OBITUARIES
Recent obituaries in Hillsboro Washington County, OR
The obituaries in the Hillsboro Washington County, OR Area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity Hillsboro Washington County, OR's history and identity.
Colleen Condit Martindale
Jul 27, 2016
Colleen Condit Martindale, 86, Hillsboro, Oregon, died July 27, 2016 at home of natural causes with family present. She was an amazingly sweet, kind, caring, gracious, humble and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Colleen was born March 4, 1930 in Grants Pass, Oregon, the only child of Irving Robert and Helen Bowers Condit. She lived in Grants Pass until...
Lloyd Laverne Larsen
Jul 26, 2016
On July 26, 2016, the Greatest Generation lost one of their greatest. Lloyd Larsen, our father, husband, and friend, passed away at Empres Hillsboro Rehab Center, having fought the good fight for just short of 92 years. He lived his life with integrity, love, and a precious sense of humor. He leaves behind his wife and life-long mate Deloris Larsen,...
Beverly Rose Pezl
Jul 26, 2016
Beverly Rose Pezl was born in Cornelius Oregon on December 25, 1929. She spent her early life in the Hillsboro area and graduated from Hillsboro High in 1949. She married Gilbert Howell and they had one son, William. They later divorced and she re-married Tony whom she met at a dance in Portland. They had three children, Debi, Tonia and...
Mary Buck
Jul 25, 2016
Mary Irene Buck was born December 26, 1918 in Norman, Arkansas. One of eleven siblings, to John and Laura Kent. She married December 21, 1939 to William Orville Buck, who preceded her in death on October 20, 1997. She is survived by five children, Nola Buck and wife Veronica of Hillsboro, Clara and husband Dick Edwards of Forest Grove, Dennis...
Shirley Tripp
Jul 19, 2016
Shirley Luella Cressy Tripp was born to Peter Justin Cressy and Rachel Mary Ellen Pease Cressy on December 27, 1932 in Chamberlin, South Dakota. They later moved to Hayward, Wisconsin where she and her brother, Merle Wayne Cressy were raised and walked to school through the snow up hill both ways. She graduated from highschool in 1950. She married Paul...
Alice Lavida Lewis
Jul 18, 2016
Alice Lavida Ruede Lewis, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed on Monday, July 18, 2016. Alice was born to Dora Klaudt Ruede and Gottlibe Ruede on June 24, 1922 in McLaughlin, SD. She married Nolan Lee Lewis on January 23, 1941. They had three daughters. In life, Alice enjoyed gardening, miniatures, doll-collecting, quilting, and other crafts....
Laura "Ellen" Watts
Jul 17, 2016
Laura "Ellen" Watts April 9, 1926 - July 17, 2016 Ellen, 90, passed away at Kaiser Westside Hospital in Hillsboro, July 17, 2016. She was born in Forest Grove on April 9, 1926 to Bruce F. and Ida M. (LaSalle) McCann. She attended Manning Elementary School and graduated from Banks Union High School. After High School she attended Pacific University....
Pauline Evelyn Freeman
Jul 17, 2016
Pauline Evelyn Ryason Morton Freeman died Sunday, July 17, 2016 in Spokane, Washington. She was born August 19, 1924, in Joseph, Oregon, the second of three girls to Benjamin and Nina (Miller) Ryason. She was the granddaughter of Ole and Bengta (Nelson) Miller, early settlers on Prairie Creek in Joseph, Oregon. Most of her young life was spent in Joseph....
James Thomas Miller
Jun 26, 2016
The Greatest Generation has lost another member. James T. Miller died on June 26, 2016. He was 93 years old. Jim was born into a difficult family situation in San Mateo, California, on December 7, 1922. As the next to youngest of five children, early on he developed the characteristic of endurance, which was to serve him well at times...
Marylee Edith Tabbert (Meeuwsen)
Jun 13, 2016
Marylee Edith Meeuwsen Vanderzanden Tabbert passed away June 13, 2016 in Beaverton, OR. She was born Feb. 14, 1931, in Wilkesboro, OR, to Edward and Josephine (Vandomelen) Meeuwsen. She married Ignatius Vanderzanden in 1948 and later divorced in 1979. She later married Bruce Tabbert in 1991. Marylee attended community college school for nursing and became a Registered Nurse. She spent...
Bradley Vandehey
May 23, 2016
Bradley Cole Vandehey, 20 years old, of Hillsboro, OR passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016. Bradley was born on July 6, 1995 at Tuality Community Hospital in Hillsboro, OR to his parents Brian Vandehey and Stacie Stone. As a baby and young child, Bradley loved all things with a motor. He loved the vacuum cleaner, calling it the "bacuum"...
