Obituaries

Aug 10, 2023

 

Longtime Portland resident John Stanley Wuitschick, Sr. passed away peacefully on August 10th, 2023, surrounded by the love of his family. He was 94 years of age.

 

John was the first child of Carl and Frances Wuitschick, and was born on April 8th, 1929 in McIntosh,  South Dakota. He spent his early years in Selfridge, North Dakota as...

Aug 7, 2023

 

Orpheus Edward Bates, beloved son, brother, uncle, grandson, and friend, passed away at home in Portland.  He is survived by his mother, Penelope O’Reilly of Portland, OR; father, Frederick Bates (Ellen Benjamin) of Chicago, IL; brothers Paul Bates (Renee) and Matthew Bates; niece, Amelia Bates of Portland, OR; and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins.

 

Born on May 24,...

Aug 7, 2023

 

Joshua Scott Edgerton, a beloved husband, father, son, brother, grandson, and friend, passed away peacefully at home in West Linn, Oregon on August 7th surrounded by his family, after battling brain cancer for over three years.

 

The oldest child of Ron and Kathleen Edgerton, Josh was born on January 26, 1983 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Seventeen months later, his...

Aug 6, 2023

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Aug 2, 2023

 

              Linda Fay Pashley was born on May 15, 1947, in Portland, Oregon to Wilbur and Betty Lou Bostwick.  After the passing of her mother, she was adopted by Jean Lucielle Cannard. Mainly raised in North Portland, Linda was the second oldest of 6 siblings: Brothers James, Michael, Tom, and Daniel, and one...

Aug 2, 2023

Jul 24, 2023

Jul 20, 2023

 

Stephen Michael O’Neil

November 15, 1936 - July 20, 2023

 

Beaverton, Oregon - Born in Chicago on November 15, 1936, Stephen passed away peacefully on July 20, 2023 at his home in Beaverton, Oregon. He was the eldest child born to Stephen Thomas O’Neil and Margaret Frances O’Neil (Ryan). He grew up in Chicago in a working class...

Jul 6, 2023

Al Lucas, the oldest of four children in his family, is remembered for his kind and gentle ways, teasing sense of humor, and a deep conviction to service.  He attended St. Rita elementary school, Central Catholic High School, and the University of Portland, graduating with a degree in business like his dad.  The day after graduation he married his college...

Jul 2, 2023

Jun 28, 2023

Deanna Lee (Hopman) Cross died surrounded by family and love on June 28th after a short battle with cancer.  Deanna was born May 5th 1946 to Leo and Bernadine Hopman in Milwaukie, Oregon.  In 1962 she married Lee Cross, a boy from the neighborhood, and their romance lasted for 57 years until his death in 2019. A devoted wife and...

Jun 23, 2023

Donna Klover passed peacefully surrounded by family and prayer on June 23, 2023 at Mary’s Woods in Lake Oswego, Ore. Our lovely, compassionate mother lived an extraordinary life for a little girl born on a 1,000-acre dairy farm in northern Wisconsin, July 9, 1928 in Laona. After college she started teaching and married the love of her life and high...

Jun 15, 2023

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Jun 4, 2023

 

Martha Lee Morris O’Donnell, age 84, passed away on June 4, 2023, in Happy Valley, Oregon.

Martha was born on July 28, 1938, to Phyllis Ada Morris (nee Compton) and Willis Burgess Morris, in Bell, California. The oldest of eight children, she attended Our Lady of Loretto School and St. Joseph School in Los Angeles and Hawthorne, respectively, and...

Jun 4, 2023

 

Meg Helgert, age 78, of Portland, Oregon, died peacefully in her home June 4, 2023. Mary Margaret, her “official name”, was born November 24, 1945 in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. She and her twin brother, Mike, were adopted when they were 2 years old by John and Margaret Helgert of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they grew up. Meg began her...

Jun 3, 2023

 



John DiNucci passed away at the age of 90 surrounded by his loving family. John served in the Korean War and later met the love of his life Lorraine Dardano. They married in 1956 and celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary in May. John was a retired Multnomah County Deputy Sheriff and enjoyed many hobbies, but most important was...

Jun 1, 2023

Lloyd William Weisensee was born in Portland, Oregon to Lloyd Robert Weisensee and Mary Isabelle Weisensee (nee Brown). 

Lloyd attended St John the Baptist Grade School in Milwaukie, Oregon, Central Catholic in Portland, Oregon and St Martin’s Prep in Lacey, Washington.  He attended University of Portland and graduated from University of Oregon Law School and AFROTC in 1957.  After graduation,...