Obituaries

Shirley Elaine Franz

Shirley Elaine Franz

Nov 5, 2023

 

Shirley passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, November 5, 2023.  She died of natural causes at the age of 80.  She is survived by her two brothers, Ray & Bob and by two of her sisters, Renee & Donna.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Marie. Her sister Mary passed away this last...

Nancy A. Letourneau

Nancy A. Letourneau

Nov 4, 2023

Nancy Letourneau, 85, of Portland, Ore., died surrounded by family Nov. 4, 2023.

She was born in Providence, R.I., in 1938 to Edward and Kathryn Pezzullo, where she grew up with her older siblings Richard and Barbara. Nancy was exceptionally funny and bright and famously skipped two grades in school before she met Alfred Letourneau. They were married in 1957...

Jason Marcel Kies

Jason Marcel Kies

Nov 2, 2023

Jason Marcel Kies was born to Marcel and Patricia McNicholas Kies on March 12, 1969. He was the second of our siblings born with Down syndrome. He was also autistic. He met his challenges with the courage and grace of the innocent. He knew no other way. He learned to sign at an early age, held simple jobs, and was...

Jack Elton Evans

Jack Elton Evans

Oct 23, 2023

 

Born in Great Falls, Montana, Jack’s life was centered around his love for people and commitment to his family, friends and church.  He spent time in ‘awe’ of whatever he was experiencing in the ‘Present Moment’ always thanking God for his beautiful life! 

From a young age, Jack embraced life with vigor, honing skills of discipline, perseverance and gratitude...

Pamela Joan Hill

Pamela Joan Hill

Oct 23, 2023

Pamela (Pam) Joan Cowan Hill passed away on October 23, 2023 at the age of 79 in Beaverton, Oregon, surrounded by her family.

Pam was born September 14,1944 in Santa Maria, California to Richard and Joan Cowan. Pam was an only child and her father Richard Cowan was an Air Force Officer which afforded her the opportunity to live in...

Robert "Bob" Peter Betschart

Robert "Bob" Peter Betschart

Oct 23, 2023

Robert “Bob” Peter Betschart was born in Bellflower, CA on January 16, 1940, the second of four children of their parents, Fritz and Marie. After the family moved to a dairy farm in Tillamook, OR for a time, they settled in Phoenix, OR, where he grew up with his sisters, Elizabeth and Edie, and brother, Jim. Bob met his wife...

Lawrence Salvino

Lawrence Salvino

Oct 21, 2023

Lawrence L. (Larry) Salvino passed away on October 21, 2023, at the age of 93.  Larry was born to Thomas and Rose Salvino on January 5, 1930 in Seattle, WA.

After high school, Larry joined the U.S. Navy and served as a Gunner’s Mate on the USS John A. Bole, DD 755 during the Korean War. After being honorably discharged at...

Patrick Daniel Curran

Patrick Daniel Curran

Oct 13, 2023

On October 13, 2023, Pat Curran passed away from pneumonia, a complication from a stroke he suffered three years earlier. He died how he lived, with good manners, a sense of humor, and surrounded by family. He was 86 years old.

 

Pat was born in Portland, Oregon, to Kathryn Clohessy and Daniel Edward Curran. Though raised mostly in Portland,...

John Anthony Rau

John Anthony Rau

Oct 8, 2023

John Anthony Rau was born on May 28, 1935, in Albany, New York, the only son of Giles Rau and Elizabeth Krey Rau. John attended Our Lady of Angels elementary school and Vincentian High School, both in Albany. John obtained a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute in 1958. He went on to get an M.S. in Mechanical...

Joseph Frederick Breimayer

Joseph Frederick Breimayer

Oct 5, 2023

 

Joseph Frederick Breimayer, age 81, of Lake Oswego, passed away on October 5, 2023. Joe was born in Belding, Michigan, in 1942.  He attended University of Detroit, where he earned a BS in Electrical Engineering.  He later graduated from George Washington University with a JD degree.  His career included five years with Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York where...

David Max Basaraba

David Max Basaraba

Sep 27, 2023

David Max Basaraba died September 27th, 2023 at home. He was born in Portland, OR to Walter and Katherine Basaraba. David graduated from Central Catholic High School and Portland State University.

Dave loved his family, music, and movies. He spent his working life as a manager in Portland movie theaters, many now extinct, retiring from the Cinema 21. He loved...

Maria Librada Genevive Hill

Maria Librada Genevive Hill

Sep 27, 2023

 

Maria Librada Genevive Hill nee Chavez, fondly known as Libby, peacefully passed away on September 27, 2023 in Portland Oregon at the age of 84. She was born on a snowy day, April 11, 1939, to Lucas DeJesus and Maria Ascension Chavez in LaJara, Colorado. Where she lived and grew up.

 

Libby was the youngest of a...

Lan Ngoc Le

Lan Ngoc Le

Sep 11, 2023

ĐÔI NÉT VỀ CUỘC ĐỜIÔNG MATTHEW LÊ NGỌC LÂN1952 - 2023

Ông Lê Ngọc Lân sinh ngày 13 tháng 2 năm 1952 tại Hội An, Quảng Nam, Việt Nam.

Ông Lê Ngọc Lân, lúc thiếu thời, theo học tại trường Tiểu Học Thánh Teresa Huế. Sau đó, gia đình chuyển vào Đà Nẵng, ông tiếp tục theo hết trung học...

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