Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Randy Lee Scott
Jan 29, 2023
Randy Lee Scott, 74, of Milwaukie, Oregon, passed away on January 29th after a yearlong medical battle. Randy was born on February 3rd, 1948, to Miles and Irene Scott. Randy attended Clackamas High School and graduated from Portland State University with a degree in World History. He went on to have lengthy careers with both United Grocers and H &...
James Edward Redman, J.D.
Jan 26, 2023
James was the first-born child of James and Myrtle Dagmar (Mortensen) Redman. He grew up with one brother, John Redman (Christine), who survives him. James met his late wife, Barbara Jean (Darby) Redman (1932-2020), at Milwaukie High in 1946 when they were both freshmen. They were married in 1952. Together they had five children, Mari (Gary), Eric (Leslie), Carl (Jeanette),...
David Dwight Grimes
Jan 17, 2023
David passed away peacefully at home with his family Jan. 17, 2023, in Milwaukie, Ore. David Dwight Grimes was born March 31, 1945, to Philo and Ellanora Grimes in Portland, Ore. He was the oldest of four children and the only son. David was a union carpenter for 32 years and worked on commercial projects throughout the city, ending his...
James Darrel Douglas
Jan 13, 2023
James Darrel Douglas died at home on January 13, 2023, from natural causes, on his 60th wedding anniversary. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend. He was born June 9, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan, to Patrick Douglas, Della and Floyd Baty. James would often be called Jim or JD. Jim never did anything...
Marianne Louise Cox
Jan 13, 2023
Marianne Louise Wetteland was born April 12, 1938, in Portland, Oregon to Clifford Wetteland and Margaret Leona Stratton, and raised by her mother and her beloved uncle, William "Bill" Hacker. She graduated from Washington High School and worked for her uncle Bill as an office assistant and accountant at P&C Tool Company. She continued her career preparing tax returns for...
John Oswald Sheldahl, Jr.
Jan 10, 2023
John died at home Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at the age of 88. He will be remembered as a loving father, husband, grandfather, and brother. He was born September 17, 1934, to John and Lola (Bishop) Sheldahl. In 1949, the family moved to Oregon. John graduated from Milwaukie High School in 1952. He went on to receive a bachelor's degree...
Nellie Delores Reinsch
Dec 30, 2022
In Loving Memory of Life Well Lived Nellie Delores Alexander-Reinsch was born on June 26, 1938, and peacefully passed on December 30, 2022, after a short-lived battle with pancreatic cancer. She was gracefully greeted in Heaven by her mother and father, Mary Rose and Pete Hiley, along with her two sons and one brother. She will be remembered by many...
Joyce Ellen Sommerfelt
Dec 23, 2022
Joyce Ellen Sommerfelt died December 23, 2022, in Tillamook, Oregon. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was born September 9, 1948, in Portland, Oregon to Paul and Leah Weinard. She graduated from Clackamas High School in 1966. In her free time, she enjoyed playing bunko, sewing gifts, and baking treats. Joyce was preceded...
Mark John Watson, Sr.
Dec 8, 2022
Mark John Watson, Sr. passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at the age of 61. He will be remembered as a loving son, husband, father, and grandfather. He was born on January 14, 1961, to John and Ethel Watson in Portland, OR. He was the middle child of three children, along with Jeff and Melissa. He was raised in...
Jane Elizabeth Worthington
Dec 4, 2022
Jane Elizabeth Worthington passed away on December 4th, 2022, at the age of 84 at Providence Willamette Falls Hospital. She was born in Portland, Oregon on August 29th, to Vinnie and Mary Bell. Jane graduated from Milwaukie High School in 1956 and went on to attend Eastern Oregon College where she received a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1960. ...
Patrick Lynch
Nov 28, 2022
Patrick Lynch died November 28, 2022, in Milwaukie, OR. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Patrick was born October 12, 1931, in Inglewood, CA to Andrew and Rosella (Braun) Lynch. He grew up in Southern Oregon and graduated from Medford High School. In 1950, he joined the Navy and served on the USS Hopewell...
Jacqueline (Jacky) Miller
Nov 27, 2022
On Sunday, November 27, 2022, Jacqueline (Jacky) Miller, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away, at the age of 74. Jacky was born on October 29, 1948 in Portland, OR to Merrill and Lois Mitchell. She graduated from Cleveland High School and received an Associates from Portland Community College. Jacky worked most of her life as a payroll clerk,...
Mary Lanell Grossmiller
Nov 25, 2022
Mary Lanell (Birrer) Grossmiller passed away on November 25, 2022 at the age of 91 in Milwaukie, Oregon. She was born in Yellville, Arkansas on May 19, 1931 to Wayland Warren Birrer, and Grace Wolf. Mary graduated from Hermiston High School and attended Southern Oregon College and Oregon State University where she became a teacher. She taught High School business...
David F. Ortiz
Nov 23, 2022
David F. Ortiz died November 23, 2022, in The Dalles, OR. David was born April 26, 1932, in Uvalde, Texas to David and Gregoria (Flores) Ortiz. He attended Uvalde High School and later joined the United States Air Force in July of 1951. After being honorably discharged in 1955, he worked in the heavy construction industry. He was also a...
Linda Mae Dillon
Nov 19, 2022
Linda Mae Dillon died November 19th, 2022, in Portland, Oregon at the age of 75. Her family will remember her as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She was born to Russel and Neva (Clifton) Brown on May 25th, 1947, in Osceola, Iowa. Linda was a Labor & Delivery, Newborn Nursery LPN at Providence Milwaukie (Dwyer Memorial) and Special...
Richard K. Bass
Nov 16, 2022
A Life of Service If anyone can describe his life, it would be one of service. He served in the Navy as a radioman in the Korean War. He continued with his love of radio first with the Oregon State Police and then with Clackamas County. While at Clackamas County, he designed the County's first 911 call and dispatch center....
William Jerry Waymire
Nov 13, 2022
Surrounded by family, Jerry Waymire passed away peacefully at Milwaukie Providence Hospital in Milwaukie, OR from respiratory failure due to lung cancer. He was born in Hartwell, GA on November 24, 1952, to Amanda Evans and Therein McCullum. He married Nancy J. (Obrist) Waymire, who sadly preceded him in death seven months earlier. Jerry and Nancy enjoyed camping and fishing...
Darren Thomas Pantoja-Smith
Nov 7, 2022
Darren Pantoja-Smith died Monday, November 7th in Portland, Oregon. He will be remembered as a loving father, son, nephew, friend, and musician. He was born January 20th, 1994, to Calvin Smith and Jennifer Pantoja in Milwaukie, Oregon. Darren's first love in life was music, until the day his daughter was born. He taught himself to play the guitar, drums, piano...
Roseanne Senger
Nov 4, 2022
Roseanne Senger (Bossert) passed away Friday, November 4th at home in Portland, Oregon. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, and friend. She was born to Mathias and Margaret (Klien) Bossert on May 21st, 1931, in McHenry County, North Dakota. She met and later married Peter Senger on November 8th, 1950, in Karlsruhe, North Dakota. In 1966 they...
Jean Blacketer
Oct 26, 2022
Jean Predeek Blacketer, age 85, passed away peacefully at Providence Milwaukie Hospital on October 26, 2022. Jean was born at Silverton Hospital in Silverton, Oregon on June 12, 1937 to Bernard and Leona Predeek, the second of five children. She grew up on the Predeek family farm outside Mt. Angel, attended school in Mt. Angel, and graduated from Mt. Angel...
