Godfred Erickson

Godfred, like so many Swedes seeking a btter life in America, immigrated to the U.S. in 1905. We don't yet know what part of Sweden he came from, but we do know that in 1910 he is living in Nehalem, Tillamook County, and working on the railroad. After working for a time in Tillamook he moved south to Coos County to again, work on the railroad. We know that from his death certificate.
Whatever Godfred's dreams were they were cut short by the Influenza pandemic of 1918. Godfred has the unfortunate disctinction of being one of the first people to die in Multnomah County from Influenza in the late fall of 1918. He wasn't the first to die, but he is the first to die of those unfortunates who died of Influenza in that terrible winter and who are buried at the Park. He became sick on October 10th, had pneumonia by the 13th and was gone just after midnight on the early morning of the 17th.

Loving Friends

Ms. Olive May entered the Garden of Untimely Demise on September 19, 1942 when she fell down a flight of stairs. She had no family to see to her final resting place so her friends saw to it that Olive had a proper burial at Multnomah Park. She was fortunate to have so many friends who cared about her enough to erect such a handsome stone.

Garden of Untimely Demise

Theodore Sykes was an African American man who was married and worked in the ship yards of Portland. He was only 36 when he was murdered when he stepped between two men vying for the affections of a married woman.

Unknown Man

Like all cemeteries, Multhomah Park is the final resting place for those who die without letting us know their names. Such is the case of a 65 year old man whose body was found in the Columbia Slough on February 20, 1929. According to the records he was interred in an unmarked grave in Section C, plot 9.