Obituaries

Jun 22, 2024

Brendan Butler passed away after an acute infectious illness on June 22, 2024, at the age of 44. Born on July 13, 1979, in Indianapolis, Brendan grew up in Illinois and attended Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford where he was a scholar athlete, playing both baseball and football. He later attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating with his Bachelor’s...

Jun 19, 2024

Robert Torralba Asa, affectionately known as Bob, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2024, at the age of 77 in Portland, Oregon. He was born on April 12, 1947, in the Philippines, and was a proud alumnus of Lyceum of the Philippines University.

Bob was a pillar of kindness and generosity, known for his infectious humor and loving nature. He took...

Jun 9, 2024

We remember the life of Marita "Tita" Dizon, who was born on May 22, 1947 in Montalban, Rizal, Philippines and peacefully passed on June 9, 2024 surrounded by loved ones at her home care facility in Aloha, Oregon. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in April 2022 and was adamant on sharing her illness with only a select few. She...

Jun 2, 2024

Elizabeth “Liz” Frances Sewell was born January 10, 1948, the eldest child of then Lieutenant Russell Sewell and Catherine Doris Geren Sewell in Patuxent River, Maryland.  Shortly after her birth, the family was moved to the US territory of Hawaii. “Betty Frank” as her father called her, returned to the continental U.S. at age four. The family moved to Arlington,...

May 31, 2024

Dr. Gary Olbrich, 77, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2024.  Gary was born on September 18, 1946 in Oakmulgee, Oklahoma to Alvin Paul and Doris Bright Olbrich. After Gary graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in 1965 as a National Merit Scholar, he headed to Colorado State on a NCAA football scholarship. Gary graduated...

May 31, 2024

Michael Yim Wah Kwong passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on May 31, 2024.

Mike was born on November 20, 1941 in Kowloon, Hong Kong, then a British colony. At 9 years old, Mike lost his father to tuberculosis and was admitted as a full-time boarding student at St. Louis (Catholic) School run by the Salesian Fathers. The school...

May 30, 2024

Marjorie Alice Manthe Gianotti (Margie) passed away peacefully on May 30, 2024 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. 

Margie was born to Wallace and Florence Johnston on October 5, 1933 in a cabin near St Xavier Montana on the Crow Indian Reservation, where her Father was an agent. She was the 4th of five children. When Margie was 20 months...

May 29, 2024

May 26, 2024

In Loving Memory of Vu Vuong Tran

Vu Vuong Tran, age 47, passed away unexpectedly, in his home.  He was a dynamic individual with a strong-willed and resilient spirit.

Born in Malaysia in 1976, Vu's early life was marked by his family's courageous journey escaping from Vietnam. His parents, determined to provide a better future, endured a perilous boat trip, eventually finding...

May 23, 2024

An obituary for a family member so treasured can never do justice to the life lived nor provide enough comfort in the grief that their physical absence leaves for those who survive such a pivotal loss. With that, an obituary can only be so long and the stories and memories that our beloved James V. Frank imparted on all those...

May 22, 2024

Hoan Thi Nguyen, resident of Portland, Oregon passed away on May 22, 2024.  See below for detailed service information dates, times and locations.

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May 16, 2024

Daughter of Charles Springer and Josephine (Vanderzanden) Springer 

 

Survived by: 

Three children in Oregon 

One grandchild in DC

One brother and one sister in California 

Numerous nieces and nephews across the US

 

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Eileen’s honor to:

Alzheimer’s Association 

(Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders)

http://www.Alzheimer’s.org

 

225 North Michigan Avenue

Floor 17

Chicago Illinois 606601

Ph# 312-335-8700

May 12, 2024

Thomas H. Morgan III, 83, of Happy Valley, Oregon, passed away May 12, 2024.  He was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Thomas proudly served in the Army for 4 years. 

Thomas was a dedicated individual who found joy in serving as a 4th degree Knight at Christ the King Parish and had the honor of being a District Deputy for  multiple...

May 9, 2024

Betty was born on December 25, 1923 in Kennewick, WA to Vinton Henry Copeland and Thelma Lucille (Turner) Copeland.  Her family would include two siblings, an older brother Jack and a younger sister Margie.  They spent their time living in the Portland and southern Washington areas.  She graduated from Jefferson High School (1942) in Portland and worked for Jantzen Beachwear...

May 9, 2024

Ivica Drozdek, 56, of Portland, Oregon sadly left us on May 9th of heart failure.He was born on July 19th, 1967 to Ludvik and Mischelle Drozdek in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.  Ivica graduated from Jefferson High School in 1985.  He was predeceased by his father Ludvik and older brother Josef.  He is survived by his mother Mischelle Drozdek.Services will be held...

May 6, 2024

Christine Lynn (Sarsfield) Seed was born March 4th, 1958, died May 6th, 2024, from complications from ovarian cancer. She was 66yrs old.

Christine was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up on the family farm (homestead) in a small town in South Central Washington called Centerville. Christine and her brother George attended grade school in Centerville and attended high school in...

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...