Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Lloyd "Jack" Bruce
Mar 26, 2017
Jack was born in Seattle, WA on May 17, 1927 to Gordon and Babe Bruce. He spent his very early years in Seattle then moving to Portland, OR where he spent the majority of his life. Jack attended high school at Benson Tech in Portland where he served as their senior class president. He attended college at the University of...
Nancy Lou Miller
Mar 25, 2017
In living memory of Nancy Lou Miller, born 12-16-48. Died 3-25-2017. Parents: Father John Guy Gittings, Mother Thelma Bessie MC Lane. Nancy\u0027s children: Daughter Marci Marquand, Daughter Jennifer Marquand, Step daughter: Connie Lopez, Step daughter: Elizabeth Miller, Step daughter: Rebecca Hoffman, Husband: Ronald David Miller. 10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Nancy was a retail sales person, a Bible school...
Clarence William ""Bill"" Knowles
Mar 25, 2017
Clarence William Knowles, Jr. (Bill), 90, passed away peacefully in his home on March 25, 2017, in Portland, Oregon. Born July 5, 1926, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Clarence William Knowles, Sr. and Isabell Myler, he was the youngest of eight children. Bill grew up in Ogden, Utah. Upon graduation from Ogden High School in 1944, he served in...
Owen Putnam Cramer
Mar 23, 2017
Owen, a life-long resident of West Portland, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2017 with his family at his side. Owen was born June 12, 1918 in Portland and lived over 90 years in the home where he grew up on Dosch Rd. Owen attended Ainsworth Elementary School and graduated from Lincoln High School, class of 1936, He attended Reed...
Richard Lee Atherton
Mar 16, 2017
Richard Lee Atherton, age 75, of Milwaukie, Oregon, died Thursday, March 16, 2017 after battling Parkinson's Disease for more than a decade. Born February 14, 1942 in Portland, Oregon, he was the son of the late Ernest Atherton and Ruth (Tanner) Miller. A lifelong Oregonian, Richard attended Madison High School. He joined the Army in 1960 and served for three...
Maxine E. Feuerborn
Mar 10, 2017
Maxine E. Feuerborn, 91, of Portland, Oregon passed away March 10, 2017. Maxine was born April 16, 1925 to Rudolph and Etta Bergholz. She graduated from Franklin High School. She married Ernest C. Feuerborn on October 24, 1949, he preceded her in death on August 28, 1994. They moved to Benton City, WA and raised their three children, Don, Michael...
Patricia Goldie Merrell
Mar 7, 2017
Merrell, Patricia Goldie Arnold 88 April 11, 1928 Mar. 07, 2017 Patricia Goldie Arnold Merrell died March 7, 2017 in Milwaukie. She was 88 years old. A private graveside service will be held at Clackamas Pioneer Cemetery. Patricia was born April 11, 1928 in Pendleton, to parents, Jess and Ruby Arnold. She graduated from Milwaukie High School in 1945 and...
Violet L. Ais
Mar 3, 2017
Violet Garber was born November 18, 1918 in Spokane Washington and adopted by Elmer and Julia Garber when she was 3 months old. She lived in Kellogg, Idaho until age five and then moved to outer Portland (77th and SE Clinton) with her parents. Her mother, Julia, died when Violet was only 11. Elmer remarried in September 1930 to Elizabeth...
John Warren Hakanson
Mar 3, 2017
Dr. John Warren Hakanson was born in Cottage Grove, Oregon on May 21, 1920. His mother, Esther Hakanson, was a 2nd generation Oregonian. His father, John Hakanson, was a Swedish immigrant. John had three brothers, Bud, Mart and Ralf, and one sister, Marianne. John passed away peacefully on March 3, 2017, surrounded by the music he loved, with his wife...
Leo Browne
Mar 3, 2017
Browne, Leo 95 Feb. 02, 1922 Mar. 03, 2017 Leo Browne passed away peacefully at his Happy Valley residence at the age of 95. Born in Sioux City, Iowa to Lester Browne and Laura Jacobson, he spent most of his life in the Portland area, occupying the family home on River Road in the Jennings Lodge area of Milwaukie for...
James Earl ""Jimmy"" Staley
Mar 1, 2017
James \u0026quot;Jimmy\u0026quot; Earl Staley, Jr. was born to James \u0026quot;Jim\u0026quot; Earl Staley, Sr. (1940 to 2003) and Karen Lou Staley (1943 to 2013) in Portland, Oregon on March 5, 1966. Jimmy made the most of his incredible life. His accomplishments were impressive, including participation in five different sports (weight lifting, swimming, track, golf and bowling ) while active in Special...
Gaylen James Senger
Feb 28, 2017
Gaylen J. Senger was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota on March 13, 1952 to Julius and Elizabeth Stauss Senger. At the age of six, the family moved to Milwaukie, Oregon where he remained. He married Sandra Crawford in Kalispell. Montana in 1991. Gaylen attended St. John Baptist Church and St. John the Baptist School. He graduated from Milwaukie High...
Mildred Winifred Williams
Feb 28, 2017
Mildred was born in Eastern Oregon and passed away peacefully in Portland. She was a resident of Portland since the 1950\u0027s and retired from Shriners Children\u0027s Hospital as the head cook after 20 years. She was preceded in death by her Husband Gordon; Children, Yvonne and Lorraine; Grandchildren, Tom and Rebecca. She is survived by her children Shirley Hendrickson and...
Eva Rae Rank
Feb 27, 2017
Eva passed away at home February 27, 2017. She was born in Baker City, Oregon, to Ed and Eleanor Mackan. Eva was a graceful, selfless, and loving wife. Her beauty radiated through her smile and kindness to all who knew her. She is survived by her husband Douglas Rank, brother Ed Mackan, stepdaughter Laura Spuur and her husband Eric, their...
Harold "Scotty" Emanuel Kardell, Jr.
Feb 23, 2017
Harold was born March 6 of 1932 in Minot, North Dakota. He was the youngest of four children and the only son (and last surviving) of Harold E. Kardell Sr. and Elizabeth. When Harold was four years old he started hanging out with an older man named Scotty so people started referring to him as 'Little Scotty'. Eventually, big Scotty...
C. Audrey Rowland
Feb 22, 2017
Corinne Audrey Rowland loved her family unconditionally. Family was everything and more to her. Never missing a family occasion you could always count on her to be there. Audrey is survived by her children, Debbie Yarborough of Lostine, OR, Rick Todd of Milwaukie, OR and Vicki Skillings of Wallowa, OR; five grandchildren, Jason, Jess, Tasha, Kalin and Cassanda; two great-grandchildren,...
