Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Oral D. ""Bud"" Gibson
Nov 17, 2012
Oral (Bud) Dow Gibson died November 17, 2012. He was born January 26, 1926 in Madras, Oregon and was raised in Idaho and Oregon. He joined the army during World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge where he was captured and interned in a prison camp in Germany. Upon his release he settled in Oregon City,...
Patricia ""Pat"" Zumwalt
Nov 17, 2012
Patricia (McHugh) Zumwalt died peacefully November 17th surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with cancer. Born in Oregon City, the family moved to Portland, where she was raised and attended St. Agatha's Church in Sellwood and graduated from St. Mary's. After graduation, she worked for the Oregonian and PGE in customer service for many years, and after...
James Earl Mccreary
Nov 1, 2012
Graveside service, Monday, November 12, 2012 at 11:00AM at Willamette National Cemetery. James E. McCreary, 78 of Milwaukie passed away in his home on November 1, 2012. He had courageously fought cancer since 2001. Jim was born in Winfield Kansas and had moved to Oregon as a child. He became a member of the Lutheran Church in Green Valley, AZ...
Lucy Gatilogo Sofia
Oct 19, 2012
Mass of Christian Burial at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, Milwaukie, Oregon on Saturday, October 27, 2012 @ 9:30AM. Committal Service to follow at Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, Oregon. Please click the Video Tribute link above to view a slideshow of photos. Please check back for updated obituary information."",
Jilma Castillo Alcantara
Oct 14, 2012
Jilma Castillo Malek was born in Aguadulce, Panama. She attended the local school and then completed her education at the Professional School in Panama City. The family raised cattle and sugar cane. One of her favorite pastimes was horseback riding with her mother. In 1944 she met the light of her life, Joseph Alcantara, an American soldier stationed in the...
Curtis Robert Sumpter
Oct 12, 2012
Curtis Robert Sumpter was born on December 8, 1938 and passed away on October 12, 2012. He was born in Portland, Oregon and was the son of Robert Sterling Sumpter and Martha Sumpter. Curtis is survived by his spouse, Carol Duncan Sumpter of 42 years and their children Jeffrey and David Sumpter. He is also survived by his children from...
William James Jackson
Oct 11, 2012
A loving husband of 58 years, survived by his wife and family. He was a Minister, Chaplain, Counselor and Teacher. His last 20 years were focused on missionary work in Haiti.
Danina Mary Hill
Oct 10, 2012
Danina (Puleo) Hill passed away Wednesday October 10, 2012 at 2:22 PM, survived by her 3 daughters (Doni Howard, Leslie McLaughlin, and Nancy McGill), her 3 sons (Charlie Hill, Greg Hill, and Richard Hill) along with her 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren and preceded in death by daughter Linda Jacobs. In life she was surrounded by the love of...
John Shelley
Oct 8, 2012
Private Services will be held for John Shelley, with private interment at Willamette National Cemetery."",
Dorothy H. Pine
Oct 7, 2012
Dorothy was born in Jessup, PA on March 9, 1924 to Michael and Agnes Hiznay. After graduation from Plymouth High School, she went to work for the Army Signal Corps learning how to fix radios and inspect military equipment like saddles, holsters and gloves. She then went to work in the research and development lab at Rohm and Haas in...
Marguerite Rathgeber
Sep 27, 2012
Born Marguerite Frances Venini, to Victor and Mary (Cairns) Venini in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. She left this world surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Marguerite graduated from Franklin High School with the class of 1938 and from the University of Portland with a degree in Nursing. She served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nursing Corp during WWII. She...
Beverly Lavone Miller
Sep 27, 2012
Beverly Miller, 69, passed away during the night of September 27, 2012 in her home in Milwaukie, OR with her three children and husband at her bedside. Bev was a loving mother and a friend to all. She was born October 5, 1942, in McMinnville, OR to Lloyd and Bessie Bjelde. Seven days after her birth, her mother Bessie died...
Priscilla Anne Coffee
Sep 24, 2012
Priscilla Coffee, 81, died Monday Sept.24, 2012 at her residence, Oatfield Estates. She was an accomplished seamstress, avid gardener, doting grandmother to grandsons Trevor and Eryn Coffee, and generous, loving soul. Priscilla is also survived by her son Scott Coffee (Rosanne) and daughter Tenley Cronan (Michael). She was predeceased by husband Wayne Coffee. There will be a private family memorial....
Mary T. Bushek
Sep 10, 2012
Mary Turner Bushek, age 90, died September 10, 2012 at Laurelhurst Village in Portland, Oregon. She was born November 12, 1921, in Portland, the daughter of Joseph N. and Antonia Ferrante. She was preceded in death by her husband\u0027s Robert W. Turner and William G. Bushek. She is survived by her son Robert W. Turner Jr, his wife Elaine G....
Marian Helen Carreau
Sep 8, 2012
Marian resided in Milwaukie, Oregon since 1980. She was preceded in death by her husband Rene, her parents and 4 brothers. She leaves behind three children; Russell, Scott \u0026amp; Kenneth Rosander, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. As per her request, she was cremated and there will be no memorial service."",
Frank William Schauer
Sep 6, 2012
Frank W. Schauer was born in Portland, Oregon on Jan. 10, 1918. He passed away in Battle Ground, WA on Sept. 6, 2012 at the Colonial House Assisted living. His loving wife Bea preceded him in death in May of 2009. He is survived by his daughter Linda Densmore and her husband Dave. Grandsons - David \u0026amp; Michael Densmore, 7...
Shirley Mae Otto
Sep 5, 2012
Shirley Otto passed away on the morning of Sept. 5 of congestive heart failure. She spent her last few weeks under hospice care, and surrounded by family. Shirley was born in Finlayson, MN. and later moved to Lincoln, NE. with her family. There she met the love of her life, Donald E. Otto, and they married on Sept. 11, 1944....
Marilyn Jean Johnson
Aug 29, 2012
Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at 12:30 PM, Wednesday, September 5, 2012 in St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, 10955 SE 25th Ave., Milwaukie, OR. 97222. A private interment will follow in Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, OR. Marilyn was born the middle of three children in Seattle, Washington to George A. and Juanita Goode. She was raised in...
Ida Mae Lillie
Aug 26, 2012
Ida Mae Lillie, age 100, died in her home at The Springs at Clackamas Woods on Sunday, August 26. Her final days were spent with family and loved ones. One hospice nurse said that Lillie was the sort of patient whose memory would remain with her always. Ida Mae is an inspiration to all who knew her. Born January 9,...
Hermann T. Opgenorth
Aug 2, 2012
Hermann was born in Germany and often referred to himself as \u0026quot;Hermann the German.\u0026quot; The 5th of 9 children, he immigrated to Canada in 1955 where he met and married Gertrude Pisko in 1961. They celebrated 50 years of marriage last August. A talented brick and stone mason, he ran Hermann\u0027s masonry for 26 years and later became a building...
