ANDERSON—DeEtta (Knecht) Olson, 91; born April 6, 1917, Tolstoy, S.D.; died May 2, 2008, Yakima, Wash. Surviving: husband, Phil, Grandview, Wash.; sons, Thomas Olson, Spokane, Wash.; Phil Anderson Jr., Grandview; daughter, Donna Montague, Nashville, Tenn.; sister, Kathryne Smith, Sunnyside, Wash.; 6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

ANDREWS—Kathryn M., 83; born Oct. 8, 1924, Eureka, Mont.; died April 23, 2008, Walla Walla, Wash.

AUSTIN—Mary (Hight), 94; born April 9, 1914, Joseph, Ore.; died April 25, 2008, Central Point, Ore. Surviving: son, Joel, Ketchikan, Alaska; daughter, Lynda Currier, Central Point; 4 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

BEERS—Elnor M. (Rice), 73; born Feb. 9, 1935, Britton, S.D.; died March 1, 2008, Pilot Rock, Ore.; Surviving: husband, S. F. "Red" Beers, Pendleton, Ore.; sons, Lloyd and Jeffrey, Pendleton; Michael, Pilot Rock; daughter, Holly Jo Beers, Pendleton; mother, Rachel (Donaldson) Rice, Merlin, Ore.; brothers, Daryl Rice, Madras, Ore.; R. J. "Jim" Rice, Red Bluff, Calif.; sisters, Wanda Rice, Pendleton; Deanna Johnson, Jerilyn LeMaster and Patricia Maupin, all of Merlin; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

COOK—Claire Norman, 73; born July 12, 1934, Colfax, Wash.; died April 12, 2008, Rancho Mirage, Calif. Surviving: wife, Connie (Levy), Palm Springs, Calif., and Seattle; son, Paul Cook, Seattle; daughter, Lisa Hirst, Riverside, Calif.; brothers, Dennis, Kent, Wash.; sister, Darlene Peisley, Kent; and 3 grandchildren.

DEMING—Mary Maxine (McIntyre), 86; born Aug. 25, 1921, Pasco, Wash.; died March 15, 2008, St. Helena, Calif. Surviving: sister, Deltalee M. Gates, St. Helena.

DUSEK—Belva (Kircher) Crockett, 66; born July 26, 1941, Portland, Ore.; died Jan. 17, 2008, Scappoose, Ore. Surviving: husband, Jerald; sons, Stephen L. Crockett, Scappoose; and Michael L. Crockett, Portland.

KRUGER—Sandra "Sandi" L. (Edwards), 61; born Sept. 22, 1946, Toppenish, Wash.; died Jan. 23, 2008, College Place, Wash. Surviving: husband, Roger, Pendleton, Ore.; sons, Tim, College Place; Todd, Joseph, Ore.; parents, Donavon and Eileen (Bitzer) Edwards, Milton-Freewater, Ore.; sister, Twyla Kruger, Walla Walla, Wash.; and 3 grandchildren.

MIRACLE—Max Vernon, 82; born May 22, 1925, Petaluma, Calif.; died May 9, 2008, Gresham, Ore. Surviving: wife, Jean (Sherman); son, Dennis, Paradise, Calif.; daughters, Janie Jones, Paradise; Janine Lindstrom and Janece Miracle, both of Portland, Ore.; Debi Ragnoni, Gresham; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

PETRICKO—Michael, 78; born Nov. 17, 1929, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died March 10, 2008, Salem, Ore. Surviving: wife, Ella (Lydie); sons, William B., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Robert M., Albuquerque, N.M.; brothers, George R., Toronto; John Petricko, deceased; and sister, Brenda A. Petricko, Benton, La.

REINER—Robert Lyle, 69; born April 5, 1939, Ephrata, Wash.; died April 25, 2008, Wenatchee, Wash. Surviving: brothers, Murray and Darrel, both of Ephrata; sisters, June Norris, Ephrata; Marg Thayer, Mesa, Ariz.; and Joie Campbell, Moses Lake, Wash.

SEIBERT—Rachel Ruth (Wendt), 97; born March 15, 1910, Grand Island, Neb.; died Feb. 27, 2008, Toppenish, Wash.

TAYLOR—Dale S., 74; born Oct. 26, 1933, Snoqualmie, Wash.; died March 4, 2008, Deer Park, Calif. Surviving: wife, Diane (Biggar), St. Helena, Calif.; son, Ken, Napa, Calif.; daughters, Karen Taylor, Napa; Teri Stimmel, Loma Linda, Calif.; Sandy Simanton, Sioux Falls, S.D.; sisters, Barbara Schleede, Pendleton, Ore.; Bertie Decker, Angwin, Calif.; Marly Brown, Walla Walla, Wash.; 9 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

TORRETTA—Louis A., 84; born July 2, 1923, Walla Walla, Wash.; died April 23, 2008, College Place, Wash. Surviving: wife, Erma M. (May) Torretta; sons, Raymond, College Place; Jeffery, La Grande, Ore.; Ronald, Canon City, Colo.; Gary, Yakima, Wash.; daughters, Sherry Keller, College Place; Neva Black, Boise, Idaho; brothers, Albert, Walla Walla; David, Mt. Vernon, Wash.; sisters, Angie Neary, Bellevue, Wash.; Caroline Hickey, Walla Walla; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

WOODRUFF—Vergil A., 79; born July 12, 1928, Tremonton, Utah; died March 4, 2008, Wahkiacus, Wash. Surviving: wife, Alyce Mae (Browning); sons, Ed, Goldendale, Wash.; Fred, Deer Lodge, Mont.; Daryl, Wahkiacus; daughters, Tricia Caldwell and Carolyn Putman, both of Tukwila, Wash.; brother, Joel, Pendleton, Ore.; sisters, Ruth Maddy, Wahkiacus; Alice Marsh, Dove Creek, Colo.; Mary Fischer, Falls City, Ore.; 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.