Obituaries

James Leland Kramer

James Leland Kramer

Mar 28, 2023

 

James L Kramer passed away, Tuesday morning, March 28th, 2023 in Portland, OR.

Jim was born January 17th, 1939, in Valley City, North Dakota.   He was the son of his late parents, Matthew Kramer and Gladys Berger.  He was born in his family’s farm home and was raised there with his 4 brothers and 5 sisters. 

Jim grew up...

Patrick Chaesop Kim

Patrick Chaesop Kim

Mar 24, 2023

 

Patrick Chaesop Kim was born in Incheon South Korean on September 18, 1937.  Son of Kyung-Hak Kim (father) and Tae-Jin Lee (mother), and the oldest of 4 children. He was married to Cecilia Whacha Kim (deceased) for 42 years. He is survived by son Thomas Songuk Kim (Jeanie Kim wife) and daughter Angela Yonghi Roelofs (Nathan Roelofs husband), and...

Michael William Meltzer

Michael William Meltzer

Mar 24, 2023

 

Michael Meltzer passed away peacefully on March 24, 2023 after complications of heart failure. He was always surrounded by his loving family. The day began with snow that turned to rain but at the time of Michael’s passing the sun was shining down on him.

Michael left behind his wife Luong of almost 30 years, his son Kai Meltzer,...

Miguel Angel Baltazar Torres

Miguel Angel Baltazar Torres

Mar 19, 2023

 

Miguel A. Baltazar Torres, age 28, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 19th 2023, at Legacy Emmanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon.  He was born on December 1, 1994, in Palo Alto, California.  He worked as a mechanic and construction worker.  At his mechanic job he showed a lot of interest and love for his job. Cars that would come...

Andrew Thomas Wilch

Andrew Thomas Wilch

Mar 17, 2023

 

So many people packed into the Oregon City hospice house to spend Andrew Thomas Wilch’s final days with him that the place looked more like a fraternity house than a hospice. Andy’s spirit was lifted by the outpouring of love he received in the weeks before March 17, 2023, when his 60-year-old body finally succumbed to corticobasal degeneration syndrome...

Kenneth Jerome Hoff

Kenneth Jerome Hoff

Mar 16, 2023

Kenneth Jerome Hoff, 84, passed peacefully at his home in Orchards, Washington, on March 16, 2023. He was surrounded by both of his children.

Ken was the firstborn child of Frank and Clementine Hoff, born July 3, 1938, in the small rural community of New Salem, North Dakota. After moving during his childhood to Portland, Oregon, he went on to...

Marianne Tyson Vetto

Marianne Tyson Vetto

Mar 11, 2023

 

Marianne Tyson Vetto, RN was born January 29th, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Walter and Matilda Tyson. One of six siblings, Marianne was part of a closely-knit family who lived in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. She attended Immaculate Conception Grade School and spent summers on the Atlantic Coast, where she developed her lifelong love of swimming. She attended...

Kevin John Freeman

Kevin John Freeman

Mar 10, 2023

Born October 21, 1941, Portland, OR

Entered into Rest March 10, 2023, Portland, OR

Gloria Tsai

Gloria Tsai

Mar 3, 2023

 

Gloria Tsai, devoted wife, beloved matriarch, and loyal friend passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 3rd at the age of 88. She was born in 1935 in Montreal, Canada and raised from infancy by her adoptive parents, Gilbert and Eliza Anderson.

 

She graduated from the Royal Victoria Hospital School of Nursing in Montreal and worked...

Tuyen Xuan Cao

Tuyen Xuan Cao

Mar 2, 2023

Tuyen Xuan Cao born March 2, 1956, Soctrang, Vietnam

Entered into Rest March 2, 2023, Portland, Oregon

Guise Dinh Duc Thinh

Guise Dinh Duc Thinh

Feb 28, 2023

ĐÔI NÉT VỀ CUỘC ĐỜIÔNG GIUSE ĐINH ĐỨC THỊNH1947 - 2023

Mr. Giuse Đinh Đức Thịnh, also known as Dave Dinh, passed away on Tuesday, February 28th 2023, in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 75. He was born on August 1st, 1947 to Dinh Minh Thông and Phan Thi Nga, in Thuc Hoa, Nam Dinh, Vietnam where he spent...

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