Contacts and Links
Cemetery Mailing Address:
Pleasant View Cemetery
P.O. Box 141
Sherwood, OR 97140 |
Cemetery Street Address:
Pleasant View Cemetery
14250 SW Westfall Road
Sherwood, OR 97140 |
Corrections and Additions
If you have corrections or additional information
important to the history of any individuals in the
cemetery please email them to the link above. If you
have an obituary please scan
and email it. Mention the paper and date if you know
where it was published. If you know other biographical
information or the relationship of this individual to
others in the cemetery, mention that as well. Please
also mention if you know this person was a war veteran,
a pioneer, or a person of local historical note. If you
have a photo you would like posted of this person or
persons, email a digital copy with identifying
information.
Sample. |
Charlotte Lehan, Webmaster
A descendent of
seven generations of residents of Pleasant View
Cemetery, Charlotte is a past Clackamas County Commissioner
and past mayor of the City
of Wilsonville. She has long been interested in seeing
this piece of pioneer history restored and preserved.
If you can help with additional material, research,
or have questions about monument care or restoration, she would love to hear from you.
She can be
contacted through this website or you can call her at 503-313-8040. |
Julie Edy, Cemetery
Sexton
Julie took over
as sexton of the cemetery after long-time caretaker, Joe
Taylor, was no longer able to attend to it. She is
the one to contact regarding plot ownership and
availability issues, service and burial arrangements, or new
monument placement. You can reach her by email with
the link here or you can call her at 503-625-7005. |
Oregon Historic Cemeteries Association
The OHCA is an association of cemetery advocates from
around the state. The OHCA site includes lots of
information and resources for cemetery work and
research. Find out about
current state programs that are in place to protect
Oregon pioneer cemeteries through the Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department. |
Association
for Gravestone Studies The AGS is an
international non-profit organization that advocates for
the study and preservation of gravestones and burial
grounds. One of the best sources for the latest
best practices in stone conservation. |
Graves Matter
Cemetery Mapping and Consulting Services, as well as
monument cleaning and restoration services.
Charlotte Lehan and Elerina Aldamar can help with
individual family monuments or restoration plans for a
whole cemetery. Click or call for more
information. 503-313-8040. |
Willamette Memorials Located in
Hubbard, Oregon. They have also done work for us
at Pleasant View. They do all sorts of monument
work, both new and restoration or additional engraving.
503-981-3979 |
Attrell's Located in Sherwood and Newberg,
Attrell's provides a full range of funeral, memorial,
and monument services and has served families at
Pleasant View Cemetery for many years. |
Oregon Memorials Located in
Hillsboro, Oregon, Oregon Memorials is one of several
memorial stone companies in the Portland area.
Most of our monument restoration work has been done by
them. If you need to order a marker or add
additional text to an existing family stone this is a good
place to start for information and ideas regarding
monuments.
503-648-3596 |
Salem Pioneer Cemetery
This website is one of the best examples of a fully
accessible archive for a pioneer cemetery with an active
organization. If you are submitting additional
information about family members, visit this site for
ideas on the kinds of information and sources to
include. |
Civil War Soldier Lists This
site is part of the National Park Service and is a place
to look up individuals to verify service in the Civil
War. |
Oregon Pioneers
Here is a site with
lots of information and lists of individuals who crossed
on the Oregon Trail. You may be able to confirm
pioneer status and crossing dates here from the emigrant
lists. |
OPB Timeline of Events in the West This
site was suggested by students in an after school
program in Apple Creek, Ohio who were researching
Western settlement. It is a detailed timeline by
the decades that can help put genealogic research in
perspective. |
Steph's Corner features links
to Oregon Pioneer Cemeteries and Oregon History,
especially Marion County history. |
Pioneer Travel on the Oregon Trail
includes links to
a number of sites with more information, maps, provision
lists and more. |
Seeley Genealogical Society
This site is an excellent compilation of Seely family info, which is one of
the main surnames at Pleasant View Cemetery.
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