Ackerman, Alta – b. May 11, 1908, Grants Pass, Ore.; d. July 21, 2004, Lodi, Calif.

Beaida, NaDeane E. – b. Feb. 11, 1911, San Jose, Calif.; d. Aug. 12, 2004, Roseville, Calif. Survivors: son, Radall; daughter, Lynn Hunt; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

Beazley, William – b. May 22, 1920, Texas; d. Aug. 4, 2004, Napa, Calif. Survivors: wife, Vivian; sons, Bill, Joe; daughters, Joyce, Mary, Helen; 35 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren;

Betzer Barr, Marjorie – b. May 7, 1918, Wichita, Kan.; d. June 21, 2004, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: son, David; daughters, Coleen Doran, Bonnie Maka; nine grandchildren. Served as secretary-registrar for Loma Linda Academy.

Blackburn, Nathaniel – b. March 10, 1947, Cincinnati, Ohio; d. July 1, 2004, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: wife, Simone; son, Bradley; daughter, Heather; two grandchildren.

Celaya, Joseph M. – b. July 2, 1983, Vancouver, Wash.; d. July 13, 2004, Orland, Calif.

Christoforidis, Christoforos – b. Aug. 22, 1905, Turkey; d. May 24, 2004, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: wife, Eleni; son, Milton; daughter, Evniki Mamoulelis; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Served as a pastor, president of the Greek mission, authored several church periodicals and books; was radio speaker for Greek Voice of Hope.

Combs, Angel L. – b. June 2, 1934, Tenn.; d. Aug. 11, 2004, San Leandro, Calif.

Cook, Johnna C. – b. Jan. 16, 1964, San Jose, Calif.; d. March 9, 2004, Auburn, Calif. Survivors: sons, Joseph, Joshua.

Cowper, Edith – b. Jan. 11, 1911, Clarksville, Tenn.; d. July 9, 2004, Modesto, Calif. Survivor: daughter, Starrlene; two grandchildren.

Elick, Louie Ray – b. May 15, 1947, Hanford, Calif.; d. June 13, 2004, Hanford, Calif. Survivors: sons, Dale, Chris; daughter, Lisa Trupp; four grandchildren.

Estrada, Maria – b. March 24, 1919, Clovis, N.M.; d. April 6, 2004, Waterford, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Oralia Solorio, Maria Escojido.

Gatine, Gertrude E. – b. Sept. 23, 1913, San Francisco, Calif.; d. Feb. 7, 2004, Alameda, Calif. Survivors: sons, Joe, James; daughters, Susan Hayman, Michelle Morris.

Gemberling, Lena U. – b. Nov. 16, 1924, Russia; d. July 20, 2004, Auburn, Calif. Survivors: husband, James; daughter, Glenna Joy Eady.

Greve, Myrtle – b. Nov. 13, 1915, Canada; d. July 28, 2004, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: son, William; daughters, Beverly Jean Miller, Nancy Reid; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

Harris, Thelma – b. Sept. 23, 1907, Mount Morris, Mich.; d. June 24, 2004, Vallejo, Calif. Survivors: son, John; daughter, Mary Young; 18 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.

Holmes, Zelda – b. Dec. 13, 1928, Owatonna, Minn.; d. July 13, 2004, Fairfield, Calif. Survivors: husband, Richard; son, Virgil; daughters, Sandra, Brenda.

Insalaco, Mary M. – b. Aug. 2, 1920, Coffeyville, Kan.; d. May 6, 2004, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Karen Jepeway, Susan Morlan; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.

Kenney, Mary Ruth – b. July 3, 1932, Wilburton, Okla.; d. April 5, 2004, Mariposa, Calif. Survivors: husband, Del; sons, Harold, Allen Phillips; step-children, Kimberly Childers, Michael Kenney.

Kitto, Maxine – b. Dec. 22, 1928, Cambria, Va.; d. June 2, 2004, Chico, Calif.

Leeds, Velma – b. Dec. 23, 1919, Heavener, Okla.; d. June 28, 2004, Paradise, Calif. Survivors: son, Joe; daughters, Terri Gorbea, Ella Laquita Johnson; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.

Mamoulelis, Theodore G. – b. May 26, 1946, Lesvos, Greece; d. March 18, 2004, Auburn, Calif. Survivors: wife, Pamela; son, Teddy; daughters, Lisa Ojeda, Jacquie.

Mascareno, Valentina – b. Feb. 14, 1909, Sinaloa, Mexico; d. March 12, 2004, Selma, Calif. Survivors: son, Manuel Valle; daughters, Edelmira Armenta, Lupe Ceballos; 32 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren, 98 great-great-grandchildren; one great-great-great-grandchild.

Merickel, Horace – b. June 1, 1903, Mapleton, Minn.; d. June 19, 2004, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Survivors: wife, Violet; sons, Dwain, Elmer; daughter, Mary Lou; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.

Meyer, Florence Myrtle McClary – b. June 3, 1909, South Stukeley, Quebec, Canada; d. Aug. 9, 2004, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: son, James; daughter, Elizabeth Benson; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Served the Southern California Conference in Community Service.

Parker, James A. – b. May 10, 1930, Trinity, Texas; d. March 21, 2004, Napa, Calif. Survivors: sons, Tim, Steve; daughters, Jacqui Berg, Laura Gervais.

Correction: Pearson, Maude E. – b. Sept. 5, 1907, South Bend, Neb.; d. April 3, 2004, Grass Valley, Calif. Survivors: son, Martin; daughters, Carolyn Cottrell, Kathy Wilson, Margaret Kemmerer, Bonnie Ehart; 17 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren. Served the Adventist school system in Michigan, California, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan.

Pipkin, Madeline – b. June 13, 1906, St. Joseph, Miss.; d. July 29, 2004, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: wife, Gloria; one grandchild; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.

Pitts, Dorothea – b. June 24, 1909, Fort Gibson, Okla.; d. July 17, 2003, Mountain View, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Cherry Majors; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.

Richardson, Ko – b. Nov. 9, 1921, Nagasaki, Japan; d. July 8, 2004, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: sons, George, Lawrence; daughter, Gail Bobo; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Robinson, Ione – b. April 3, 1922, Evanston, Wyo.; d. May 31, 2004, Magalia, Calif.

Rohloff, Walter – b. Dec. 8, 1922, Minn.; d. July 29, 2004, Redding, Calif. Survivors: 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.

Rund, Frances – b. June 27, 1916, Carrington, N.D.; d. June 12, 2004, Carmichael, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Gloria Jean Yaw, Dolly Kiesz, Candee Adams; seven grandchildren.

Sanders, Ruth – b. Nov. 16, 1918, Hickman, Calif.; d. May 26, 2004, Oakdale, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Debbie Van Kirk, Carole Ortlieb; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Schalesky, Fred – b. Feb. 8, 1917, N.D.; d. Aug. 12, 2004, Redding, Calif. Survivors: wife, Amy; sons, Ted, Harley, Gary, Tim; daughters, Karen Talkington, Shirley Spink; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Correction: Schlenker, LaVerne – b. March 13, 1932, French Camp, Calif.; d. Feb. 18, 2002, Bakersfield, Calif. Survivors: wife, Freda; daughters, Pamela Garside, Kelly Tritch; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

Schwab, Edwin G. – b. Aug. 24, 1929, Oakland, Calif.; d. June 7, 2004, Boise, Idaho. Survivors: sister, Alyce Argall.

Simmons, Harley W. – b. Oct. 30, 1920, Griswold, Iowa; d. July 12, 2004, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Mary Ellen.

Stevens, David L. – b. Oct. 12, 1942, Sacramento, Calif.; d. June 14, 2004, Blanchard, Idaho. Survivors: wife, Josette; daughter, Dianna Aulabaugh. Served at Colfax and Manteca Adventist elementary schools.

Toews, Tommie Helen M. – b. Sept. 5, 1918, Lindsay, Okla.; d. March 27, 2004, Reedley, Calif. Survivors: son, Truman McGuire; stepson, Herbert Toews; daughter, Shielda Jo Huff; stepdaughter, Kathleen Aceres; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.

Tomeraasen, Jeannette M. – b. Nov. 28, 1912, Minneapolis, Minn.; d. July 31, 2004, San Diego, Calif. Survivors: son, David; daughter, Ardythe Hansen.

Tosk, Jeffrey – b. Nov. 26, 1951, New York, N.Y.; d. Aug. 3, 2004, Loma Linda, Calif.

Ward, Vyrballe – b. Feb. 10, 1914, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; d. July 16, 2004, Manteca, Calif. Survivors: son, Dale; daughters, Kay Bowers, Jewelle Thompson; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.

Watkins, James – b. Sept. 1, 1906, St. Louis, Mo.; d. June 13, 2004, Mariposa, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Bette Haubek; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Wissner, Marvin R. – b. Aug. 2, 1931, Portland, Ore.; d. April 14, 2004, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: wife, Dixie; son, Mitchell; daughters, Deborah Chaffin, Laura Belko; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Zehrung, Bonnie J. – b. March 22, 1928, Grimes, Iowa; d. April 13, 2004, Merced, Calif. Survivors: husband, Thomas; sons, William Roupe, Ricky; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.