ANDERSON—R. Allen, 55; born March 11, 1949, Malden, Mass.; died May 7, 2004, Clayton, Wash. Surviving: wife, Sylvia (Chambers); son, Lucas, Clayton; daughters, Heather and Katherine, both of Clayton; brother, Don Anderson, Tacoma, Wash.; sisters, Gail Tangle, Albuquerque, N.M., Georgia Anderson, Chehalis, Wash., Denise Grunert, Rochester, Wash., Debi Anderson White, Tacoma.

BECK—Laura, 86; born Aug. 19, 1917, Watkins, Mont.; died May 18, 2004, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: sister, Verna Dixon, Portland, Ore.

BENSON—Betty J. (Stewart), 82; born April 4, 1922, Lead, S.D.; died April 12, 2004, Grants Pass, Ore. Surviving: sons, Daniel W., Corpus Christi, Texas, Stephen S., Huntington Beach, Calif., Thomas B., San Ramon, Calif., John R., Grants Pass; daughter, Nola J. Harris, Grants Pass, Janet G. Rummer, Gold Hill, Ore.; 15 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

BERTLESON—Glen T., 84; born Dec.7, 1919, Ontario, Ore.; died May 5, 2004, Nampa, Idaho. Surviving: wife, Leta (Daniels); sons, Douglas, Pasadena, Calif., Ted, Boise, Idaho, Ron, Moscow, Idaho; daughter, Teresa Bertleson, Pocatello, Idaho; stepdaughters, June Gardner, Hillsboro, Ore., Mary Kelley, Caldwell, Idaho, Ann Munroe, Eugene, Ore.; stepsons, Bob, Graham, Wash., Joe Daniels, Nampa.

BISHOP—Mary Louise (Place), 97; born Oct. 16, 1906, Marietta, Ohio; died May 21, 2004, Falls City, Ore. Surviving: son, Ed Bishop, Wash.; daughter, Julie Bishop, Falls City; 2 grandchildren.

COOK—Myrtle I. (DeLana), 97; born April 11, 1907, Hanford, Calif.; died June 3, 2004, Astoria, Ore. Surviving: sons, Melvin L., Nampa, Idaho, W. Jim, Svensen, Ore.; daughter, Marian Kunnunen, Astoria, Ore.; sister, Donna Grubb, Grants Pass, Ore.; 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

DAWES—Anna (Allen), 89; born Nov. 13, 1914, Neppel, Wash.; died May 8, 2004, College Place, Wash. Surviving: son, Allen, Walla Walla, Wash.; daughter, Donna Finkbiner, Jacksonville, Ore.; 1 grandchild.

DOBBINS—Mervin “Bud” D., 83; born Nov. 19, 1919, Zanesville, Ohio; died Sept. 22, 2003, Portland, Ore. Surviving: wife, Pearl (MacKay); son, James, Sutherlin, Ore.; daughter, Lori Gruenbeek, Costa Mesa, Calif.; 4 grandchildren.

FEYEN—Betty V. (Burke), 79; born Oct. 31, 1924, Timberlake, S.D.; died May 14, 2004, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: husband, Dorsett; sons, Monty, Laguna Beach, Calif., Donald, Walla Walla; daughters, Lonnie Draeger, College Place, Wash., Jacqueline, Walla Walla.; sisters, Gracie Cafferky, College Place, Mary Nelson, Gaston, Ore.

FOLAND—Rheta D. (Walden), 71; born April 23, 1933, Walla Walla, Wash.; died May 23, 2004, Milton-Freewater, Ore. Surviving: son, Tim Marlatt, Sumner, Wash.; daughter, Debi Eaton, Milton-Freewater; sister, Evelyn Zeilinski, Los Angeles, Calif.; 2 grandchildren.

GRAY—Irwin “Buck” E., 76; born Nov. 1, 1927, Klamath Falls, Ore.; died May 28, 2004, Shasta County, Calif. Surviving: wife, Althea (Langberg); bothers, Don, Vancouver, Wash., Ivan, Billings, Mont.; sisters, Violet Machado, Cottonwood, Calif., Margaret McDonald, Paradise, Calif., Helen Winkle, Ukiah, Calif.

HOULE—Fredrick J., 75; born July 31, 1928, Ronan, Mont.; died Feb. 12, 2004, Tuscon, Ariz. Surviving: wife, Myrna (Smith); sons, Joseph, Ronan, Mont., Thomas, Polson, Mont.; daughters, Theresa Rider, Portland, Ore., Sally Fend, Apache Junction, Ariz., Rhonda Folkers, Vail, Ariz.; stepson, Victor John Starkel II, St. Ignatius, Mont., stepdaughters, Caralee Lee, St. Ignatius, Kelly Crippen, Sheridan, Mont., Constance Starkel, Ronan.

JONES—Alger J., 85; born April 3, 1919, Johnson County, Ind.; died April 6, 2004, Fresno, Calif. Surviving: wife, Maria (Saliceti), Mariposa, Calif.; son, Charles, Wawonna, Calif.; daughter, Theresa Henriques, Pasco, Wash.; sisters, Wilma Mundy, Modesto, Calif., Kathryn Murray, Greenwood, Ind., Maxine Moore, Martinsville, Ind.; 4 step-grandchildren.

LARSON—Robert D., 84; born Oct. 9, 1919, North Bend, Wash.; died May 30, 2004, Ridgefield, Wash. Surviving: wife, Dorothy (Robertson); son, Timothy, Nampa, Idaho; 2 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

LORENZ—Albert D., 91; born May 6, 1913, Peckham, Colo.; died May 26, Corvallis, Mont. Surviving: wife, Esther (Riddle); sons, Daniel and Russell, both of Calif., Kenneth, Okla.; daughter, Kathryn, Colo.; 9 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, 5 step-grandchildren and 4 step-great-grandchildren.

LUVAAS—Theo (Parks), 88; born May 22, 1915, Sprague, Wash.; died May 12, 2004, Spokane, Wash. Surviving: son, Burton, Lewiston, Idaho; daughter, Linda Olsen, Spokane, Wash.

McDANIEL—Gladys M. (Crownover), 82; born March 6, 1922, Shawnee, Okla.; died May 15, 2004, Springfield, Ore. Surviving: son, David, Springfield; daughters, Betty Jean Savino, Anaheim, Calif., Patricia Kiess, Wall Kill, N.Y.; brothers, Bob Crownover, Springfield, Don Crownover, Ocean Shores, Wash., Doyle Crownover, Albuquerque, N.M.; 7 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

MILLER—Audrey L. (Beaver), 91; born Sept. 2, 1912, Granby, Mo.; died May 23, 2004, Apache Junction, Ariz. Surviving: sons, Robert, Apache Junction, Richard, Deer Park, Wash.; daughter, Twyla Ringering, Apache Junction; brother, Donald Beaver, San Francisco, Calif.; sisters, Della Jo Larkin, Springfield, Mo., Nora Ellis, Neosho, Mo.

NEUFELD—Elizabeth E, 94; born April 5, 1909, Waldheim, Saskatchewan, Canada; died March, 22, 2004, Portland, Ore.

NEW—Gladys (Dinwiddie), 94; born May 7, 1910, Reader, N.D.; died May 11, 2004, Gresham, Ore. Surviving: son, Ralph, Boring, Ore.; brother, Gilbert Dinwiddie, Gresham; 10 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild and 4 step-great-grandchildren.

OSBORNE—Dorothy K. (Griffin), 84; born April 18, 1920, Ashville, N.C.; died May 17, 2004, Yakima, Wash. Surviving: son, Michael, Yakima; daughter, Judith Hart, Oak Glen, Calif.; 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

REDFORD—Harriet L. (Reed), 77; born April 27, 1926, College Place, Wash.; died Dec. 19, 2003, McMinnville, Ore. Surviving: husband, Bill; son, Steve, Sandy, Ore.

ROWE—Robert L., 85; born Feb. 28, 1919, San Leandro, Calif.; died June 5, 2004, Williams, Ore. Surviving: wife, Lois (Votaw); son, Bryan, Williams; daughters, Becki Nightingale, Carol Curnow, both of San Bernadino, Calif., Anita Hedden, Williams; brothers, Dan, Squaw Valley, Calif., Richard, Tonasket, Wash.; sisters, Esther Williams, Irene Tupper, both of San Jose, Calif.; 5 grandchildren.

SEAUNIER—Eva V. (Armstead) Leyde, 94; born March 1, 1910, Brocket, N.D.; died June 11, 2004, Sultan, Wash. Surviving: sons, Bill Leyde, Clyde Park, Mont., Dale Leyde, Toledo, Wash., Larry Seaunier, Monroe, Wash.; daughters, Betty Sarbu, Clyde Park, Gloria Hansen, Monroe, Vivian Pfiefle, Sultan; 15 grandchildren, and 31 great-grandchildren.

SIEVERS—Elvin W., 85; born Sept. 13, 1918, Taylor, N.D.; died May 26, 2004, Monroe, Wash. Surviving: wife, Ruby (Klein), Redmond, Wash.; son, Allan J., Oregon City, Ore.; daughters, Karen Brashear, Richland, Wash., Sherry Lacey, Redmond; brother, Ivan, Taylor, N.D.; sisters, Irene Bliss, Walker, Iowa, Elfreda Dale, Albuquerque, N.M.; 6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

STRODE—Roberta Jane (Parmele), 85; born Jan. 10, 1919, Portland, Ore.; died May 9, 2004, The Dalles, Ore. Surviving: husband, Earl D.; daughter, Linda Rhodes, The Dalles.

SUMERLIN—Berton C., 78; born Sept. 2, 1925, Creston, Wash.; died June 8, 2004, Grants Pass, Ore. Surviving: wife, Myrtle (Waters), Canyonville, Ore.; sons, John B., David C., both of Days Creek, Ore.; daughters, Anita Olson, Boyton Beach, Fla., Elizabeth Pirtlé, Virginia Beach, Va.; brothers, Howard, Alamo, Calif., Jim, Chewelah, Wash.; sister, June Peterson, Kirkland, Wash.;10 grandchildren.

TUCKER—Alfred J., 95; born March 14, 1909, Blanchard, Mich.; died May 12, 2004, Sandpoint, Idaho. Surviving: wife, Ruth (Kincaid); sons, Richard and Wendell, both of Sandpoint, Idaho; daughter, Marjorie Dillon, Denver, Colo.; brothers, Othel, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Kenneth, Sandpoint, Idaho; sister, Ruth Weaver, Sun City, Ariz.; 8 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.

WALKER—Lentina (Miller), 87; born June 5, 1916, Wirch, N.D.; died April 25, 2004, Monroe, Wash. Surviving: son, Vernon, College Place, Wash.; daughter, Diane Rogers, Monroe; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

WALLEN—Sigrid L. (Johnson), 91; born May 13, 1912, Manistique, Mich.; died March 12, 2004, Renton, Wash. Surviving: sons, Ernest, Ronan, Mont., Carl, Vancouver, Wash.; daughters, Myrtle Bigelow, Prineville, Ore., Pluma Wright and Ethel Acosta, both of Renton; 22 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren.

WEH—Martha (Unternaehrer) 92; born May 1, 1911, East Prussia; died Feb. 27, 2004, Snohomish, Wash. Surviving: husband, Erwin; sons, Herbert, Woodinville, Wash.; daughters, Adele Hann, Mukilteo, Wash., Irma Williams, Marysville, Wash., Ursula Jorgenson, Snohomish; brothers, Harry and Herbert Unternaehrer, both of Switzerland; sisters, Gertrude Frost, Germany, Christa Schnarwyler, New York, N.Y., Herta Bruggman, Switzerland; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

WISTERT—Marguerite “Ellie” (Koenig), 83; born Oct. 30, 1920, Chicago, Ill.; died June 4, 2004, Grants Pass, Ore.; Surviving: husband, Albert; daughter, Kathy Jo, Grants Pass, Pamela Avila, Paso Robles, Calif., Diana L. Rorabacher, Fayetteville, Ark.; brother, W.M.D. Koenig, Reno, Nev.; sister; Dorothy Newberry, Portland, Ore.; 3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.