Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Mary Ellen Campagna
Dec 27, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, January 9, 2016 at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, Milwaukie, OR.
Ronald Edward Clark
Dec 27, 2015
Ronald Edward Clark age 75, passed peacefully at Avamere Rehabilitation of Oregon City, OR on December 27th, 2015. Born June 1939 in Milwaukie Oregon to Bud and Lillie Clark. Ron attended Milwaukie High School and worked for the Clackamas County as a Community Corrections Counselor until retirement. Ron loved his family and made many friends along the way. He enjoyed...
Charles ""Chuck"" L. Rea
Dec 25, 2015
Chuck kept his date with our Lord Jesus Christ on December 25. He was 68 years old. He is survived by his wife, his brother, four daughters, seven grandchildren, and one great grandchild. He was also an adopted Dad/Grandpa to a daughter and her three boys. Chuck was born and raised in the Portland metro area. He grew up taking...
Harold Ray Weddington
Dec 24, 2015
Born in Corona CA. graduated from Corona High School. In 1940, enlisted in the Navy and served five years; with four years on the USS Indianapolis during WWII and earned nine battle stars. After his time in the service, he entered into the insurance business in San Francisco, and later attended Portland State. He retired as branch manager for the...
Alice L. Martin
Dec 23, 2015
Alice was born in Des Moines, Iowa March 23, 1926 to Floyd and Lena McClure, where she grew into a vibrant and upstanding woman. Education was always important to Alice and it was at Iowa State University that she and G. K. (Ken) Martin met. They were married October 19, 1947 and in 2010, after 63 years of marriage, they...
James George Herrle
Dec 22, 2015
James G. Herrle was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He attended a Catholic grade school and Benson High School. After Benson he under took an apprenticeship as a plumber. His apprenticeship- training took him to Dutch Harbor, Alaska, where he was, when the Japanese bombed Dutch Harbor in June of 1942. In December of 1942 he married Doreen Labo...
Louise Madeline Trimpler
Dec 22, 2015
Louise Madeline Trimpler, 93, of Milwaukie passed away Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015. She was born September 18, 1922 in Portland, Oregon where she graduated from Girls Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon. Louise married Edwin Alfred Trimpler Jr. in 1943. Edwin preceded her in death in 1977. Louise is survived by daughter Margaret Parsons, and sons Ed and Harry Trimpler;...
Mary Lea Abbott
Dec 21, 2015
In the early hours of December 21, 2015, our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend Mary Lea Abbott (Barnett) passed away. She was born August 23, 1924 in Portland, Oregon as the first child to Vernon and Margaret Barnett. She attended Vestal Grade School and graduated from Washington High School in 1942. She worked as an insurance secretary for H. B....
Russell N. Miller, Jr.
Dec 15, 2015
Russ passed away on December 15, 2015 at age 67 after a long battle with bladder cancer. He was at home in Hermiston, Oregon surrounded by family. Russ was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1948. He moved to Portland, Oregon when he was 9 years old. He attended Duniway Elementary School, Cleveland High School and Clark College in the Portland...
Leo Vern Welch
Dec 14, 2015
Leo V. Welch passed away at his residence on December 14, 2015. He was 92. Mr. Welch was born in Medford, Oregon on January 15, 1923 and attended high school in Sweet Home, OR where he was very active in student affairs and sports, graduating in 1941 as Valedictorian of his class. Then he attended the University of Oregon. In...
Cheryl Lynn Tarr
Dec 5, 2015
Cheryl Tarr, October 16, 1961 - November 5, 2015. Cheryl passed away from throat cancer early Saturday morning. She was born on Oct. 16th 1961, to Joyce and Loren Lorenzen in Portland. She had a twin sister Shirley, older sister Lauren, and younger sister Donna. She grew up in Portland where she graduated from David Douglas High School. Cheryl enjoyed...
Bill Waite
Nov 30, 2015
Wilbur Warner "Bill" Waite was born August 9, 1929 in Eugene, OR to Warner C. and Ella Grace Waite. He was the youngest of their eight children. Bill grew up on the family dairy owned by his father, east of Cushman on the Siuslaw River. He graduated from Siuslaw High School and went on to attend Multnomah School of the...
Wesley Lawrence Wildermuth
Nov 26, 2015
Wesley Lawrence Wildermuth was born December 24, 1923, in Kingsburg, California, to Herman and Charlotte, immigrants from German heritage. They both came looking for better lives in this new country. Wes was the youngest of five children. Their father was a confectionary chef which motivated him to establish his own bakery business in Kingsburg, California. Each of the five children...
Margaret Ann ""Margie"" Cruickshank
Nov 24, 2015
Margaret (Margie) Ann Cruickshank, age 52, of Happy Valley, Oregon, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 24, 2015, from ailments brought on by Ovarian Cancer. Margie was born in Portland, Oregon on January 30, 1963. She married Scott Cruickshank on March 13, 1982, and they both considered each other the love of their lives. It wasn\u0027t long before...
Gebrehiwet Habtemariam Abraha
Nov 17, 2015
Gebrehiwet Habtemariam Abraha, a beloved son, brother, and father was born in Adi Hurgud on January 29, 1980 to his parents, Habtemariam Abraha and Mihret Asfaha. His father, Habtemariam Abraha, served his country and passed away fighting for Independence in Eritrea. Gebrehiwet was raised by his grandparents in Eritrea for most of his adolescence. During that time he attended both...
Clarke Wesley Murphy
Nov 11, 2015
Clarke Wesley Murphy, born in Los Angeles, California 3/8/32, died in Oak Grove, Oregon 11/11/15. A proud Navy veteran, he got a love of travel during his years of service, and traveled several times to Europe and many times to Hawaii. Mr. Murphy is survived by his daughters, Kelly Anne Stacey and Kerry Lynn DeMoss, and also by his special...
