Baerg, Albert – b. July 8, 1909, Canada; d. June 4, 2005, Reedley, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Alberta Wilson; son, Alden.

Balch, Raymond E. – b. Aug. 12, 1916, Seattle, Wash.; d. Oct. 22, 2005, Concord, Calif. Survivors: wife, Margaret; daughters, Margaret-Rae, Patti Clifford, Rosemary; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

Brehm, Violet A. – b. Nov. 29, 1919, Fullerton, Calif.; d. Oct. 12, 2005, Paradise, Calif. Survivors: son, Edward; daughter, Bonnie Craft; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Served as associate director of health education for the Northern California Conference and nursing administrator at Feather River Hospital.

Clark, Elizabeth Bowers – b. Jan. 5, 1922, Seoul, Korea; d. Aug. 26, 2005, Paradise, Calif. Survivors: husband, Harold; sons, Vincent, Edgar, Richard; daughters, Phyllis Slattery, Rachel Byrd; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Served as teacher for church schools in Nowata, Okla., Newbury Park and Santa Barbara, Calif.

Cotham, Janet Elaine – b. March 3, 1938, Canton, Ohio; d. Nov. 3, 2005, Westwood, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Patricia Crislip; sons, Richard Crislip, Sean; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.

Dela Cruz, Kasumi – b. Feb. 10, 1917, Makaweli, Hawaii; d. Oct. 17, 2005, Waimea, Hawaii. Survivors: sons, Clayton, Edwin; daughter, Lynn; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.

Frank, Wayne – b. June 15, 1939, Hastings, Okla.; d. Oct. 17, 2005, Ceres, Calif. Survivors: wife, Paulette; sons, James, Wayne Jr.; daughters, Rhonda Mauro, Shelley Hudson, Kimberly Bejaran; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Gray, John M. – b. Feb. 27, 1953, Oakland, Calif.; d. Oct. 16, 2005, Oakland, Calif. Survivors: wife, Sharon; sons, John, William; daughters, Tiffany, Nikki, Kay, Justina, Jessica Lee.

Jensen, Iona – b. Dec. 14, 1915, Saskatchewan, Canada; d. Nov. 16, 2005, Napa, Calif. Survivors: husband, Ejler; daughters, Yvonne Truby, Linda Jensen Marines; four grandchildren. Served with her husband in Nevada and Alaska; began an Adventist outreach program in Okinawa; authored Adventure for God in Okinawa.

Johnson, Edwin – b. Jan. 29, 1921, Brainerd, Minn.; d. Nov. 7, 2005, Napa, Calif. Survivors: sons, Edwin, Arthur; daughters, Martha, Ardith.

Jones, Helen May – b. Feb. 20, 1906, New York; d. Oct. 28, 2005, Paradise, Calif. Survivors: one grandchild.

Logan, Florence – b. May 17, 1911, Taconite, Minn.; d. Oct. 9, 2005, Visalia, Calif. Survivors: two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Martínez, Filemón – b. Veracruz, Mexico; d. March 3, 2005, Long Beach, Calif. Survivors: sons, Marco, Obed, Benjamin, Gerson; daughter, Estrellita.

Quentin M. Kuhlman – b. Feb. 15, 1919, Brainerd, Minn.; d. Oct. 21, 2005, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: wife, Georgia; sons, Howard, Lawrence, Wayne, Mark; daughters, Susan Hatch, Sharon Miller; seven grandchildren.

Reese, Cherry Lee – b. March 1, 1945, Fresno, Calif.; d. Aug. 1, 2005, Squaw Valley, Calif. Survivors: husband, Ray; sons, Kevin, Robert; one grandson.

Reimche, Ella – b. May 16, 1908, Harvey, N.D.; d. Oct. 19, 2005, Lodi, Calif.

Rice, Queenie – b. May 1, 1916, Basra, Iraq; d. July 28, 2005, Napa, Calif. Survivors: son, David; daughter, Jeanette Hoyt; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

Rutan, Betty J. – b. Sept. 20, 1920, Quincy, Ill.; d. Oct. 27, 2005, Porterville, Calif. Survivors: husband, Sam; daughters, Linda Richards, Chris Satterlee; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Schaub, Lorene (Nellie) – b. March 7, 1917, Brantford, Ontario, Canada; d. Oct. 22, 2005, Santa Maria, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Shirley, Gloria Schaub-Ichikawa; two grandchildren.

Stephens, Ruby H. – Dec. 31, 1917, Klink, Calif.; d. March 17, 2005, Dinuba, Calif. Survivors: brothers, Orval, Willis.

Wall, Marian Toews – b. Dec. 5, 1914, New Home, N.D.; d. Nov. 6, 2005, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: stepsons, Frank, Tom Kuhn; stepdaughter, Kim Kuhn Swett. Served as teacher in Pacific Union Conference church schools.

Wilkinson, Patricia – b. Oct. 17, 1946, Benton Harbor, Mich.; d. Oct. 14, 2005, Riverside, Calif. Survivors: husband, Cecil; daughter, Donna; sons, David, Dale.