Becker, Pauline Thomas – b. Sept. 28, 1919, Loma Linda, Calif.; d. July 16, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: sons, Reed Thomas, Kenneth Thomas; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three step-children; eight step-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild. Served as a nurse at Loma Linda University Medical Center for many years and in her husband's office in Colton for 20 years.

Blue, Evelyn Crystal – b. Aug. 4, 1908, Twin Lakes, Minn.; d. April 14, 2006, Visalia, Calif. Survivors: son, Robert W.; daughter, Marilyn; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.

Bossert, Robert H. – b. April 1, 1911, Pomona, Calif.; d. Oct. 2, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: son, Bill; daughters, Becky, Marianne; five grandchildren. Graduated from the College of Medical Evangelists in 1919 and served as an army physician during World War II.

Bothe, John William – b. Nov. 28, 1917, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; d. Oct. 25, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Genevieve (Johns); son, Larry; stepsons, Warren, Jerry, Gordon Johns; daughters, Nancy Clark, Sylvia Culmore; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Served as treasurer and president in Newfoundland; as administrative assistant, associate secretary and secretary for North American Division; and as GC representative for Loma Linda University.

Braaten, Vernon L. – b. June 27, 1917, Bellingham, Wash.; d. Oct. 15, 2006, Sacramento, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Linda Quast, Kristine Fairbanks; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Served as teacher/principal Colville, Yakima Valley Academy, Upper Columbia Conference; Sacramento Junior Academy, Golden Gate Academy, Santa Rosa, Modesto and Woodland, Northern California Conference; Portland Union Academy, Oregon Conference.

Brehm, Don – b. Aug. 28, 1923, Modesto, Calif.; d. April 4, 2006, St. Helena, Calif. Survivors: wife, Ruth; son, Edward; daughter, Bonnie; six grandchildren.

Brizendine, Alvin Fred – b. Jan. 10, 1948, Ceres, Calif.; d. Sept. 11, 2006, Ceres, Calif. Survivors: mother, Nancy L. Shepperd.

Correction: Bullington, Becky Ann – b. June 12, 1954, Fresno, Calif.; d. Jan. 6, 2006, Fresno, Calif. Survivors: father, Paul, mother, Evangeline, brother, Ken.

Ciarrone, Edith R. – b Sept. 22, 1922, Muskogee, Okla.; d. Sept. 02, 2006, Merced, Calif. Survivors: husband, Tony; son, Hubert Blake; daughter, Winnie Pombo.

Christman, Donald Robert – b. Jan. 19, 1919, Mount Vernon, Ohio; d. Nov. 2, 2006, Redlands, Calif. Survivors: wife, Dorothy; sons, Kenneth, Robert, Ronald, Jerry. Served as a missionary in South America for 14 years; conference secretary in the Texas Conference; conference president, Texico Conference; associate secretary for the NAD.

Cochrane, Ed – b. Nov. 5, 1949, Walla Walla, Wash.; d. Aug. 29, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Janine; daughter, Ryan Cochrane.

Cox, Alfred Earl – b. Sept. 1, 1935, San Diego, Calif.; d. Oct. 13, 2006, San Diego, Calif.

Cssajkowski, John Stanislaw – b. Aug. 3, 1917, Holyoak, Mass.; d. Nov. 5, 2006, Sonora, Calif. Survivors: sons, John Jr., Marlin, Paul; two grandchildren.

Dobias, Ted – b. Jan. 21, 1923, Baltimore, Md.; d. Aug. 3, 2006, Los Osos, Calif. Survivors: wife, Alice (Ginny).

Dollinger, Alethea – b. July 28, 1909, Collegeview, Neb.; d. May 7, 2006, Hanford, Calif. Survivors: step-daughter, Pat Maxon.

Dowswell, Olive – b. Feb. 27, 1922, Courtland, Ohio; d. Oct. 25, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: husband, John; sons, Kenneth, Dennis; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

Engle, William – b. Feb. 21, 1916, Trenton, N.J.; d. June 7, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Bonnie Forrester, Nancy Kantor.

Etling, Golda M. – b. Jan. 18, 1915, Industry, Ohio; d. Sept. 24, 2006, Fair Oaks, Calif. Survivors: son, Don; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Served the church from 1951 to 2000; as librarian at Sacramento Adventist Academy, 1984-1986; retired at 85 as librarian at Bass Memorial Academy.

Everett L. Olson – b. June 4, 1924, Kimbol, S.D.; d. July 17, 2006, Lake Port, Calif.: Survivors: son, Mark; daughter, Pamela Benton; three granddaughters.

Fisk, Otto Dennis – b. Aug. 9, 1913, Vinita, Calif.; d. Oct. 1, 2006, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Doris Elaine Hollander, Phyllis Greenwood; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

Fitzpatrick, Michael P., Sr. – b. Jan. 31, 1949, Bell, Calif.; d. Nov. 9, 2006, Galt, Calif. Survivors: wife, Rachel; son, Michael, Jr.; daughter, Michelle. Served in Marine Corp and US Navy; California Youth Authority; City of Lodi; and as custodian at the Fairmont Adventist Church.

Forde, Milton M. – b. Sept. 20, 1916, Memphis, Tenn.; d. Sept. 21, 2006, San Francisco, Calif.

Fryer, Myrtle – b. May 1, 1925, Flint, Mich.; d. Oct. 6, 2006, Los Angeles, Calif. Survivors: aunt, Bertha Brady; nephew, Cedric Muse. Served as a public health nurse for Los Angeles County for 25 years.

Fuller, Evelyn G. – b. March 27, 1915, Winfield, Md.; d. Oct. 26, 2006, Chico, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Jeannie Melashenko, Carlene Baugher; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Gaede, Dorothy – b. Nov. 18, 1913, Saskatchewan, Canada; d. Sept. 29, 2006, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: son, Rodney; daughter, Waldena; one grandchild; one great-grandchild.

Gilliard, Josephine Roman – b. June 21, 1953, Brooklyn, N.Y.; d. July 12, Fresno, Calif. Survivors: sons, James, Jermaine Mc Fadden; daughters, Jackie McFadden, Chastity Perkins.

Glover, A.R. – b. Arkansas, Dec. 2, 1909; d. Sept. 25, 2006, Tracy, Calif. Survivors: wife, Joyce; daughter, Yvonne Miller; three grandchildren. Served her church faithfully and practiced medicine to the age of 92.

Guess, Isaac Jerone – b. Nov. 2, 1927, Tulsa, Okla.; d. Oct. 28, 2006, Van Nuys, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Deborah Baxter; two granddaughters, three great grandchildren. Served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, in Korea and Vietnam, retired with honor in 1973 and was buried with military honors in Riverside, Calif.

Hatton, Joseph H. – b. March 7, 1909, Unionville, Nev.; d. Oct. 25, 2006, Vallejo, Calif. Survivors: wife, Melva; sons, Mervin, Delbert; daughter, Sharilyn De La Rosa; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Worked as a house painter and in direct sales; loved and provided much music for his church.

Hernandez, Rosendo – b. May 25, 1923, Rio Vista, Calif.; d. Oct. 22, 2006, Sonora, Calif. Survivors: wife, Linda; sons, Rick, Chris; daughters, Becky Peterson, Bonnie Comazzi; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

Holiak, Joseph – b. March 14, 1909, Belarus; d. May 31, 2006, Orangevale, Calif. Survivors: wife, Helen. WWII veteran, worked for Fisher Mattress Co., as rancher; and on construction projects for Russian Adventist churches in San Francisco and Orangevale.

Hughes, Donald Reid – b. Oct. 21, 1926, Los Angeles, Calif.; d. Oct. 19, 2006, Redding, Calif. survived by: wife, Anita; daughter, Jill; two granddaughters.

Jenson, Anne – b. Dec. 4, 1946, Columbus, Ohio; d. Aug. 24, 2006, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: husband, Paul; son, Frederick; daughter, Barbara.

Jepson, Verda – b. April 11, 1909, Batavia, Minn.; d. June 5, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: daughter, June Hibbard; one granddaughter.

Kelly, Evelyn – b. March 25, 1935, India; d. Sept. 16, 2006, Colton, Calif. Survivors: husband, Steven; sons, Anderson, Bobby, Rob, Louis; daughters, Suhasini, Padmini.

Kelpien, William Hannan – b. Aug. 15, 1913, Chicago, Ill.; d. Sept. 9, 2006, Riverside, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Kathleen Dunn; Sheila Holtgrieve; three grandchildren. Army Air Force physician in the South Pacific WWII; practiced medicine in Montebello, Calif., and served on staff at Beverly Hospital, Montebello, Calif.

Keson, LaVerne – b. Sept. 18, 1921, Fessenden, ND; d. Aug. 8, 2006, Modesto, CA: Survivors: Sons, Noel and Mark Keson; Stepdaughter, Janice Keson; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

McNair, Lila M. – b. May 17, 1926, Durant, Okla.; d. Aug. 09, 2006, Farmersville, Calif.: Survivors: son, John; daughter, Hilda McKinney; three grandsons.

Litchfield, Richard – b. April 23, 1918, Florence, Ala.; d. Sept. 24, 2006, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Sharon Ahl; two grandchildren.

Lorenz, Joann – b. Oct. 13, 1939, Lakeland, Fla.; d. Sept. 22, 2006, Hugo, Okla. Survivors: husband, Ken; children, Julie, Cheryl, Kurt, Kevin, Kelly; 10 grandchildren. Served at Loma Linda Academy.

Marchus, Lois B. – b. Feb. 18, 1915, Fresno, Calif.; d. Sept. 22, 2006, Roseville, Calif. Survivors: husband, Douglas; daughters, Ginnie Rosson, Shirley Marchus; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Served as a dedicated pastor's wife in California, Texas, New Mexico and Washington.

Marshall, Dennis – b. July 26, 1944, Hanford, Calif.; d. Aug. 12, 2006, Hanford, Calif. Survivors: sons, Michael, Mark, Dillon, Nathon, Tony.

Correction: Marxmiller, Eldon Leroy – b. May 5, 1925; d. Aug. 4, 2006, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: wife, Norma; sons, Jim, Jeff; daughter, Julie Lewis, Jane Bork; eight grandchildren.

Mazat, Ruth Catherine – b. June 30, 1912, Clinton, Mo.; d. Oct. 22, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: son, Bruce; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Served as a missionary in China and Lebanon.

McCulloch, Jim – b. June 8, 1955, Loma Linda, Calif. d. Sept. 18, 2006, Los Angeles, Calif. Survivors: wife, Karen; son, Tyler; daughter, Caitlin. Served as perfusionist at Loma Linda University Medical Center and San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, Calif.

Merriam, Carl Foster – b. Nov. 16, 1922, Saginow, Mich.; d. May 9, 2006, Madera, Calif. Survivors: wife, Ruby Christine; sons, Lowell, Cameron; daughters, Phyllis Hawkins, Carla Morgan.

Metaxas, Carol M. – b. June 15, 1915, Tallumna, Italy; d. Sept. 8, 2006, Weott, Calif. Survivors: sons, Harry Jr., Don; daughter, Joyce Brandt; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Ran two restaurants with her husband.

Mickel, Arthur Adams – b. March 16, 1912, Yoakum, Texas; d. Aug. 8, 2006, Mariposa, Calif. Survivors: sons, Gene, John; daughters, Betty Toews, Karen Cadger; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.

Moon, Dorris – b. April 18, 1915, Camrose, Alberta, Canada; d. Sep. 4, 2006, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: husband, Ormand; son, Gary; daughter, Shirley; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.

Nellie K. Ray – b. July 7, 1923, Standard, Calif.; d. Aug. 5, 2006, Sonoro, Calif.: Survivors: daughter, Melissa Parrish; son-in-law, Neal Parrish; sister, Eleanor Wagner; grandson, Shad Parrish; two nieces; one nephew; several grandnieces and grandnephews.

Otto, Gordon Quest – b. Dec. 17, 1925, Alameda, Calif.; d. Oct. 2, 2006, Soquel, Calif. Survivors: wife, Florence; son, Harvey; daughter, Peggy Ann Drogemuller; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

Pearson, Carolyn – b. Nov. 17, 1931, Hong Kong; d. Oct. 4, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: son, Doug; daughter, Anne. Served at the Loma Linda University Church for almost 20 years.

Quast, Elsie – b. Oct. 16, 1918, Adelle, S.D.; d. Oct. 19, 2006, Stockton, Calif. Survivors: son, Russ; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Served 25 years as manager of the cafeteria at Stagg High School in Stockton.

Remboldt, Alma – b. June 19, 1914, Gackle, N.D.; d. Aug. 15, 2006, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Audrey Diehl; one grandchild. Worked at White Memorial Clinic 15 years and retired in 1975.

Richter, Adella – b. Sep. 9, 1913, Terre Haute, Ind.; d. Oct. 29, 2006, Fort Bragg, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Louise Scofield, Diane, Carla Winkler.

Robbins, Leon – b. Sept. 26, 1912, Morgantown, W.Va.; d. June 5, 2006, Redlands, Calif. Survivors: wife Alice; daughter, Joann. Served as pastor in Ohio, Missouri, Washington, Massachuetts, New York, Southeastern California, Japan and South America; in television and telecast ministry on 3ABN.

Russo, Carol – b. Sept. 29, 1947, Niles, Mich.; d. July 1, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: father, Robert C. Warner; brother, Robert B. Warner.

Correction: Saknit, Art – b. Feb. 1, 1932, Warsaw, Poland; d. March 21, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Rayona; sons, Don, Tom, Karl William; three grandchildren.

Schafer, Sarah Ann – b. Nov. 23, 1905, White Cloud, Mich.; d. June 6, 2006, Garden Grove, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Patricia Landers, Catherine Schagel; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren.

Siemsen, Alvin J. – b. March 22, 1918, Cass County, Minn.; d. Sept. 23, 2006, Roseville, Calif. Survivors: son, Robin; daughters, Beth Barwick, Boni Poer; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

Simpson, Phillip – b. July 13, 1942, Santa Rosa, Calif.; d. July 5, 2006, Napa, Calif. Survivors: wife, Sharon; sons, Kirk, Todd; daughter, Charlotte Allen; five grandchildren.

Smith, Elaida B. – b. May 20, 1927, Plymouth, Calif.; d. Oct. 19, 2006, Placerville, Calif. Survivors: son, Fred; one grandchild.

Sparks, Marcella – b. Nov. 30, 1926, Central High, Okla.; d. Sept. 30, 2006, Hanford, Calif. Survivors: sons, Joe, Ronnie; daughters, Linda Cano, Donna Smith, Connie Banegas.

Stewart, Judson – b. April 14, 1917, Daly City, Calif.; d. Aug. 5, 2006, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: wife, Millie. Loma Linda Foods salesman.

Thompson, Ivan John – b. March 19, 1936, Oregon City, Ore.; d. Oct. 10, 2006, Washington, D.C. Survivors: wife, Mary Jean; sons, John, David; 10 grandchildren.

Tobiassen, Ruth – b. April 3, 1913, Norway; d. Oct. 19, 2006, Paradise, Calif.

Tonn, Lorna – b. Nov. 11, 1907, Oregon City, Ore.; d. July 21, 2006, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: son, Al; daughter, Betty; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

Unger, Vando E. – b. Aug. 31, 1909, Bible Grove, Mo.; d. Nov. 22, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Verna; daughters, Jacqueline Moncrieff, Marjorie White; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Started the Valle de la Trinidad Mission, Baja, Calif., including a medical; dental clinic, farm and two churches; served as a judge in San Bernardino County.

Vecchiarelli, Dolores – b. Feb. 13, 1932, Newark, N.J.; d. Aug. 20, 2006, Fresno, Calif. Survivors: sons, Eric, Darren, Phillip; daughter, Michelle Wisener.

Ziprick, Elsie – b. April 1, 1910, Eltona, Manitoba, Canada; d. July 30, 2006, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: sisters, Ruth Moline, Lottie.