Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Russell N. Miller, Jr.
Dec 15, 2015
Russ passed away on December 15, 2015 at age 67 after a long battle with bladder cancer. He was at home in Hermiston, Oregon surrounded by family. Russ was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1948. He moved to Portland, Oregon when he was 9 years old. He attended Duniway Elementary School, Cleveland High School and Clark College in the Portland...
Leo Vern Welch
Dec 14, 2015
Leo V. Welch passed away at his residence on December 14, 2015. He was 92. Mr. Welch was born in Medford, Oregon on January 15, 1923 and attended high school in Sweet Home, OR where he was very active in student affairs and sports, graduating in 1941 as Valedictorian of his class. Then he attended the University of Oregon. In...
Cheryl Lynn Tarr
Dec 5, 2015
Cheryl Tarr, October 16, 1961 - November 5, 2015. Cheryl passed away from throat cancer early Saturday morning. She was born on Oct. 16th 1961, to Joyce and Loren Lorenzen in Portland. She had a twin sister Shirley, older sister Lauren, and younger sister Donna. She grew up in Portland where she graduated from David Douglas High School. Cheryl enjoyed...
Bill Waite
Nov 30, 2015
Wilbur Warner "Bill" Waite was born August 9, 1929 in Eugene, OR to Warner C. and Ella Grace Waite. He was the youngest of their eight children. Bill grew up on the family dairy owned by his father, east of Cushman on the Siuslaw River. He graduated from Siuslaw High School and went on to attend Multnomah School of the...
Wesley Lawrence Wildermuth
Nov 26, 2015
Wesley Lawrence Wildermuth was born December 24, 1923, in Kingsburg, California, to Herman and Charlotte, immigrants from German heritage. They both came looking for better lives in this new country. Wes was the youngest of five children. Their father was a confectionary chef which motivated him to establish his own bakery business in Kingsburg, California. Each of the five children...
Margaret Ann ""Margie"" Cruickshank
Nov 24, 2015
Margaret (Margie) Ann Cruickshank, age 52, of Happy Valley, Oregon, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 24, 2015, from ailments brought on by Ovarian Cancer. Margie was born in Portland, Oregon on January 30, 1963. She married Scott Cruickshank on March 13, 1982, and they both considered each other the love of their lives. It wasn\u0027t long before...
Gebrehiwet Habtemariam Abraha
Nov 17, 2015
Gebrehiwet Habtemariam Abraha, a beloved son, brother, and father was born in Adi Hurgud on January 29, 1980 to his parents, Habtemariam Abraha and Mihret Asfaha. His father, Habtemariam Abraha, served his country and passed away fighting for Independence in Eritrea. Gebrehiwet was raised by his grandparents in Eritrea for most of his adolescence. During that time he attended both...
Clarke Wesley Murphy
Nov 11, 2015
Clarke Wesley Murphy, born in Los Angeles, California 3/8/32, died in Oak Grove, Oregon 11/11/15. A proud Navy veteran, he got a love of travel during his years of service, and traveled several times to Europe and many times to Hawaii. Mr. Murphy is survived by his daughters, Kelly Anne Stacey and Kerry Lynn DeMoss, and also by his special...
Molly Dott Lippert
Nov 11, 2015
Molly Dott Lippert lived a long and successful life and peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on November 11, 2015. Molly Dott was born on August 21, 1913, in San Antonio, Texas, to Ezra and Rhuebell Steinmetz. The family moved to Oregon when she was one year old. She grew up on a small farm near Chitwood, between Corvallis...
Edward ""Ted"" H. Felt
Nov 2, 2015
Edward (Ted) Harley Felt was born June 4th, 1951 and passed away at home on November 2nd, 2015 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Monmouth, Illinois to John Harley Felt and Maxine Burrill Felt. He graduated from Roseville High School in 1969 and then attended college at the Southern Illinois University where he graduated with...
Luella Christine Crain
Oct 30, 2015
Luella Christine Caswell Crain was born on February 7, 1924 in Timber Lake, South Dakota to parents John and DeEtte Caswell. She married Robert L. Crain (also from Timber Lake) on December 28, 1948. They moved to Milwaukie, Oregon where they raised 5 children. Luella was a nurse and a homemaker. She ended her career as school nurse at Clackamas...
Barbara Lee Palm
Oct 20, 2015
Bobbi Lee Palm, loving and cherished wife of 61 years was born April 8, 1931 and returned to her Heavenly home October 20th in Portland. She was surrounded by her precious family that she so dearly loved. She was the only child of Ed \u0026amp; Mae Spickerman. Bobbi enjoyed traveling at a young age, as her Dad was in the...
Robert John
Oct 13, 2015
Born August 29, 1935, in Milwaukie, to Edward and Pearl Lee. Bob lived his entire life in Milwaukie, graduating from Milwaukie High School in 1953. Bob was the owner of R5D3 Electronics for over 30 years. Bob loved his family, friends, and a good debate. He had a passion for baseball and was an avid bowler. Bob is survived by...
