Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Dewane G. Walden
May 22, 2013
December 25, 1933 was a special day of a new beginning - that new beginning was the birth of Dewane Gerald Walden. Dewane spent the first part of his childhood in Molalla, Oregon where he attended grades 1-3 in the only one room school named Dickey Prairie Elementary School. After the family moved to Milwaukie, Or he attended Ardenwald grade...
William P. Dupre
May 21, 2013
William ""Bill"" Dupre passed away peacefully on May 21, 2013. He was a loving husband and father. During his long executive career as CEO of Furuno Marine Electronics, Bill was a fearless leader and entrepreneur. One to never really retire, he served as a Sales Consultant in his later years to both Raytheon and Infrared, Inc, where he supported the...
Edward Roderick Hannigan
May 15, 2013
Edward Roderick Hannigan was born into a n Irish Catholic family in Crosby, North Dakota on March 26th, 1923. He died on May 15th, 2013 after a long and valiant battle with prostate cancer .Edward was raised on a farm with ten other siblings in North Dakota. His mother was a school teacher and his father raised wheat, turkeys and...
Nancy Louise Thomas
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 Alameda Grade School and Grant High School. She spent four happy years at Oregon State College where she joined Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority....
Catherine L. ""Kelly"" Lotz
May 8, 2013
Born in Seattle to Frank and Audrey Buck. Sister to Howard, Frank, Ken \u0026amp; Jim Buck. Kelly graduated high school in 1955 from Holy Names Academy and attended Seattle University. She married James Lotz on August 23, 1958. They were married for 47 years. She moved to Milwaukie area in 1960 where she resided and raised her five daughters: Sandy...
Paul Leo Worthington
May 1, 2013
Paul Leo Worthington Paul Worthington was born on March 23, 1921 in the Zena area of Polk County. His parents were Mary Jane and Jesse Worthington. He attended schools both there and in Salem, Oregon, graduating in 1939. He went into the service and served five years in the United States Army. Paul met Mildred Ann Pomeroy and they were...
Robert Bruce Enders
May 1, 2013
Born in Brigham City, Utah and as a child he moved to Riggins, Idaho. Bob moved around Idaho with his family and later in life moved to Portland, OR. He loved being a prankster and loved to make people laugh at his antics. He loved the outdoors, riding his horse in his earlier years, hunting, fishing and the great outdoors....
Laura L. Samson
Apr 27, 2013
Laura (Sprauer) Samson loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away unexpectedly of cancer on April 27th. She was 61 years old. She was born to the late Bernard and Cecilia Sprauer on October 27, 1951, in Salem, OR. Laurie graduated from Regis High School, Stayton, OR in 1969 and received her RN from Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, OR...
Alice ""Ruth"" Wiley
Apr 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 being shipped out to Europe and North Africa during WWII. After his return the couple settled in Clarkston,...
Cyndee Sue Wallis
Apr 27, 2013
The world has lost a true angel. Cyndee Tobler/Wallis lost her battle with lung cancer on Sat April 27, 2013. Cyndee was born in Portland, Ore on July 17th 1952 and was adopted by Charlie and Saima Evans. Cyndee was raised in Portland and attended Franklin High School (Cindy Evans, class of 70). Cyndee enjoyed working with people, having worked...
A. Faith ""Fay"" Knittle
Apr 25, 2013
On Thursday, April 25, 2013, Fay Knittle peacefully passed away at a local care facility. Fay was born on June 22, 1928 in Colchester, Essex, England to William and Emily (Chapman) McDonald. During World War II, in the fall of 1940, Fay and her older brother, Bill, were sent to stay with relatives in Milwaukie, Oregon; where she attended Milwaukie...
Roy Arbini
Apr 20, 2013
Roy Arbini, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of April 20, 2013. He was 77 years old. Roy loved his family deeply and his grandchildren held a very special place in his heart. Roy was born in Ross, California to Peter and Mildred Arbini. Early in his career, Roy worked for Jerold Electronics doing system...
