BLEHM—Eva F. (Gfeller), 97; born April 7, 1915, Camas, Wash.; died Nov. 14, 2007, Portland, Ore. Surviving: stepsons, Bob Blehm, Portland; Merlin Blehm, Kent, Wash.; daughter, Ruthann Bixel, Clackamas, Ore.; sisters, Edith McAllister, Valley Center, Calif.; Ruth Guyll, Battle Ground, Wash.; Marie Fedenberg, Portland; two grandchildren and a step-grandchild.

CAREY—Lewis J., 85; born Jan. 24, 1922, Karney, Neb.; died Dec. 25, 2007, Salem, Ore. Surviving: son, Roy, Salem; daughter, Joan Ehrlich, McAllisterville, Penn.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

CLENDENON—Harley M., 69; born Oct. 17, 1938, Deer Park, Calif.; died Nov. 13, 2007, Redding, Calif. Surviving: wife, Jan Finlayson; sons, Gary, Hillsboro, Ore.; Ron, Richland, Wash.; daughter, Caryn Hickethier, Aloha, Ore.; and eight grandchildren.

CUMBO—A. Florence (Robinson), 89; born Nov. 16, 1918, Zanesville, Ohio; Dec. 21, 2007, Wenatchee, Wash. Surviving: son, Roger, East Wenatchee, Wash.; daughter, Linda Ravassipour, Milwaukie, Ore.; brother, James Robinson, Goldenrod, Fla.; and five grandchildren.

EMERSON—Norene E. (Fry), 90; born July 6, 1917, Viola, Idaho; died Jan. 19, 2008, College Place, Wash. She was preceeded in death by her husband Everett Emerson.

GOMBOS—George F., 97; born Dec. 2, 1910, Cegled, Hungary; died Jan. 15, 2008, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: daughter, Esther Wooford, Walla Walla, Wash.; and one grandchild.

GREEN—Arthur F., 81; born Nov. 4, 1926, Fresno, Calif.; died Jan. 7, 2008, College Place, Wash. Surviving: wife, Virginia (Kaylor); sons, Bob, Enumclaw, Wash.; Michael, San Francisco, Calif.; stepsons, Dan Kaylor, Walla Walla, Wash.; Mark "Cootch" Kaylor, College Place; daughters, Linda Vixie, Auburn, Wash.; Claudia Stafford, Sun City, Calif.; sisters, Virginia Oswald, Berrien Springs, Mich.; Geneva Roberts, College Place; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

HANSON—Elinor I. (Prusia), 87; born Jan. 29, 1920, Tekamah, Neb.; died Dec. 15, 2007, Hermiston, Ore. Surviving: sons, Louis, Milton-Freewater, Ore.; Larry, Echo, Ore.; stepson, C. Lester "Jim," Spokane, Wash.; stepdaughter, Maryann (Hanson) Elloway, Novato, Calif.; brothers, Clayton Prusia, College Place, Wash.; Merle Prusia, Monroe, Wash.; sister, Elaine Smith, Couer d'Alene, Idaho; five grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and 11 step-great-grandchildren.

HATHAWAY—Marion "Mutt" (Walter), 71; born March 2, 1936, Vancouver, Wash.; died Dec. 27, 2007, Marysville, Calif. Surviving: son, Keith, Colusa, Calif.; daughters, Tammy Pratt, Elizabeth Akerman, Delores Hathaway, all of Salem, Ore.; brothers, David and Jonathan, both of Salem; sisters, Betty Eves, Cottage Grove, Ore.; Dorothy Akerman, Salem; Esther Ellett, The Dalles, Ore.; Helen Shreve, Beavercreek, Ore.; 20 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

HILE—Hugh O., 88; born Oct. 29, 1918, Hardwick, Vt.; died April 13, 2007, Cave Junction, Ore. Surviving: wife, Dorothy (Hall); sons, Lester Schall, of Oklahoma; Kevin, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Douglas, Arcata, Calif.; Thomas, Pearland, Texas; daughters, Judith A. Goin, Lowell, Ore.; Carol Gerlich, Big Bear Lake, Calif.; and Cindy Priermuex, Silverdale, Wash.

JOHNSON—Verta R. (Rogers), 96; born June 6, 1911, Genesee, Idaho; died Oct. 28, 2007, Las Vegas, Nev. Surviving: son, Duane, Hermiston, Ore.; daughters, Yvonne Long, Clarkston, Wash.; Marlene Livingston Curry, Las Vegas; brother, Ortis Rogers, Milton-Freewater, Ore.; sister, Violet Carman, Prosser, Wash.; nine grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

LANPHEAR—Vernon P., 70; born Oct. 17, 1937, Aitken, Minn.; died Oct. 31, 2007, Shoreline, Wash. Surviving: wife, Karla (Jorgensen), Snohomish, Wash.; son, Scott, Bothell, Wash.; and daughter, Jan Lanphear, Granada Hills, Calif.

LATSHA—Mabel B. (Cruikshank), 100; born Dec. 10, 1906, Wendt, Minn.; died Dec. 3, 2007, College Place, Wash. Surviving: five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

LYNN—Alma J. (Randall), 73; born Jan. 1, 1934, Ellensburg, Wash.; died Dec. 5, 2007, Sedro-Woolley, Wash. Surviving: sons, Michael, Alger, Wash.; Chad, Sprague, Wash.; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

MCLEAN—Avis S. (Erickson), 86; born Aug. 24, 1921; died Nov. 29, 2007, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: son, Ron, Littleton, Colo.; daughters, Sharon Thayer, Bozeman, Mont.; Shirley Sabin, Walla Walla; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

MERRITT—Helen J. (Carr), 70; born Oct. 4, 1937, Hermiston, Ore.; died Dec. 7, 2007, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Surviving: husband, Robert Merritt; daughters, Lori Lowe, Dayton, Wash.; Ronda Fontes, Plains, Mont.; mother, Agness (Beamer) Carr Lange, Damacus, Ore.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

MEYER—Elinor M. (Bankhead), 83; born Jan. 7, 1924, Needles, Calif.; died Jan. 5, 2008, Salem, Ore. Surviving: son, Jerry Meyer, Oregon City, Ore.; daughters, Judy Hoard, Salem; brothers, Melvin Bankhead, Clarksville, Ark.; Don Bankhead, Candler, N.C.; sister, Ruby (Bankhead) Ferguson, Spokane, Wash.; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

OGG—Mary J. (Franek) Rittel, 85; born June 2, 1922, White Earth, N.D.; died Dec. 11, 2007, Naches, Wash. Surviving: sons, David L., Enumclaw, Wash.; Richard D., Bruneau, Idaho; daughters, Lynda Moore, Arlington, Wash.; Mary K. Frey and Kimberly Clark, both of Naches; Sherry Lawson, Friday Harbor, Wash.; sister, Leona Wheeloch, Stanley, N.D.; 15 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

REGULA—Doris J. (Drinkenberg) Homann, 97; born May 23, 1910, Hamilton, Mont.; died Dec. 26, 2007, Portland, Ore. Surviving: sons, Joseph F. Homann, Portland; stepson, Dewayne W. Regula, Star, Idaho; daughter, Judy (Homann) Doty, Blue Jay, Calif.; stepdaughter, Rae (Regula) Hillman, Vancouver, Wash.; five grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren.

SAUDER—Harvey L., 84; born Dec. 30, 1922, Mansfield, Ohio; died July 31, 2007, Calhoun, Ga. Surviving: wife, Dorothy (Brown); son, Randy, Calhoun; daughters, Barbara Lawson and Janice Miller, both of Calhoun; Jeri Beardsley, Gobles, Mich.; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

SIMMONS—Nila W. (Kerr), 63; born Sept. 5, 1943, Sunnyside, Wash.; died Nov. 17, 2007, Nampa, Idaho. Surviving: son, Dave, Nampa; daughter, Pennie Foster, Nampa; mother, Ann Kerr, Pendleton, Ore.; brother, Marvin Kerr, Othello, Wash.; sisters, Shirley Colly, Othello; Jan Eastridge, Castlerock, Wash.; Sandy Burrows, Pendleton; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

STANTON—Marcia J. (Perkins), 67; born Nov. 26, 1940, La Grande, Ore.; died Nov. 28, 2007, Portland, Ore. Surviving: son, Thomas Stanton II, Beavercreek, Ore.; daughters, Sheri Stanton, Portland, Ore.; Jill Palmer, Aloha, Ore.; Kelly Konikow, Portland; sister, Sandra Dappen, Portland; and eight grandchildren.

STEPHENS—Dorothea (Diamond), 95; born Sept. 24, 1912, Portland, Ore.; died Dec. 1, 2007, Nampa, Idaho. Surviving: son, Jim, Nampa; daughters, Ruby Lee Heitzmann, College Place, Wash.; Joyce Timmerman, LaQuinta, Calif.; sister, Orla Ketchum, Orange, Texas; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

THOMPSON—Ellen L. (Sanders), 81; born May 27, 1926, Tampa, Fla.; died Dec. 9, 2007, Emmett, Idaho. Surviving: husband, Allen D.; sons, Doug Middlebrook and Jim Middlebrook, both of Emmett; daughters, Paula Luedecke, Emmett; Lorie Hardisty and Teresa Crammer, Boise, Idaho; Sylvia Thompson, Emmett; brother, Lee Sanders, Richfield, Minn.; sisters, Dottie Talbot and Ruth Deike, Oildale, Calif.; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

UNDERWOOD—Aline (Knox), 92; born Oct. 1, 1915, Woodlawn, Ill.; died Jan. 12, 2008, La Pine, Ore. Surviving: sons, Vernon Jr., Palm Desert, Calif.; Jan, Crescent, Ore.; sister Marie Mitchell, Spring Arbor, Mich.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

WAGNER—Alonzo S. II, 88; born July 11, 1919, Philadelphia, Penn.; died Jan. 18, 2008, Federal Way, Wash. Surviving: wife, Catherine (Gibson); sons, Alonzo S. III, London, England; José, Chester, Penn.; André, Nashville, Tenn.; daughter, Jan-Rachelle, Paris, France; sister, Evelyn Frazier, Philadelphia; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

WENDT—Ralph J., 89; born Dec. 13, 1918, Culbertson, Neb.; died Dec. 31, 2007, Deer Park, Wash. Surviving: son, Dale, Deer Park; daughter, Marilyn Beck, Green Bluff, Wash.; sister, Rachel Seibert, Toppenish, Wash.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

WOODBURY—Helen R. (Mander), 89; born May 24, 1918, Pocatello, Idaho; died Nov. 27, 2007, Spokane, Wash. Surviving: sons, Milo J., Spokane; Robert D., Boise, Idaho; David J., Valles Mines, Mo.; daughters, Julia A. Woodbury, Portland, Ore.; Cynthia M. Bertleson, Moscow, Idaho; brother, Robert Mander, Glendale, Ariz.; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.