Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
William Thomas 'Bill' Andrews
Jan 8, 2024
Raise a Diet Pepsi (bonus point for straw and can koozie) for a guy whose middle name should have been Trouble. Bill was a beloved son, brother, husband, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He was a longtime resident of Milwaukie. Bill worked for PP&L before striking out as an entrepreneur and owner of Minuteman Press shops. Like his late wife,...
Susan Jean Myers
Jan 6, 2024
Susan Jean Myers (née Keltz) of Milwaukie, Oregon was born in Los Angeles, California on July 5, 1957, to Stan & Katherine (Katy) Keltz (née McNicholas). She departed her loved ones January 6, 2024, from a broken heart having not been able to recover from the loss of her beloved soulmate, Jay Myers. Susan spent her life helping others through...
Donald Chester Mclaughlin
Dec 30, 2023
Donald Chester McLaughlin passed away in his sleep December 30, 2023, at the age of 99, at home in Milwaukie, Oregon. Our father was born June 13, 1924, in Milwaukie to local dairyman Chester C. McLaughlin and Martha L. McLaughlin (née Birkemeier). Our dad was quickly inducted into farm work while still a boy, shouldering his share of chores. After...
Judith Elaine Gyanti
Dec 30, 2023
Judith Elaine Gyanti was born September 25, 1945, in San Diego, CA to Victor and Margarite Love. She passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, in Clackamas, OR. Growing up her family traveled for her father’s military service; she lived in San Diego, CA, New Hampshire, Louisiana, Johnston Island, Hawaii, England, Las Vegas, Germantown, PA, and Portland, OR. She married...
Floriene Mae Tondreau
Dec 21, 2023
Floriene Mae Lautenschlager-Tondreau passed peacefully in her sleep on December 21, 2023, at the age of 103. She was born on September 1, 1920, to Charles and Frances Lautenschlager in Carlton, Nebraska. She married Hubert Adler Tondreau on June 14, 1941, and they lived in York, Nebraska. They moved to Portland, Oregon after Hubert was discharged from the Navy in...
Richard Sidney 'Dick' Phillips
Dec 20, 2023
Richard Sidney ‘Dick’ Phillips was born on October 6, 1932, and left this world on December 20, 2023, to be with his Lord and Savior. Dick was born in Portland, OR to Sidney and Laura Phillips. He was raised in Lake Oswego and graduated from West Linn High school before enlisting in the Navy. In the Navy he served as...
Inez Melvina 'Liz' Munson
Dec 16, 2023
Inez Melvina 'Liz' Munson was born January 17, 1936, and passed away December 16, 2023. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Arden Munson. Together they had two sons: Greg and Robert. She graduated high school and later Portland State University in 1960. She then started her teaching career with Portland Public Schools. Liz taught for 34 years...
David Rodney Lippert
Dec 9, 2023
David Rodney Lippert was born August 24, 1962, in Portland, Oregon, and died December 9, 2023, of an aggressive brain tumor while in the care of his family. He attended Milwaukie area schools and graduated from Rex Putnam High School. He had been a long-term employee in the payroll department at OHSU at the time of his death. He was...
Jeffrey Ross Walker
Dec 7, 2023
Jeffrey Ross Walker, 71, of Milwaukie, Oregon, passed away on December 7th, 2023, after a valiant cancer fight. Jeff was born on September 23, 1952, to Donald and Marian Walker. Jeffrey attended La Salle High School and went on to own his own business for over 40 years. Jeff married his beloved wife, Shauna, in 1992. They went on to...
Kathleen Ann Flint
Dec 6, 2023
Kathleen “Kathi” Ann Flint passed peacefully the evening of December 6, 2023, in the care of hospice with family comforting her from near and far. Kathi was 76 years old. We lost a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a great grandmother, and a friend. Her wings were ready, but our hearts were not. She was born on November 16, 1947,...
Corbin Joel Cornelison
Dec 5, 2023
Corbin Cornelison, sculptor, born May 7, 1972, died December 5, 2023. He leaves behind his mother, sisters, nephews, niece, great-nephew, great-niece, fiancé, and a group of really good friends. His kindness, humor, talent, and artistic intuition will be remembered by his family and by the art community; all were so important to him. Donations to ALS Northwest.
James Byron Donkle
Nov 26, 2023
James (Jim) Byron Donkle, MD, passed away peacefully in his home in Milwaukie, Oregon surrounded by his loving wife Ellen and his daughters, Peggy and Ann. Most people will remember him as "Doctor Donkle," a man with a huge heart full of love, generosity, and joy. Jim was born to Milton Donkle and Jean Fish Donkle in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where...
Sandra Louise "Sandy" Yarno
Nov 13, 2023
Sandra Louise “Sandy” Yarno was born on May 12, 1938, the second child of Kenneth & Marvel Bushey of Los Angeles, California. She peacefully passed away in her family home on November 13, 2023. The Bushey family moved to Grants Pass, Oregon, and later Roseburg, Oregon. She graduated from Roseburg High School in 1957. During her teenage years she worked...
Karen Leann Miller
Nov 12, 2023
Karen LeAnn Miller passed away in her home on November 12, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Portland, Oregon on March 19, 1948, to Lee and LaVerne Holder and was one of those rare life-long Oregonians. An only child, she became fiercely independent at a young age and was adept at making and keeping friends. She...
Roy Lee Lockett
Nov 10, 2023
Roy Lee Lockett was born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1938. He grew up among family until he followed his older sister, Leona, and family to Oregon, to be educated in the Pacific Northwest. He went to school then got a job at the Post Office as a mail sorter. He married and had three kids, Debbie, Chris,...
Joyce Marie Bennett
Nov 4, 2023
Joyce Marie Bennett passed away peacefully, Saturday afternoon, November 4, 2023, at the age of 83. She was born August 30, 1940, to Alice and Julius Hammermeister in Chicago, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bill Bennett of 47 years; and brother, Robert Hammermeister. She spent her childhood years on a farm in Austin, Minnesota. Joyce...
Kathleen Mary Adams
Oct 24, 2023
Kathleen was born in Portland, Oregon to E. Fred and Frances Paulsen. She grew up in the Eastmoreland neighborhood of Portland until attending Oregon State University. While there, she met her future husband Donald Adams and completed a bachelor’s degree in education. Marrying right after graduation, she accompanied Don through his military service until settling in Salem, Oregon to raise...
Paul Nathan Anders
Oct 19, 2023
Paul Nathan Anders (Panders) passed away at his Milwaukie home on October 19, 2023, at the age of 54. Paul was born on February 7, 1969, in Ashland Oregon to parents Walter and Janice Anders. He was the youngest of three children. Even at an early age Paul was an artist, constantly drawing and doodling. It was apparent from very...
James Dean Duncan
Oct 18, 2023
James Duncan was born on June 15, 1945, in Laramie, Wyoming. He was the son of Clarence and Norma Duncan. He is survived by his wife, Mary Duncan of Milwaukie Oregon; brother, Stephen Duncan and husband, Franck Olivier Duncan of Los Angeles, California; and his stepson, Tony and Carrie Hanauska of Tigard, Oregon. James lived a full life with his...
Jeanette Dagmar Eckman
Oct 16, 2023
Jeanette Dagmar Eskildsen-Eckman passed away peacefully in the early morning on Monday, October 16, 2023. Jeannette was born on December 20, 1935, in Portland, Oregon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Eckman; father, Neils Eskildsen; mother, Johanna Eskildsen; brother, Paul Eskildsen and granddaughter, Emily Eckman. During Jeanette’s childhood years she often helped her mother in the garden....
