All Obituaries

John Patrick Little passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on June 21, 2019.  He was born February 6, 1926 to Edward John and Alice Little in Portland, OR.    John attended Central Catholic HS, Lincoln HS and Columbia Preparatory.  He received his BA and Masters Degrees from the University of Portland.    His passing was preceded by his wife, Patricia; daughter, Kathleen; brother, Edward J. Little; and grandson, Sean.  He leaves behind a loving...

Ruth was born in Rumford, Maine to The Reverends Arne and Elizabeth Avikainen. She made her way across the US as her father became the pastor of Churches in Massachusetts and Wisconsin where she graduated from West Union High in 1953, before settling in Portland, Oregon that same year.   She met her husband, Edward as students at Portland State University and they were married in 1956.  They settle in Milwaukie where they raised their family.   Ruth was an accomplished...

Our beloved Mother, Sister, Grandmother and Friend, Linda Jean Graham of Clackamas, Oregon passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at the age of 72. She was born July 13, 1946 in Tillamook, Oregon.    As a lifelong Oregonian, Linda attended Coquille grade and middle schools ultimately graduating from Riddle High School. She was a small business owner and worked in retail for many years, most recently at the T.J. Maxx store in Clackamas. Linda...

Born 3rd of 7 children to John and Helen Ludviksen,. Serviced in the Air force during WW2, received degrees in education from Ohio State and Oregon State Universities. Spent most of his 35 years of teaching at Wilson high school teaching industrial arts and night classes. Survived by a brother; Stan of La Grande, Or. a daughter Nancy Peterson of Milwaukie. a Son Les of Oregon City also sister in law Rose Hoff of Ohio. in addition to 7 Grandchildren, 7 Great Grand and 3 Great Great...

Jack Henry Weemhoff was born in Marion County, IN on February 16th, 1933, the only child of Henry & G. Bonniebell Weemhoff. He attended Shortridge High School in his home town of Indianapolis, Indiana. Jack enlisted in the Army from January 1955 until December 1957 and exited with an honorable discharge as a Specialist 3.  He met his wife, Shirley Mae Harris in Raleigh, NC and they were married on Sept. 29, 1956.    Jack went to Butler and Indiana Universities and...

Clarice (Foster) Wagner Shinn, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, teacher, doll collector, adventurer and world traveler died June 5, 2019.  Her family visited with her in her last days.  She leaves two sisters, four children, eight grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. Clarice was a teacher, always.  She earned degrees in early childhood education from Oberlin College (BA) and special education (Master of Education) from Rhode Island College. ...

Irene Bohlman passed away at home with family in attendance after a very brief illness.   Irene was the daughter of Henry and Gertie (Olson) Gluen and was raised in Milwaukie, with a short time in Seattle while her father, Henry built homes.  She graduated from Milwaukie High School with perfect attendance and then went to business school.  After working for Lambert Gardens, she moved to Alaskan Novelty Company where she led the company while the owners traveled for...

Bob was born to Robert F. and Ruth A. Stehn on October 1st 1937 at Eugene Hospital.  An only child, he grew up on River Road.  He spent summers on his grandfather’s farm with his cousin, Jack Schulze, who was also an only child.  The summers on the farm were spent picking fruit and learning to run farm equipment.  After graduating from Eugene High School in 1955, he attended University of Oregon and Southern Oregon College in Ashland.  He worked for the Eugene...

A stirring adventure comes to an end. On Monday, April 29, 2019, Leroy James Owen – patriot, veteran, Christian, beloved father and true friend, died peacefully at the age of 87 in the Salt Lake City home of his daughter and son-in-law, Jim and Donna Poulton.   Leroy was born on September 21, 1931, in Dillon, Montana – growing up Great Depression tough in the largest cattle shipping point on the Union Pacific railroad. He raised a lot of hell as a young man, including...

Kami Lyn Ellenz passed away quietly on Monday, April 29, 2019 after a long battle with cancer.  She was born on March 14, 1967 in Spokane, Washington to Ed and Shirley Ellenz.  She is also survived by her brother, Kent and his wife, Becky; her beloved nieces, Ashley and Kelsey; cousins and many devoted, long-time and loving friends who took care of her when she was most in need. She graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1985 and moved to Portland, Oregon to attend Columbia...