Holmes 70th
George and Dorothy Holmes celebrated their 70th anniversary on April 13, 2006, with a small brunch at Yakima, Wash., hosted by their children. They are members of the Fairview Adventist Church in Yakima.
George F. Holmes married Dorothy M. Spahawk on April 13, 1936, in Vancouver, Wash. George worked as a farmer and dairyman for many years in Troutlake, Wash. He also worked in a lumber mill. Later he worked the wheat fields in the Horse Heavens area. Dorothy was a homemaker until their daughters left home and then she got her LPN and practiced for many years in Walla Walla, Wash., and Madras, Ore.
The Holmes family includes Jean Venter of Milton Freewater, Ore.; Joan and Ken Money of Yakima; Debs Campbell of Valdez, Alaska; 3 step-grandchildren and 4 step-great-grandchildren.
Jacoshenk 65th
Ray and Ruby Jacoshenk celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary by hosting a family dinner in Portland. They are members of the Sunnyside Church.
Ray Jacoshenk married Ruby Howell in Washburn, N.D., on June 2, 1941. After moving to Portland, Ore., from North Dakota in 1945, both worked at Portland Sanitarium and HospitalRay as purchasing agent and Ruby in the patients business office as collection manager. They now spend the winters in Palm Springs, Calif., and the summers in Oregon.
The Jacoshenk family includes Gary and Jan Jacoshenk of Portland; Judy and James, both deceased; 4 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Klein 60th
James and Mabel Klein celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on March 25, 2006, with a reception at Rogers Adventist School in College Place, Wash.
James D. Klein married Mabel Katherine Nobbe on March 21, 1946, in Worthington, Ohio. James served as a medic in the U.S. Army. After medical school, he interned at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. He had a family practice in Moses Lake, Wash. and in Clarkston, Wash. Mabel was a secretary and librarian for the Review & Herald Publishing Association and secretary to the manager of Worthington Foods, Inc. James retired in 1991 and the couple moved to College Place in 1995.
The Klein family includes James Jr. and Trudy Klein of College Place; Kathleen and Glenn Spring of Aurora, Colo.; 5 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Miller 90th
Dorothy (Hammill) Miller celebrated her 90th birthday on April 30, 2006, with a family party at her daughters home.
Dorothy worked as a nurse at Portland Adventist Hospital and Walla Walla General Hospital. She was married to Byron Miller for 60 years. He died in 1998. The Millers were long-time members of the Montavilla Church in Portland. She now lives at Somerset Retirement Center, in Gladstone, Ore.
The Miller family includes Sheryl Butherus of Napa, Calif.; Phyllis and Don Hall of Clackamas, Ore.; 3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.