Shirley D. Lawrenson Age 85, of Sun City West, AZ died on Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at her residence. Arrangements are pending.

Edward C. Watkins, Age 87 of Milwaukie, died on Monday, May 18th, 2020 at his residence. A small Funeral Mass will be held at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Milwaukie, Or. Private Burial will be held at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Portland, Or.

William “Bill” Coultas Sr. July 6th 1929 – May 10th 2020 A man who lived an adventerous life and with conviction, passed away May 10th 2020 at 90 years of age, surrounded by love and on his own terms. He was born in Aberdeen Wa. to Franklin Kingdon Coultas Sr. and Frankie Mae Wilkins. The youngest of four siblings. Having moved all around the state of Washington and along the Oregon coastline – he shared many adventures and stories. Graduating High School from Toledo...

Thomas (Tom) Barwick passed away at the age of 59 on May 6th, 2020 in Happy Valley, Oregon. Tom was born in October 1960 in Victorville, California. He grew up in Portland with his mom Karen and sister Cindy. Growing up he loved playing sports with his best friend Greg, including little league baseball and basketball. He graduated from Madison High School in 1978. While working at Elmer’s Restaurant as a cook, Tom met and fell in love with a hostess named Anne. Anne and Tom dated for 2...

John Marcus Betts "aka Wheels," was born on Friday, May 1, 1970, 10:30 pm at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California to Sylvia Olcott, weighing in at 7 lbs, 14 oz and 22" long.  John was born with a condition known as Spina Bifida, requiring a number of life, saving surgeries over the next few years.   In John's 50 years he has lived in San Diego, Ca until he was 3, then moved to Spokane, Wa. with his family.  In Spokane he began being...

               Mr. Benjamin K. A. Allotey, Sr. was born on August 1, 1947 to parents Nii-Kpakpo Allotey Allotey and Esther Ajoa-Awusuba Atta Johnson in Accra, Ghana. He was raised in the Catholic Christian religion. He attended primary school in Accra growing up, and later Aquenace College in Ghana.                Benjamin left Ghana in 1971 and...

  Mary Elizabeth Todd, 73, passed away surrounded by family on April 26th, 2020 in Astoria, Oregon. She was the wife of Gary D. Todd.  They shared 54 years of marriage together, raising their 2 children in Rockwood.  Upon retirement they had moved to their beach home in Ocean Park, WA.  Born in Portland, Oregon on March 24th, 1947 she was the only child of Morris and Lillie Diede.  Mary attended Portland Public Schools and Centennial High School. Mary was a member...

“Your body is away from me, but there is a window open from my heart to yours.” K Roya Behbehani was born in May 1956 in Tehran, Iran to Sarah and Kayvan Behbehani. She graduated high school from Iran Swiss Academy in Tehran. She received a full scholarship from Lewis and Clark College in Oregon and graduated with a dual degree in French and Finance. She worked many years in banking while she completed her Master of Business Administration at University of Portland. Roya had...

At age 97 Leoral Natalie Erbe Murray passed peacefully at Robison Jewish Health Center in Portland. Known for years as "Lee" but preferring "Natalie," Leoral was born in Bowdle, S.D., with her family eventually settling on a small farm in Tenmile, Ore. After graduating from high school she married Orin Burke Murray and moved to the Eugene and McKenze River areas. After raising three children, Leoral worked in a variety of medical assistant roles until 1983 when, at age...

Bernita Caroline Johnston (nee Olsen) passed away peacefully early Easter Morning April 12, 2020, after suffering a major stroke earlier in the week. She was 91 years old. Bernita was a graduate of Washington High School in Portland and Oregon State University, where she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority. Bernita was married to Jack F. Johnston (who passed away in 2010) for 57 years, having met at church camp at the age of 15. She taught 5th Grade at Creston Elementary in Portland...