All Obituaries

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 member of the Operating Engineers Local 701 until his retirement in 1993.   David is survived by his children, Diana Ortiz Kelly,...

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. Creating a disaster response plan for the County was his way to help others. He enjoyed sharing his knowledge through consulting and teaching with the California...

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, working for the City of Portland, Portland Community College, Centennial School District and Umatilla School...

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 as a machinist mate during the Korean war. He was honorably discharged in 1954 and decided to further his education....

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 Needs Nurse for Portland ISD.   Her hobbies included sewing, card making, flower gardening, baking, and RV...

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 and vocals, under the name "Noeblee". He shared his life through music and touched the hearts of those...

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 moved the family to Oregon, where all her family currently reside.   Roseanne was preceded in death by her parents;...

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 Academy in 1955.   Jean married Del Blacketer in 1958 and shortly after moved to Portland, though for most of her life...

Calvin Raymond Kimble was born in Normal, Illinois on July 17, 1944 to Martha and Stanley Kimble.  The family moved to Oregon when Cal was 5 years old.   He had five brothers and sisters:  Mike, Dennis, Sue, Becky and Linda.    Cal attended Ardenwald Elementary, Milwaukie Junior High School and Milwaukie High School.  In 1964, he married Karen Bell...they had two sons, two grandchildren and enjoyed 58 years together.  He was an avid outdoorsman...

Gene Fidello Gordon was born April 26th, 1930, to Levi Delbert Gordon and Pauline Brashear Gordon in La Center, Washington.  Gene was the fourth out of five boys.  He loved telling stories about helping his grandma cook at the logging camp and about all the “adventures” he and his brothers got into growing up in La Center, Washington.  While at La Center High School he was a three-sport athlete, and this began his lifelong love of sports.   Following in his...