Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Katelin ""Katy"" Lauren Poese Woodfin
Sep 10, 2019
Katelin Lauren Poese Woodfin passed away on September 10, 2019 from diagnosed heart complications. Katy, as her friends called her, was born on January 12, 1981 in Oregon City, Oregon. She is survived by her beloved daughter, Sydney Lauren Woodfin; her father, David Poese; her mother, Christine Hayes; and her fiancé, Antonio Frieze. Katy was kind, steadfast and loyal to...
Rose Marie Cruickshank
Aug 25, 2019
Rose Marie (Fazzolari) Cruickshank, age 85, of Milwaukie, OR passed away on August 25, 2019, after a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Rose was born in Portland, OR on September 26, 1933 to Italian immigrants Salvatore and Mary (Sistini) Fazzolari. She was the baby of the family with five older brothers. Rose grew up in Southwest Portland. At the...
Clara Marie Bochsler
Aug 2, 2019
Clara Marie Bochsler, a wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, wife \u0026amp; dear friend, died peacefully, Friday, August 2, 2019. Survived by children; Sue, Sandi, David, Don, Mike \u0026amp; Ron. She had 19 grandchildren \u0026amp; 27 great grandchildren. Clara\u0027s love for life \u0026amp; family will be missed. A funeral mass will be held Thursday, August 8th, 2019 at 3:00pm at...
Ruth Elizabeth Powell
Jul 5, 2019
Ruth was born in Rumford, Maine to The Reverends Arne and Elizabeth Avikainen. She made her way across the US as her father became the pastor of Churches in Massachusetts and Wisconsin where she graduated from West Union High in 1953, before settling in Portland, Oregon that same year. She met her husband, Edward as students at Portland State University...
John Patrick Little
Jun 21, 2019
John Patrick Little passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on June 21, 2019. He was born February 6, 1926 to Edward John and Alice Little in Portland, OR. John attended Central Catholic HS, Lincoln HS and Columbia Preparatory. He received his BA and Masters Degrees from the University of Portland. His passing was preceded by his wife, Patricia;...
Linda Jean Graham
Jun 20, 2019
Our beloved Mother, Sister, Grandmother and Friend, Linda Jean Graham of Clackamas, Oregon passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at the age of 72. She was born July 13, 1946 in Tillamook, Oregon. As a lifelong Oregonian, Linda attended Coquille grade and middle schools ultimately graduating from Riddle High School. She was a small business owner...
Allen B. Ludviksen
Jun 18, 2019
Born 3rd of 7 children to John and Helen Ludviksen,. Serviced in the Air force during WW2, received degrees in education from Ohio State and Oregon State Universities. Spent most of his 35 years of teaching at Wilson high school teaching industrial arts and night classes. Survived by a brother; Stan of La Grande, Or. a daughter Nancy Peterson of...
Clarice Wagner Shinn
Jun 5, 2019
Clarice (Foster) Wagner Shinn, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, teacher, doll collector, adventurer and world traveler died June 5, 2019. Her family visited with her in her last days. She leaves two sisters, four children, eight grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. Clarice was a teacher, always. She earned degrees in early childhood education from Oberlin College (BA) and special education (Master...
Irene Bohlman
May 24, 2019
Irene Bohlman passed away at home with family in attendance after a very brief illness. Irene was the daughter of Henry and Gertie (Olson) Gluen and was raised in Milwaukie, with a short time in Seattle while her father, Henry built homes. She graduated from Milwaukie High School with perfect attendance and then went to business school. After working for...
Robert D. "Bob" Stehn
May 17, 2019
Bob was born to Robert F. and Ruth A. Stehn on October 1st 1937 at Eugene Hospital. An only child, he grew up on River Road. He spent summers on his grandfather's farm with his cousin, Jack Schulze, who was also an only child. The summers on the farm were spent picking fruit and learning to run farm equipment. After...
Jack Henry Weemhoff
May 5, 2019
Jack Henry Weemhoff was born in Marion County, IN on February 16th, 1933, the only child of Henry & G. Bonniebell Weemhoff. He attended Shortridge High School in his home town of Indianapolis, Indiana. Jack enlisted in the Army from January 1955 until December 1957 and exited with an honorable discharge as a Specialist 3. He met his wife, Shirley...
Kami Lyn Ellenz
Apr 29, 2019
Kami Lyn Ellenz passed away quietly on Monday, April 29, 2019 after a long battle with cancer. She was born on March 14, 1967 in Spokane, Washington to Ed and Shirley Ellenz. She is also survived by her brother, Kent and his wife, Becky; her beloved nieces, Ashley and Kelsey; cousins and many devoted, long-time and loving friends who took...
Leroy J. Owen
Apr 29, 2019
A stirring adventure comes to an end. On Monday, April 29, 2019, Leroy James Owen - patriot, veteran, Christian, beloved father and true friend, died peacefully at the age of 87 in the Salt Lake City home of his daughter and son-in-law, Jim and Donna Poulton. Leroy was born on September 21, 1931, in Dillon, Montana - growing up Great...
Laura Ann Krahn
Apr 22, 2019
Laura Ann Krahn passed away peacefully at home April 22nd on her 60th birthday after battling an aggressive form of cancer for two years. She was surrounded by loving family who visited her every day along with her husband, sons and best friend taking care of her as she prepared for her homecoming. Laura was born in Vancouver, WA to...
Berniece Green
Mar 31, 2019
Oscar and Bessie Hoge were blessed with a little bundle of joy on Christmas day December 25th 1923. By this time Oscar Hoge had quit the mines and purchased a farm in the Cardin, Oklahoma region. Unfortunately, this occurred at the time of the onset of the great depression, and the dust bowl reality, when great dust storms, devastated the...
Richard "Dick" Andrews
Mar 29, 2019
Richard J. (Dick) Andrews was born December 30, 1939 to Bill and Julia Andrews. He was the youngest of 8 children. He is survived by his wife, Pat of 50 years; children, James and Darren; grandchildren, Jessica Douglas and Nick Andrews; and great-grandchildren, Michael and Lucas Douglas. Dick was a kind, gentle and caring man. One who worked hard for...
Allen L. Matter
Mar 17, 2019
Allen Lynn Matter was born August 22, 1949 in Glad Valley, South Dakota. He was the first of five children born to Earl and Erma Matter. He passed away on March 17, 2019 surrounded by friends and family. He is survived by his 4 children, Christopher, Jeffrey (Elizabeth), Meghan and Sarah, and his two granddaughters, Lily and Peyton.\u0026nbsp; After he...
Edward "Ed" Jud
Mar 17, 2019
A funeral service for Edward F. Jud, who died on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at the age of 83, will be 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019 at the Oak Grove United Methodist Church with private interment at Nehalem American Legion Cemetery, Nehalem, Oregon. Ed was born on February 8, 1936 in Tillamook, Oregon to Frank and Esther Jud. He...
Michael L. Smith
Mar 16, 2019
Michael L. Smith of Gladstone died Saturday, March 16, 2019.\u0026nbsp; He was born in Salem, Oregon, September 3, 1945 to Leon and Bernetta Smith.\u0026nbsp; His sister is Judy Petersen of Keizer. Michael served in the US Army during the Vietnam war.\u0026nbsp; He started his career at Pacific Metal Company and opened his own business, Formco Machinery, in 1981. He married...
Kenneth Alan Altman
Feb 26, 2019
Kenneth Alan Altman died Feb. 26, 2019 at the age of 85. He was born Dec. 11, 1933 in Portland, Oregon. Ken attended Franklin High School and Clark Junior College before serving in the US Army. He worked for and retired from Northwest Natural Gas Company after 42 years. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; children, Cliff and Marsha...
