Affolter 60th

Richard and Bette Affolter celebrated their 60th anniversary on Dec. 28, 2005, with a reception in College Place, Wash., hosted by their daughters. They are members of the Village Church, College Place, Wash.

Richard J. Affolter Jr. married Bette M. Hircock on Dec. 28, 1945, in the Des Moines (Iowa) Church, Cree Sandefur, Iowa Conference youth director, officiating. Richard and Bette moved to Colorado in 1950. They began a construction business in Boulder. Richard served on the Boulder Memorial Hospital board and became the assistant administrator in 1974. They retired to Gentry, Ark. in 1979. Richard returned to work as an administrator for Heritage Centers of American in Ft. Myers, Fla., and Overland Park, Kan. They served for two years in Moscow, Russia, where Richard was the administrator of the church-operated dental clinic. They moved to College Place in 2003.

The Affolter family includes Gary and Dianne Affolter, Gentry, Ark.; Karen and Darrell Johnson, Walla Walla, Wash.; Jan and Steve Enders, Chehalis, Wash.; 5 grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and 9 step-great-grandchildren.

Carner 90th

Leonard R. Carner, member of Walla Walla City Church, turned 90 on Sept. 28, 2005. As part of his birthday celebration on Sabbath, Sept. 24, he witnessed the baptism of a long-time logging friend, Milton Butler, and his grandson, Stephen Baker, at Pleasant Hill Church, Ore. He then celebrated his birthday with friends and family on Sunday at a park in Albany, Ore.

Born in Battle Ground, Wash., Leonard attended the Meadow Glade Church in Battle Ground, Wash., as a child. For 30 years, he drove a logging truck for a lumber company in Springfield, Ore., then he moved to College Place, Wash., so his adopted daughter, Becky Carner, could attend Rogers Elementary School and Walla Walla Valley Academy. Leonard and his wife, De, still live in College Place.

The Carner family includes: Connie and Red Ayers of Albany, Ore.; Kenneth and Ilene Carner and Becky and Lonnie Harder, all of Beaverton, Ore.; and 4 grandchildren.

Engle 90th

Helen Engle celebrated her 90th birthday on Oct. 29 at the Deer Park Church where family, church members and friends were treated to a sacred musical program prepared by her daughter Debra.

Helen was born to Lawrence and Mary Batson Oct. 31, 1915, in Kettle Falls, Wash. She married Earl G. Engle in Millwood, Wash., July 3, 1936. At first they farmed and later moved to Deer Park where Earl had a tire business. They were married 63 years when Earl died Sept. 19, 1999.

The Engle family includes: Earl and Carol Engle of Spokane, Wash.; Daniel and Jeanette Engle of Captain Cook, Hawaii; Christina Engle of Seattle; Tamara and Patrick Wetherell of Phoenix, Ariz.; Penelope and Roy Coffey of Du Pont, Wash.; Debra Engle of Phoenix, Ariz.; James and Karen Engle of Kirkland, Wash.; 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Hoff 95th

Evlyn May (Joers) Hoff celebrated her 95th birthday Aug. 20, 2005, with a potluck at Tacoma Central Church where she is a member. That evening she enjoyed a private dinner with friends. She was also honored by her YMCA friends with a lunch on the 18th and a breakfast on the 19th.

Evlyn Joers was born Aug. 20, 1910, near Upham, N.D. She married Henry Hoff in 1929. They lived in Tacoma. She was a care-giver and helper most of her life. She still enjoys quilting.