Obituaries

May 4, 2024

Deborah “Debbie” Kaye Ordaz (nee Van Orsow) was a master at developing heartfelt connections and putting her soul into whatever project caught her fancy. She was fond of whimsy and strove to capture, memorialize, and thoroughly treasure life's little moments. Debbie, age 75, of Clackamas, OR, left our physical world on May 4, 2024.  Debbie was born on March 11, 1949,...

Apr 30, 2024

In the early hours of April 30th, 2024, Judy Curran passed away after a years-long battle with metastatic breast cancer. She released her extraordinary attachment to life with her three beloved children and her cat at her side. She was 85 years old.

It is hard to imagine the world without Judy in it. She was a motherly sister; a grandmotherly...

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Apr 21, 2024

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann (Narey) Wolf, age 94, the matriarch of a large family and resident of the Portland metro area, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2024. 

 

Betty was born in St. Paul, MN on September 23, 1929 to Daniel and Elsie (Ruppert) Narey. The family later moved to Bremerton, WA where she and her siblings, Richard, James, and Mary attended...

Apr 16, 2024

In Fond Remembrance of"Little Mary"Mary Teresa Mozena, Jr.February 7, 1954 - April 16, 2024Mary Teresa Mozena, affectionately known as "Little Mary," graced our lives with her gentle spirit and boundless love. She was the cherished daughter of the late Joseph I. Mozena and the late Mary Teresa (Delaney-Hough) Mozena, and the beloved sibling of Rosaleen P. (Mozena) Stone, Peter J....

Apr 15, 2024

Lorraine was born May 12, 1931 in Portland, Oregon.

She graduated from St Mary’s Academy in 1949. She completed 1 ½ years study at Marylhurst University.

Lorraine is survived by her brother, Father Bill Adams, children Nancy Bood (Roy), Shirley Pillster (Jim), Jim Martin, Paul Martin, Mary Porter, grandchildren Matthew, Erik, Daniel, Kendra, Lauren, Kiefer, Blake, Stacie and Laura, great-grandchildren Karrington, Sawyer,...

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Apr 6, 2024

Bernard (Jerry) Jacobs passed away peacefully on April 6th with his wife Joan, by his side. Jerry was born in Dayton, Ohio on August 17, 1935, where he was raised by his grandmother. He attended Chaminade High School and after graduation, he moved to Southern California and joined the Air Force in 1954.  

After serving in the military, he began...

Apr 3, 2024

Pamela Rae Cach passed April 3, 2024 at age 65 from lung cancer in Portland, OR. 

She is survived by her husband and sweetheart, Terry Cach, her 3 children, Kelli, Scott and Luke, and her 4 cherished grandchildren. 

Pam grew up in southern Oregon with 5 siblings and attended Eagle Point High School. She graduated valedictorian and joined Southern Oregon College where...

Mar 31, 2024

Mar 21, 2024

David was born and lived his full life in Portland, Oregon. He was a beloved son to parents, Warren Anthony Passmore and Dorothy Jane (Remlinger) Passmore. David graduated from Cleveland High School, Class of 1983. In the early years following high school, he worked for the Portland Public School District as a custodian. He loved working at Grout Elementary School...

Mar 21, 2024

Samuel Thomas Bloodsaw II was born in Cleveland, Ohio - the only boy of seven children. He was born on his mother's birthday 2/10/56. 

Sam was a member of the US Navy. He was intelligent and loved math. He liked working with his hands and was a excellent mechanic- one of his favorite activities was taking car motors apart and change...

Mar 17, 2024

Mark was born September 28, 1960 in Portland Or. He was the third of four children born to Lorin and Mary Avery. Mark was raised in SE Portland and attended St. Peters Catholic grade School and graduated from David Douglas high school class of 1978.

 Mark was a bachelor his entire life. He lived in multiple locations in his younger years...

Mar 16, 2024

Mar 13, 2024

Mebrat Eman Tesfay, age 90, of Portland, Oregon passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.A visitation for Mebrat will be held Wednesday, March 20, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Zeller Chapel Of The Roses FH, 2107 NE BROADWAY ST, PORTLAND, OR 97232.A funeral mass will occur Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at...

Mar 12, 2024

Marianne Demuth (Weiby) died March 12, 2024, of natural causes at her home in Vancouver WA.  She was 93 years old.

Marianne was born in Los Angeles CA, to Henry and Pauline (Godsil) Weiby.  Her father was a travelling shoe salesman and, by 1934, had moved the family to Portland, Oregon.   They settled in The Madeleine Parish, where Marianne attended...