Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Charles Edward Larson
Oct 10, 2014
On the afternoon of October 10, 2014 we lost some wisdom in our family. Charles Edward Larson was born on February 27, 1939 in Stockville, Nebraska to Mabel and Leon Larson. Charles served in the US Marine Corps from 1956-1959, and upon completing his military service, moved on to operating tugboats, where he worked while enjoying his love and passion...
Samuel Leron Gulledge
Oct 6, 2014
Samuel Leron Gulledge was born July19, 1919, in Warren, Arkansas, to Sam Gulledge and Alma Cobb. He was the eldest of 2 children, and and his sister Frances Hampton (deceased). He attended high school in Warren, AK, then joined the Navy. While in the Navy \u0026quot;Sam\u0026quot; traveled all over the world, before settling down first in Washington. There he married...
Jack Mason Caldwell
Oct 4, 2014
Jack Mason Caldwell, 70, died peacefully October 4, 2014, in his home. He lived most of his life in the Island Station neighborhood he loved and graduated from Milwaukie High School in 1962. He enjoyed his career as a realtor, retiring at age 62. He was a proud father, devoted husband, avid golfer and car enthusiast. He was preceded in...
Paul Dennis Toombs
Oct 2, 2014
Paul was born in Spokane, WA and spent the early part of his childhood there. In his middle grade school years his family moved to Southern Oregon in the Roseburg area. That was a great place for a growing boy to have many outdoor adventures. As adulthood approached he enlisted in the Navy. Military life completed the growth of boy...
Philip Anthony Smith
Sep 30, 2014
Philip Anthony Smith was born in Woodburn, Oregon, Feb. 6, 1949. He was the fifth of seven children born to Helen F. and Raymond P. Smith of St. Paul, Oregon. He died September 30, 2014, at his home in Milwaukie, from complications due to a diagnosis of MSA-C (Multiple Systems Atrophy, Type Cerebellar, a neuro-degenerative condition for which there is...
Barbara Lee Davis
Sep 30, 2014
Barbara Davis was born and raised in Spokane, Washington. She attended Eastern Washington College where she met Paul A. Davis, Jr. and they married in 1952. A career move took the couple to Milwaukie, Oregon in 1965 where they built their home and future. After a prolonged illness Barbara passed away on September 30, 2014. Barbara and Paul enjoyed annual...
Janice Corinne Fitzell
Sep 28, 2014
JANICE (JANEESE) CORINNE FITZELL Daughter of Josephat John Bolduc and Edith Mae Bolduc. Born on December 23rd, 1924 in Kelso, Washington and died September 28th, 2014. Janice (Janeese) was nicknamed Bubbles because as an infant blew bubbles while lying in her crib.They moved from Kelso, Washington to Juneau, Alaska at the age of 6 years and resided in Juneau until...
Paul R. Wilson
Sep 27, 2014
Paul R. Wilson died unexpectedly on the morning of September 27, 2014. Paul was born March 2, 1932 to Lillian and Charles Wilson. He grew up in Santa Rosa, California and Beaverton, Oregon and graduated from Beaverton High School. After high school, he was admitted to the University of Oregon which was the beginning of a lifelong devotion to the...
Katholyn ""Peggy"" Collins
Sep 24, 2014
Mary Katholyn, known as Peggy by many, passed away on September 24, 2014 in Milwaukie, OR. Peggy was a lifelong resident of Milwaukie. She married her high school sweetheart, William (Bill) Collins in 1938. He preceded her in death in 1995. They built their home on Aldercrest in 1939 and lived there till Peggy\u0027s passing. Katholyn (Peggy) drove for the...
Donald Kenneth Swan
Sep 21, 2014
Donald K. Swan passed away Sept. 21, 2014. He was born Aug. 18, 1918 to George and Sarah Swan on Government Island. He grew up in Milwaukie and graduated from Milwaukie High School in 1937. Donald was an excellent athlete who played baseball, basketball and track. He was married to Edna Andreasen for 66years. She passed away in 2010. They...
Patricia Marie Currin
Sep 19, 2014
Patricia Marie Currin 91, of Aberdeen South Dakota, passed away September 19, 2014 in Oregon City, Oregon. Patricia Marie Pitz was born March 18, 1923 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the second child of Cecelia (Heinz) Pitz and Edward Pitz. She went to grade school in a one room country grade school in Richland Township, Edmunds County south of Mina. She...
Sandra Kaye Friday
Sep 16, 2014
Sandra Kaye Friday (Sandy) was born on May 20, 1944. She passed away September 16, 2014 at Adventist Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Sandy was born in Charleston, South Carolina to Robert Lyle Friday Sr. and Marguerite Christina Friday, while Robert was serving in the Navy during World War II. The three member family (at that time)...
Richard Alfred ""Smokey"" Mebus
Sep 11, 2014
After a severe stroke, Smokey passed on 9/11/14. He was a longtime resident of the Saint Johns area of Portland Oregon. After graduating from Jefferson High School he entered the U.S.Air Force and served 5 years. He was predeceased by his father, Alfred Loomis Mebus, his mother Evelyn Selma Hauser Mebus and his brother Jerry Alfred Mebus. He is survived...
