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.
Marcia Ann Arganbright
Dec 17, 2013
Marcia was born in Great Falls, Montana as the first of four children of Wayne and JoAnn Yadon. She grew up in Twin Falls, ID then in Edmonds Washington, and spent the bulk of her youth in Milwaukie OR. She graduated with honors from Clackamas High School in 1972.She attended Marylhurst College in Portland and Benedictine College in Atchison Kansas,...
Carol Ann Reitz
Dec 16, 2013
Arrangements are pending at this time. A complete obituary will be publish when available.
Bertha Blythe
Dec 15, 2013
Arrangements are pending at this time. A complete obituary will be publish when available.
Edna Jenkins
Dec 14, 2013
Arrangements are pending at this time. A complete obituary will be publish when available.
Homero De La Garza
Dec 12, 2013
Homero de la Garza was born in Kenedy, TX on April 2, 1950, and he passed away on December 12, 2013 in Reno, NV. He had moved a year ago to Reno from Beaverton, OR. After 25 plus years of working at the U.S. Postal Service in Portland, he retired in 2012. He had graduated from Washington High School in...
Louis Howard Foote
Dec 11, 2013
Private cremation has been held. A complete obituary will be publish when available.
Mabel Harris
Dec 6, 2013
Private cremation has been held. A complete obituary will be publish when available.
Mary Ann Birlew
Dec 5, 2013
Birlew, Mary Ann Gearhart 83 Oct. 12, 1930 Dec. 05, 2013 Mary Ann Gearhart Birlew was born Oct. 12, 1930, to Walter L. Gearhart and Marie Kramer Gearhart in Worthington, Iowa. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Phillip Earl Birlew; children, Darryl, Cheryl, Karel, Melodee and Milli; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. At Mary's request, no services...
Judith Landeros
Dec 4, 2013
Private cremation has been held. A complete obituary will be publish when available.
Carolyn Hodgson
Nov 29, 2013
Carolyn (Benson) Hodgson: August 24, 1928 - November 29, 2013 was probably one of the few people in the metropolitan area who remembered as a little girl walking that fabled two miles to a one-room schoolhouse through the snow and rain and then two miles home again. When she was a student at Hillsboro High School her walk was often...
Anthony Johnson
Nov 24, 2013
Arrangements are pending at this time. A complete obituary will be publish when available.
Manuel Gallegos
Nov 24, 2013
Manuel Gallegos was born October 11, 1937, in Wichita, KS. He resided in Kansas, California, and Oregon. He began his career in the Medical Corps of the Navy. After his military career, he pursued a degree in teaching at Wichita State University and was a high school Spanish teacher at Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School in Wichita, KS. He...
Sally Simard
Nov 24, 2013
Arrangements are pending at this time. A complete obituary will be publish when available.
Gerald "Gerry" Nagel
Nov 21, 2013
"Gerry" was born on Mar. 15, 1935 in Fergus Falls, Minn. to Harold and Ruby Nagel. He passed in Portland, Ore. on Nov. 21, 2013 after extended kidney, heart and vascular illnesses. Gerry grew up in Fergus Falls and Battle Lake, Minn. He graduated from Fergus Falls High in 1953 with honors of Representative Senior, National Athletic Honor Society and...
George Riley Thurston
Nov 20, 2013
George Riley Thurston, age 97, died peacefully on November 20, 2013. He was a resident of Avamere at Bethany in NW Portland at the time of his death. George was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 5, 1916 to Dr. Harrison S. Thurston and Ella Cecilia (Shannon) Thurston. He was a graduate of Shortridge High School and Butler University (Class...
Larry Robinson
Nov 19, 2013
Arrangements are pending at this time. A complete obituary will be publish when available.
Marjorie "Doone" Bowlby
Nov 18, 2013
Bowlby, Marjorie 'Doone' 95 May 24, 1918 Nov. 18, 2013 Mrs. Bowlby was born in Waverely, Australia, where she met and married Fred Bowlby. He was a longtime farmer from Hillsboro and retired to the Rock Creek area. "Doone," as known by her nickname, a city girl became a farmer's wife. She helped with the family farm and was a...
Rhoda Beryl Glover
Nov 18, 2013
RHODA BERYL GLOVER, of Beaverton, Oregon, died Monday, 18 November at West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, Portland, Oregon from natural causes. She had recently celebrated her 90th birthday with many family members. Rhoda was born August 16, 1923 in Northville, South Dakota, to Arthur Scott and Martha Blair. At the age of 8, her family relocated to Mount Vernon,...
Amy Irene Slatta
Nov 18, 2013
Amy Irene Slatta was born July 8, 1909 in Clarkfield, Minnesota. She was baptized July 25, 1909 in the Norwegian Lutheran Church, and confirmed June 8, 1924. Amy passed away peacefully at Tuality Hospital on November 18, 2013. Amy graduated from Clarkfield High School in 1926, and received her B.A. degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, in 1931....
