Dinwiddie 105^th

Family members, including a great-great-great-great-nephew, celebrated Loreen Dinwiddie's 105^th birthday on Feb. 2 with cake and a corsage. The celebration continued through Feb. 4 as more family and friends arrived in Portland, Ore.

Loreen Johnson was born in Seattle, Wash., Feb. 4, 1903. Later her family moved to Port Angeles, Wash., where she finished high school. In 1921 she attended Walla Walla College and met Frank Steunenberg. They were married in 1922, remaining at the college until 1924.

Both taught at Auburn Adventist Academy. As an artist, she designed felt and other illustrations for church programs while the two ministered in Oregon, Montana, Idaho and California. At Pacific Union College, Frank taught in the academy and a college class for teachers. They retired at Lakeport, Calif.

There she had time to take more oil-painting classes and learn new techniques. She also worked at the Lakeport Hospital lab for seven years. In 1973 she moved to the Village in Gresham, Ore. There she gave mission stories and worked in investment sales. She also sold some of her paintings to help church and mission work.

In 1975, she married Howard Dinwiddie. The two volunteered at Portland Adventist Community Services. Howard died Nov. 4, 1989.

After 32 years at the Village, Loreen moved to Cherry Blossom Cottage near Portland's Adventist Medical Center.

Her family includes Milton and Alice (Steunenberg) Willoughby of Vancouver, Wash.; Roy and Beth (Steunenberg) Allen of Boise, Idaho; Herb and Ruth (Dinwiddie) Fevec of Gresham, Ore.; Maureen (Willoughby) Caldwell of Bellevue, Wash.; a grandchild and a step-grandchild.

Gildroy 100^th

K. Irene Gildroy celebrated her 100^th birthday March 29 with a come-and-go open house at Chantele's Loving Touch in Sutherlin, Ore.

Kathryn Irene Johns was born March 28, 1908, in Sundance, Wyo. She married Robert Gildroy Sept. 11, 1926. The two lived many years in Roundup and Billings, Mont., where she served as a homemaker. They moved to Roseburg, Ore., in the 1960s and in the 1970s they moved to Salmon, Idaho, to be near their daughter. Their last move was in 1985 to Sutherlin, Ore. Robert died in 2002.

Irene Gildroy's family includes Jeanie and Robert Hassill of Sutherlin, Ore.; Arlene and John Hamilton of Salmon, Idaho; 4 grandchildren and a step-grandchild.

Hedlund 60^th

Richard and Grace Hedlund of Puyallup, Wash., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Sept. 25, 2007. A surprise recognition of this event was given at the Graham (Wash.) Church where they attend. An earlier celebration was given at a family reunion by family and friends last year.

Richard Hedlund became an Adventist as a young adult in Tacoma, Wash., and Grace Miller as a teenager in Lewistown, Mont. Later the two came to know each other in Tacoma, and were married. Both have been faithful and active members, serving in many capacities in the Tacoma Central Church and the Tacoma Southside Church, eventually helping to establish the Graham Church.

The Hedlund family includes Lenora Warren of Prineville, Ore.; Randy and Margot (Cortwright) Hedlund of Priest River, Idaho; Rachel and Blaine Robison of Newport, Wash.; Benjamin Hedlund of Puyallup; 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Hill 90^th

Ellen Frances Venable Seamount-Hill celebrated her 90^th birthday Feb. 24 at the Village Church in College Place, Wash., with friends and family members from Texas, Arizona and Washington.

Ellen Hill was born Feb. 24, 1918, to Floyd James and Mary Ellen (Morrison) Venable in Eagle, Idaho. The oldest of three children, she is an alumnus of Gem State Academy and La Sierra College. Ellen met Robert Seamount at Gem State Academy and the two married five years later on April 5, 1941, in North Hollywood, Calif.

The two lived in Glendale, Calif., where they had three children. Ellen was a homemaker and worked as secretary for the Glendale Hospital nursing department. In 1962, they moved to Washington. Bob was the flying pastor to five churches in the Island district. In 1965, they were called to the jungles of Peru near Pulcalpa as flying missionaries. Later they returned to the U.S. In 1969 they moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and later to Keene, Texas, where Ellen worked in the Texas Conference office. In 1975, they moved to Orlando, Fla., where Bob worked at Florida Hospital. After Bob's death, Ellen was asked to be the Community Services Leader for the Forest Lake Church. She later relocated to Portland, Ore., where she worked in the Oregon Conference office. Later Ellen moved to Enumclaw, Wash., to be near her children and grandchildren.

On June 2, 1985, she married Raymond Charles Hill. She now lives in College Place, Wash., with her daughter Roelle. Ellen has 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

Soule 50^th

Milton and Betty Soule celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary June 24, 2007, with a reception at the Payette (Idaho) Church fellowship hall.

Milton F. Soule married Betty Ann Howerton on June 23, 1957, in Opportunity, Wash. Milton drove truck, sold cars and drove school buses for most of his working career. Betty was a nurse and spent most of her career in public health.

The Soule family includes Robin and Ron Brown of Nampa, Idaho; Terry and Shelley-Jeane (Unger) Soule of Caldwell, Idaho; Kim Soule of Fairbanks, Alaska; and 9 grandchildren.

Wilson 60^th

Everett and Roen Wilson celebrated their 60^th wedding anniversary on Dec. 25, 2007, with a family celebration in Kelso, Wash.

Everett E. Wilson married Roen A. Bernard on Dec. 25, 1947, in Vancouver, Wash. Everett graduated from the Loma Linda School of Medicine and practiced anesthesia for 35 years at Portland's Adventist Medical Center. Roen pursued many entrepreneurial ventures, including retail stores and real estate sales. She authored three books, including her autobiography My Forever Friend.

The Wilson family includes Duane and Linda (Walts) Wilson of Kelso; Daryl Wilson of Longview, Wash.; Diane and James Weseman of Fife, Wash.; Debbi and Harvey McCluskey of Vancouver, Wash.; David and Bettina (Davis) Wilson of Longview; and 11 grandchildren.