Chuck Bleeg passed away peacefully at home on November 10 with family by his side. He was 96 years young. Born in 1922 to Charles and Alma Bleeg, Chuck grew up in the Irvington neighborhood of Portland. A lifelong Roman Catholic, he attended Madeleine School and Columbia Prep high school. He saw combat in France and Germany in 1944-45 in the 20th Armored Division, 220th Engineers. His company helped to liberate the prisoners at Dachau concentration camp. After the war, he graduated from the...

Douglas Howard Delano, 78 years of age, Newberg, Oregon, passed away peacefully on November 5, 2018 in Portland Oregon surrounded by his family. Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, November 15th at the Pacific NW Truck Museum at 3995 Brooklake Road, Brooks, Oregon with a reception and private museum access from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Douglas was born on February 22, 1940 in Portland, Oregon to Leonard and Emily Delano.  He married Jennie Johnson Delano in July 1963 in...

Jean Elizabeth Smith, 96, passed away peacefully November 4, 2018 in Portland, OR after a long struggle with Dementia.  Interment will be at Riverview Abbey in Portland. Jean was born July 8, 1922, in Portland, OR, to Jean and Joseph Cull.  She graduated from Wilson High School and then graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the University of Portland.  In 1946 she met and married her husband, Kenney D. Smith, who preceded her in death in 1991. ...

Kathryn Elizabeth Schrepel, 94, passed peacefully on October 20, 2018, in McMinnville, Oregon. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at First Presbyterian Church in McMinnville. Interment will be at Riverview Abbey in Portland. Kay was born June 11, 1924, to Warren Thomas and Cecile (Spooner) McDonald at home in Redmond, Oregon. In Kay’s youth, the McDonald family also lived in Eugene, Portland and Yamhill, during her father’s career as an...

John Russell Patton passed away on October 4th at his farm in The Dalles, Oregon. He was 74. He was born to J. Melvin and Mary Patton in The Dalles, OR. John received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Romance Languages from the University of Oregon. While in college, he joined a group of 14 students on a mission trip to Colombia to work in an underserved orphanage. It was during this trip, at the age of 19, that a flight delay led to his meeting Esneda Correa who would become his sweetheart and...

Carolyn passed away peacefully on September 25th with family at her side. A proud, native Oregonian, Carolyn was born in Corvallis and graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in education. She taught kindergarten in the Portland Public Schools until her retirement. In her free time, Carolyn enjoyed spending time with her family, life-long friends, and her two Westies. She also relished studying family genealogy and traveling to Alabama and New Jersey for extended visits with...

Clifford H. Matousek died of natural causes in Lewiston, Idaho. He was born in 1929 to Sam F. and Clara Matousek in Tacoma, Washington. He became known as an excellent teacher of both choral music and mathematics at Wilson High School in Portland, whence he retired in 1987. He will be remembered for his gentle spirit, his generosity, and his dry sense of humor. He was an avid learner and follower of Christ. His interests included the Bible, serving in his church, fly fishing, flying and...

Barbara Margaret, daughter of Earnest and Margaret Bowers, younger sister to Jack, was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1922. At an early age, her family moved to Aberdeen, Washington. The years she spent there had a lasting, endearing impact on her life. Barbara was a good student and friend, excelled on the swim team and enthusiastically cheered for her school on the rally squad as a Song Queen. Fond memories of those years stuck with her to the very end, being ever kind-hearted, a...

Char passed away on the same day she was born, 87 years later. Born in California, as a young girl she moved to St. Johns, Oregon, along with her brothers, Jimmy and John and mother Leona. She attended Lincoln High School, class of '49 where she met her future husband Victor DeSimini. They married and began raising a family in Portland. Eventually having three children, Dee Ann the oldest, then John and Denise. Always one wanting to stay busy, Char worked full time at Rhodes Dept. Store in...

Marjorie passed away quietly in the early morning hours with her daughters by her side. Marjorie was born in Spokane to John and Lillian Gray. She was raised in Washtucna, Wash., on the family's prominent wheat farm. She graduated from the University of Washington in 1954 with a major in elementary education and a minor in music. In addition to her studies, she belonged to Mu Phi Epsilon, music honorary; and was a Pi Beta Phi and served as president for one year. Post-graduation, she began...