James “JJ” Johnson August 25, 1941- March 22, 2020 After a short battle with the coronavirus, JJ passed away at the age of 78. JJ lived his entire life in Oregon and worked as a truck driver. His greatest loves were his wife, Elvina, kids, grandkids and his little red ‘66 Ford Mustang. He enjoyed doing things with them and for them. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Diana; he is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elvina, children Dorothy (Gene), Jeff (Jennifer),...

Marggi, Irmgard 92 May 15, 1927 Irmgard (Schmidt) Marggi passed away peacefully on Sunday March 15, 2020.  Irmgard was born in Oregon City Oregon and raised in Beavercreek Oregon, where she graduated from Oregon City High School.  After high school, she worked for Hogg Brothers in Oregon City where she met her future husband, Lawrence.  They were married in 1954 and had 3 children, Jim Marggi, Jan Marggi Smith and Barb Marggi.  Irmgard worked for several Oregon City...

Obituary   Alan Morgan Cohron, born May 6th, 1952, in Imperial, California, passed away at the age of 67, on March 13th, 2020, due to complications from heart surgery. Preceded in death by his parents, James and Alma Cohron, and his two sisters, Roxanne and Sandy.  Al moved his family from Southern California to Oregon City, Oregon, to give them a better opportunity at life in the spring of 1981. Al was a Union Ironworker for 38 years and left a memorable impression on everyone...

Virginia Lee Holmgren Born Feb 20th 1931- Feb 29th 2020 Portland Oregon Born to Glenn & Lucille Shipman Siblings : Glenn Shipman jr , Faith Sutton, Orville Shipman Survived by Patricia Gore Virginia was born in Portland Oregon the second child to five siblings She was taken to Newton Kansas with her younger sister Faith at the age of 6 to live with her grandparents till she was 14.  She returned to Portland Oregon  She attended Franklin high school. While working part time at...

Patrick's family has postponed his memorial scheduled for March 17th to a later date still to be determined, due to an abundance of caution and recognition of current concerns about group gatherings related to the current virus crisis.      Patrick John Finney Aug. 13, 1959 – Feb. 27, 2020   Patrick John Finney was born Aug. 13, 1959 in California to John and Jane Finney. He and his younger sister Kathleen grew up in Jennings Lodge, near Gladstone and...

Timothy “Tim” Ira Dungey was born in Oregon City, Oregon to Victor and Arliss Dungey on April 18, 1958. He passed on February 22, 2020 after valiantly battling cancer. He is survived by his beloved children Emily, Matthew, and Eric, brothers Richard and Larry, sisters Karen and Barbara, and brother-in-law Dick, Butch, and sisters-in-laws Sharel, Lea, and Mitzi as well as many nephews, nieces and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and his younger brother, Jay. Tim...

  Melvin “Bud or Bill” Bayless (depending on how you know him), was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on June 3, 1923.  He passed away February 19, 2020. Bud married the love of his life on November 5, 1942.  Shortly after he went off to war aboard the Destroyer USS Callaghan during WWII.  After his ship was hit by a kamikaze and sunk off the island of Okinawa, he returned to Gresham and took a job with the local paper mill in Oregon City (Publishers, Blue...

Colleen Virginia Hogan 1949-2020 (age 70) Hogan, Colleen Virginia 70 passed away February 18th, 2020 surrounded by love after a long battle with a chronic illness. Colleen was born June 9th, 1949 in Washington, D.C to Felicia Farnese, and moved to San Diego as a young child. She frequented Balboa Park and found solitude riding the antique carousel. In her early teens she moved to Medford, Oregon and graduated from Crater High School in 1967. Shortly afterward she married Rube Clay...

Vilma was born on October 20, 1923 to Salvatore and Anna Fugarino in Union City, New Jersey. On February 16, 2020, at the age of 96, Vilma passed peacefully from this life with her daughter by her side in Milwaukie, Oregon. The second of three children, Vilma grew up in close-knit family just outside of New York City. In 1947 while out dancing with a group of friends, Vilma met Fred Malizia. They were married in 1949 and lived in West New York, New Jersey, where son Donald and daughter...

Angelina Velasquez (Angie) was born in Del Norte, CO, April 24th, 1945 and quietly departed this life February 12th, 2020 in Oregon City, OR. Angie attended Costilla high school in New Mexico and graduated. Angie married Albert Velasquez Jr August 20th, 1966. She retired from the VA Hospital where she was a Pharmacy Technician receiving high praises from co-workers and patients. She was an active member of the Catholic Church and enjoyed being a member of the Catholic Daughters of...