Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Richard L. Reese
Oct 21, 2026
Richard Reese passed away a few weeks after his 80th birthday. The official cause may have been cancer, but anyone who knew him knows the real cause was the broken heart he received almost 17 years ago after losing his beloved wife, Irene.
Richard is survived by his daughter, Jennifer (husband, Rob); son, Daniel (wife, Dominique); brother, David; sisters, Cindy and...
Keith Allan Hoffman
Oct 17, 2026
Keith Allan Hoffman passed away October 17th, 2026, at the age of 78. Keith was born to Archie & Theresa in Portland. He was one of six children; Walter, Sharon, Keith, Sandra, Douglas and Craig.
Keith went to high school in the tiny town of St. Paul. He served in the Army, was in Vietnam. Keith married JoAnne in March of...
Jon Scott Cummings
Oct 11, 2026
Jon Scott Cummings known to most simply as Scott passed away on October 11, 2026, at the age of 74, at his home in Portland, Oregon.
Scott was born on April 21, 1952, in Portland, Oregon, to Clardon and Agnes Cummings. He was the middle of three children, growing up alongside his older brother, Don, and younger sister, Carol Sue.
He attended...
Geraldine Bonnetta Coover
Oct 14, 2026
Geraldine Bonnetta Coover, 100 years 26 days old, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2026, in Milwaukie, Oregon.
Born at home September 18, 1926, in Portland, Oregon to George and Margaret Grant. She attended high school in Portland, was a certified ship welder at the Kaiser Shipyard on Swan Island in 1943; later in the 1940’s she was a riveter for the...
Betty Karlene Jones
Oct 11, 2026
Betty Karlene Jones passed away on October 11, 2026, at the age of 80.
Betty was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and homemaker who cherished her family and the beautiful life they built together.
She shared a wonderful life with her beloved husband, Arthur Jones, who preceded her in death. Arthur was not only her husband but also her partner...
Margaret Forsyth Jung
Oct 8, 2026
Margaret Forsyth Jung was a loving and devoted wife, mother of three, Grammie of six, aunt, and cherished friend. She passed away peacefully on the morning of October 8, 2026, at the age of 81.
Born on March 1, 1945, in Scotland. Margaret was the daughter of Thomas and Nancy McLean. She grew up an only child with a heart full...
Jacqueline "Jackie" June Young
Oct 6, 2026
Jacqueline “Jackie” June Young, founder of SWIMBABES of Oregon and a pioneer in teaching babies to survive in the water, passed away in her home on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at the age of 87. She was surrounded by family.
Jackie was born May 14, 1939 in Portland, Oregon to Glenn & June Jordan. Water was in her family long before...
David Lee Williams
Oct 5, 2026
David Lee Williams, 79, of Canby, Oregon, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2026. Born on May 27, 1947, in Portland, Oregon, to Laron and Catherine Williams, David was a loving husband, father, proud Vietnam veteran, and dedicated civil servant.
David grew up in Portland, graduating from John Marshall High School with the class of 1965. A veteran of the United...
Margaret "Mags" Elaine Ciarlo
Oct 3, 2026
Margaret “Mags” Elaine Ciarlo (Ellis) of Portland, Oregon passed away on Oct 3, 2026. She was born in Oregon City to George Sr. & Doris Ellis and raised in Milwaukie Oregon.
Margaret lived in Portland for most of her life with husband, Richard and son, Steven, staying busy while working at the Portland Airport with Wackenhut security, then most of her...
Louella Elaine Scott
Sep 24, 2026
Louella Elaine (Patton) Scott, age 74, of Portland, Oregon, passed away on September 24, 2026. She was born to parents, Louie Lee Patton and Ruth Elaine (Phillips) Patton in Gridley, California. She was the sole proprietor of Flowers Tommy Luke in Portland, Oregon.
She is survived by a son, Matthew Clarke (age 44) of Portland, Oregon; bonus daughter-in-law, Julia Danielson and granddaughter,...
Colleen Mary Mackin
Sep 21, 2026
Colleen M. Mackin, a resident of Milwaukie, Oregon, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2026, at the age of 101, just shy of her 102nd birthday.
Colleen was born in Adrian, Minnesota, to Emil Jungers and Clara Tremmel. Her family later relocated to Sibley, Iowa, where she grew up and graduated from Sibley High School. At just 18 years old, Colleen...
Nancy Nell Rountree
Aug 25, 2026
Nancy Rountree, born on February 14, 1941, at 7:30 a.m. in Duncan, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2026, in Milwaukie, Oregon. She was 85 years old.
Nancy was the beloved daughter of Lee S. Early, a U.S. Army soldier born in Grosvenor, Texas, and Joyce Junice Lawson, born in Loco, Oklahoma. She spent her earliest years in Comanche, Oklahoma,...
Ralph William Carter
Aug 24, 2026
Ralph William Carter passed away at home on August 24, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was 78.
Ralph was born in Superior, Wisconsin; the first born of Donald J. and Barbara J. Carter. He was joined two years later by his sister, Patricia, and six years later by brother, Donald Jr. He lived an idyllic childhood; learning how to water...
Lois Ann Phillips
Aug 22, 2026
Lois was born on July 23, 1935, in Mullenville, Kansas, to Ray and Ruth Houston. She was the second of four children; older sister Marilyn and younger brothers Jim and Larry. Lois was born during the Dust Bowl. Her mother often told the story of hanging layers of damp cheesecloth over her crib to protect her tiny lungs from the...
Rainer "Raini" Siegfried Aumueller
Aug 19, 2026
Raini was born in Kaufbeuren, Germany to Siegfried and Brunhilde Aumueller on November 10, 1957. He moved to Oregon when he was 3. Raini grew up in Oregon City (Redland). He attended Redland Grade School and graduated from Estacada High School.
Raini had a passion for cars, especially 65 Mustangs which he restored for many years.
Raini was preceded in death by...
Timothy Alan Isaksen
Aug 11, 2026
It is with heavy hearts and cherished memories that we announce the passing of Timothy Alan Isaksen, a beloved husband, friend, and community member. Tim passed away on August 11, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of warmth, kindness, and an enduring spirit that touched everyone he met.
Born on November 5, 1945, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tim was a man whose life...
Sandra Sue Schneider
Aug 6, 2026
Sandra Sue Schneider was born on June 5, 1952, in Miles City, MT, to her parents, Ben and Carrie Sackman. She was an exceptionally beautiful and talented woman.
Sandy attended junior and senior high school in Billings, MT, graduating from Billings West in 1970. She went on to enroll at Eastern Montana College where she studied for two years before moving...
Jeffrey Carl Sherwood
Aug 2, 2026
Our hearts are heavy with profound sadness that we share on August 2, 2026, at 4:56 p.m., heaven gained an angel when Jeffrey Carl Sherwood unexpectedly passed away.
Jeff brought irreplaceable life, laughter, and energy to our world. Everyone loved him simply by being the generous, non-judgmental, compassionate man that he was. He was incredibly smart, possessing a brilliant mind that...
Florence Kay Patrick
Jul 14, 2026
Florence Kay Patrick, known to everyone simply as Kay, passed away on July 14, 2026, at the age of 77, surrounded by her children. Kay was born on August 3, 1948, in Medford, Oregon, to Alfonse and Mabel Pawlowski. She grew up in Medford and, after starting her family, made her home in the Milwaukie area for the rest of...
Wilfredo "Willie" Garcia Santos
Jul 14, 2026
Wilfredo “Willie” Garcia Santos, 74, Portland, Oregon passed away on July 14, 2026.
Willie was born in Manila on July 8, 1952 to Celso and Natividad Santos. Growing up in the Philippines, Willie had an entrepreneurial spirit and a love for food, which he learned through his grandmother, “Big Lola,” who taught him about the restaurant and casino business. He attended...
