BATTEE—Robert J., 77; born June 16, 1930, Greenwood, Calif.; died Sept. 27, 2007, Sonoyta, Mexico. Surviving: wife, Eva; son, Ryan, Seattle; stepsons, Noe Guzman and Santiago Martinez, both of Moses Lake, Wash.; daughters, Marjory Pitzer, Apache Junction, Ariz.; Donna Kohfeld, McMinnville, Ore.; Sharon Peterson, Gervis, Ore.; stepdaughter, Adela Guzman, Ernestina Guzman and Rosa Martinez, all of Moses Lake; brother, George, Rogue River, Ore.; sisters, Joanne Eberhardt, Cleveland, Tenn.; Jeanne Mannes, Rock Island, Tenn.; 6 grandchildren and 13 step-grandchildren.

BLAKELY—Aaron F., 38; born June 18, 1968, Auburn, Wash.; died July 13, 2007, Portland, Ore. Surviving: parents, Ronald and Barbara (Morgan) Blakely, Yakima, Wash.; grandmother, Gloria (Hollenbach) Morgan, Yakima; and brother, Brent, Sandy, Ore.

BLISS—Clayton B., 66; born July 19, 1941, McMinnville, Ore.; died Sept. 24, 2007, Chewelah, Wash. Surviving: son, Clinton L., Seattle; daughters, Jacqueline Vaughn, Craig, Alaska; Charis Armstrong, Neuvo, Calif.; Audrey Zamora, Running Springs, Calif.; Monika Bliss, Collegedale, Tenn.; parents, Bern O. and Dorothy M. (Garlock) Bliss, Milton-Freewater, Ore.; brother, Charles R., Spencerville, Md.; sisters, Beverly E. Elloway, Chehalis, Wash.; Barbara D. Lodahl, Bend, Ore.; Elizabeth A. Gottschall, Chewelah; 12 grandchildren and a step-grandchild.

BOCKMANN—Timothy "Beau," 19; born May 19, 1988, Tacoma, Wash.; died Aug. 2, 2007, Bonney Lake, Wash. Surviving: parents, Tim and Melanie (Scherencel) Bockmann, Buckley, Wash.; John and Susan (Smith) Bockmann-Thomas, Richland, Wash.; grandparents, Bud and Melba (Shelley) Bockmann, Spanaway, Wash.; Jim and Ruth (Cain) Smith, Onalaska, Wash.; Rod and Lynne (Carney) Scherencel, Drake, Colo.; Vernon and Sylvia (Yeager) Thomas, Richland; brother, Jefrey Bockmann, Richland; stepbrothers, Tyson Hess and Jagger Hess, both of Buckley; Johnathan Thomas, Richland; and stepsister, Jordan Thomas, Richland.

BRANNAM—Donald E., 72; born Nov. 18, 1934, Houston, Mo.; died Sept. 20, 2007, Everett, Wash. Surviving: wife, Rozella "Sue" (Guess); stepson, Robert M. Anthony, Murphys, Calif.; and stepdaughter, Patti Sue Rafferty, Great Falls, Mont.

BURGESS—Kathryn M. (Zimmerman), 83; born June 21, 1924, Glendale, Calif.; died Sept. 29, 2007, Silver City, N.M. Surviving: husband, Frank, Reserve, N.M.; daughters, Zola Burgess, Citrus Heights, Calif.; Linda Prandl, Caldwell, Idaho; brothers, Bob Zimmerman, Portland, Ore.; Carl Zimmerman, Salem, Ore.; sisters, Betty Schweitz, Albany, Ore.; Gwen Zimmerman, Salem; Shirley Zimmerman, Milton-Freewater, Ore.; Barbara Warner, Molalla, Ore.; and 7 grandchildren.

CIMINO—Charles A., 86; born Feb. 18, 1920, Brooklyn, N.Y.; died Nov. 26, 2006, Portland, Ore. Surviving: wife, Bette (Lund) Momb, Vancouver, Wash.; stepson, Ronald Momb, Lyle, Wash.; and stepdaughter, Diane Momb, Simi Valley, Calif.

KOENIG—Mabel V. (Phillips), 90; born Sept. 11, 1917, Jaroso, Calif.; died Sept. 27, 2007, Nampa, Idaho. Surviving: husband, Edward; son, Harry, Forrest Ranch, Calif.; daughter, Karen Miller, Chevy Chase, Md.; and 4 grandchildren.

LA TOURETTE—Alice M. (Smith), 95; born Feb. 26, 1912, Miles City, Mont.; died Aug. 26, 2007, Prineville, Ore. Surviving: son, Charles, Prineville; daughters, Jean Bottomley, College Place, Wash.; Elsie Boland, Modesto, Calif.; 11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

LADD—Margaret "Peggy" J. (Crane), 83; born Nov. 9, 1923, Oakland, Calif.; died Sept. 26, 2007, West Linn, Ore. Surviving: son, Ervin D., Saline, Mich.; daughters, Anita Cafferky, West Linn; Myra Thompson, Lincoln City, Ore.; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

MARTELL—Clifford, 85; born Aug. 16, 1922, Hieh, N.D.; died Oct. 9, 2007, Nampa, Idaho. Surviving: wife, Cora (Mitchell); sons, Bill, Meridian, Idaho; Tim, Maui, Hawaii; Cliff, Homedale, Idaho; Ted, Las Vegas, Nev.; John, Nampa; daughters, Gloria Farley, Newport, Wash.; Georgia Russell, Nampa; and 18 grandchildren.

MCDANIEL—Dorothy E. (Gore), 85; born April 14, 1922, Gastonia, N.C.; died Sept. 19, 2007, Yakima, Wash. Surviving: sons, Larry and Jimmy; daughter, Brenda Fernandez; and 2 grandchildren.

MEHRER—Ella C. (Guenther), 86; born May 9, 1921, New Leipzig, N.D.; died July 7, 2007, Yakima, Wash. Surviving: son, Ron Press, Portland, Ore.; daughter, Sharon Scott, Wenatchee, Wash.; brother, Adolph Guenther, Walla Walla, Wash.; sisters, Esther Hall, of California; Clara Carrier, Yakima, Wash.; Mabel Henry, Grandview, Wash.; Dorothy Lang, Kennewick, Wash.; 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

MONTOYA—Dana L. (Bates) Emmerson, 58; born Dec. 1, 1948, Aberdeen, Wash.; died Sept. 2, 2007, Olympia, Wash. Surviving: husband, Daniel, Tenino, Wash.; son, Troy Emmerson, Darrington, Wash.; daughter, Wendy (Emmerson) White, Olympia, Wash.; mother, Ettamae (Ethridge) Bates, Tenino; brothers, Jim Bates and Jeff Bates, both of Priest River, Idaho; Richard Bates, Tenino; sisters, Betty Kerns, Priest River; Lisa Brand, Tenino; Cheryl Glasier, Charlotte, N.C.; and 4 grandchildren.

NEUMILLER—Ella Mae (Johnson), 88; born April 13, 1919, Woodworth, N.D.; died Oct. 3, 2007, Portland, Ore. Surviving: husband, Alvin, Oregon City, Ore.; daughters, Marge Brenneke, Oregon City; Mary Jean Horst, Lincoln, Neb.; sister, Edna Abrams, College Place, Wash.; and 2 grandchildren.

OLIVER—Carrie M. (Rathburn), 101; born Feb. 14, 1906, Hulett, Wyo.; died Sept. 28, 2007, Monmouth, Ore. Surviving: son, Larry Oliver, Stanfield, Ore.; daughter, Harriet Wallace, Monmouth; 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

PAYNE—Olive M. (Miles), 93; born Oct. 21, 1913, Roseburg, Ore.; died May 17, 2007, Colville, Wash.

SANTEE—Silvy M. (Mills), 93; born Sept. 2, 1914, South Platte, Neb.; died Oct. 18, 2007, Grants Pass, Ore. Surviving: sons, William L., Salinas, Calif.; Willard L., Post Falls, Idaho; 5 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

SPENCE—Dwight E., 64; born Feb. 6, 1943, Savannah Lamar, Jamaica; died June 23, 2007, Seattle. Surviving: daughters, Wheatley Spence and Ashlin Spence, both of Philadelphia, Pa.; brothers, Calvin Spence, New York; Winston Spence, Glenside, Pa.; Bernard Spence, of South Carolina; sister, Ethel Terrell, New York; and a grandchild.

THOMPSON—Jack T., 75; born Oct. 3, 1932, Brainerd, Minn.; died Oct. 10, 2007, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: wife, Beverly (Trussell); son, Karl, Walla Walla; daughters, Lorelie Montgomery, Walla Walla; Shorna Haubry, Touchet, Wash.; sister, Betty Lou Westphal, Angwin, Calif.; and 7 grandchildren.

VENDEN—Lou E. (Hopkins), 89; born July 15, 1918, Loomis, Wash.; died Sept. 25, 2007, Omak, Wash. Surviving: son, Phillip, Kennewick, Wash.; daughter Anice Venden, Omak; and 2 grandchildren.

WIJMA—Janice M. (Ginter), 58; born Oct. 31, 1948, Sandpoint, Idaho; died March 12, 2007, Farmington, Wash. Surviving: sons, Hans G., Walla Walla, Wash.; Henk A., Spokane, Wash.; daughters, Katrina K. Harness, Springfield, Ore.; Corrina M. Wijma, College Place, Wash.; brother, L. Dean Ginter, Granite Falls, Wash.; sisters, Louise K. Clark, Spokane; Carolyn S. Wright, Bovill, Idaho; and 2 grandchildren.

WRIGHT—James H. Jr., 98; born Oct. 31, 1908, Corry, Penn.; died Sept. 28, 2007, Spirit Lake, Idaho. Surviving: son, James H. Wright III, Chetek, Wis.; daughters, Joan H. Waterman, German Valley, Ill.; Barbara Brown, Spirit Lake; 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren.

WYANT—Ruth L. (Clymer), 94; born Jan. 1, 1913, Battle Ground, Wash.; died Oct. 8, 2007, Santa Rosa, Calif. Surviving: daughters, Bonnie Fellows and Jeannie Kempster, both of Santa Rosa; sister, Gertrude Salmans, Yreka, Calif.; 3 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

ZICKUHR—John "Jack," 82; born May 21, 1925, Burt, N.D.; died Oct. 16, 2007, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: son, Greg, Touchet, Wash.; brothers, Karl, Milton-Freewater, Ore.; Reuben, College Place, Wash.; sisters, Lydia Mock, Milton-Freewater; Delores Cowgill, College Place; and a grandchild.

ZIEBARTH—Verna V. (Zornes), 88; born June 29, 1919, Spokane, Wash.; died Sept. 13, 2007, Grants Pass, Ore. Surviving: husband, Jim; son, Jim Jr., Grants Pass; daughter, Janet Hackleman, Grand Terrace, Calif.; and 3 grandchildren.