OBITUARIES

D. H. SCHROEBEL

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Daniel Hampton Schroebel, 56, president and general manager of the San Joaquin Lumber Company, Stockton, died on August 14, as the result of a fall while fishing in Silver Creek, above Camp Tamarack. Mr. Schroebel was on a vacation trip when the accident occurred.

Born in Calaveras County, California, he started to work for the San Joaquin Lumber Company 27 yearc ago, working his way up until he succeeded the late W. H. Falconbury three years ago as president and general manager.

IIe was a member of the Exchange Club, Stockton Golf and Country Club and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was also active in Community Chest and Charnber of Commerce affairs.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mayme Schroebel; two sons, Dr. Orval H. Schroebel and Daniel H. Schroebel of Stockton; one brother, Charles Schroebel of Milton, Calif., two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Campbell of Anaheim, Calif., and Mrs. Addie Mobley of.San Francisco.

Funeral services, held in Stockton, Thursday, August 17, were attended by a large number of lumbermen.

M. H. McCALLA

Marvin H. McCalla, well known lumber and building supply executive passed away in Utica, N. Y., August ZZ, in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Horace Pomeroy, Jr. Ife was 57 years old.

Mr. McCalla was president of the Arizona Sash & Door Company, the Foxworth-McCalla Lumber Company and the Consolidated Roofing and Supply Company, and was vice-president of the Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company, Dallas, Texas.

He was chairman of the Arizona State Fair Association in 1935 and 1936, and was chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee in 1920 and 1922.

A native of Waverly Hall, Ga., he came to Arizona in 1914 and six years later moved to Phoenix where he became interested in the lumber business.

In addition to his wife, Mrs. Tess McCalla and his daughter and son-in-law, he is survived by one grandchild.

Albert Dean Turner

Albert Dean Turner, 65, foreman for the Henry Hess Company, San Rafael for the yast L7 years, passed away in San Rafael, August 18, as the result of a sudden illness.

A native of Illinoiq, he came to San Rafael 12 years ago from San Francisco, where he was also engaged in the lumber business. Ife is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alice Turner, a daughter, Mrs. Alice Campbell and two grand_ children.

Funeral services, under Masonic auspices, were held in San Rafael, August 21.

GORDON D. PIERCE

Gordon Depew Pierce, 39, president of the Boorman I-umber Company, Oakland, passed away in Alameda, August 12.

IIe was born in Kalispell, Mont., and was a graduate of the University of Washington. He had been in the lumber business in California since 1922.

He was past president of the Elmhurst Businessmen's Association and of Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39. He was also a member of the San Leandro Rotary Club.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Frances T. Pierce; a daughter, Patricia; a son, William; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pierce, two brothers, Richard K. Pierce, Los Angeles and William'M. Pierce, Boise, Idaho, and a sister, Mrs. Julius Wuerthner, Great Falls, Mont. Funeral services were held in Oakland on August 15. Many lumbermen attended, and Nels Quist of Hay.rvard, a lumberman friend, sang a solo.

JAMES P. McGOLDRICK

James P. McGoldrick, founder and president of the McGoldrick Lumber Co., Spokane, and widely known in lumber and financial circles, died in a hospital in Spokane, August 16, following a long illness.

Mr. McGoldrick was born in Dubuque, Iowa, 79, yearc ago. He founded the McGoldrick Lumber Co. in Minneapolis in 190O and in 19O6 purchased a sawmill in Spokane and made this the headquarters of the business.

He was a director in the old National Bank and Union Trust Co., Spokane, and in the General Insurance Co. of America. He was a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus, a member of the Elks and the Hoo-Hoo.

He is survived by Mrs. Elza McGoldrick, three sons, Edward, Carroll and Milton T., all of Spokane; eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Funeral services were held in Spokane on Friday, August 18.

DR. CHARLES C. COTTRELL

Dr. Charles C. Cottrell, resident physician and surgeon of The Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia, Calif., and director of the Scotia Hospital, passed away at his home in Scotia, August 14.

Ife was born in Eureka in 1883, son of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Cottrell, Humboldt County pioneers who came to Eureka in 1856. He graduated from Stanford University medical college in lX)7 and became physician for The Pacific Lumber Company in 1909.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Marian Hotchkiss Cottrell, a son, Everett Milton, and a daughter, Mrs. Edward Larson of San Francisco, his brother, Dr. E. Lester Cottrell of San Jose, and one grandson, Charles Graham Cottrell.

Dr. Cottrell was fraternally associated with the Masonic Order, a member of Humboldt Lodge No. 79 F. & A. M. Eureka Commandery & No. 35 Knights Templar, Ferndale Chapter No. 78 Royal Arch Masons, and Islam Temple of the Shrine. He was also Sachem of the Improved Ordef of Redmen.