Our loving father passed away doing what he loved most. He was hunting with friends in beautiful Eastern Oregon where he suffered a heart attack. A service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 at Cochran & Waud Sunset Chapel, 715 Seventh Street, Oregon City.
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Jay is survived by his family members, Shannon and Georjean. Jay worked as an electrician for McCoy Electric. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. At his request there will be no services.
Jay was initiated into IBEW on 12/20/1956 and retired on 11/30/1999.
George L. Hayes was born December 27, 1931. He was initiated into IBEW Local 48 on January 1, 1957. He retired on January 1, 1995. George passed away in Port Townsend, WA on June 8, 2013.
John E. Mitzel was born January 26, 1913. He was initiated into IBEW Local 48 on December 19, 1946. He retired on December 31, 1981. John passed away at the grand age of 100 in Bend, OR on May 26, 2013.
Howard Lee Cook, 69, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at his home.
No services are planned. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 31 W. Sixth St., Medford, OR 97501.
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Gordy married Thelma Irene Baynham in 1940. He had a long career as a neon tube bender and was responsible for the "Made in Oregon" sign. Gordy loved motorcycles, fishing and hunting. He is survived by his sons, Ron and Denny. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma in 2005.
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Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Tom McGillivray was a proud Scotsman but even a prouder American. He married Sally Armour February 15, 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland and enjoyed 61 years of marital bliss.
Tom was born into a large, loving family and was the 12th of 13 children of Hector and... More
Josh passed away Aug. 28, 2013, surrounded by his family and friends. Josh was born Jan. 8, 1976, in Portland, to Steve and Rhonda Lackey, 50 minutes before his twin brother, Isaac. He grew up and lived in Clackamas, graduated from Clackamas High School, attended OSU and became a Journeyman... More
Elbert W. Smith was born on December 2, 1922. He was initiated into IBEW Local 48 on September 19, 1957. He retired in May of 1985. He passed away on September 1, 2013. He is survived by his daughter, Susan Newman.
September 18, 1917 - August 31, 2013
Darvin Halver Halverson was born in Bowbells, North Dakota on September 17, 1917, to parents Gilbert and Cora (Thompson) Halverson. His brothers and sisters have all passed on.
He worked on his family farm where they raised cattle and grew wheat... More
Kenneth M. Stevens was born June 27, 1951. He was initiated into IBEW Local 48 in June 2006. He passed away September 19, 2013. He is survived by his wife Janice.
Donations may be made to the Oregon Humane Society.
A celebration of life will be held sometime in the future.
Fritz G. Dobin
November 24, 1949 - October 15, 2013
Fritz was initiated into Local 48 in July 1970. He is survived by his wife, Donna.
Gene Foster was initiated into Local 48 in September 1961. He retired in October 1988. He is survived by five children.
Please see link for more information on the Memorial Service that will be held on Sunday, October 27, 2013.
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Paul was initiated into IBEW Local 48 on September 23, 1992. He passed away on October 21, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Pam, and his son, Eric.
Please join us in a celebration of life.
To our dear friend, wonderful husband, and loving father.
Nate is survived by his adoring family, his wife, Lacey Pruitt; unborn child; mother, Kathy Pruitt; father, Earl Pruitt; sisters, Megan (Kenton) Cheek and Melissa Pruitt; grandparents, Ed and Shirley Hegedus and Randy and Ronnie Mosley; along with a host of extended family; and precious friends... More
David passed away on September 23, 2013. He was initiated into IBEW in August 2011. He is survived by his mother, Sharon Murray.
Wayne was initiated into IBEW Local 48 in April 1979. He passed away on November 16, 2013. He is survived by his son, Wayne Garrison Jr.
Larry was initiated into the IBEW in October 1989. He retired in October 2009. He is survived by his daughter, Audra Hodges. There will be a memorial service on December 29, 2013 at 2 PM. It will be at the Oregon City Elks Lodge, 610 McLoughlin Blvd, Oregon City, OR, 97045.
John was initiated into the IBEW in November 1941. He retired in November 1984. He passed away on December 9, 2013. He was very thankful for the life that the IBEW had afforded him. He also served in the US Navy aboard the USS Exxex-CV-9 during World War II.
A memorial service will be... More
Andrew was initiated into the IBEW in March 1964. He retired in June 2003. Andrew is survived by his wife, Marjorie, his son, Andrew, and his daughter, Daphne.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 6, 2014, 9:30 AM at Ross Hollywood Chapel, 4733 NE Thompson St, Portland,... More
Travis was initiated into IBEW Local 48 in August 2000. He passed away on October 25, 2013.
Vincent S. Bennett, 81, of Menomonie, WI, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI.
Vincent was born on May 2, 1932, to Ernest and Austa (Wood) Bennett in Minneapolis, MN. Graduating from Breck High School in Minneapolis in 1949, he entered the... More
Paul was a member of IBEW Local 48 since June 2007. He is survived by his daughter, Kristin, son, Kyle, and his father, Joseph. There will be a memorial service on February 7, 2014 at 11 AM at the Holy Cross Church, 5227 N Bowdoin St, Portland, OR 97203.
Sylvester "Pat" A. Spieker, 96, of Hillsboro, passed away Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, at his beloved Green Park home. He was surrounded by his wife for 70 years, Alvina (Lordemann), family and caregivers, John and Ligia Teodosiu. Pat was born to Joseph J. and Emma Christella (Williams) Spieker on... More
Lloyd Knudsen, a former political and education director for the Oregon AFL-CIO and a longtime member of IBEW Local 48, died Jan. 31. He was 88.
Knudsen joined IBEW Local 48 at age 17 when he took a job at the Oregon Shipyard in St. Johns after graduating from Tigard High School. At the... More
Paul Georgeades, 80 of Vancouver, Wash., died on Feb, 3, 2014, and will be missed dearly. He was born on March 7, 1933, to Jack and Grace Georgeades in Portland where he went to Jefferson and Benson High Schools.
In 1950 Paul met his girlfriend Phyllis who became his wife of 63 years.... More
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Bernard Thomas Riley, 96, of Longview passed away Feb. 24, 2014, at PeaceHealth Medical Center in the loving arms of his family.
He was born Dec. 4, 1917, in Kinney, Minn., to Nichols and Mary (Glasser) Riley. He grew up in Biwabik, Minn., the middle of 10... More
Heinz was born in Ilmenau, Germany and came with his family to the U.S. in 1957. He worked as a Master Electrician and was a proud Union member. Heinz worked at the Port of Portland and retired in 1986.
He loved to fly Sail Planes and was a founding member of the Willamette Valley Soaring... More
Karli Cole & Girls
Karli was a great Mother, daughter, friend, sister & wife. She grew up in Vancouver wa and attended Vancouver Christian. Early morning on Febuary 28th her trailer, that she and her 2 daughters lived in, caught fire and took their three lives.
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Dennis Randal Dunrud of Molalla died Oct. 9, 2013. He was 83. He was born Jan. 3, 1930, in Minnesota to Edwin and Elsie Dunrud. He married Darlene (Lindland) Dunrud Sept. 7, 1950.
He grew up in the Molalla area and graduated from Colton High school and was in the U.S. Air Force.
He... More
Richard (Rick) Allan Larie, was born on June 10th, 1953 in Portland, Oregon. Rick went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Monday March 3rd, 2014.
Rick is survived by his wife Teresa Kay Larie; daughter Jennifer (Jeremiah) Alexander; step daughters Samantha Reid and Angela (Kirk)... More
Ben was initiated into IBEW in September 1961. He retired in September 1981. He passed away March 7, 2014 after living a full life. He is survived by his nieces, Esther and Nancy.
Per his wishes, there will be no memorial service.
Philip Arthur Parker, 67, died suddenly of heart failure on April 2, 2014, in Vancouver. He was born in Rhode Island, raised in Florida and moved to Vancouver with his family in 1978.
Philip was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for over 35 years, most... More
Richard A. Weinbender, 78, a resident of the Helvetia community passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church (Old... More
Terrence "Terry" Elwood Jenkins, 62, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 in Vancouver, WA, after a long struggle with diabetic related disease. He was born January 22, 1951 in San Francisco, to Edith Rosenlund Jenkins and Frederick John Jenkins, Jr. and was raised in Salinas.
He... More
Carl quietly passed away April 30th after living a long full life. He was initiated into IBEW Local 48 in 1942 and retired in 1977.
He is survived by his son Bob Powers and daughter Carol Laird. A memorial service will be held on May 13th 1 P.M. at the Jennings McCall Masonic Retirement... More
Leonard passed away May 5. He was initiated into IBEW Local 48 in August 1977. He is survived by his daughter Melissa, his son Phillip and his longtime companion Dee. A memorial service will be held on May 17 at 11 AM at The Chapel, 27132 SE Stark, Troutdale, OR 97060. Condolences can also... More
Walter was initiated into IBEW Local 48 in October 1948. He retired in July 1986. He is survived by his wife Vera and daughter, Sandi.
Tribute & Message From The Family
William James Noble Sr. passed away quietly in his sleep on August 22, 2013. James was born March 4, 1928 to the union of Stephen and Estella Noble in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He was the 3rd oldest of five children to this marriage.
In 1946 James... More
Larry was a member of IBEW Local 48 for 13 years working as a material handler. He passed away May 10, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Sharon, son, Mark, and daughter, Christen. Also two grand-children and two great grand-children.
A Celebration of Life will be held May 31 at 2 pm at... More
William "Bill" LaRoche, 67, lost his battle with cancer Sunday, June 1, 2014. Bill was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. Bill retired from local 48 IBEW in 2002 at age 55.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2014, at the Creekside Golf... More
Edward passed away June 7, 2014. He was a member since October 1994. He is survived by his daughters Heather and Hillary. A celebration of life has already taken place. Correspondence can be mailed to Heather Meyers at 21086 S Wilson Ct., Oregon City, OR 97045.
Berry passed away June 27, 2014. He was a member since April 1988 and retired in April 2008. He is survived by his sister Maureen and brother John. No memorial service will be held. Correspondence can be mailed to Maureen Matthews, 3143 Rocky Butte Lane, Portland, OR 97220.
Evan Wiley Lumsden Jr. passed away June 24, 2014, in Milwaukie, from congestive heart failure. He was 93. "Wiley," as he was known to many of his friends, was born Jan. 9, 1921, in Portland, to Evan and Geraldine Lumsden. He was a lifetime resident of the Portland area.
He married Jessie... More
Thomas joined Local 48 in December 1976. He was able to retire in July 2006. He is survived by his wife, Katherine. No service will be held.
Maynard J. Johnson, 93, passed away July 26th, 2014 at The Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancouver, WA. He retired as a Glass Tube Bender at Vancouver Sign Company.
Maynard is survived by his wife, Mary, of 70 years; daughter, Jean King (Kirt); son, Thomas C. (Edna); grandchildren, Andrea,... More
Robert Lee McCoy, "Bob" as he was known to his friends, was born on May 17, 1939 in Nevada, Missouri to his parents Everett McCoy and Leah Rousseau. “Robert Lee”, as he was more commonly known to family, had many childhood adventures in the Nevada area with his Rousseau-family cousins who he... More
Mr. Eldon L. Kellas passed away on November 27, 2012. He was initiated October 1945 and went on pension January 1982. He was 92 years old.
There will be a memorial service at The Church at Rockwood 17021 E Burnside St. Portland, OR 97203. It will be on December 6th at 10:30 am. He is... More
Thomas Teafatiller passed away November 3, 2012. He was born August 9, 1935. He was initiated into IBEW on September 30, 1973 and retired October 1997.
Thomas is survived by two daughters, Patricia Pierce and Jeri Sue Durte. Also, his brother, William Teafatiller, whom is also an IBEW... More
"Jack was known for his kind heart, strong work ethics and sense of humor."
John "Jack" Zesiger, 76, U.S. Army Veteran, passed away in the home he built in 1978 in Battle Ground, WA. He was born in Weiser, ID and moved to Vancouver as a young child, graduating from Vancouver High School... More
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