OBITUARIES

Bjarne A. Ilerberg' 48, for years an employee of the A. L. Stockton Lumber'Company, died on August 25. Mr. Hexberg leaves his widow, Marit L. Ilexberg; a daughter, Melanie Kaase; and three grandchildren, Debbie, Denise and Dean Kaase. IIe was the son of Caspar and Anna Hexberg; the brother of Russell Ifexberg and Agnes Labadie; and the nephew of Marie Scarbo.

Mr. Hexberg was a member of W'oodside Village Church, Balder Iodge #893' F. & A. M., Ilenrik Ibsen Lodge #7, Sons of Nor:nray, the Norwegian Club, and the Norwegian Singing Society.

W. F. Munnikhuysen" former chairman of the board of Koppers Company, Inc., died August 29, at lhe age of 71.

A native of Bel Air, Maryland, W. F. Munnikhuysen was graduated with a civil engineering degree from Cornell University. He took a position with Koppers Construction Company in 1916 and, after fourteen years in the construction field, was appointed vice president and director of the Connecticut Coke Company, then aligned with Koppers interests.

In 1985 Mr. Munnikhuysen became viee president of the Wood Preserving Company. When his company was merged into Koppers in 1938, he became vice president and general manag:er of Koppers wood preserving division.

After twelve years he was elected to the board of directors and appointed executive vice president of Koppers Company, Inc.

From 1955 until 1968, he served as chairman of the board of directors of the company. Flom 19F8 to 1963 he continued to serwe Koppers as a member of the board of directors.

Mr. Munnikhuysen is survived by his widow, Katherine K. Munnikhuysen, their son Commander Henry F. Munnikhuysen, and two grandchildren.

Frlward J. Ballantyne, owner of the Signal Lumber & Materials Co., Long Beaeh, Calif., died ,August 72 in Las Vegas, Nevada of a heart attack. IIe was 67.

Born in Utah, Ballantyne spent his childhood in Rigby, Idaho where his father was mana.gpr of the Rigby Lumber Co. IIe wo'rked fo,r his father while attending school and continued on until entering the service during World War I. Returning frorn tlre war in 1919, he became rnanragpr of the National Park Lumber Co. in Parke,r, Idaho.

In L924 he moved to California where he was employed by the Hudsrvn-Bovrney Lumber Co., Burbank, for five years. He also worked for the lfarr? Graharn Lumber Co. in Long Beach, Calif., p'rior to entering a partnership with his father-inlaw in the Campbell-Ballantyne Lumber Co. in Long Beech in 1931. The firrn specialized in oil well lumber a.nd supplies. He beeame sole ovner several years later whear Mr. Campbell died.

In 1943, Ballantyne bought the Signal Lumber & Materials Co. in Long Beach in partnerrship with Lloyd D. Milne, buying out Milne's interest in 1948. Balla,ntyne remained active in the lumber business until hls death.

He is survived by his widow, Laura; sons John and Ga,ry; brotbers Zaek, A. F. and J. F. Ballantyne; sisters Mrs. Josephine Stephens, Mrs. Ja.ne Gibson, Mrs. Eva Greeno end Mre. Mery King*prn.

Stewart Holbrook, noted historian and author, died Sept. 3. IIe was 71.

Holbrook was a frequent speaker on timber industry topics. He wrote 20 books and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles, beeinning in 1934 and closing less than a week before his death.

Among his best-knovrn works were t'Holy Old Mackinaw" which dealt with the American logging industry, "Burning an Empirertt "Yankee Exodusr" ttla^st of the Moguls," "The Story of American Railroads,tt and "Lost Men of American History."

Holbrook was born Lag. D, 1893, at Newport, Vt. Disbelieving stories about the size of timber and logging operations in the Pacific Northwest, he carne West by train to scale in a British Columbia loggrng catnp.

He worked as a cub reporter in Winnipeg, se,rved in France in Wodd War I, ioured western Calnia.da with an acting troupe.. In 1923, he joined the news sts,ff of the Lumber News in Portl'and, turning to full-time free.lance vriting in '34. Ilolbrook is surnived by his widow, Sibyl, and two adopted daughters, Sibyl M. and Bonnie Stewart,

Carl Lovell Coiner, who was associated with Barr Lurnber Co. in southern Ga,lifornia for over 40 years, died August 12. He was 61.

Coiner, a native of [,amar, Mo., came to California when he was 20 years old and took a job as a yard man with the Batr ya.rd in Whittier, Calif. Ife was soon promoted to marager of the Pico Rivera ya,rd and later transferred to No,rwalk as manager of the Ba,m ope,rationr tlpre. When the Norwalk yar.il was closed in 1954, Coiner moved to the comlmnyts main offices in Santa Ana, where he senred as sa.les manager until his deatl.

He is survived bY his widow, Beulah; a daughter, Mrs. Carol Saunders; two grandehtldren, Stevsr end S€ssn; his motlrer' Mrs. Eva Coiner; four sisters and three brothers, all living in the Whittier area.

Myles E. Dunbar, offce manager of the' J. W. Copeland Yards for over 20 years' died September 6. He was 44.

Born in Emerald, Wisconsin in 1919' Dunbar moved to Portland, Oregon in 1940 and accepted a job with the Copeland Yards several years later. Copeland operates one of the West's largest chains with 88 branch yards.

He is survived by his widow lVinnifred' a son Richard, two sisters and one brother.

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