All Obituaries

Loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, Tom Bispham, 75, died January 2, 2019 after an eight-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born April 16, 1943 in Portland, OR to Royal H. and Winnifred (Bowen) Bispham.   He married Jean Bumgardner, his high school sweetheart, in 1964. Jean was and is the eternal love of his life. Together, they raised three beloved children: Jim, Jeff and Tamie.   Tom graduated from Jefferson High School in 1961 in...

Jetta Wells, age 65, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Jetta was born in Visalia, California and moved to Oregon in 1964.  She married her true love, David Wells, in 1971 and had her baby girl, Kym Wells, in 1973.  Jetta was an amazing cook and homemaker and loved spending her time with family and friends making memories with everyone she met.  Truly an unforgettable woman. Jetta is survived by her husband, David Wells;...

He was born in Portland, Oregon and lived in Oregon all of his life.   Ron loved his family dearly, and we loved him.  He left behind his wife, Joyce; sons, Matt and Ken; daughter, Teresa; grandchildren, Zoey, Savannah, Franz and Victor; and sister, Evelyn.   He loved camping, flying RC planes, the beach, but most of all his family and friends.  Ron loved life and loved going for Sunday drives any day of the week!  

Laura Lynn Wenger was born November 26th, 1970 to Michael and Kathy Alderson. She grew up in Portland, Oregon and eventually moved to Sandy, Oregon in a home her father built. She attended Fir Wood Elementary. Laura began her walk with Christ when she was 13 years old, after her family was invited to attend church at Metro Church of Christ. She became a Christian who loved God and spread his message by showing others kindness and care. Her faith would see her through all the trials she would...

An icon of Milwaukie and the Clackamas County area, William “Bill” McDonald passed away on his 93rd birthday at his home with loved ones by his side.   He was born in Colchester, England to William and Emily McDonald. His family was not wealthy, but his extreme intelligence provided an opportunity to attend private school on scholarship. In 1940 at age 14, he and his sister, Fay Knittle, age 12, crossed the Atlantic to escape the bombings in England, landing in New York...

A fella once told me when you borrow something it’s not forever.  In time you will have to return it.  That nice car you borrow from your buddy.  That cute blouse your girlfriend lent you.  Well our Lord came back to take home what was his on October 26th, 2018; my father, your friend, uncle, grandfather (poppa), brother – a borrowed man, Leo Ray Blocker, Jr.   Son to Leo Ray Blocker, Sr. and Ella O. Blocker, he was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota and...

David Edwin Whiteshield was born July 9th 1938 in Clinton, Oklahoma to Raymond and Rosa (Haag) Whiteshield. He was the youngest of eight children; brothers, Rudy, Harvey, Jack, Robert, Russell, and Raymond; and two sisters, Maggie and Ameila. He was raised in Calumet, Oklahoma and attended Concho Indian Boarding School.   David lived most of his life in Canton and Watonga, Oklahoma before moving in 2012 to Milwaukie, Oregon up ‘til his timely death on October 20th 2018. He loved...

Bernice Hodge, loving mother and grandmother, died October 11, 2018 at the age of 93.   Born Bernice Pauline Ludviksen on March 17, 1925 in Silverton, Oregon, she grew up in Silverton and moved to Portland after graduating from high school.  She married Wayne Hodge on December 8, 1946, and together they had three sons, Robert, Richard and Roger.   Bernice was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Wayne in 2015; brothers, Lester Ludviksen and Harlow Ludviksen; and...

Craig Allen Moran, 64 of Happy Valley, Oregon passed away Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 from complications of liver failure.    Craig was a respected employee of Boeing for 45 years and continued to work in the union after retirement in May of 2018. Craig worked hard to provide for his family to make sure they didn't want for anything; raising three children Jason, Sarah, and Brian. Craig loved sports especially his U of O Ducks Football team and also served as coach of...

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...