All Obituaries

Pamela Kay Griffith passed away on September 16th, 2021, at 77 years of age.   She was born on September 23rd, 1943, in Portland, Oregon. Pam lived and worked in Milwaukie, Oregon for the past 52 years.   Pam worked as a hair stylist for 15 years; then began working for Kampfe Management Services in the early 90’s and retired in 2020.  She was dedicated to helping adults rehabilitate from traumatic head injuries.   Pam was a dedicated artist.  She...

Emily Jane (Nichols) Boyle passed away peacefully in the early morning of Sunday October 17, 2021, at her home at Miramont Pointe.   Emily was born January 10, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA, the first of four children of George and Frances “Elizabeth” Nichols.  Emily’s father was a professional hockey player, and as a result, the family moved around quite a lot.  She spent much of her early childhood in Rhode Island before making a big move to Los Angeles in...

Deborah (Debby) K. Palmer left us, bound for the eternal concert, at home amid her husband, Ronald and cousins, Lacie and Carson who were visiting from Utah.  She was born August 22, 1953 and passed away peacefully on September 27, 2021.   Debby graduated from The Dalles High School in 1971.  She was employed by First Interstate, now Wells Fargo Bank for three months shy of twenty years; in the ACH department.  She loved to walk the beaches of the Oregon Coast as well...

Edward J. Weis, age 70, passed away on October 8, 2021 with his wife, Diane, at his side. He lived in Milwaukie, Oregon.   Ed was born on July 21, 1951, in Pendleton, Oregon to Alice Ann and Frank Weis. He graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Arts in 1975. His education and interests led to a career as a Construction Project Manager; his many projects included retail stores across the West Coast, schools in the Portland area, and two...

If you would like to attend the service virtually please use the Livestream link below.   Dori passed away peacefully September 20, 2021; surrounded by love, in the home she had lived in for 56 years. Dori was born in Portland, Oregon on November 8, 1942, to Clare Cecil Sears and his wife, Mae B. Sears (Saunders).   Dori’s father died when she was only a couple of months old, leaving her to be raised by her mom, along with the help of Dori’s older brother, Don. She...

Writer and former teacher, Dee Ann Bogue was a wife, mother, grandmother, and friend who lived her life to please her Lord Jesus Christ and share his salvation with everyone she met. After a difficult year-long battle with ovarian cancer, Dee Ann passed away on September 16th, 2021, in Milwaukie, Oregon from pneumonia complications.    Dee Ann was born to Dorene Gaye (Heacock) Larimer and Donald Clifford Larimer in Newberg, Oregon. She completed her Bachelor’s degree at the...

James Junior Craig passed away on August 18, 2021, at 86 years of age.   He was born on December 13, 1934, in Los Angeles, California. He lived and worked in California and Oregon, before moving to Milwaukie, Oregon, where he lived for the past 43 years.   James served in the US Army beginning in 1957 and was honorably discharged in 1959 at the rank of Spec. 4. In his lifetime, he worked a variety of professions, including cook, statistician, accountant, and...

James “J.D.” Robert Pelfrey was born and raised in Jackson, KY.  He joined the US Army at the age of 16 and served 8 years during the Korean War with which he was wounded and received a Purple Heart.  After his discharge, he lived in Indiana and then moved to Portland, OR where he worked for the Steamfitters Union for over 20 years, before he retired for medical reasons.   For 10 years he traveled by RV from Portland to Florida and back; later moving back to...

** Service Update** Celebration of Life Sept 11, 2021 at 2pm Clackamas Park Friends Church, Oak Grove, Oregon Nancy requested people wear cheerful colors, not black   Nancy Kay Conroy was born September 5, 1939 in Portland, Oregon to Telore and Dorothy (Moorhead) Abendroth; and spent most of her childhood with her five siblings in Taft, Oregon. She graduated from Caldwell High School in Idaho in 1957, and attended Lewis and Clark College and Portland Community College. She married...

Vince was born March 11, 1973 in New Delhi, India to Thomas Joseph and Elizabeth Thekkedom.  He was a graduate of La Salle Catholic College Preparatory and attended Clackamas Community College.  He worked as the Operations Manager at Thomas Joseph Dry Cleaning from 1986 to 2001 when he moved to Hawaii. In Hawaii Vince began his career in the restaurant industry igniting a passion for all things food and wine. He began as a busser working his way to General Manager....