September 21, 1934 - May 11, 2013

Nancy Louise Justus was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, September 21, 1934, to Ernest M. Justus and Hester Engle. Her early years were spent in the Midwest. In 1947 the family moved to Portland where Nancy attended...

February 6, 1922 - April 27, 2013

Alice "Ruth" (Hart) Wiley was born Feb. 6, 1922 to George and Henrietta Stratton in Pullman, WA where she lived during her growing up years. She married Oliver L. Hart on July 11, 1942 in Pasadena, CA on the eve of his...

July 2, 1931 - April 20, 2013

George "Pete" Walden passed away on April 20, 2013 after a brief illness. His family and friends were by his side as he quietly passed away. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Alyce Walden and his son, Kendall...

June 9, 1926 - March 31, 2013

Grace was born in Wellington, Kansas to Wilburn and Florence Summers. She grew up in Scio, Oregon attended Scio High School. There she met and married the love of her life Earl Archer. They were married for 59 years and...

June 12, 1933 - March 18, 2013

Dennis James Wolf, 79, of Milwaukie, was born in Hubbard, Ore., the youngest of seven children. His family moved to Mt. Angel where Dennis grew up. He was drafted into the Army and went to Korea to serve. Dennis...

September 10, 1935 - March 9, 2013

Dorothy was born September 10, 1935 in Denver, Colorado to Marion and Carmen Whatley, Jr. She enjoyed bingo, spending time with family, cats and being outdoors. Loving mother of Barbara, Daniel, Sandra, Robert, John...

May 14, 1935 - February 21, 2013

Kenneth was born in Portland and graduated from Columbia Preparatory and the University of Portland (B.A. in History). Ken began work with the U.S. Postal Service in the early 1960s, and retired in 2009 after more...

February 28, 1925 - February 16, 2013

Alice B. Sims of Milwaukie, OR died on February 16, 2013. She was born in Lakeview, OR to Jesse E. and Millie Branch on February 28, 1925. She married Dale M. Sims on December 26, 1945 in Medford, OR. Alice is...

February 24, 1949 - February 3, 2013

James J Zirkle passed from this life on Sunday, February 3, 2013. It has been difficult for the family to put words together to describe Jim as they knew him. Even though Jim lived close to his sister, Kris, they...

November 5, 1924 - January 29, 2013

Born in Craik, Saskatchewan to Paul and Phoebe (Hemingway) Kusmire, Joyce was one of seven children. The family later moved to Estevan where Joyce completed high school. Soon after, she moved to Regina to take up a...

January 13, 1924 - January 14, 2013

The Casale Family mourns the sudden loss of their beloved patriarch. Lou passed away peacefully at Providence Milwaukie Hospital just one day after enjoying a beautiful party with his family, celebrating his 89th...

November 14, 1950 - December 20, 2012

Dennis Dean Anderson, 62, died on December 20, 2012 at his home in Milwaukie, OR, of natural causes. "Dean" as he was known by his friends and family was born on November 14, 1950 in Devils Lake, North Dakota to Anna...

August 30, 1925 - December 15, 2012

Jean Ida Marie was born August 30, 1925 in Pendleton, OR to Oscar and Sylvia (Herrala) Taskinen. She attended Amity High School, in 1944 she married, Victor Ranieri in Grenada, MS. She moved to Milwaukie in 1990 and...

June 13, 1946 - December 2, 2012

Cynthia "Cindy" Rose Mentzer, 66, of Milwaukie, died on Dec. 2, 2012, at her home. At her request, no public services are planned, a private cremation was held. There will be a private family gathering at a later...

July 28, 1911 - November 26, 2012

Eugene J. Maire was born in Anamosa, IA to Theodore & Anna (McNally) Maire. He married Betty VanAckeren in Humphrey, NE on September 17, 1940. They celebrated 72 years of marriage in September. Gene served as a Captain...

July 21, 1928 - November 17, 2012

Patricia (McHugh) Zumwalt died peacefully November 17th surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with cancer.  Born in Oregon City, the family moved to Portland, where she was raised and attended St. Agatha...

December 8, 1938 - October 12, 2012

Curtis Robert Sumpter was born on December 8, 1938 and passed away on October 12, 2012. He was born in Portland, Oregon and was the son of Robert Sterling Sumpter and Martha Sumpter. Curtis is survived by his spouse,...

January 26, 1922 - October 11, 2012

A loving husband of 58 years, survived by his wife and family. He was a Minister, Chaplain, Counselor and Teacher. His last 20 years were focused on missionary work in Haiti.

October 20, 1930 - October 10, 2012

Danina (Puleo) Hill passed away Wednesday October 10, 2012 at 2:22 PM, survived by her 3 daughters (Doni Howard, Leslie McLaughlin, and Nancy McGill), her 3 sons (Charlie Hill, Greg Hill, and Richard Hill) along with...

October 5, 1942 - September 27, 2012

Beverly Miller, 69, passed away during the night of September 27, 2012 in her home in Milwaukie, OR with her three children and husband at her bedside. Bev was a loving mother and a friend to all. She was born...

May 1, 1920 - September 27, 2012

Born Marguerite Frances Venini, to Victor and Mary (Cairns) Venini in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. She left this world surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Marguerite graduated from Franklin High School with...

January 14, 1920 - July 8, 2012

Edwin Irvin Giese was born, raised and schooled in Max, North Dakota. He joined the Army in 1944, serving with the 82nd Airborne as a Paratrooper. After his service in 1946 he came to Portland, Oregon, there he joined...

December 25, 1947 - July 2, 2012

Dr. Scott Anderson passed away this week at the age of 64. He was born to Merwin and Mildred Anderson in Portland on December 25, 1947. Dr. Anderson began his education at Church College of Hawaii (now BYU-Hawaii) and...

February 22, 1931 - July 1, 2012

Gerry, 81, was born to Carl & Kathryn Gettman in Portland. She graduated from Washington High in 1949 and began her stellar career with Pacific NW Bell in 1950, starting as an operator. Gerry retired as Chief Service...

August 6, 1936 - June 30, 2012

Elissa (Lisa) M. Gronke, born August 6, 1936, Chicago, Illinois, passed away June 30, 2012, Milwaukie, Oregon. Lisa was preceded in death by her sister, Laurel. She is survived by her brother, Emil Metterhausen, two...