 this world lost Susan Kent. Her heart was tired and just couldn't handle the Bypass surgery she had just gone thru.
Susan was born January 16th 1948 in Portland Oregon. She has 2 older brothers, Roy Kent & Kenny Kent, who survive her still today. She grew up in Tigard Oregon and pretty much spent her short life in the Portland area.
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Leroy Earl Mathes
March 21, 1917 - September 20, 2011
Leroy Mathes was born in Iowa in 1917. He married his high school sweetheart Christina in 1936. They started their family with their two eldest daughters Pat and Connie before moving to Nebraska before the war and completed their family with their youngest son Ron. In 1954 Leroy moved his family to Oregon to work on the Union Pacific railroad which he retired from after 30 years. Leroy and...
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Helen Elizabeth Mathistad Walker
September 11, 1919 - September 20, 2011
Helen was one of 6 childen born to Even and Johanna (Knutson) Mathistad. She married the love of her life Hilbert (Dike) Walker and went on to be a cook for a retirement home in the 1970's and a housewife. She loved to eat pie, crochet and do craft shows at the Westmoreland Manor. Helen loved her many nieces and nephews, who will miss her sense of humor. She had two infant sons that passed away...
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Jack Cybert Elwood
December 13, 1922 - September 11, 2011
Jack Cybert Elwood Jack C. Elwood passed away peacefully on September 11, 2011. Jack was born December 13, 1922 to Ogden Clark and Elsie Emerson Elwood in The Dalles, Oregon and was raised in Portland. While still in high school at Commerce High (now Cleveland High) Jack enlisted in the Oregon National Guard. When World War II broke out, Jack was able to enlist in the United States Marine Corp....
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Ellwood Dale Miller
April 25, 1937 - September 7, 2011
Ellwood Dale Miller April 25, 1937 – September 7, 2011 Ellwood Dale Miller passed away at home on September 7, 2011. Ellwood was born in Albany , OR. He was the elder son of Dale and Fern (Farwell) Miller. His grandfather (Farwell) settled in the Shedd area in the 1850's and farmed on a donation land claim. Ellwood was raised in the Shedd area where his family spent many years...
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Robert James DeLacy
November 9, 1925 - September 4, 2011
Robert was born on November 9, 1925 and passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011. Robert was a resident of Portland, Oregon.
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Barbara Joan Barnard
June 14, 1934 - September 1, 2011
Barbara Joan (Larrabee) Barnard passed away on Thursday, September 1st at Providence Milwaukie Hospital in Portland, OR. Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec on June 14, 1934, Barbara and her husband Richard resided in Chester, NJ until 2000 when they moved to St. Albans VT. They moved to Portland, OR in 2010 to be near their daughter, Jane. She graduated from the Sherbrooke School of Nursing and was...
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Rudolph Werner Müller
March 15, 1949 - August 28, 2011
Rudie Müller was born March 15,1949 in Djakarta, Java, Indonesia. The family emigrated to Obdam, Holland in 1955 and again to the United States of America in October of 1960. The Family was sponsored by St. Peter Catholic Church in Portland, Oregon, where he attended for a year until the family moved to the home on Malden Drive. He was promoted from Holy Family Elementary school and graduated...
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William James Stushek, Sr.
December 3, 1934 - August 22, 2011
William was born on December 3, 1934 and passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011. William was a resident of Portland, Oregon.
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Maureen June Jones
June 21, 1924 - August 11, 2011
Maureen was born on June 21, 1924 and passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2011. Maureen was a resident of Portland, Oregon.
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William Bill Owen
October 27, 1928 - August 6, 2011
Bill, our much loved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by family.
Born and raised in Portland, Bill was a graduate of Llewellyn Elementary and Washington High where he made friendships that lasted a lifetime. He served his country as a member of the Naval Construction Battalion as a respected member of the training staff. His love of driving led him...
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Christopher Patrick Rose
July 20, 1983 - July 31, 2011
Christopher was born on July 20, 1983 and passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2011. Christopher was a resident of Saint Helens, Oregon.
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Kathleen V. Ryland
August 12, 1960 - July 15, 2011
Kathy Ryland arrived in this world on August 12th, 1960. She was born in Lynwood, California, to parents Charles and Esther Johnstone. Soon after her birth, Kathy’s family moved to Portland, Oregon in the Sellwood/Moreland area, where she lived the bulk of her childhood. Charles Johnstone worked at Huntington Rubber Mills, and Esther Johnstone, a Reed College graduate, was a homemaker who...
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Norman Daniel Pribbanow, Jr.
October 13, 1953 - July 13, 2011
A tireless advocate for people with disabilities, Norman D. "Butch" Pribbanow Jr., 57, of Milwaukie, Ore., died peacefully July 13, 2011 surrounded by his family.
He was born Oct. 13, 1953, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., to Norman D. “Bud” and Hazel B. Pribbanow. The family moved to Longview in October of 1963. Butch graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1971 and from Lower Columbia...
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Frances Pavick Lee
July 22, 1916 - July 9, 2011
Frances Pavick Lee • July 22 1916 - July 9 2011 Frances, born in Bend, third of four children of Yugoslavian immigrants Steve and Helen Pavick, died at age 94 in her home in Portland, 13 days before her 95th birthday. Her father was a road engineer for Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co. Frances, knowing little English entering Central School, graduated from Bend High School in 1934. She coached...
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Ronald M. Williams
July 10, 1961 - July 7, 2011
Ron M. Williams was born in Bend, Oregon to parents Audrey Hardesty and Chris Williams. Ron moved to Portland after graduating from Bend High School in 1979. He drove to Portland from Bend at 18 years old and went right to work for a company called Garden Products. He then started driving a truck for McLane. He worked in transportation for a total of 32 years. Ron very much enjoyed fishing,...
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Stefhan A. Calhoun
July 22, 1947 - June 13, 2011
Stefhan A. Calhoun, was born on July 22, 1947 in Los Angeles, California to his parents Josephine and Robert Calhoun and passed on June 13, 2011 in Portland, Oregon. Stefhan is survived by his brothers Michael and Tony; wife Annie and their children Christine, Crystal, Jenni, Priscilla and Trevor; His grandchildren Michael, Gina, Dayshawn, Marcus and Charlotte. Stefhan attended Roosevelt High...
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Vivian Mildred Maze
November 11, 1927 - June 12, 2011
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Ernest Grady McDaniel, Jr.
September 20, 1939 - June 3, 2011
Ernest was born on September 20, 1939 and passed away on Friday, June 3, 2011. Ernest was a resident of Estacada, Oregon.
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John Frank Hagan
September 10, 1957 - May 29, 2011
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William "Robbie" Robinson
April 10, 1917 - May 27, 2011
William “Robbie” Robinson April 10, 1917 – May 27, 2011 William "Robbie" Robinson was born April 10, 1917 in Lonerock, Oregon, son of Calvin Robinson and Sally Nylund. Robbie worked for the Portland Park Bureau for 30 years, 25 of them as head gardener. He loved flowering trees and shrubs and made sure the Portland parks were full of them. He was instrumental in the construction...
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Shirley Roberta Mutschler
September 25, 1933 - May 17, 2011
Born in Portland, OR to Robert and Faire Dugger. Shirley was preceded by her husband Duane. She is survived by son, Robert, Daughter-in-law, Sue. Grandchildren Brandon, Courtney, and Kaycee. Great grandchild Ava. Cousin Greg Powers. She was loved by her many friends of Oregon PTA, Portland Council, and her Red Lion family. A viewing will be held Monday May 23rd, 10am-4pm, at Wilhelms Portland...
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Jose Luis Jaramillo
August 25, 1945 - May 9, 2011
Jose was born on August 25, 1945 and passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011. Jose was a resident of Portland, Oregon.
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Joseph Burt Schwerdt
December 1, 1947 - April 19, 2011
Joseph (Joe) Schwerdt was born in Portland, Oregon on December 1, 1947. He died on April 19, 2011, surrounded by his family, at Providence Portland Hospital from complications of pneumonia. Joe was the oldest of six children born to Joseph and Patricia Schwerdt. He attended Sacred Heart Grade School, Central Catholic for two years and graduated from Cleveland High School. In his younger years...
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Elda M. Klippel
May 7, 1907 - April 11, 2011
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Martha Ann Altstadt
September 12, 1931 - April 10, 2011
Mom and Dad are together again, this time in Heaven. She passed away at home on April 10th, just days after learning she had cancer. Born September 12, 1931, Mom was the second of Paul and Vera Miller’s five children. She joined older brother Paul Jr. and later came brothers Michael and Joseph followed by sister Mary Susan. The family grew up in Portland’s Garthwick neighborhood...
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Henry P. Dittmer
May 20, 1925 - April 10, 2011
Hank was born in 1925 in Poplar, Minnesota to Ed and Bessie Dittmer. He was the 4th of 10 children - 6 girls and 4 boys. He enlisted in the Navy at the age of 18 and served as a Corpsman in the South Pacific during WWII. He married Lila (Makela) in 1947 and lived for a year in Anchorage, Alaska. His first son David was born in 1948 and his second son Steven was born in 1959. He lived in...
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Warren Tyndale "Papa" Faulkner
January 14, 1922 - April 4, 2011
Warren Tyndale Faulkner was born on January 14, 1922 and passed from this world on 4 April 2011. He grew up in the hill country near the Oregon coast and travelled the world, raising a family in California but always longing to return home to Oregon. He finally settled down in Beaverton, a short drive to the place where he was raised. Warren was a Logger, Teacher, an Engineer, and a Son of...
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Uel Harvey Williams
September 9, 1919 - April 3, 2011
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Lynn Matthias Roseberry
May 25, 1929 - April 2, 2011
Born to Matthias and Lena Roseberry in 1929, Lynn always joked his birth triggered the Great Depression that year. Hard working farmers of Eastern Washington, they taught their only child a strong work ethic which he practiced all his life. He bean driving his father's tractor by age 8and by age 18 owned several trucks to haul produce. This entrepreneurial spirit finanaced 2 years at Eastern...
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Robert "Bob" Mitchell
August 10, 1925 - April 2, 2011
Bob was born on August 10, 1925 to Lewis and Mabel Mitchell in Portland, OR. He died of heart failure on April 2, 2011. He attended Jefferson High School and graduated in 1943. He then attended the University of Oregon in the V-12 program and was a lifetime member of Alpha Tau Omega. He later served in the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant during the Korean Conflict. Bob started with...
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Natalie Joy Weintz
March 8, 1924 - April 1, 2011
Natalie was born on March 8, 1924 and passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011. Natalie was a resident of Oregon City, Oregon.
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Clara Hirsch
July 22, 1921 - March 21, 2011
Mrs. Hirsch was born on July 22, 1921 and passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011. Mrs. Hirsch was a resident of Vancouver, Washington.
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Kurt L. Maul
March 13, 1952 - March 18, 2011
Kurt L. Maul was born and raised in the Portland metropolitan area where he attended local schools.
He graduated from Portland State University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. Kurt then attended Lewis and Clark Law School. Upon graduation, he joined the Oregon State Bar and initiated his legal career. For most of that career, Kurt was a sole practitioner who focused on business...
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Terryl L. Hamilton
March 21, 1945 - February 27, 2011
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Jack Ramon Leach
July 1, 1929 - February 22, 2011
Jack Ramon Leach passed away on February 22, 2011 at the age of 81 of heart failure, and a patient in ICU at Meridian Park Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Marie Leach (2006), and daughters Lisa Michelle Leach (1990) and Pamela Jean Fay (2009). Jack was born July 1, 1929, in Ashland, Oregon, the only child of Ruth Jean and Grover Beckett Leach. He spent much of his life...
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Manuel "Manny" Duarte
July 7, 1949 - February 14, 2011
Manuel J. “Manny” Duarte, 61, died February 14, 2011, with his family by his side in Portland, OR at Providence Hospital. Manny was born July 7, 1949, in Gilroy, California to Manuel and Georgia Duarte. Manny graduated from Gilroy High School in 1967 and attended college at Gavilan College shortly after in Gilroy, California where he played college baseball on a scholarship. Manny...
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Juan De Dios Carrera
December 19, 1932 - February 7, 2011
Juan was born in Durango, Mexico in 1932. His parents were Antonio and Luisa Carrera, later a stepmother Pilar. He had a large extended family. His siblings were: Luz, Antonio Jr., Hermelinda, Gilberto, Gabriel, Virginia, Elida, Josefina, Francisco and Ramona. In 1965 Juan married Taide Melero. They made residence in Los Angeles and started a family. Juan was a loving father to: Luisa, Maricruz,...
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Richard Jeffrey Campbell
June 26, 1950 - January 23, 2011
Jeff Campbell, aged 60, of Portland, OR, died at home late on Sunday night, January 23rd, of a sudden heart attack. He was born June 26th in Washington, DC to Richard and Isabelle Campbell. He attended Cherry Creek High School and graduated from the University of Colorado. On November 24th, 2001, he was married to Eileen Taylor. During his time in Portland, Jeff became an accomplished...
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Richard Kevin Schermer
June 22, 1952 - January 19, 2011
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Linda Wood
March 13, 1946 - January 15, 2011
Linda was born on March 13, 1946 and passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2011. Linda was a resident of Oregon City, Oregon.
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Paula Kay Barr
November 13, 1947 - January 14, 2011
Paula was born on November 13, 1947 and passed away on Friday, January 14, 2011. Paula was a resident of Lake Oswego, Oregon.
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John "Johnny Boy" Robustelli
December 23, 1950 - January 10, 2011
John Robustelli was born in Stamford, CT on December 23rd of 1950 to John and Alba Robustelli and younger brother to Sally. During his childhood John was very adventurous and athletic. He was involved in soccer, football, hunting, cared for horses, and sometimes looked at as a cowboy. At a young age John lost his Mother to breast cancer and his father a few years later. John’s family says...
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Ivan Eugene Stahlecker
October 10, 1937 - January 4, 2011
Ivan was born on October 10, 1937 and passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Ivan was a resident of Portland, Oregon.
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Cleo M. Fawver
February 12, 1924 - December 31, 2010
Cleo M Fawver was born on February 12, 1924 in Oregon City, Oregon to Nathan W and Mary Martin Caseday. She had no brothers or sisters. She was proud of her many generations of Oregon heritage. She was raised on a farm in Carus and graduated from grade school there and from Oregon City High School. She married Walter R Fawver in August, 1940 and they had one son, Willard. They have both...
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Eileen F. Savard
July 9, 1922 - December 25, 2010
Eileen (Flaherty) Savard passed away on Christmas Day 2010 at the age of 88. She was born in Baltimore Maryland July 1922 the first of two children of Edward and Edna (Callahan) Flaherty. Her brother Joseph was born when she was 10 years old and unfortunately preceded her in death in 2009. She lived in Baltimore raising her eight children until she moved to Portland in 1984 after her husband...
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Lisa Marie Palmer
August 1, 1958 - December 1, 2010
Lisa Marie Palmer passed away on Wednesday December 1, 2010 with her husband at her side, of cancer diagnosed two weeks prior. Lisa was 52. Lisa was born in Seattle, Washington where she was raised on the Alkai Peninsula, her favorite place in the world. Lisa was preceded in death by her beloved grandparents Albert and Jane. She is survived by her husband, Jeff Palmer of Kalama, WA; Her mother...
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Janet Mecklem Clark
March 10, 1919 - November 30, 2010
Janet was born on March 10, 1919 and passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Janet was a resident of Portland, Oregon.
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Carroll Machir Dubuar
February 20, 1919 - November 22, 2010
Carroll Dubuar was born February 20, 1919 in Seattle. He was not quite 92 when he died at home, surrounded by his family who loved him dearly. Survivors include wife Ida; daughters Jan Dubuar-Barkhurst (John) and Nancy Dubuar (Rich Rubin); brother Jim of Seattle, and grandchildren Emily & Daniel Barkhurst and Scott & Steve Rubin. A WWII vet, he entered the Army three days after graduation from...
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Dwight George Bostic
February 16, 1952 - November 16, 2010
Dwight George Bostic, age 58, passed away at his home in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. He was born February 16th, 1952, in Bluefield, West Virginia, to Mary Etta and William Montgomery Bostic. On December 24th, 1988, he married Deborah Sue Bostic. After living in West Virginia until he was seven, his family moved to Garden Grove, California where he attended and graduated from...
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Donna Goode Exley
January 17, 1937 - November 16, 2010
Donna was born on January 17, 1937 and passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Donna was a resident of Portland, Oregon.
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Esther Mae Rosu
October 5, 1936 - November 5, 2010
Esther was born on October 5, 1936 and passed away on Friday, November 5, 2010. Esther was a resident of Clackamas, Oregon.
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Mark Martin McGinnis
April 15, 1956 - November 1, 2010
Mark Martin McGinnis was born April 15th, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan. Mark graduated from Groves High School in Birmingham, Michigan and attended college at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. At age of 20, he became the youngest instructor in Electron Microscopy at the U of M. Mark also worked as a biochemist in the U of M Medical School’s Hypertension Lab for ten years. In 1986,...
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Doris M. Gately
August 12, 1922 - October 31, 2010
Doris M. Jaques was born August 12, 1922 in Portland, Oregon to Rosina A. and Lawrence E. Jaques. Doris became the eldest of three, her brothers were Robert “Bob” Jaques and Donald “Don” Jaques. Doris graduated from Franklin High School in 1939 and then married Joseph “Joe” R. Gately Sr. on April 18, 1941. Doris and Joe raised 4 children: Joseph Richard Jr. “...
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Raul Ugalde
June 5, 1980 - October 22, 2010
Raul was born on June 5, 1980 and passed away on Friday, October 22, 2010. Raul was a resident of Portland, Oregon.
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Americo Joseph Ravagni
January 11, 1928 - October 19, 2010
Americo was born on January 11, 1928 and passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. Americo was a resident of Gresham, Oregon.
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Eileen Yee
December 29, 1948 - October 14, 2010
Eileen was born and raised in Little Neck, N.Y. She moved to Portland in 1976, where she met and married Roy, and where they raised their daughter Kaylie. Eileen was an incredible artist, who attended Rhode Island School of Design and San Francisco Art Institute, and enjoyed painting animals in humorous, whimsical settings. She was a graphic designer at the Oregon Zoo for 15 years, and later...
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Joey Williams
December 15, 1969 - October 9, 2010
Joey Bret Williams died on Saturday, October 9th, 2010 in Portland of an apparent heart attack after playing a game of football with his friends. Joey was born the oldest of three boys on December 15, 1969, in Watertown, SD. As a child, he water-skied, hunted, and played all manner of sports. As a teenager, he became interested in music and formed the first of many bands. After graduating from...
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Robert Preece
February 5, 1927 - October 3, 2010
Robert "Bob" Preece, 83 Robert J. Preece passed away on Sunday October 3, 2010. He was born on February 5, 1927 in Buffalo, New York. He joined the Merchant Marines in 1943 and traveled to many different places, mostly in the Pacific. Bob was first married to Patricia Crosby but later married Gemma Kennedy in 1972. They shared many years together and fond memories with friends and family in...
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Fredrick Wesley Martinson
September 25, 1924 - September 26, 2010
Fredrick W. Martinson passed away peacefully on September 26, 2010 at the age of 86. Fred was born in Des Moines Iowa and was the only child of Fred and Laura Martinson. He spent much of his life in Des Moines where he attended public schools and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1942. He entered Iowa State College (now known as Iowa State University) in the Electrical Engineering...
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Daryl Melbern Davis
September 4, 1929 - September 19, 2010
Surrounded by his family, Daryl M. Davis, 81, passed away comfortably on Sunday September 19, 2010, in Salem, Oregon. Daryl was born at home in Salem to Pauline Helen Davis and Mel-bern Alvin Davis on September 4, 1929. He grew up on Hall St. along with his older brother, Gerald M. Davis, and younger brother, Delbert P. Davis. He attended North Salem High School where he played the saxophone...
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Vivian Alleta Mumper
June 5, 1921 - September 7, 2010
Vivian was born in Portland, Oregon June 5, 1921. Her maiden name was Vivian Alleta Myers. She graduated from Franklin High School in 1939. On June 29, 1941 Vivian married Charles L Mumper. Vivian was a member of Moreland Presbyterian Church where she served as a Deacon and taught Sunday school in her earlier years. She was a member of Valiant-Sellwood Order of Eastern Star, Kellogg Court...
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George Filsinger
April 27, 1923 - August 30, 2010
George J. Filsinger was born April 27, 1923 in O'Neill, Nebraska to Mr. & Mrs. Jospeh M. Filsinger. His family moved to Oregon when he was a young man where he attended Sellwood Grade School and graduated from Benson High School. Since living by the Oaks Park Skating Rink, George spent many an afternoon there and met his wife to be Helen DeVeny. They both loved to skate and made many life time...
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Ruth Barber
February 27, 1920 - August 27, 2010
Ruth C. Barber was born in Clay Center, Kansas, the youngest of five children born to Ottive and Elizabeth (Baer) Kretzmeier. Her parents came from families who had emigrated from Germany. She has fond memories of growing up on a farm and making friends with animals. In spite of setbacks from childhood illnesses, Ruth was able to graduate from Manhattan High School (Kansas) in 1939. Ruth met...
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June W. Stomps
March 1, 1930 - July 23, 2010
June was born on March 1, 1930 and passed away on Friday, July 23, 2010. June was a resident of Portland, Oregon.
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Lovedy J. Love
July 13, 1928 - July 22, 2010
EULOGY Lovedy J. Love Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult things we can go through. As we sit here, we miss Lovedy – as a wife, mother, grandmother, other relative, or friend – but let it not be with a burdened heart and a bowed head that we remember. We may no longer see Lovedy, but we’ll always have the special moments we shared with her. Today, let us speak in...
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Daniel Jensen Stone
January 12, 1953 - July 19, 2010
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