Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Viola May Branlund
Jan 10, 2010
Our mother Viola May Branlund passed away Sunday, Jan 10 at the age of 84, after a long battle with Alzheimers. She has resided at St Anthony Village for the past five years. Viola was born Jun 8, 1925 in McCutchenville, OH to the parents of Leo and Lila Homier. Prior to moving to St Anthony, Vi and her husband...
Ronald Lloyd Gunnarson
Dec 28, 2009
Ron Gunnarson, 62 Ronald Lloyd Gunnarson, 62, of Oregon City, died suddenly on December 28, 2009, at Willamette Falls Hospital. A service will be at 11 am Monday at Zion Lutheran Church, 720 Jefferson St, Oregon City, OR. Pastor Lou Schneider will officiate. Ron was born October 26, 1947, in Oil City, PA to Ernest and Freda Gunnarson. He attended...
Johnny Norman Bennett
Dec 26, 2009
Johnny Norman Bennett, 84, of Milwaukie, Oregon went to be with the Lord on December 26, 2009. Johnny was born March 27, 1925 to Vada ( Wheeler ) and Jacob Orville Bennett in Derby, Iowa. He graduated from Chariton High School, Chariton, Iowa in 1943. He played a cornet in the Chariton High School band which took 1st place for...
Dennis Wayne Moore
Nov 24, 2009
Dennis W. Moore was born April 24,1946 in Cushing, OK to Clyde and Gemma (Parisi) Moore. Dennis worked as a sales rep. in the medical industry.Dennis was preceded in death by his wife Shelly and by his parents. He is survived by two sons; Nicholas Moore and his wife Sara, and Ryan Moore. By sisters; Pam Lewis, Colleen Shearer, Karen...
Ruth Lorene Deardorff
Nov 20, 2009
Ruth Deardorff Our beloved mother and grandmother Ruth went to be with her Lord on November 20, 2009. She was born on October 31, 1924, the 10th of 12 children of Walter and Alma Hubbard, immigrants to the Sunnyside area of Clackamas County, Oregon. She graduated from Milwaukie High School and married Bert Deardorff in 1942, joining him in his...
John Charles Wirkkala
Nov 16, 2009
John C. Wirkkala was born in Seattle, WA. He was a self employed accountant is survived by his wife, Susan J; daughters, Nichole Hall and Maja Curtis, and son, John. A memorial service will be held from 2 to 4 P.M. Saturday Nov. 21, 2009 in the Oregon City Elks Lodge #1189. Private interment will be in the Willamette National...
Susan Faye Distler
Nov 16, 2009
Susan was born in Marion, South Dakota. She worked for Tektronix as a circuit laminating processor. Susan, is survived by one brother, Norman Kaufman, one son, Darryl Anderson, two grandchildren, three step children and three step grandchildren. A celebration of life will be at 11 AM Tuesday, December 1 st at Peake Funeral Chapel Milwaukie, Oregon."",
James H. Chapman
Nov 7, 2009
James was born in Naponee, Nebraska. He worked in dry cleaning, maintenance. James is survived by his son, James H. Chapman, son, Richard D. Chapman, daughter, Patricia I. MIller, daughter, Xantha K. Pesheck, 9 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren. A public funeral service will be held at Peake Funeral Chapel on Friday, November 13 th at...
Urban George Kubat
Nov 7, 2009
Urban George Kubat was stationed in Panama during World War II and was the leading pigeoneer, he also was the Head Grounds Keeper at Good Samaritan Hospital and also for lewis and Clark College. Urban is survived by one stepdaughter Vera Mehrtens, one stepson; Marvin Callaway, by 2 grandsons and 1 granddaughter and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be...
Gemma Mary Moore
Nov 4, 2009
Gemma Mary Moore was born April 8,1921 in Portland,Oregon to Peter and Elizabeth Armanini Parisi. She married Clyde Moore in 1944 in Portland. Gemma worked as a secretary for Mann Construction Co. Survivors include a son Dennis Moore of Gladstone, OR. Four daughters; Hari Khalsa of Los Angeles,CA; Colleen Shearer of Redmond, OR; Pam Lewis of Tigard, OR and Karen...
Jack A. Shea
Oct 29, 2009
Jack was born in Portland, Oregon. He worked for the plumbers and steamfitters local 290. Jack is survived by his wife Bobbie. Daughters; Chris Shea, Robin Shea and Jackie Rickert,by two sons; Tim Shea and Ed Shea. 9 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren also survive. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday November 2, 2009 at 12...
Kathryn Lee Yergen
Oct 28, 2009
Kathryn \u0026quot; Kathy \u0026quot; Lee Yergen was born on July 14, 1951, in Los Angeles Calif., and died October 28,2009, in Portland, Oregon. She is survived by her husband Robert L. Yergen, mother and father, Kenneth and Rosalie Brown, sister, Karen Tobin, brother, Dough Brown, nephew, Sean Tobin. Kathy loved to sing and worked in the Banking Industry. She will...
Richard E. Donelson
Oct 20, 2009
Richard E. Donelson was born April 25, 1923 in Yakima, WA. He attended school in Yakima. Richard became a Navy pilot during WW II and Korea where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant. Richard was president of the R.E. Donelson engineer company. He is survived by his wife Ruth, by two daughters; Sally Driver and Anne Donelson Oberg both of...
Edith Louise Stowell
Oct 11, 2009
Edith \u0026quot;Louise\u0026quot; Stowell was born to O.P. and Minnie Logan on November 5, 1941, in Prineville, Oregon, the youngest of three children. In 1959, Louise moved to Portland, where she met Douglas Stowell through mutual friends in 1960. They were married December 8, 1962, and started their family when their oldest son Dwayne was born in 1963. Their second son...
Bert Crosswhite
Sep 25, 2009
Berton Crosswhite was born June 7, 1917 in Havensville, Kansas to Fielden and Bessie (Doolittle) Crosswhite. He was the Owner and Founder of Crosswhite Enterprises. He is survived by his wife Mary Jane, by two children: Robert Crosswhite \u0026amp; Pat Crosswhite-Spencer. By one sister: Dorothy McCord. Friends may meet with the family during visitation hours from 1 to 4pm and...
Kooter M. Hinton
Sep 24, 2009
Kooter M. Hinton, 13, a resident of the Hillsboro community died September 24, 2009 at his home of natural causes. A Celebration Of Life Service will be held. Private Cremation Rites have been held. Inurnment will be at Mt. View Memorial Gardens in Forest Grove at a later date."",
John Joseph Coursey
Aug 28, 2009
John J. Coursey was born in Rosebud, South Dakota on June 9, 1921 to Lila and Joseph Coursey. His father Joseph Coursey was a government attorney for the affairs of the Native Americans. John had 2 sisters and 1 brother. He was a graduate of the University of Oregon and served in the Navy in WW11. He married Patricia (Ildstad)...
Maxine Lauer
Aug 12, 2009
A Memorial Service will be held Monday, August 17, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. inside Milwaukie Christian Church off of King Road for Laura \u0026quot;Maxine\u0026quot; Lauer. Maxine passed away August 12,2009 at the age of 84. Maxine was born August 1,1925 in Forest Grove, Oregon to Charles and Cora Holroyd. She graduated from Forest Grove High School in June of 1943....
Terry Ray Marlatt
Aug 11, 2009
Funeral Services will be held Monday, August 17, 2009 at 3:00 pm inside Peake Funeral Chapel in Milwaukie for Terry Marlatt. Terry passed away August 11, 2009 at the age of 61 in Lincoln City, Oregon. Terry was born August 15,1947 in Leavensworth, Kansas to Rapheal and Barbara Marlatt. He graduated High School in Kansas at Nortonville High School in...
Florence Marie Watkins
Jul 29, 2009
Florence Marie Watkins of Milwaukie passed away July 29, 2009 at the age of 92. Florence was born October 8, 1916 in Victor, South Dakota to John Carlyle Kaiser and Margaret Bridget Mulloy. She married Fenton C. Watkins June 18,1941 in North Dakota. She moved to Milwaukie, Oregon with her family in 1951. She has been a member of St....
