ALTMAN--Milton ’30 and ’36 was born May 30, 1909, in Selma, Mich., and died Jan. 18, 2000, in Bellingham, Wash. Surviving: wife Roselia (Gilbert) of Bellingham, Wash.; daughters Barbara “Kay” Gwinup ’62 of Irvine, Calif., Judith “Judy” Bixel att., of Bellingham, Wash., Linda Gang ’68 of Newton, N.J., and Janel Hopp att., of Pasco, Wash.

ARMSTRONG--George ’50 was born Dec. 1, 1915, in Quinlan, Okla., and died Sept. 22, 1999, in Colton, Calif. Surviving: wife Margaret of Warrenton, Ore.; son Marland Armstrong att., of Warrenton; daughter Yvonne Christensen att., of Anchorage, Alaska; and sister Jeannette Wright of Oklahoma City, Okla.

ASHBAUGH--Kraid att., was born Oct. 28, 1914, in Sherwood, Ore., and died Oct. 4, 1999, in Loma Linda, Calif. Surviving: wife Alice of Loma Linda; son Floyd of Trabuco Canyon, Calif.; daughters Janet Cosgrove ’68 of Colton, Calif., Carmen Ashbaugh of Denver, Colo.; and sister Kreta Fae Peers of Sarasota, Fla.

BLAKELY--Cheryl att., was born Dec. 8, 1958, in Twin Falls, Idaho, and died July 15, 1999, in Kettle Falls, Wash. Surviving: father Donald and mother Andrea of Malo, Wash.; twin sister Carrie McLeod ’83 of Palm Desert, Calif.; sister Shelly Palmer att., of Malo; and grandmother Frances Blakely of Sandpoint, Idaho.

BURGIN--Harold ’50 was born on June 6, 1916, in Billings, Okla., and died Dec. 13, 1999, in Hermitage, Mo. Surviving: wife Virginia Burgin of Hermitage; stepson Bruce Bowman of Phoenix, Ariz.; and sister Geraldine Duel of Marshall, Okla.

COMPSTON--Leslie att., was born July 8, 1922, in Reno, Nev., and died July 25, 1999, in College Place. Surviving: wife Jewell of College Place; sons Michael of Auburn, Wash., and Lonnie of Walla Walla; daughters Colleen Silver of Walla Walla and Lynda Compston of Grand Terrace, Calif.; and sisters Ila Mae Funkhouser of Oroville, Calif., and Maggie Mench of Reno, Nev.

EDSTROM--Edward ’36 and ’63 was born Dec. 6, 1914, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada, and died Dec. 19, 1999, in Walla Walla. Surviving: wife Lorge “Alyss” of College Place; son Brian ’67 of Oakland, Calif., and brothers Earl, Lloyd, and Milton of Kelowna, British Columbia, and Orville of Vancouver, British Columbia.

EMERY--Curtis att., was born Sept. 18, 1938, in Dallas, Texas, and died Dec. 8, 1999, in Dallas. Surviving: wife Sharon (Ford) att., of Duncanville, Texas; sons John of Corinth, Texas, Mark of Lafayette, Ind., and Kent of Duncanville; brother Howard ’59 of Anaheim Hills, Calif.; and sisters Elista Klohs of Eugene, Ore., Bonnie McCaffery att. of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Juanita Emery of San Antonio, Calif.

EMERY--Stewart ’42 was born March 7, 1915, in Boulder, Colo., and died Oct. 9, 1999, in College Place. Surviving: wife Esther of College Place; daughter Jan Lewis of Everett, Wash.; and son Stewart ’77 of College Place.

FORD--Dorothy (Mahan) att., was born Sept. 26, 1913, in Easton, Ill., and died Aug. 5, 1999, in Walla Walla. Surviving: sisters Alice Mahan and Lillie Blackman, both of Walla Walla.

GUSTIN--Ralph ’35 was born April 16, 1913, in Lyndon, Wash., and died Jan. 8, 2000, in Hendersonville, N.C. Surviving: wife Dorothy (Johnson) of Hendersonville; son Robert of McCormick, S.D.; daughters Delcy Kuhlman of Buchanan, Mich., and Bonnie Condon of Richmond, N.H.; and sister Alma “Ruth” Anderson ’38 of Hendersonville.

HANSEN--Della (Potter) ’56 was born Aug. 3, 1906, in Grand Island, Neb., and died Nov. 27, 1999, in Kennewick, Wash. Surviving: sons Donald of Kennewick and Richard of Seattle, Wash.; daughters Betty Huffer of Chelan, Wash., and Della “Babe” Mattingly of Sutherlin, Ore.; and brother Charles of Hermiston, Ore.

HARRINGTON--Gwen (Judd) att., was born Feb. 5, 1919, in Grove Lake, Minn., and died Sept. 6, 1999, in College Place. Surviving: daughters Barbara Jo Miller of College Place, Crissy Anne Harrington of Atascadero, Calif.; and sisters Ione Kolterman of Cleaveland, Minn., Jeanne Staples of International Falls, Minn., and Rose Youngdale of Vista, Calif.

HEDRICK--Elvin ’43 and ’45 was born Feb. 26, 1922, in Yakima, Wash., and died Sept. 7, 1999, in Dayton, Ohio. Surviving: wife Willa (Hilgert) ’45 of Dayton; son James; and daughters Merideth Trott and Priscilla Brunner.

HENRY--Robert Dean att., was born June 11, 1922, in Melba, Idaho, and died Nov. 23, 1999, in Grandview, Wash. Surviving: wife Mabel of Grandview; daughters Sandra LaLanne ’69 of Seattle, Wash., and Marie Sparr of Kennewick, Wash.; sons Floyd of Zillah, Wash., Clyde of Yakima, Wash., and William Sevier of Yakima.

HIEBERT--Artwell att., was born March 6, 1915, in Woodward, N.D., and died Dec. 6, 1999, in Walla Walla. Surviving: wife Elizabeth “Betty” of College Place; sons Keith and Merwyn of Summer, Wash.; and daughters Ann Conaster of College Place and Cheryl Anderson of Milton-Freewater, Ore.

INGERSOLL--Robert ’55 was born June 12, 1920, in Seattle, Wash., and died July 7, 1999, in Caldwell, Idaho. Surviving: wife Lora of Middleton, Idaho; daughters Nancy of Bellingham, Wash., and Bette Rhone of Denver, Colo.; and stepdaughters Shirley Morrison of St. Helena, Calif., and Francine Key of Redlands, Calif.

JEWKES--Glenna (Haynes) ’29 was born June 8, 1909, in Tacoma, Wash., and died Jan. 12, 2000, in St. Helena, Calif. Surviving: husband Harold ’29 and ’36; and daughters Elaine McGee of Angwin, Calif., and Marilyn Caskey of Loveland, Colo.

JOERS--Lawrence ’37 was born Aug. 17, 1900, in Milwaukee, Wis., and died June 5, 1999, in Reedsport, Ore. Surviving: wife Annetta (Peterson) ’45 of Reedsport; son Lawrence “Skip” ’81 of Harker Heights, Texas; and daughters Jeanne Bunker ’49 and ’50 of Long Beach, Calif., Mary Smith att., of Thousand Palms, Calif., and Linda Mae of Summerfield.

JONES--Carl a former WWC faculty member, was born Dec. 31, 1910, in Allentown, Pa., and died March 14, 2000, in Loma Linda, Calif. Carl joined the WWC chemistry department in 1953 and became chair in 1959. Surviving: sons John ’62 of Redlands, Calif., and Carl ’67 of Loma Linda.

KENWORTHY--Josephine (Wheeler) att., was born Sept. 15, 1914, in Roseburg, Ore., and died Jan. 7, 2000, in Port Angeles, Wash. Surviving: sons Gary of Sequim, Wash., and Larry of San Rafael, Calif; stepdaughters Shirley Reid of Port Ludlow, Wash. and Sharon Skidmore of Salina, Calif.; and sister Emily McLin ’45 of Shelton, Wash.

LEWIS--Patricia (Wagner) att., was born Oct. 1, 1928, in Spokane, Wash., and died Aug. 19, 1999, in Salem, Ore. Surviving: husband Delbert ’52 of Salem; sons Dan of Pittsburg and Dewayne of La Quinta, Calif.; daughter Wanda Westcott of Pittsburg; mother Esther Lane of Walla Walla; and sisters Dorita (Wagner) Strobel att., and Donna Jepson, both of College Place.

LEY--Helen (Winslow) ’33 was born May 29, 1910, in Spokane, Wash., and died Aug. 26, 1999, in Lancaster, Calif. Surviving: son Roger of Lancaster, Calif.; and sisters Lorraine Peterson ’50 of Nampa, Idaho, Ruth Balser ’39 of Kent, Wash., Lois Blanck ’39 of Nampa, Idaho, Izel Hamby att., of College Place, and Janice Day of Vancouver, Wash.

McMILLAN--James att. was born March 7, 1924, in Taft, Calif., and died June 21, 1999, in Sandlake, Ore. Surviving: daughter Mardee Margeson ’80 of Ridgefield, Conn.; and brother Gordon Nelson ’48 and ’51 of Whitmore, Calif.

MONTEITH--Mary Helen (Colby) ’28 was born Jan. 2, 1901, in Oakland, Calif., and died Sept. 19, 1999, in Ukiah, Calif. Surviving: nephew Robert Colby and niece Mary Colby.

MORGAN--Austin ’50 was born Nov. 29, 1912, in Walnut, Calif., and died Aug. 19, 1999, in College Place. Surviving: wife Ione of College Place.

OGREN--Helen (Sulzle) ’56 was born Oct. 27, 1913, in Fenwood, Saskatchewan, Canada, and died April 6, 2000, in Goodlettsville, Tenn. Surviving: daughters Darlene Erickson ’81 of Goodlettsville and Helen “Dollie” (Holler) Teske-Bell att., of Grand Junction, Colo.; and sisters Naomi Jones of College Place, Eunice Hoover of Long Beach, Calif., and Ruby Griffin att., of Portland, Ore.

PIERCE--Warren ’60 was born March 4, 1904, in Ladysmith, Wis., and died July 12, 1999, in Yakima, Wash. Surviving: wife Rachel of Yakima.

ROBERTS--Joan (Dunkel) ’51 was born Sept. 24, 1924, in Norfolk, Neb., and died Jan. 10, 2000, in Langley, Wash. Surviving: husband Bruce ’49 of Oak Harbor, Wash.; sons Jim of Portland, Ore., and David ’92 of Spokane, Wash.; daughter Janean of Grand Marais, Minn.; and sister Mavis of Dunedin, Fla.

SCEVILLE--MindiLu att. was born Aug. 4, 1975, in Lisbon, N.D., and died Dec. 23, 1999, in Escondido, Calif. Surviving: mother and father Shirley (Thaute) and Dennis of Escondido; brothers Jeffery ’96 of Redlands and Shane of Colorado.

SCHABER--Stanley ’61 was born July 21, 1930, in Los Angeles, Calif., and died July 2, 1999, in Port Orchard, Wash. Surviving: wife Virginia (Hanson) ’45 and ’49 of Port Orchard; sons Neil att., of Los Angeles and Donald of Poulsbo, Wash.; daughter Donna Ayers of Portland, Ore.; and sister Phyllis Moore of Middleton, Idaho.

SCOTT--Harryette (Van Ausdle) ’40 was born Aug. 7, 1918, in College Place and died Sept. 27, 1999, in Tualatin, Ore. Surviving: sons Martin ’74 of College Place and Harry att., of Tualatin.

SMITH--Ione (Pluhovoy) att. was born April 27, 1931, in Walla Walla, and died Dec. 12, 1999, in Spokane, Wash. Surviving: husband Gordon of Spokane, Wash.; sons Gordon and Stephen of Spokane; and daughter Cynthia of Middleberry, Vt.

TALBOTT--Myrtle (Balch) ’31 and ’38 was born Aug. 7, 1911, in Whetstone, Ore., and died July 2, 1999, in Whetstone. Surviving: sons Jerry of Yakima, Wash., Mike of Dayton, Wash., and Jon of Dayton; daughters Diane Kranz att., of Pleasant Hill, Ore., Donna Kime of Dayton, Ore., and Ruth Talbot of Lakewood, Wash.; and brother Roscoe Balch of Roy, Wash.

TROUTMAN--Marvin ’49 and Lillian (Trautman) ’49. Marvin was born Aug. 17, 1923, in Seattle, Wash., and died Feb. 5, 2000, in Whittier, Calif. Lillian was born Sept. 23, 1925, in Watkins, Mont., and died July 17, 1999, in Whittier, Calif. Surviving: daughters Marilee Niehaus of Hacienda Heights, Calif., and La Donna Renninger of Troy, Mich.; Marvin’s sister Miriam Cameron of Haines, Alaska; and Lillian’s sister Lenora Nelson ’42 of Bozeman, Mont.

UBBINK--Genevieve (Joy) ’32 and ’36 was born April 5, 1912, and died Nov. 21, 1999. Surviving: husband Richard ’48 of Loma Linda, Calif., son Richard “Buster,” daughter Ann, and sister Elizabeth Canaday.

WHITING--Melvin ’48 was born Aug. 21, 1912, in Granger, Wash., and died Aug. 10, 1999, in Roseburg, Ore. Surviving: wife Eleanor (Johnston) att., of Roseburg.

WILSON--Jessie ’64 was born Nov. 1, 1916, in Weippe, Idaho, and died Dec. 26, 1999, in Walla Walla. Surviving: daughter Sandra Brinson ’63 of College Place; brothers Lyle Wilson of Weippe and Donald Wilson of Clarkston, Wash.; and sisters Mildred Wise att., of Weippe, Lela Hutchins of Stansbury Park, Utah, and Alice Hueth of Weippe.

WINKLER--Rhoda (Craig) ’52 was born April 28, 1917, in Sebastopol, Calif., and died June 3, 1999, in Dixie, Wash. Surviving: daughters Barbara Nady att., of Hillsboro, Ore., Nettie LaMotte of Grayling, Mich., and Lois Paddock of Dixie, Wash.; and brothers Newton of Red Bluff, Calif., and Bill of Philo, Calif.

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