At Rest

Anderson, Patsy Jane – b. June 16, 1928, Hood River, Ore.; d. Sept. 26, 2009, Ukiah, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Sue, Candice Gorbenko, Becky Reiswig; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Baca, Antoinette – b. April 26, 1916, Del Norte, Colo.; d. Dec. 20, 2009, Hanford, Calif. Survivors: sons, David, Fredrick; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren.

Bollier, Earl W. – b. Dec. 18, 1927, Wash., D.C.; d. Sept. 15, 2009, Sacramento, Calif. Survivors: sons, Bill, Vance; daughters, Cindy Thomas, Mindy Russell, Karen Zembower, Brenda; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Brown, Doris – b. June 30, 1924, Kansas City, Mo.; d. Jan. 22, 2010, Turlock, Calif. Survivors: husband, Clifford; sons, Terry, Clifford Jr.; daughter, Marilyn Crowe; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Burke, Marge – b. Nov. 23, 1921, Philadelphia, Pa.; d. Jan. 24, 2010, Templeton, Calif. Survivors: husband, John; son, Thomas Gilmartin; stepsons, Anthony, Vincent, Chrisifor; daughter, Wendy Schrader; step-daughters, Mary Lynn Cordano; Karen Ann, Shawn Hawley.

Cales, Lanitta Marue (Harden) – b. Sept. 3, 1941, Greybull, Wyo.; d. July 6, 2009, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: husband, Jerry; son, Robert Blanton; daughters, Armitta Witt, Elizabeth; four grandchildren.

Chamberlain, Mark E. – b. April 15, 1949, Oceanside, N.Y.; d. Nov. 19, 2009, Placerville, Calif. Survivors: wife, Deborah; sons, John, Matthew, Justin; one grandchild.

Champlin, Walter – b. March 12, 1919, Montrose, Colo.; d. Jan. 1, 2010, Placerville, Calif. Survivors: stepsons, Dale Harry, Jack Harry, Larry; stepdaughter, Sharon Dozier; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.

Clark, Grace Makiko Ogura – b. July 29, 1928, Tokyo, Japan; d. Dec. 21, 2009, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: husband, Winston; stepsons, Douglas, David. Worked 35 years as a clinical dietitian at Glendale Adventist Medical Center.

Clough, John, R. – b. Dec 7, 1919, Carrollton, Ill.; d. Dec. 18, 2009, Wagontire, Ore. Survivors: wife, Roberta Boswell; sons, Robert Arthur, John Kenneth; daughter, Barbara Larson; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Palmer. Served at La Sierra University and in the Marshall Islands.

Cornwell, Luella (Toews) – b. Nov. 5, 1910, Woodworth, N.D.; d. Jan. 27, 2010, Sonoma, Calif. Survivors: sons, Frank, Jack; daughter, LouAnn Clemons; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Served 50 years in her local church children's ministries.

Cowan, Ada (Atherton) – b. Feb. 28, 1913, N.Y.; d. Oct. 18, 2009, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: sons, Douglas, Glenn; daughter, Gaye Hutchinson.

Crandall, Dorothy Rose (McCowan) – b. April 11, 1923, Phoenix, Ariz.; d. Jan. 7, 2010, National City, Calif. Survivors: husband, Ray; sons, Ronald, Darrell; one grandchild.

Eckland, Rosemary V. – b. Sept. 8, 1918, in Omaha, Neb.; d. Jan. 6, 2010, in Grand Junction, Colo. Survivors: son, Richard; daughter, Donna Raye Priest; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.

Edwards, Ruth A. (Eldridge) – b. June 10, 1915, Meriden, Conn.; d. Oct. 21, 2009, Placerville, Calif. Survivors: sons, Roy, Stephen; daughter, Shirley Rice; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.

Franger, Kathleen – b. April 30, 1953, Los Angeles, Calif.; d. Jan. 1, 2010, Fresno, Calif. Survivors: husband, William; sons, John, Eric; four grandchildren.

Furman, Oliver H. – b. June 29, 1914, Pottsville, Pa.; d. Dec. 7, 2009, Cloverdale, Calif. Survivors: wife, Avis; son, Payton; daughters, Karen Starr, Vickie Nakabayashi; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Garza, Jimmy – b. Sept. 22, 1945, Corpus Christi, Texas; d. Jan. 24, 2010, Lompoc, Calif. Survivors: wife, Maria; sons, Jimmy, Baldemar, Joe, Alex; daughters, Laura Brewton, Maria, Hewett; four grandchildren.

Gray, Thela Mae – b. Aug. 11, 1912, Gridley Township, Ill.; d. Feb. 12, 2010, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Beverly Haffner; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

Griffith, Arthur W. – b. Aug. 25, 1920, Remer, Minn.; d. Jan. 16, 2010, French Camp, Calif. Survivors: wife, Alyce; sons, Alfred, Donald, Benjamin; daughter, Doris Regen. He was ordained as the Adventist Church's first Deaf minister in 1969.

Griffith, Barbara Jeanette (Westerhout) – b. July 17, 1931, San Francisco, Calif.; d. Jan. 14, 2010, San Diego, Calif. Survivors: sons, Randy, Ron; daughters, Jan Widmann, Julie Porter; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Robert Westerhout; sisters, Dorothy Harris, Elizabeth Barclay, Joyce Hansen. Served with her pastor husband, C. Wayne Griffith, in the Pacific, Atlantic, Lake and Inca unions; and Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, Philippines.

Hardesty, John Kinzie – b. May 22, 1931, Modesto, Calif.; d. Dec. 21, 2009, Glendale, Calif. Survivors: wife, Florence; sons, Robert, Jeffrey, Timothy; daughter, Candra Hardesty-Garcia; 12 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter.

Hare, Harold Hennessy – b. Jan. 14, 1920, Eagle Rock, Calif.; d. Feb. 3, 2010, San Jose, Calif. Survivors: wife, Marjorie; son, Robert; daughters, Dodie, Helen Perry; three grandchildren.

Harris, Marilyn M. – b. June 23, 1930, Napa, Calif.; d. Nov. 20, 2009, Bexar, Texas.

Heintz, Julius – b. March 4, 1920, Sanger, Calif.; d. Jan. 4, 2010, Fresno, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Jule Connolly, Bonnie.

Hills, Matilda Anabelle "Mills" – b. June 4, 1916, Brazo, Mich.; d. Feb. 3, 2010, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Carol Huddle, Betty Woods, Cindy Ford; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters, Kathryn Mills, Alyce Fund, Madalyn Lathrop. Served on the faculty of Loma Linda University School of Nursing.

Hivale, Samuel Benjamin – b. Feb. 14, 1928, India; d. Feb. 6, 2010, Paradise, Calif. Survivors: sons, Ronald, John; daughter, Ann Hivale-Mahabee; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Johns, Daniel – b. May 18, 1939, Mesa, Ariz.; d. Feb. 14, 2010, Modesto, Calif. Survivors: wife, Jackie; sons, Kevin, Kenneth, Keith; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Jones, Elva (Dunken) – b. Aug. 27, 1938, Lemore, Calif.; d. Sept. 1, 2009, Fortuna, Calif. Survivors: husband, Robert; son, David Ogle; stepsons, Robert Jones Jr., Michael Jones; daughters, Lee Ann Reeves, Mary Massei, Sherry Flock, Terry Strahan, Sandra Bigham; stepdaughter, Lynette Bilodeau; 29 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren.

Klein, Gordon – b. Dec. 17, 1939, Arlington, S.D.; d. Dec. 28, 2009, Yucaipa, Calif. Survivors: wife, Dona; son, Michael; daughter, Karla Curtis; three grandchildren. Served as a pastor and evangelist with Kenneth Cox Ministries.

Kulakov Sr., Mikhail P. – b. March 29, 1927, Leningrad, Russia; d. Feb. 10, Highland, Calif. Survivors: wife, Anna; sons, Pavel, Peter, Michael; daughters, Evangelina Romanov, Maria Zubkov, Elena Rudoy; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Served as the first president of the Euro-Asia Division; led in establishing Zaokski Adventist University; established the Bible Translation Institute at Zaokski and was its main editor.

LeCompte, Doris Marjorie (Marsh) – b. Dec. 14, 1932, Madison, Wis.; d. Feb. 12, 2010, Riverside, Calif. Survivors: husband, H. Cary; sons, Mark, Russell, Darin; daughter, Cheryl Wren; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Served as a registered nurse for the Washington Sanitarium & Hospital in Takoma Park, Md. and at LLUMC.

Little, Nannie – b. April 10, 1923, Fort Smith, Ark.; d. Jan. 10, 2010, Riverside, Calif. Survivors: son, Jim; daughter, Ruth Swan; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

Lozano, Olimpo – b. June 26, 1933, Villa Rica, Tolima, Colombia; d. Feb. 16, 2010, Riverside, Calif. Survivors: son, Stewart; three grandsons. Worked for more than 35 years as a literature evangelist and lay minister.

Meyer, Earl – b. Nov. 15, 1916, Beaumont, Calif.; d. Jan. 21, 2010, Ceres, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Martha Butcher; one grandchild.

Miller, Lucille M. – b. Aug. 25, 1916, Ukiah, Calif.; d. Jan. 17, 2010, Ukiah, Calif. Survivors: sons, Wayne, Lee, Lynn; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.

Moran, Donald – b. July 5, 1927, Lansing, Minn.; d. Jan. 5, 2010, Fresno, Calif. Survivors: wife, Paula; son, Rodger; daughter, Noel (Cookie) Compere; three grandchildren. Worked in literature evangelism for two conferences for more than 25 years.

Muth, Leland – b. Oct. 19, 1921, Walla Walla, Wash.; d. Jan. 20, 2010, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: wife, Alice; son, Stan; daughter, Judy Bunch; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Served on Golden Gate Academy board for many years.

Nagel, Edith – b. March 4, 1917, Kansas City, Kan.; d. Nov. 14, 2009, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: husband, Sherman; sons, Lewis, Charles, James; daughter, Betty Steinke; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Served for 23 years with her husband as a missionary in Nigeria.

Ngo, Wyman – b. Jan. 22, 1913, Singapore; d. Feb. 2, 2010, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Hannah; sons, Eric, Eddie, Earnest; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.

Nord, Linnea – b. April 20, 1905, Hogsby County, Sweden; d. Dec. 28, 2009, Calistoga, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Mary Tillay; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

Oliver, Carol – b. Jan. 27, 1956, Ann Arbor, Mich.; d. Feb. 10, 2010, Redlands, Calif. Survivors: mother, Eva Mae; brother, Tim; sisters, Linda Christensen, Diane Bock, Bonnie Oliver.

Parfitt, Melissa – b. Aug. 26, 1915, Sugar Bush, Wis.; d. Jan. 26, 2010, Visalia, Calif. Survivors: sons, John, Lawrence; daughter, Beverly Wilhelm; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.

Rasmussen, Tedford – b. Aug. 27, 1922, Rawlings, Wyo.; d. Sept. 20, 2009, Lodi, Calif. Survivors: sons, Michael, Timothy; daughters, Merri Beth Callender, Kathleen Williams; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Served as a pastor and singer in the Michigan, Florida and Northern California conferences.

Reid, Pamela Lynn – b. June 2, 1962, San Jose, Calif.; d. March 28, 2009, Santa Clara, Calif. Survivors: son, Maxwell Helwig.

Rosado, Maria (Silva) – b. Dec. 8, 1939, Aveiro, Portugal; d. Jan. 29, 2010, Napa, Calif. Survivors: husband, Otthoniel; daughters, Debra, Melissa; four grandchildren. Served as assistant dean of women at Pacific Union College.

Rue, Grace (correction) – b. July 28, 1910, Anaheim, Calif.; d. July 13, 2009, Chico, Calif. Survivors: stepson, George; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Served for 20 years as a missionary with her husband, Dr. George Rue, in Seoul, Korea, where they opened a hospital, school and orphanage.

Sharp, Doris Elaine (Venden) – b. Sept. 4, 1927, Portland, Ore.; d. Jan. 28, 2010, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: sons, Douglas, Walter; daughters, Barbara Melton, Nelda Woodin; 11 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

Snider, Mildred – b. March 22, 1915, Johnson City, Mich.; d. Feb. 10, 2010, Hemet, Calif. Survivors: sons, Dennis, James; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Spainhower, Goldie – b. Aug. 12, 1910, Harrison County, Mo.; d. Jan. 6, 2010, College Place, Wash. Survivors: sons, Jerry, W. Carroll; daughter, Dona Klein; 15 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren.

Tagalog, Marvel – b. Nov. 28, 1949, Davao City, Philippines; d. Jan. 6, 2010, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Melna; sons, Michael, Marvel Jr.; daughters, Mia, Mimzy.

Turner, Ronald Eugene – b. July 16, 1946, Indianapolis, Ind.; d. Nov. 25, 2009, San Francisco, Calif. Survivors: wife, Belle; son, Tylaun; daughter, Yvette Scates.

Vassar, Robert L. – b. March 12, 1930, Cloverdale, Calif.; d. Sept. 24, 2009, Santa Rosa, Calif. Survivors: wife, Lois; daughters, Debra Hufnagel, Kathy Brooks; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Venegas, Daniel Hernandez – b. April 17, 1930, Santa Barbara, Calif.; d. Oct. 9, 2009, St. Helena, Calif. Survivors: wife, Luz Ayala-Venegas; sons, David, Daniel; daughter, Alicia; two grandchildren.

Weaver, Hilma Rauma – b. Aug. 1, 1915, Nivala, Finland; d. Sept. 15, 2009, Roseville, Calif. Survivors: daughters, JoAnne Brown, Lois Stupka; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.

Whittaker, Kathryn (Furber) – b. Feb. 25, 1918, Klamath Falls, Ore.; d. Nov. 24, 2009, Tonopah, Nev. Survivors: three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

Winter, Betty – b. May 8, 1915, La Moille, Wis.; d. Jan. 30, 2010, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: daughters, Robin Baldwin, Christie. Was a missionary to China 1939-1949.

Yarnell, Evelyn – b. July 26, 1915, San Fernando, Calif.; d. Nov. 4, 2009, Paradise, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Shirley Warner; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.