Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Jerry Lee Collingwood
Sep 9, 2023
Jerry Lee Collingwood of Portland, Oregon, left us on September 9, 2023, at the age of 84. He was born August 13, 1939, in Williamsburg, Iowa, son of the late Lorenzo Collingwood and Gladys Myers. After serving in the US Army, Jerry married Joan Wood. They had three children, son, Brett, daughter, Tara, and son, Chad. Jerry and Joan later...
Carl Nels Backstrom
Aug 19, 2023
Carl Backstrom was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of Christine Radabaugh and Nels Backstrom. Carl was so full of life! The life of the party per se. He always wanted to make you laugh, he was a jokester and loved pulling pranks and stuff! Carl loved sports as well as the outdoors. Camping, kayaking, skiing, biking, just being out...
Audrey Nadine Moore
Aug 13, 2023
Audrey Nadine Moore became a citizen of heaven at the age of 93. She was born December 24, 1929, in Portland, Oregon. Her parents George Bloecher and Lydia Hoeppner had six children, Elmer, Shirley, Audrey, Donald, Pauline, and Lois Jean. This first-generation immigrant family from Germany resided in Tigard, Oregon surrounded by orchards. George made sure people in need had...
Dorothea E. Morrissey
Jul 31, 2023
Dorothea Morrissey passed away peacefully July 31, 2023, at the age of 92. She was born May 18, 1931, to Marion and Alexander Bader in Portland, OR. Dorothea’s childhood was spent in the Multnomah Village area. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1949. While working at NW Marine Iron Works, she met her future husband, Chuck. They were married...
Rita Lucente
Jul 11, 2023
Rita Lucente was a loving wife, mom, sister, daughter, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother; she lived most of her life in New York. She was born in Torano, Castello, Italia, in 1925. Went through the depression, WWII, and moved to New York, in 1958. Rita went out of her way for everyone. Did the best she could to raise two daughters...
Conrad Everett Sundholm
Jul 9, 2023
Conrad Everett Sundholm, 84, of West Linn, Oregon, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was a pioneer in the music industry, a devoted husband and father, and a generous friend to many. Conrad was born on November 23, 1938, in Portland, Oregon, to Everett and Astrid Sundholm. He graduated from Lake Oswego High...
Doris Della Tooley Tidwell
Jul 3, 2023
Doris Tidwell, 96, of Milwaukie, Oregon passed away peacefully, following a short illness, at her son, Ralph and his wife Katie’s home in Portland. She was surrounded by the love of her family, and the compassionate support from Adventist Hospice. Until two weeks before her passing, she had been living independently in her home of 30 years, which was of...
Steve Norell
Jun 20, 2023
Stephan Greig “Pinky” Norell passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, after dealing with health issues for several years. He was 83. Steve was born on April 10, 1940, in Nampa, Idaho. He grew up in Nampa graduating from Nampa High School in 1958. He attended the University of Idaho after high school, graduating with a Bachelor of Science...
John Leo Weakland
Jun 17, 2023
John Leo Weakland of Portland, OR, passed away June 17, 2023, at the age of 98. He was born in Pennsylvania to Leo John and Ella Weakland on April 1, 1925. He married his childhood sweetheart, Leona Lockett. After retiring from the Portland Post Office, John managed his aging years with grace and dignity. He wanted to spend as much...
Marian Martha Wise
Jun 15, 2023
Marian Martha Swanson was born at home on September 26, 1922. Her parents were Charles and Martha Swanson. She was the youngest of their two girls, her older sister was Joan. They lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Marian was the proud mother of two children, Lynne and Chuck. She was so happy to have both a boy and a girl. Her...
Eleanor Anne Corder
Jun 12, 2023
Eleanor Corder passed away peacefully from natural causes June 12, 2023, in Milwaukie, Oregon. She was two days away from her 85th birthday. Eleanor was born June 14, 1938, in Victoria, B.C. Canada. She graduated from Victoria High School. In her early 20s, she visited family in the U.S. and met Leon Corder, who she married on May 6, 1961....
Joe Calcagno, Jr.
Jun 10, 2023
Joe Calcagno Jr. passed away peacefully on June 10, 2023 at 95 years old. Joe was born in Portland on August 9, 1927 to Joe and Giovanna Calcagno. He was the third of six children. He grew up farming in Northeast Portland and attended Park Rose High School. In 1951 Joe married Adalgisa Foglia in Cologna Spiaggia, Italy. When they...
Dylan J. Thomas Tackett
May 24, 2023
It is with heavy hearts we announce the loss of Dylan J. Thomas Tackett, 21, of Portland, Oregon. Dylan was born on June 07, 2001, and left this world on May 24th, 2023. The day of his birth he was welcomed with loving arms by many. Throughout his life he touched so many people within his community and had a...
Edward Charles Miller
May 21, 2023
Edward Charles Miller died Sunday, May 21, 2023. He was born October 17, 1938, in Chicago, IL, the son of the late Charles E. and Emma Miller. When he was 13 years of age, the family moved to Bremerton, WA, where Ed graduated from Bremerton High School in 1956. In 1959, Ed married Susan Owen, subsequently relocating to Vancouver, WA....
Elayne Ann Rutledge
May 20, 2023
Elayne Ann Rutledge, 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 20th, 2023. Elayne was born June 28, 1939 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to Lillian and Joseph Mingo. Elayne attended Sacred Heart Academy Catholic School in Klamath Falls 1-12th grade. She married Gary Rutledge on June 1, 1957. They lived in Klamath Falls, Medford, Oregon, Santa...
Hershel Dean Bridges
May 18, 2023
Hershel Dean Bridges of Milwaukie, OR passed away in his home at Albertina Kerr Group Home on May 18, 2023. Hershel was born in Crabtree, AR on 11/25/1950 to Irene (Hoyle) Bridges and Coy Ray Bridges. He suffered an accident at 14 months of age causing permanent disabilities. Hershel was cared for at home until age 5 when he was...
Larry Richard Sweeney
May 12, 2023
Larry was born to Anne Donnelly and Dr. Lawrence Sweeney at old St. Vincent's hospital in Portland, OR. He died of congestive heart failure at his home in Milwaukie, OR, surrounded by family and friends. He attended St. John's grade school in Milwaukie, OR, and Central Catholic High School. Graduating from Notre Dame University in 1966, going on to get...
Gary Howard Stanley
May 8, 2023
Gary Howard Stanley "Stan" was born on November 10, 1937 to Wayne and Margaret Dedmore in Council Bluffs, IA. From there the family made their home in several cities: Centrailia, WA, Tillamook, OR, Albany, OR, where his sister Linda, was born in 1950, then on to Tacoma, WA where Gary attended high school and enlisted in the Air Force in...
Jason Aaron Giorgi
Apr 30, 2023
Jason Aaron Giorgi passed away early Sunday morning on April 30th, 2023. He was 47 years old. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon on November 8, 1975 and was residing in Oregon City, Oregon with his long time girlfriend, Angela Durtschi, at the time of his passing. He leaves behind three children, Donnovan Combe, Anthony Giorgi, and Carissa Giorgi. ...
Sally Jane Tabor
Apr 22, 2023
Sally Jane Tabor was born to Robert and Lila Tabor in Portland, Oregon, March 11, 1950. She passed away April 22, 2023 due to complications from diabetes. Sally lived her entire life in Milwaukie, Oregon. For 45 years she worked as a CAD PCB Designer for Tektronix and Grass Valley Group. Her brother-in-law, a Tektronix Design Engineer, preferred to have...
