• Arthur John Johnson
A service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 2008, in Creator Lutheran Church in Clackamas for Arthur John Johnson, who died March 4 at age 84.
• D&D co-creator 'a giant' in gaming
MILWAUKEE -- In the world of role-playing games, E. Gary Gygax was a giant.
• Dianne Peggy Housley
A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, in Scroggins Valley Church in Gaston for Dianne Peggy Housley, who died March 4 at age 52.
• Doris Quackenbush
Doris Quackenbush died March 6, 2008, of cancer at age 66.
• Esther A. Wilcox
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, in Skyline Memorial Gardens for Esther A. Wilcox, who died March 5 at age 92.
• Fern K. Seaburn-Westmoreland
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, in Open Arms Seventh-day Adventist Church in Portland for Fern K. Seaburn-Westmoreland, who died March 4 at age 63.
• Historian Fredrickson did groundbreaking work on race
George Marsh Fredrickson, an authority on the history of racism whose work comparing the histories of South Africa and the United States helped create a new field of study, died Feb. 25 at his home on the Stanford University campus, where he taught for nearly two decades. He was 73.
• James Robert Pierson
James Robert "Jim" Pierson died Feb. 29, 2008, at age 81.
• Jerry H. Boehme
Jerry H. Boehme died March 2, 2008, at age 68. Jerry Boehme was born May 12, 1939, in Milwaukee, Wis. He served in the Army. He was an engineer who moved to Portland in 1979 and went to work for the Oregon Graduate Institute. He retired in 2000 and did consulting work. In 1965 he married Suzanne LaJoure.
• John Edward Wyatt
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, in Christian New Life Ministries Church for John Edward Wyatt, who died March 7 at age 80.
• Kathleen Jo Thorsen
Kathleen Jo Thorsen died March 5, 2008, at age 49.
• Leo D. Holt
A service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 22, 2008, in the Tabernacle of Hope in Portland for Leo D. Holt, who died Feb. 29 at age 61.
• Maxine Lillian
"Kay-Oiy" Leon Maxine Lillian "Kay-Oiy" Leon died Feb. 20, 2008, at age 87.
• Peter Bauer
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, in Hillsview Community Church in Damascus for Peter "Pete" Bauer, who died March 4 at age 74.
• Phoebe Ellen Schwilke
Phoebe Ellen Schwilke died March 4, 2008, at age 85.
• Vera Anne Naylor
A service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 17, 2008, in Willamette National Cemetery for Vera Anne Naylor, who died March 5 at age 84.
• Vincent P. Cox
Vincent P. "Vinnie" Cox died March 6, 2008, at age 66.
• William C. Reese Jr.
William C. Reese Jr. died March 5, 2008, at age 76.
• William G. Ostrander
William G. "Bill" Ostrander died March 6, 2008, at age 70.