Newport High School Oregon Alumni Obituaries

NOTRE DAME Ind. Rev. James William Thornton C.S.C. 88 died at Holy Cross House Notre Dame Ind. on January 17 2026 after a short illness. Fr. Thornton was born in Palo Alto Calif. on January 18 1937 to James and Cyrilla Dolan Thornton Sr. and is the only child. After graduating from Newport Harbor U...

Susan Susu Keiko Sasano 67 of Woodburn succumbed to cancer on November 17 2025. At the time of her passing she was surrounded by loved ones. Susu was born in Honolulu Hawaii and graduated from Farrington High School in 1976. She moved to Oregon to attend Oregon State University earning her Master of...

Scott Anthony Bernards 61 a lifelong resident of the Hillsboro community passed away on December 1 2025. Scott was born in Hillsboro on October 20 1964 as the second of three children to John and Marilyn Herinckx Bernards. He attended Glencoe High School and graduated with the class of 1983. Scott m...

Johnnie Michael Taylor affectionately known as "Mike" was born on Trinkaloe Road Elizabeth City N. C.to the late Rev. John Taylor Jr. and the late Mary Matilda Spence Taylor on April 16 1959 He departedthis life on August 27 2024. Mike had one brother to precede him in death Robert Taylor. Mike b...

Donald Fred Samuelson Don a longtime resident of Grays Harbor Washington died unexpectedly on December 9 2025 in Tacoma Washington. He was born in Astoria Oregon to Harry and Alice Samuelson. The family later moved to Hoquiam Washington then to Eugene Oregon and eventually settled in Westport Washin...

We say farewell to Claudia Jean Hughes 70 of Lanexa VA who suddenly passed on October 7 2025. Claudia was born in Orange County Virginia and graduated from Orange County High School. She visited Virginia Beach after high school and fell in love with the area. She moved to Newport News and applied to...