Our staff is comprised of dedicated and licensed professionals with the experience to answer all your questions regarding our services. Please feel free to contact any of our staff members at any time.
Funeral Home Manager
Timothy Proctor, a
licensed director and embalmer, has been with Riverview Abbey since 2013. He is
a Portland native and Mt. Hood Community College graduate. Tim has served on an
Administrative Rules Advisory Committee for the Oregon Mortuary & Cemetery
Board (OMCB). In his spare time, he enjoys traveling with his wife, working on
his house, and playing music in a local band.
Funeral Director
Roger is a 4th
generation native and resident of Portland. He graduated from Central Catholic
High School and received a Bachelors degree in Philosophy at Mt. Angel Seminary
College and Graduate of School of Theology. He was ordained a priest and served
in the archdiocese of Portland as a teacher, chaplain and pastor. Roger also
spent 6 years as a neighborhood organizer and crime prevention coordinator in
the Portland area where he helped develop and manage the city's Graffiti
Removal Program. Roger (known as Hodge by his friends and family) joined the
staff of Riverview Abbey in 2009 after 12 years in the funeral service
industry. In his spare time, he enjoys theater, sports, genealogy, travel,
walking and any outdoor activity.
Funeral Director
Brent Carnes is a
licensed funeral director and embalmer; a 1995 graduate of the San Francisco
College of Mortuary Science. He has worked and managed several local funeral
homes. Brent has been an active member of the Oregon Funeral Directors
Association for the last couple of years. His goal is to make the toughest of
times for a family a little bit easier.
In his off time he
enjoys traveling with his wife, Kristen, their daughter Stella, and their
little dog Mr. Sprinkles. He also enjoys playing music in a local band or
traveling and spending long days riding one of his motorcycles. He is a long
time member of the Triumph Riders of Portland and the Moto Guzzi National
Owners Club of Oregon.
Funeral Director
Ryan Branin has been
involved in funeral service in Portland, Oregon for nearly 20 years. He was
born and raised in Boise, Idaho where he served a six-month apprenticeship with
Cloverdale Funeral Home in 2002. His brief but experience-rich time with
Cloverdale solidified Ryan's decision to pursue funeral service as a career.
Ryan earned his degree in Mortuary Science at Mount Hood Community College in
Gresham, Oregon in 2004 and has been a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer
since 2005.
Ryan is grateful for
the opportunity and privilege to serve families who choose Riverview Abbey
Funeral Home and Mausoleum.
Outside of his
workplace, Ryan enjoys bicycles, music, art, and appreciating nature in Forest
Park and at the Oregon Coast.
Office and Family Services
Tonya was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon. She
moved to Portland in 2005 to pursue her childhood dream within the
Funeral Industry, at just 18 years old. She has over 15 years of
experience serving families. She enjoys helping them plan, memorialize and
personalize tributes during life’s most difficult occasions.
She enjoys volunteering on her local fire
department Advisory Board and loves being a ChemoPal Child Mentor for kiddos
through the Children’s Cancer Association. She previously served with Meals on
Wheels and feels fortunate to have worked with such a wonderful organization.
Her hobbies in her spare time include exploring
and enjoying the great outdoors, specifically here in the PNW. She also enjoys
spending time with family and friends around a campfire. Her life wouldn’t be
complete though without her spoiled mini dachshund Mosley.