Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Nicholas Rian Lewis
Feb 1, 2015
Nicholas Rian Lewis January 22, 1981 - February 1, 2015 Nicholas Lewis passed away on February 1st at home with his family by his side. Nick had fought his 2nd battle of cancer bravely with hope and his usual determination. He was a wonderful, kind and generous young man with many plans for the future. Nick was born in Reno,...
Jacob Alan Mcnamee
Jan 30, 2015
Jacob McNamee; beloved son, brother, nephew and friend to many. Jacob was born to Allen and Betty McNamee in Oregon City, Or. He attended Jennings Lodge elementary, Ogden middle and graduated from Oregon City high school in 1994. Growing up he was involved in scouts, soccer, baseball and basketball. He also was a dedicated volunteer working with children with disabilities....
James P. Welborn
Jan 29, 2015
James (Jim) Welborn, at the age of 84, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 29, 2015. He was born March 14, 1930 to Carl and Ann Welborn in Medford, Oregon. The family moved to Portland where Jim spent his childhood and graduated from high school in 1948. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty, of almost...
David L. Jelinek
Jan 29, 2015
David L. Jelinek was born September 3, 1938 in Portland, Oregon, to Charles and Wilda (Broughton) Jelinek, the oldest of their five children. He is survived by his sister, Carol Bozich (Mrs. Edward), and brother James; wife Sharon (Rand); three daughters, Laura, Karen (Mrs. Jaime Chavez), and Linda; and seven grandchildren. David graduated from Gresham Union High School and started...
James Morgan Leiser
Jan 28, 2015
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at the Montavilla United Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon. James is survived by 6 children, James, Steven, Brian, Karen, Kevin, and Brenda. Interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon. In lieu of flowers, we request donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project. Donors may...
Rosanne Marie Kruschke
Jan 22, 2015
Rosanne was born to George and Virgie Burr at Willamette Falls Hospital in Oregon City, Oregon on February 22, 1968. Mr. \u0026amp; Mrs. Burr raised all four of their children in the family home on Oatfield Road in Gladstone, Oregon. Her older brother, Mike, and younger sister, Sandy, currently live in Kansas. Her third sibling journeyed to heaven as an...
Loretta Louise Deschl
Jan 21, 2015
On January 21st, 2015 Retta' passed away to once again be united with her family above, her father Elsworth, her mother Delores, and daughter Charmin. She left us with the memories of the funny faces she would make, her snappy attitude, her love for animals, and the anticipation to always win at her games. We will always think of her...
Jeanne Audrey Lee
Jan 17, 2015
Jeanne Lee passed from this life on January 17, 2015 after a long illness. She was born to Elmer and Mary (Farra) Wells on June 18, 1936 in Medford, Oregon. She was one of eight children: Gayle, Jack, Farral, Audrey and Toni who survive her. Two brothers, Ward and Kent, and her parents predeceased her. Married to Robert Harris, they...
Dorothy Blosser Whitehead
Jan 16, 2015
Dorothy Blosser Whitehead passed away Friday, January 16th in Milwaukie, Oregon. She was 93. Born August 2, 1921 in Berkeley, California, Dorothy was one of two surviving children of Roy and Sadie Milliken Blosser. Growing up in a hand-made house her family built on Chabot Road; she attended local grade schools and graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in...
Harold Aldridge
Jan 7, 2015
Harold Aldridge was born at home in Milwaukie, Oregon, to Alma and Willie Aldridge on January 31, 1924, and was the youngest of three brothers. He attended Wichita Elementary School, Milwaukie Junior High School, and Milwaukie High School. After high school graduation, he entered the Army during WWII and was stationed in India with the Signal Corp. While in the...
Steven (Stjepan Paloš) Palosh
Dec 31, 2014
Stjepan was a traveler whose journey started in Ðakovacki Selci in Slavonia, the golden breadbasket of Croatia. He made his way to Italy and then to the exotic eastern coast of Australia. There he married Albina and started a family. The final leg of his walkabout was into the Northwestern United States. An independent soul who preferred to do things...
Howard Wheeler Pierson
Dec 28, 2014
Howard W. Pierson Jr. passed away December 28, 2014, at the age of 68, with his family by his side. Mr. Pierson was born July 3, 1946, in Hopkinsville, KY. to Howard W. Pierson Sr. and Theresa Pepper. He was raised abroad as well as in Eastern Oregon, eventually moving to Portland, Oregon with his father and grandmother. Howard served...
Mark David Wetherald
Dec 28, 2014
Mark David Wetherald was born November 6th, 1951 to Milt \u0026amp; Jan Wetherald. Growing up, Mark and his identical twin brother Michael played baseball together and both played the Trumpet. Mark graduated from Oregon City High School in May of 1969. In December of 1969, he enlisted with the Navy where he would spend the next 23 years serving his...
Verna Mae Woods
Dec 26, 2014
Verna Mae was born April 11, 1921 in Oregon City, Oregon to Fredrick William Marshall of Ontario, Canada and Emma Belle Kleinsmith of Carthage, Illinois; they were Pioneers of Clarkes, Oregon in the late 1800's. She was the youngest of her siblings, Leonard Marshall of Oregon City, Oregon, Willetta Weldon of Albany, Oregon and Marvin Marshall of Tyler, Texas. Born...
