All Obituaries

We are deeply saddened to announce the death of our beloved mother, sister, aunt and friend to all.  She left this world on September 19, 2022, at the age of 78. Karen was born January 2, 1945, in Portland, Oregon, to Lauren and Lottie Hanley. Her two sisters, Sue and Carole, followed to complete the family.  Karen graduated from Wilson High School in 1962 and continued her education at Oregon State University, where she made an amazing group of lifelong friends.  Karen...

Dr. Matthew Jude Gambee died unexpectedly on Sunday September 4, 2022.  Matthew Gambee was born on July 18, 1956 in Omaha, NE. He was raised in Portland, OR and graduated from Jesuit High School in 1974. He earned a bachelor’s degree and medical degree from Creighton University in Omaha. He practiced medicine in Vancouver, WA and Portland for 35 years. He loved cycling, skiing, golfing, training his dogs, and most of all being with his family. He was preceded in death by his...

Our dear mother Joyce Ann Stoner, 82, of Portland Oregon, passed away on September 4th, 2022, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born to Maurice and Opal Burden on November 14, 1939 in Oxford Nebraska. The family moved via train from Nebraska to Tri Cities Washington when she was 8 years old. As a young girl, Joyce won a yo-yo competition, went to the finals in Seattle Washington and won a bicycle that she and her brothers rode all over Kennewick. She spent her...

                                        Remembering Dorothy   Born on Sept.11 1925, Dorothy Merle (White) Paris grew up in SE Portland, graduating from Girls Polytechnic High School in 1943. Shortly afterward she met, Andy Paris her beloved, forever husband at a skating party at Oaks Park...

Gail C. Luchs, 75, died peacefully in her sleep on August 13th, 2022, at Cornell Estates in Hillsboro OR. Born November 28, 1946, in Portland OR, she is predeceased by her parents, Jack and Katherine Schlick of Aloha, OR, and her late husband, Arnold Luchs of Aloha, OR. Gail and Arnie spent most of their marriage loving cars and attending car shows with their own classics. Gail had a long career working for the Hillsboro School District where she made lifelong friends and was loved by...

Farroel E. Richardson, SNJM Feb. 5, 1932 - Aug. 9, 2022 Sister Farroel Richardson, SNJM, 90, died Aug. 9, 2022 in Lake Oswego, Ore. Virtual memorial is at 2 p.m., Aug. 25, and funeral at 11 a.m., Sept. 1, in Chapel of the Holy Names, Lake Oswego. For information, call 503.699.6713. Daughter of Fay and Esther Moran Richardson, Farroel grew up in South Dakota and Seattle in a loving family, the ninth of 11 siblings. After graduating from Holy Names Academy, Seattle, she entered the Holy...

Andy passed away peacefully of natural causes in the presence of close family. Born Agnes Ann Friedle to Frank and Alma, it was not until age eight that a deaf classmate gave her the forever-beloved nickname, Andy. The following years found her and her younger brother Fred at 40 Mile Camp in the Yukon. Her Dad, as a mining engineer, as well her reluctant mom, a teacher, were chasing Klondike gold. Then Andy contracted polio at age 11. A heroic winter trip by horse drawn sleigh to needed care...

Marilyn Eleanor Hart, age 84, passed away in the care of her loving family Aug. 8, 2022, in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Marilyn grew up in Saint Louis, Mo., with her parents, Dorothy and Albert Hager, and her brother, Roger. Her mother, a librarian, inspired her to be an avid reader and her father taught her to love baseball and other sports. Her family instilled a strong Christian faith in Marilyn, which she used to show love and support for so many in her life. She graduated from the University...

Donald Ray Robertson, son of Orren and Lula Robertson , was born near Hugo, Colorado on February 2, 1927. He grew up in around Fort Morgan, Colorado where his family were farmers. He graduated from Fort Morgan High School, served in the U.S. Army, attended Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado and graduated from the CSU College of Forestry and Range Science. For 35 years he was employed by the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service in Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and the...

Richard Arthur Larsson Jr., beloved son, husband, father, brother, and papa passed away surrounded by family on July 29th, at the age of 79. Richard aka Dick (Little Dickie, Dickster, Dickie Daddles, and most proudly “Papa”) was born to Richard and Beverly Larsson in Newberg, Oregon on March 30, 1943.  Dick attended Gold Beach High School and in 1971 graduated from Portland State University.  Dick married the love of his life, Pamela, in 1968 and lived most of his life...