Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Katholyn ""Peggy"" Collins
Sep 24, 2014
Mary Katholyn, known as Peggy by many, passed away on September 24, 2014 in Milwaukie, OR. Peggy was a lifelong resident of Milwaukie. She married her high school sweetheart, William (Bill) Collins in 1938. He preceded her in death in 1995. They built their home on Aldercrest in 1939 and lived there till Peggy\u0027s passing. Katholyn (Peggy) drove for the...
Donald Kenneth Swan
Sep 21, 2014
Donald K. Swan passed away Sept. 21, 2014. He was born Aug. 18, 1918 to George and Sarah Swan on Government Island. He grew up in Milwaukie and graduated from Milwaukie High School in 1937. Donald was an excellent athlete who played baseball, basketball and track. He was married to Edna Andreasen for 66years. She passed away in 2010. They...
Patricia Marie Currin
Sep 19, 2014
Patricia Marie Currin 91, of Aberdeen South Dakota, passed away September 19, 2014 in Oregon City, Oregon. Patricia Marie Pitz was born March 18, 1923 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the second child of Cecelia (Heinz) Pitz and Edward Pitz. She went to grade school in a one room country grade school in Richland Township, Edmunds County south of Mina. She...
Sandra Kaye Friday
Sep 16, 2014
Sandra Kaye Friday (Sandy) was born on May 20, 1944. She passed away September 16, 2014 at Adventist Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Sandy was born in Charleston, South Carolina to Robert Lyle Friday Sr. and Marguerite Christina Friday, while Robert was serving in the Navy during World War II. The three member family (at that time)...
Richard Alfred ""Smokey"" Mebus
Sep 11, 2014
After a severe stroke, Smokey passed on 9/11/14. He was a longtime resident of the Saint Johns area of Portland Oregon. After graduating from Jefferson High School he entered the U.S.Air Force and served 5 years. He was predeceased by his father, Alfred Loomis Mebus, his mother Evelyn Selma Hauser Mebus and his brother Jerry Alfred Mebus. He is survived...
Paul Henry Egan
Sep 2, 2014
Paul Henry Egan, 86, of Milwaukie, Oregon passed away on Tuesday, September 2nd at Providence Portland Medical Center. Born in Syracuse, New York to Michael and Mary Egan, he lived in Estacada and Milwaukie, Oregon. Paul was preceded in death by his sister Mary Egan Haines. Paul is survived by his wife, Sheila of 49 years; daughters, Lesley Townsend, Sandie...
Lois Fellows Ross
Aug 30, 2014
Lois Fellows Phinney Ross was born the second of four children to William Lewis Phinney Jr. and Rachel Fellows Pike Phinney April 18th, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was raised in Worcester, Massachusetts and graduated from South High School in 1940. She attended Boston University for two years with the intention of becoming a doctor. In May of 1943 she...
Hazel Jean Renner
Aug 28, 2014
Hazel Jean Renner born in Oregon City January 23, 1939, passed away August 28, 2014 at her home in Gladstone, OR of natural causes. Hazel was well loved and cherished by all that knew her. She leaves behind her children, Connie Renner-Oades, Denna Renner, Allen Renner, Karen Renner, Laura Edmonds and Norman Renner. She also leaves behind 10 grandchildren and...
Rosalie B. Justen
Aug 24, 2014
Rosalie Blickenstaff Justen, February 7, 1934-August 24, 2014, was born in Nampa, Idaho, to Dr. Paul and Mrs. Esther Blickenstaff. Early in her childhood, the family moved to Portland, Oregon, where Rosalie was educated in the Portland Public Schools. She attended the University of Oregon, where she received a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music in piano performance....
Lila Alice Machacek
Aug 22, 2014
Lila Alice (Campbell) Machacek was born in Orofino, ID in 1932, to Donald R. and Cora Alice (Knouse) Campbell. She joined an older sister Margaret Virginia, and was followed by a brother, Donald Eugene Campbell. The Campbell's eventually settled in the Twin Falls, ID area where Lila graduated from high school in 1950. On a chance meeting in a field...
