Obituaries

Jan 11, 2025

It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

Acts 20:35

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved father, Aziz Simon who passed onto heaven peacefully on January 11, 2025 at the age of 87. Aziz was born in Ablah, Lebanon to Yousef and Melia Semaan and had five loving brothers (Ferris, Najib, Antoun, Amin, Hanna) and two loving...

Jan 7, 2025

Jan 6, 2025

Rigoberto, age 66, passed away on January 6, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. Originally immigrating to the United States over 43 years ago, Rigo made Oregon his home for more than 30 years. He was a man of incredible strength, quiet resilience, and unwavering love for his family.

Rigo faced life’s challenges with courage and met each moment with a steady heart....

Jan 6, 2025

Jan 6, 2025

Jan 5, 2025

Michael George McClaskey Sr. died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 at the age of 84 in his home in Portland. He was born July 25, 1940 in the Dalles, the first of 3 children to George and Eleanor McClaskey. He was raised in Arlington, Oregon where he attended grade school and graduated from Arlington High School in 1959. He loved playing...

Jan 3, 2025

Nicole SooMin DeWolf died on January 3, 2025 at the age of 38 at her home in Portland. Nicole was born on October 29, 1987, in South Korea, and arrived in the arms of her parents, Jacqueline and Michael DeWolf, in March 1988. Nicole was raised in Portland, where she attended grade school and graduated from Franklin High School. 

 

Nicole was...

Dec 27, 2024

Penny C. Starr

Aug. 19, 1932 - Feb. 08, 2024 

Frank C. Starr

Sept. 20, 1930 - Dec. 27, 2024

Penny C. Starr passed away February 8, 2024 and Frank C. Starr on December 27, 2024. 

Penny was adopted by Anna Mae and John Ira Clemens shortly after her birth, August 19, 1932, and lived her first 14 years in Pittsburg, Kansas. Frank was born...

Dec 27, 2024

Elsie (Russell) Misiak

3/8/1929 - 12/27/2024

Born of British and French descent, in the British West Indies on March 8, 1929. 

Elsie’s family moved to Jamaica when she was very young, she grew up living an Island life among the swaying coconut trees. After becoming a young adult, her father decided it was time for her to get an education in the U.S.

Soon...

Dec 21, 2024

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr. Richard (Dick) Schiblin, C.Ss.R., who died at the age of 89 on December 21, 2024 at St. Clement Redemptorist Mission Community in Barnhart, MO. A strong proponent of spiritual renewal and a true champion of social justice, he served as the first Secretary of the General Secretariat of Justice &...

Dec 19, 2024

Cynthia Joan Brown, lovingly referred to as Grandma Brown, was born on August 20, 1946. 

Daughter to James Francis Brown and Violet Ruth Brown, sister to Jack, Jim (AKA Travis), Mary Ann, Peggy, Patty, and Nancy (all) siblings are deceased. Mother to Michelle Brown(deceased), Dawn O’Neil, Julie O’Neil, JP O’Neil, and Tony O’Neil. She went back to college in her 50’s...

Dec 9, 2024

Martin Gaytan Molina passed away on December 9th, 2024, at the age of 57. Born on July 11th, 1967, in Mexico City, Mexico, Martin moved to Portland in 1984 at the age of 17, where he would build his future.

As the first in his family to graduate from a US university, Martin earned his Business Administration degree from George Fox...

Dec 8, 2024

Rodney Peloquin, just shy of 92, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2024.

Born in Fort Francis, Ontario, Canada, Rod was a kind and gentle soul with a quick wit. He moved to Oregon with his mother, Rose Ann, and father, Leo Paul, where he lived in North Portland. He attended Central Catholic High School and went on to graduate from...

Dec 4, 2024

Kenneth W. Malueg, Sr.

April 19, 1938 – December 4, 2024

Kenneth W. Malueg, Sr., a research aquatic biologist, died December 4, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. He was 86. 

He was born April 19, 1938 in Appleton, Wisconsin to John F. and Rose M. Malueg. He graduated from Appleton High School in 1956 and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating in 1960. He...

Nov 29, 2024

May 1937 - November 2024

Joan died Nov 29 in Vancouver, WA after courageously coping with a difficult illness. She was born in South New Jersey and lived there till moving to Southern California in her early 20s where she lived for several years. Work later brought her to Tucson, AZ and she then settled in Vancouver, WA to be near...

Nov 22, 2024

Renee Kissel, 48, Died in Portland, Oregon on November 22, 2024. 

Renee was born in Bellflower, California on November 23,1975. Renee was always strong willed and wanted to accomplish everything she set out to do.Renee loved to travel and lived in many places all over the world. Renee's final employment was for a non-profit educational Travel agency 'Road Scholar' as a...

Nov 15, 2024

Gabriela was the foundation of her family, and will always be a symbol of love that will continue to guide her family for generations to come. 

She is survived by a cherished sister Elayne Montag, children Jean-Luc Lafont, Mireille Lafont, Jean-Pierre Lafont, Magali Lafont and Veronique Lafont, Grandsons Jean-Paul Lafont and Enzo Lafont, and Great-grandson Jean-Paul Lafont II.

Nov 8, 2024

Gordon was born to Ralph and Loretta McMillan in Berkeley, CA during the Great Depression, a very difficult economic period that would have a great influence on his life. His parents were both originally from Prince Edward Island in Canada, a mostly Scottish/Catholic province. He was very proud of his heritage/ancestry and thus changed the spelling of his name back...

Nov 2, 2024

Nov 1, 2024

Maria Luisa Alvarado Barrantes was born on July 31st, 1955 in Lima, Peru. Maria Luisa was an exemplary mother, sister and daughter, whose life was a constant source of inspiration and strength for those around her. From a young age, she demonstrated tireless perseverance, resilience, and intelligence in everything she undertook, standing out academically and professionally, not only in Peru,...