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Bernrrd Fetzer, former general manager of Masonite's Western Lumber Division, died of a heart attack on Oct. 13, 1981, in Ukiah, Ca. He was 61.

Mr. Fetzer left the lumber industry in 1975 to devote full time to a winery which he had purchased in 1954. The 750 acre ranch, 7 miles north of Ukiah, had vines over 100 years old, considered some of the oldest in the Redwood Valley.

He is survived by his widow, Kathleen; ll children; a sister and two brothers.

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Roy T. Forsgren, regional mirnager for the American Plywood Association Quality Services Division, Eugene, Or., died on Oct. 4, 1981, after a sudden illness. He was 62.

He had joined the Plywood Association in 1945 as alaboratorytechnician evaluating glueline quality. He became a quality supervisor in 1950 and served twice as Eugene regional manager as well as operations manager at the Tacoma, Wa., headquarters.

Mr. Forsgren is survived by his widow, Isobel; a daughter; two sons, and six grandchildren.

George Edward Preble, president of the Orange County Lumber Co., Santa Ana, Ca., died in that city on Oct.22,l98l, after a brief illness.

Born in Santa Ana on Sept. 3, 1908, he was a founding stockholder of the Orange County Lumber Co. in 1948. He had previously worked at Barr Lumber, Santa Ana, doing design work and was considered an excellent draftsman.

Before World War II, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals and was active in semi-pro baseball later. Mr. Preble was past president of both the Board of Governors of Farmers Insurance and the Orange County Planning Commission. He is survived by a son, one grandchild, and a sister.

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