Ardetta (Detta) Boyd died at Cherrywood Memory Care in McMinnville Oregon on June 29, 2020 from natural causes.  She was born on May 27, 1928 in Haines, Oregon.   She attended the University of Oregon where she majored in art, and also developed her strong interest in fashion and fashion design.  She began painting at this time, and this was a passion that stayed with her for almost her entire life.  Graduating with an art degree from the University of Oregon, she...

Compassionate and warm-spirited, Yvonne Love passed away peacefully in her home June 25, 2020, after a courageous 10-month battle with cancer. Yvonne was born in Portland the youngest of five children. She met the love of her life while attending Grant High School and they married at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Their deep devotion to each other culminated in reaching their 70th wedding anniversary, June 2, 2020. While they faced challenges in their early years as they traveled...

Lillian Mary Mullen, Age 94, of Tigard, died on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Private cremation will be held under the direction of Riverview Abbey Funeral Home. Private Inurnment will be held at a later date at Willamette National Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest with her beloved husband Richard E. Mullen.

LaVeta Ann Nelson passed away from Lewey Body Dementia June 24, 2020 inTualatin, Oregon at Cedar Crest Memory Home at the age of 79. LaVeta was a resident of the Portland, Oregon area all her life. She was born December 11, 1940 in Portland, OR, the first child to Lloyd and Dorothy Freuler. She was raised in the Portland and Tigard area with her three sisters and one brother. She graduated from Tigard High School in 1957.  LaVeta married Ronald Nelson in 1957. They raised three kids,...

Nancy Louise Dennis was born to Dr.  Lawrence and Marguerite Dennis on October 11, 1941 in Watertown, Wisconsin.  She was second born of seven children. Growing up in a large family had its blessings and challenges.  She learned what it was to take care of others as she grew up to be a “big sister.” In 1955, her family moved to Albany, Oregon, where her father furthered his practice of osteopathic      medicine.  Then in 1958, they...

Joseph Paul “Oscar” Niehuser, Sr. 11/14/1928 - 6/20/2020 Joseph Paul “Oscar” Niehuser was born to Arthur and Hilda (Kunz) Niehuser in Portland, Oregon, on November 14, 1928, the fourth of five children. A fourth generation Oregonian, Joe lived in three houses his entire life. He attended Holy Redeemer grade school, Benson High School, and as the first college graduate in his family, he received a degree in civil engineering from the University of Portland in 1950,...

Oregon Mile Legend Jim Grelle Passes Away We are deeply saddened that Olympian, James Edward (Jim) Grelle, the fourth American to run under 4 minutes for the mile and a true running pioneer, passed peacefully on 13 June at the age of 83. He had been under home hospice care and was surrounded by close family.   Jim Grelle was born in Portland, Oregon on September 30, 1936 attended his neighbourhood schools Ainsworth Elementary, Catlin Gabel and the Lincoln High School. He proudly...

Mary Lou Dyer Ferguson passed away June 11, 2020, after months of declining health, surrounded by her loving family. Mary Lou was born in Portland, Oregon on March 25, 1933 to Carl Henry Dyer and Eleanor Marie Hendricks Dyer. Her brother Bob was born three years later. Mary Lou attended Sacred Heart Grade School, Holy Child Academy, University of Oregon and received a Bachelor of Science from Portland State University. In 1954 Mary Lou met a handsome U.S. Coast Guard veteran, James...

Carol Jean Pasch, age 79, of Astoria, Oregon, passed away June 11, 2020 at Oregon Health and Science University Hospital in Portland, Oregon.  Carol was born on November 2, 1940 to Roy and Verna Chesnut in Table Rock, Nebraska. She graduated from Lake Worth High School in Fort Worth, Texas and married the love of her life, Robert Pasch on April 2, 1958. Robert’s military career took them around the world living in Thailand and Turkey as well as many states across the US. Carol...

Pasqua Cortese-Piscitelli, age 81, passed away peacefully at her home on May 28, 2020 surrounded by family and friends.  She was born January 12, 1939 in Giovinazzo Bari, Italy to Vito and Caterina Cortese.  Pasqua now joins her beloved husband, Antonio in heaven, they were married 55 years ago shortly before immigrating to the United States. For many years, Pasqua worked as a seamstress in an industrial factory in Brooklyn, New York.  After happily...