All Obituaries

On Sunday, September 2, Cheryl passed away peacefully at home, her husband and children at her side. Cheryl Lorene was born September 15, 1951, in Oregon City, the first child of James and Glorene (Hostetler) Howard. She grew up living with her parents and her five younger siblings in the Canby and Wilsonville areas. Cheryl graduated from West Linn High School in 1969 and from Oregon College of Education in 1973. She married Daniel Palmer, of Dallas, at Calvary Mennonite Church in Aurora...

Anne Marie Hartman, 53, of Plover, WI, died peacefully at the Cedar Crest Care Home, Tualatin, OR, Monday, August 13, 2018. Her death followed a seven-year battle with a rare degenerative neurological disorder. Anne was born on June 30, 1965 in Montgomery, AL, the daughter of Lt. Col. William Weingarz and Joanne Caputo Weingarz. She married David Hartman at St. Michael Catholic Church in Portland, OR on May 19, 1995. Anne was a 1983 graduate of Newberg High School in Newberg, OR. In 1988...

Walter Thomas, affectionately known as Tom, passed away quietly at his home on July 1, 2018.   Born in the Bronx, New York ninety years ago, he survived a difficult childhood and went on to become a military veteran, government postal worker, and tax accountant.  He had a strong sense of personal and civic integrity and was an eloquent writer of newspaper editorials over the years.  A strong advocate for the under privileged and marginalized, he generously supported causes...

Douglas Roger Neely was a lifelong resident of the Portland, Oregon area, born on April 6, 1943 to Eldon and Marie Neely.  He graduated from David Douglas High School and joined the US Navy in 1960 where he served on the USS Phillip and USS Faragout in Japan and Hawaii.   In 1967 he became a Fireman and worked for 19 years until his retirement in 1986.  He retired as a Lieutenant, but was next in line for Captain.  On February 14, 1986 he married Carol Lang and she was...

Our beautiful “Mother” was born on December 21, 1923 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.  In 1942 she met Jack Warner the handsome American Soldier.  It was love at first sight!  They married in 1943 and had the first two of their eleven children in Australia.  In 1948 they moved to America; nine more children were to follow and countless adventures.   In 1968, once her children were all in school, she started her college journey and finished with a...

June Hinkson, age 80, was a long time resident of the Logan/Oregon City area.  She passed away peacefully on July 9, 2018.  June was preceded in death by her parents, William and Irene Chipman and her husband, Stephen Hinkson.   June was born in Portland, Oregon on the 30th of April 1938.  She graduated from Gresham High School before marrying and moving to the family farm, where she raised three daughters.  She was an avid horsewoman, who loved being in her yard,...

Dorothy Ann Swanson (Bjornstrom) was born in Astoria, Oregon on June 28, 1929.    She passed away on June 20, 2018.  She married Edward Swanson on October 22, 1949 and they had two children, Dianne and Kristi.   She is survived by her daughter, Kristi Hoch; son-in-law, John Hoch; grandchildren, Jennifer Brooks and Rebecca Kirkpatrick; and 4 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward and daughter, Dianne McCauley.   She grew up in...

JoAnn Darlene Houf of Portland Oregon died on June 29th, 2018 peacefully surrounded by her Family at the age of 87.   JoAnn was born August 15, 1930 in Fargo, North Dakota. She was the oldest of two siblings. She moved with her parents Victor and Jessie Alfson and sister, Jackie to Moorhead, Minnesota where she graduated from Moorhead High School in 1948.  JoAnn moved out with her family to Portland after graduation to attend college where she became the first Homecoming Queen...

Gary was born on March 28, 1946 to Melvin and Shirlee Brink.  A lifetime resident of Milwaukie, Oregon, he attended St. John the Baptist grade school and graduated from Jesuit High School in 1964.  Gary was a ROTC graduate at Oregon State University where he met the love of his life, Jeannette Davis.  They married in 1968 and recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.  Upon graduation from OSU, Gary entered the US Army as a 2nd Lieutenant and was assigned as a Medical...

Sandra Lee Cooke (Brittingham) was born on Christmas Day, 1944 in Ontario, Oregon.  She passed away with her family and friends close by on June 18, 2018.  She spent her early childhood in Eastern Oregon, moving to Milwaukie in 1952 when her father, Frank became Milwaukie’s Police Chief.   After graduating from Milwaukie High School in 1962, she worked at the Multnomah County Library before entering the insurance industry, where she worked for 40 years.  A...