Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
George P Olson
Dec 4, 2012
George passed away peacefully at his home. He owned Olson\u0027s Meat Market on 80th and Glisan for 20 years. He loved to fish and shared his love of fishing with all. He served in the South Pacific during World War II."",
Jay Roger Ledyard
Dec 2, 2012
Jay Ledyard, beloved husband, father, and grandfather past away at the age of 62 and is missed dearly. Jay was born on December 20, 1949 in Portland, Oregon to his loving parents Donald C and Matilda (Marino) Ledyard. He was the youngest of three children. Sadly, he passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2012. In his early years he attended...
Cynthia ""Cindy"" Rose Mentzer
Dec 2, 2012
Cynthia ""Cindy"" Rose Mentzer, 66, of Milwaukie, died on Dec. 2, 2012, at her home. At her request, no public services are planned, a private cremation was held. There will be a private family gathering at a later date. Cindy was born on June 13, 1946, in Little Falls, Minn., to Edwin Carl Barchenger and Irene Harriet (Peterson) Barchenger. She...
Gladys A. Fajardo
Nov 30, 2012
Gladys Algeciras Fajardo, her journey began May 15th 1921, born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba she lived there happily the first 40 years of her life with her husband Daniel and three sons Danielito, Desi and Danilo she enjoyed a great life. In 1961 all this was turned upside down after our country was taken over by a communist regime,...
Donna Marie Van Gorder
Nov 27, 2012
Donna Van Gorder passed away surrounded by love on Tuesday morning, Nov. 27, 2012 in Salem after living 88 full, enriched years. She was born the second of four children to Dallas Everett and Leona Holman Daniels on May 20, 1924 in Manassa, CO. Donna attended schools in Manassa, and then at the age of 20, joined the United States...
Eugene ""Gene"" J. Maire, Maire
Nov 26, 2012
Eugene J. Maire was born in Anamosa, IA to Theodore & Anna (McNally) Maire. He married Betty VanAckeren in Humphrey, NE on September 17, 1940. They celebrated 72 years of marriage in September. Gene served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1942-1945 in field hospitals in England, France, Belgium and Germany processing POW's. He enjoyed golf,...
Suzette Bastiani
Nov 25, 2012
Suzette Aileen (Stennett) Bastiani August 16, 1917 - November 25, 2012 Suzette Aileen Stennett was born August 16, 1917 to Fred and Mary Stennett in Medford, Oregon. Suzette joined her older sister, Mary Elizabeth, (known as Betty) who was born in 1913. Suzette\u0027s father worked at the Medford Mail Tribune newspaper as a printer. Her mother ran a boarding house...
Joseph Danforth
Nov 23, 2012
Joseph \u0026quot;Darby\u0026quot; M. Danforth was born in Westminster, Canada to Tom and Lucille Danforth. Darby spent his life in the Portland area. He attended St. Philip Neri Grade School, Graduated from Central Catholic High School, and then attended Portland State University. He also served in the U.S Army during the Korean War. Darby was a member of the Operating Engineers...
Elinor Mae Kuhns
Nov 21, 2012
Elinor Kuhns, 87, passed away peacefully November 21. Born in Lebanon, OR to Eva and Virgil Childs, she was raised in Albany. In 1944 she married Glenn E. Kuhns, who was stationed at nearby Camp Adair during World War II. After the war, they moved to Vanport, OR, where they lost most of their belongings in the 1948 flood that...
Oral D. ""Bud"" Gibson
Nov 17, 2012
Oral (Bud) Dow Gibson died November 17, 2012. He was born January 26, 1926 in Madras, Oregon and was raised in Idaho and Oregon. He joined the army during World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge where he was captured and interned in a prison camp in Germany. Upon his release he settled in Oregon City,...
Patricia ""Pat"" Zumwalt
Nov 17, 2012
Patricia (McHugh) Zumwalt died peacefully November 17th surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with cancer. Born in Oregon City, the family moved to Portland, where she was raised and attended St. Agatha's Church in Sellwood and graduated from St. Mary's. After graduation, she worked for the Oregonian and PGE in customer service for many years, and after...
James Earl Mccreary
Nov 1, 2012
Graveside service, Monday, November 12, 2012 at 11:00AM at Willamette National Cemetery. James E. McCreary, 78 of Milwaukie passed away in his home on November 1, 2012. He had courageously fought cancer since 2001. Jim was born in Winfield Kansas and had moved to Oregon as a child. He became a member of the Lutheran Church in Green Valley, AZ...
Lucy Gatilogo Sofia
Oct 19, 2012
Mass of Christian Burial at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, Milwaukie, Oregon on Saturday, October 27, 2012 @ 9:30AM. Committal Service to follow at Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, Oregon. Please click the Video Tribute link above to view a slideshow of photos. Please check back for updated obituary information."",
Jilma Castillo Alcantara
Oct 14, 2012
Jilma Castillo Malek was born in Aguadulce, Panama. She attended the local school and then completed her education at the Professional School in Panama City. The family raised cattle and sugar cane. One of her favorite pastimes was horseback riding with her mother. In 1944 she met the light of her life, Joseph Alcantara, an American soldier stationed in the...
Curtis Robert Sumpter
Oct 12, 2012
Curtis Robert Sumpter was born on December 8, 1938 and passed away on October 12, 2012. He was born in Portland, Oregon and was the son of Robert Sterling Sumpter and Martha Sumpter. Curtis is survived by his spouse, Carol Duncan Sumpter of 42 years and their children Jeffrey and David Sumpter. He is also survived by his children from...
William James Jackson
Oct 11, 2012
A loving husband of 58 years, survived by his wife and family. He was a Minister, Chaplain, Counselor and Teacher. His last 20 years were focused on missionary work in Haiti.
Danina Mary Hill
Oct 10, 2012
Danina (Puleo) Hill passed away Wednesday October 10, 2012 at 2:22 PM, survived by her 3 daughters (Doni Howard, Leslie McLaughlin, and Nancy McGill), her 3 sons (Charlie Hill, Greg Hill, and Richard Hill) along with her 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren and preceded in death by daughter Linda Jacobs. In life she was surrounded by the love of...
John Shelley
Oct 8, 2012
Private Services will be held for John Shelley, with private interment at Willamette National Cemetery."",
Dorothy H. Pine
Oct 7, 2012
Dorothy was born in Jessup, PA on March 9, 1924 to Michael and Agnes Hiznay. After graduation from Plymouth High School, she went to work for the Army Signal Corps learning how to fix radios and inspect military equipment like saddles, holsters and gloves. She then went to work in the research and development lab at Rohm and Haas in...
Marguerite Rathgeber
Sep 27, 2012
Born Marguerite Frances Venini, to Victor and Mary (Cairns) Venini in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. She left this world surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Marguerite graduated from Franklin High School with the class of 1938 and from the University of Portland with a degree in Nursing. She served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nursing Corp during WWII. She...
