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.
Leonard O. A. Ryals
Aug 15, 2011
Leonard O. A. Ryals age 88 of Cornelius died in Hillsboro Aug. 15 Born Feb. 2, 1923 in Wanatte, Oklahoma. Cornelius resident for 25 years. Married Dortha Beavers in Shawnee, OK in 1942. He worked as a mill superintendent for Northrup- King Seed Co. in Yuba City, CA for 31 years retiring in 1983. Avid outdoorsman - hunting, fishing and...
Gertrude Huisman
Aug 14, 2011
Gertrude Huisman age 74 of Forest Grove, OR died in Hillsboro Aug. 14, 2011 Born Mar. 28, 1937 in Hills, Minnesota. Graduated high school in Ripon, CA. Forest Grove resident since 1970. Married Peter Huisman May 27, 1960. He preceded her in death in 2002. She worked as an assembly technician at Tektronix in Beaverton, OR from 1976 until retirement...
Louise Marie Hofer
Aug 13, 2011
Louise, 93, late of Hillsboro, is survived by her husband, Roy. A Grave Side Service will be held on Tuesday Aug. 16, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Helvetia cemetery in Hillsboro, OR.
Lois Leith Gibson
Aug 10, 2011
Lois Leith Gibson, 82, passed away Aug. 10, 2011. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Aug. 17, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Golden Road Chapel, 5580 SE Golden Road. Hillsboro, OR. She was born Nov. 2, 1928, in Grants Pass, to Robert and Olevia (Purinton) Owen. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1946....
Steven Weinkauf
Aug 3, 2011
A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday Aug 9, 2011 at 4 p.m. at Grace Point Community Church in Tigard.
Loreata Gilbert
Jul 27, 2011
A Service will be held Aug 3, 2011 at 5 p.m. at Bible Church in Dilley, OR.
Ronald Paul Tankersley
Jul 26, 2011
Ronald Paul Tankersley, 73, of Gaston Oregon died at home on July 26, 2011. He was born on November 28,1937 in Knox County, Texas to Paul Tankersley and Darlene Moore. During high school, he worked the "dance floor" of oil rigs and on the family ranch to save money. Some of Ron's fondest memories as a young boy were on...
Barbara Ann Waldow
Jul 24, 2011
Barbara Ann Waldow age 82 of Hillsboro died at home July 24, 2011 Born Jan. 31, 1929 in Bend, Oregon to T. W. & Dorothy (Brasel) Vandevert She spent her early life in Central Oregon graduating from Redmond High School. Attended the University of California at Berkeley. Barbara worked as an auditor at Tektronix from 1965 until 1988. Hillsboro resident...
Nerine Zoucha
Jul 21, 2011
Nerine (tootie) Zoucha left us Thursday afternoon July 21st, 2011 to join our lord and her beloved husband Domie of 65 years. Tootie was born in Ravenna, Nebraska, June 11, 1919, she was 92 years old. she was raised and educated in Ravenna. She married Domie Zoucha, Jan. 3rd, 1938. She lived in California until moving to Hillsboro in 1943....
James Harry Skelton
Jul 18, 2011
James Harry Skelton age 86 of Beaverton died in a Portland hospital July 18. Born Sept. 15, 1924 in Meadville, PA. Served in Alaska in the Navy during WWII. Married Joyce E. Jones of Cornelius on May 12, 1945 in Vancouver, WA. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. James was a barber in Beaverton for 30 years retiring...
Jens Joseph Robinson
Jul 16, 2011
Jens Joseph Robinson, age 74, passed away July 16, 2011, at his home with his family by his side. He was born to James Joseph Magnus Robinson and Gladys Evelyn Robinson on January 5, 1939, in Forest Grove, OR. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, July 23, 2011, at St. Edward Catholic Church, 10990 NW 313...
Roy C. Hannah
Jul 9, 2011
Roy C. Hannah age 88 of Hillsboro died in a Portland Hospital July 9, 2011. Roy was born Jan. 27, 1923 in Oak Harbor, WA. He attended the Univ. of Washington. Roy served in the Army in the South Pacific in WWII being honorably discharged in 1946. He was a 50 year resident of Hillsboro. Roy was retired from Tektronix....
Hubert Nelson
Jul 9, 2011
Hubert (Hugh) W. Nelson, Sr. 80, died Saturday, July 9, in Hillsboro. A celebration of Hugh's life was held at his Hillsboro home Tuesday evening, July 12. A Memorial Service will be held at an undetermined time, in the area of his family's roots near Newburg, Yamhill County, Oregon. Mr. Nelson, a great grandson of an 1844 Oregon pioneer family,...
Mary Irene Ledbetter
Jul 8, 2011
Mary Irene Ledbetter age 93 of Hillsboro died at home July 8, 2011. Born Mar. 16, 1918 in Ramsey, Illinois in a log house to Clare & Myrtle (Margritz) Lattig. Attended a 1 room school and after high school went to nursing school and became a registered nurse. She met Robert Ledbetter while a student nurse. They married in Aug....
June Evelyn Huserik
Jun 30, 2011
June was born on June 7, 1920 to William and Myrtle Anne (Pezoldt) Fuegy. She was born and lived on the family property at Phillips and Old Cornelius Pass Road for 86 of her 91 years. June attended Beaverton High School and Pacific University at Forest Grove on scholarship. She worked at Willamette Steel, Montgomery Ward, Industrial Air Products and...
David Kahlvik
Jun 27, 2011
David A. Kahlvik, 42, died June 25, 2001, near Belfair, Wash. He was born Feb. 1, 1969, in Fallon, Nev. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., July 2, at Donelson-Fir Lawn Memorial Center Chapel, 1070 W. Main, in Hillsboro. Interment will be at Dixie Mountain Cemetery, in North Plains. A complete obituary will be published when available.
