Stan Federman, z”l, recently of Hillsboro, died March 22, 2023, at the age of 98. He is survived by sons, David and Mike; niece, Erica; nephew, Jeremy; and cousins. Stan was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine, and brother, Donald.

No memorial service is planned. The family suggests that any memorial donations be made to the Oregon Humane Society.

Stan was a longtime newspaper reporter who lived in Milwaukie for more than 60 years.

Stanley Federman was born in Utica, N.Y., on Nov. 11, 1924. He grew up in New York City. One of his fond childhood memories was summers spent at the Camp Arrowhead boy's camp at Lake St. Catherine, Vt.

Stan was drafted into the U.S. Army when he was 18 years old. During World War II, he was a radio operator attached to several artillery units and the 115th Infantry Regiment in support of the 29th Infantry Division. He landed on Omaha Beach, Easy Red sector, on the morning of June 6, 1944, during the D-Day amphibious assault. His recollection of D-Day was first published in The Oregonian newspaper in 1974 for the 30th anniversary of the Allied invasion. After making landfall, Stan participated in the liberation of France and supported the assault force at the Battle of Saint-Lô. He later saw occupation duty while stationed in Scharding, Austria, during the summer of 1945.

After he returned to the states, Stan earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ohio State University and was the editor of The Ohio State Lantern newspaper. He began a newspaper career that spanned more than 40 years, with early stops at the Long Island Daily Press and The Fresno Bee. He moved to the Portland area in the mid-1950s and was the advertising director at the Milwaukie Review weekly newspaper for seven years. He transitioned to The Oregonian and became a staff writer, a position he held for 30 years until he retired. His assignments included labor, state politics, human interest stories and the Portland/Washington Park Zoo.

In his spare time, Stan worked as a freelance writer and was published in many popular magazines, including Smithsonian, American Way and WWII History. His articles covered a diverse range of storytelling, from the timeless game of bocce played in San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square to the pioneering dentistry of Paul Revere.

Stan met his wife, Lorraine, when they were both active with the Portland Civic Theatre. They married in 1957 and moved from Portland to Milwaukie in 1960. They were married for 60 years until Lorraine's death in 2018 at the age of 89.

An avid sports fan all his life, Stan coached youth baseball teams for several summers during the 1970s. He participated in bowling leagues in Milwaukie and Gladstone, and played on a senior softball team after he retired. In later years, he had a trio of basset hounds who kept him active with daily walks.