Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Edward J. Weis
Oct 8, 2021
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...
Deborah "Debby" K. Palmer
Sep 27, 2021
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...
Doris Eileen Clark
Sep 20, 2021
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...
Pamela Kay Griffith
Sep 16, 2021
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. ...
Dee Ann Bogue
Sep 16, 2021
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...
James "J.D." Robert Pelfrey
Aug 31, 2021
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...
Josephine Marrs
Aug 19, 2021
Josie was born on March 19, 1937 in Midland, Texas to Andrés and Carmen Martinez. She was the doting mother to five children; Harry, Samuel, Sandra, Michele, and Emma. Josie shared her love, compassion, and selfless servitude with her kids. That selfless service led her to become a Spanish interpreter for Clackamas County, which she retired from after 12 years....
James Junior Craig
Aug 18, 2021
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...
Barbara Catharina Bakkum
Aug 5, 2021
92 year old Barbara Bakkum passed away following a brief illness. Born to Dutch immigrant parents in the Clackamas Heights neighborhood of Oregon City, Oregon Barbara never lived more than 15 miles from her birthplace. Barbara and husband, Wally did reside in the Oak Lodge area for nearly 60 years where they raised their family. For many years they square...
Judith Ann Brooks
Aug 5, 2021
Judy passed away peacefully at home on August 5th after a year and a half battle with cancer. While she maintained faith that God could choose to heal her, she was joyful and at peace knowing she would soon be with her beloved Savior. Judy was born at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, OR on August 25, 1939 to Bernard and...
Patricia M. Mumpower
Aug 3, 2021
Patricia was born in Wisconsin, September 1, 1935, to parents, Hildegarde Orbeck Bescup and Marion Bernard Bescup. She died of kidney failure, August 3, 2021 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas, Oregon. She graduated from Walla Walla High School and St. Mary's Hospital Nursing School. Pat began her four decade nursing career in a hospital in Moscow, Idaho, followed...
Dorothy Lucille Terry Tincher Rhodes
Aug 2, 2021
Dorothy Lucille Terry Tincher Rhodes September 16, 1929 to August 2, 2021 Dorothy passed away on August 2, 2021 at her home in Oregon City with her children by her side after complications from a stroke. Dorothy was born on September 16th, 1929 in Heavener, Oklahoma. The first child of Oscar Terry and Lola Green Terry and the first grandchild...
William Edward Kelly
Aug 1, 2021
William "Bill" Edward Kelly passed away at 96 years old on August 1, 2021. Bill was one of seven children born on January 1, 1925, in Aurora, Illinois. His family and friends remember his servant's attitude that was always present. He was selfless, kind, and humble with a good dose of humor. His biggest accomplishment in life was not only...
Nels Raymond Olsen
Jul 26, 2021
Nels R Olsen (aka Ray), 98, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 26, 2021. He passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Ray was born to the late Anna and Hans Olsen on November 18, 1922 in Crosby, North Dakota. Ray spent his early years on a...
Timothy Jay Bertrand
Jul 24, 2021
Timothy Jay Bertrand died Saturday, July 24, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Tim was born February 14, 1951 to Raymond and Jeanne Bertrand in Portland, Oregon. He attended St. John the Baptist Catholic School and Central Catholic High School. He joined the Army in 1969 and served in Vietnam. He met his wife of almost 50 years in September 1971 and...
Dora Lee Abernathy
Jul 13, 2021
Dori was born in Portland, Oregon on January 22nd, 1962 to Raymond T. Thompson, Jr. and Edeane LaDora (Davis) Thompson. Dori attended Milwaukie schools where she made lifelong friends. On February 18th, 1989 Dori married Michel Duane Abernathy. Dori was a homemaker who loved animals of all kinds, but horses held a special place in her heart. She excelled at...
Carolyn Orrell
Jul 2, 2021
Carolyn was the first born to Edith and Elmon Cloward in Parma, Idaho. October 5, 1931. She was the eldest of three, she had two brothers both now deceased. The first ten years of Carolyn's life was spent in Hood River, Oregon in a small community of Central Vale, living on an apple orchard. Carolyn was a student at Central...
