All Obituaries

Margorie Ann Mendes, “Anne” passed away at her home, on September 17th, 2021, at the age of 73. Anne was born on April 8th, 1948, to Robert Bullard and Inez Van Beber, in La Junta, Colorado. Anne grew up and went to school in Costa Mesa, CA before marrying Michael Mendes and settling down in Alameda, CA. She worked as a Worker’s Compensation Agent for several years with Kaiser Permanente, as well as ran her own in-home daycare. She enjoyed cooking, crafts,...

Cynthia Finch Mayes was a caring mother, grandmother, sister and friend to many. She left this world August 25, 2021 holding the hands of her three daughters; Amie Voss, Krystle Rakers, and Kelsey Rocco, and spouse Greg Gallegos after fighting hard for over two years against pancreatic cancer. Cynthia was born in Casper Wyoming to Janice [Finch] Brown and Norman Harms September 21, 1951. She changed her middle name from Kay to Finch to carry on her Grandfather’s name...

Shawn Jay Shore of Scappoose, Oregon passed away peacefully on July 4, 2021, comforted by his wife and love of his life, Linda Jean, following a two-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis.  He was 62.  Shawn was born on July 4, 1959, in Portland Oregon, the fourth child and third son of Robert and Patti Shore.  He attended Jackson High School in Portland, Scappoose High School, and graduated from Waipahu High School in Honolulu, Hawaii.  He also attended the University of...

Diana Perez passed on 6/18/21 at the age of 55 of natural causes in Portland Oregon. She was born 8/25/65 in New York City to Marta Vivaldi Perez (deceased) and Andres Perez.  She remained single and lived with her family in New York City before following family members as they moved to Buffalo, New York and Portland, Oregon. She received her high school diploma in NYC and completed an associates degree at Erie Community College in Buffalo, New York.  She continued studying...

David Michael Lingnau, born November 10, 1964 in Las Vegas New Mexico, died April 27, 2021 in Beaverton, Oregon with family by his side. David was a proud and beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. David was born and raised in Las Vegas, New Mexico where he graduated from Robertson High School and attended Highlands University. He had a passion for helping his community and volunteered as a firefighter and EMT before joining the family HVAC business, Ben’s...

Cheryl Dawn Dunkin 11/27/1964 - 04/06/2021 Beloved and caring wife to John Dunkin (married 6/9/1984). A great cook, dog mom, and beautiful spouse. Cheryl was born in Portland, Oregon and remained close to those roots. She graduated from Hill Hi High School Class of ’83 where she met her husband (John) on her first of attending that school about 41 years ago. Cheryl took a few admin and tech skills classes to gain her entry into the business world. She has worked for AT&T Capital...

Our precious mother, Frances Emma Shattuck (formerly Meier), age 83, passed away after a short illness on March 12, 2021. She is survived by her husband, Larry, brother Vernon, three children Steve, Laurie and Dan, grandchildren Sara, Logan and Thad, and great-grandchild Silas. She devoted her life to her family and friends, never letting anything get in the way of being a loving and supportive wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, as well as true friend to far too many to...

Charlene was born on January 22, 1937 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her parents were Charles Petersen (who's parents and two brothers immigrated from Denmark) and Elsie Evans (who comes from an old family that can be traced to 1700's Pennsylvania). She had two sisters, Patricia, who was a year younger, Helen, who was two years older, and one brother, Lewis, who was 6 years older.  In 1945 the entire family moved from Colorado to Portland, Oregon. Elsie wanted to follow her...

Vickie Watts was born into the world as Vickie Templeton on 12/20/1953. She was the first born to Sue Templeton and a year later Vickie was joined by her soon to be best friend and brother Teddy. Early on Vickie and Teddy were raised alone by their mother and grandparents, until Sue met Ralph Smith. Ralph became a father to Vickie and Teddy and when their families joined, they welcomed five step siblings; Larry, Marilyn, Kathy, Martha, and Margaret. Growing up Vickie enjoyed playing in the...

On Sunday, December 27, 2020, Judith A. Stanley, loving mom, sister, daughter, and friend, passed away at the age of 71. Judy was born on December 16, 1949, in San Francisco to William Harp and Margaret Isola. Growing up in the Bay Area during the ‘60’s meant she got to see lots of great bands before they became famous.  At a baseball game, Judy met Richard Stanley and several months later were married. In 1974, the Stanleys, now including son Jason, moved to Oregon....