In Memory Fujii—Harold ’42 was born March 14, 1918, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and died May 30, 2005, in San Pedro, Calif. Surviving: wife Pauline of San Pedro; son Timothy Quinata of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; daughters Jennifer Michaelsen of Long Beach, Calif., and Terri McCandless of Santa Rosa, Calif.; brother Robert of Honolulu; and sister Mary Anahu of Honolulu.
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s a nursing graduate of the Class of 1955, Eileen (Wettstein) Whatley was a member of Basic G, the name given to her freshman class. Eileen’s
Gerling—Fred att., was born May 21, 1922, in Java, Indonesia, and died June 19, 2004, in Hendersonville, N.C. Surviving: wife Winifred (Peggy) ’47 of Hendersonville; son William of Hendersonville; daughter Patricia McCune of Petoskey, Miss.; and sisters Evelyn Vannix att., of Glendale, Calif., and Dorothy Blodgett ’57 of Salem, Ore. Glendrange—Theodore “Ted” ’51 was born April 20, 1929, in Norway, and died Sept. 10, 2004, in Shingletown, Calif. Surviving: wife Judi of Redding, Calif.; sons Ray of Riverside, Calif., Mark of Torrance, Calif., Barry of Redlands, Calif., and Philip of Redding; and daughters Julie Glendrange and Kari Glendrange of Redding. Groves—Ella-Belle (Sargeant) ’34 was born July 26, 1912, in Yakima, Wash., and died March 9, 2005, in Loma Linda, Calif. Surviving: son Gary att., of Laguna Beach, Calif.; daughter Gayle Smith att., of Whittier, Calif.; brother Don Sargeant ’35 of Gladstone, Ore.; and sisters Rose Jutzy att., of Loma Linda, Calif., and Doris Davis att., of Burleson, Texas. Haluschak—Michael att., was born July 8, 1935, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and died July 21, 2004, in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Surviving: wife Marjorie of White Rock, British Columbia, Canada; sons Steven ’86 of Seattle, Wash., and John ’83 of Dayton, Ohio; and brother Paul of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
Harris—Vernon att., was born Dec. 7, 1926, in Pocatello, Idaho, and died Feb. 10, 2005, in Columbus, Ohio. Surviving: wife Betty of Worthington, Ohio; son Dale of Quincy, Calif.; daughters Carol Johnson of Cincinnati, Ohio, Sharon Strong of Batavia, N.Y., and Ellen Beldin of Hawaii; and sister Allegra Jennings of Boise, Idaho. Hartley—Kenneth ’36 was born March 18, 1914, in Eagle, Idaho, and died Dec. 17, 2005, in Kennewick, Wash. Surviving: wife Althera of Kennewick; and son Ronald. Haun—Ellen (Meliah) ’71 was born June 11, 1934, in Walla Walla, and died June 29, 2005, in Spokane, Wash. Surviving: daughters Michelle Haun-Hood of Portland, Ore., Connie Lommer of Walla Walla, Denise Haun of Spokane, Shannon Miller of Spokane, and Peggy Haun-McEwen of Spokane; brothers Ed Meliah and Larry Meliah; and sister Kay Ray.
loyalty to her classmates was unwavering. In 2000, for Basic G’s 45th reunion, Eileen organized a weekend reunion at the School of Nursing, Portland campus, drawing 24 of her 26 classmates. Eileen and her husband, Reynold att., who died in 1989, raised three daughters in College Place. Daughter Brenda Clifton ’82 now lives in College Place, daughter Barbara Whatley resides in Walla Walla, and daughter Belinda Schlund att. lives in Laton, Calif. Eileen had six grandchildren, Sammy and Andy Clifton, and Heather, Joel, Jeff and Clay Schlund. Eileen was born Feb.1, 1931, in Stettler, Alberta, Canada, and died July 26, 2005, in College Place.
Hisey—Gertrude (Trudie) att., was born April 10, 1918, in Molson, Wash., and died July 27, 2005, in Walla Walla. Surviving: sons Craig ’69 of Zillah, Wash., and John att., of Wenatchee, Wash. Hooper—John (Jack) ’53 and ’67 was born July 21, 1921, in Castle Rock, Wash., and died March 18, 2005, in College Place. Surviving: wife Irmgard (Siemsen) Hooper ’44 and ’67 of College Place; and daughter Jeanie Reed of Albany, Ore. James-Veitch—Elden ’54 was born Feb. 26, 1929, in Lachute, Quebec, Canada, and died Sept. 26, 2005, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Surviving: wife Wendy of Kelowna; and daughter Robin Peters; mother May James-Veitch; and brother Quentin James of Florida. Jepson Martin—Marie (Christensen) ’68 was born Dec. 21, 1911, in Werner, N.D., and died Feb. 26, 2005, in Fairfax, Va. Surviving: son Lyle Jepson att., of East Stroudsburg, Pa.; daughters Phyllis Stanyer att., of Spokane, Wash., and Beverly Wilson ’68 of Vienna, Va.
Kaiser—Vernon ’59 was born Nov. 10, 1932, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and died Sept. 9, 2005, in Battleground, Wash. Surviving: wife Doreen of Battleground; son Rancy of Burleson, Texas; daughters Debra Lester of Vancouver, Wash., Karen Schall of Angwin, Calif., Lynne McClure of Vancouver, and Candy Anderson of Amboy, Wash.; brother Roy of Calgary; and sister Viola Mabley of Calgary. Lutts—Donald ’56 and ’60 was born March 2, 1929, in Norwalk, Ohio, and died April 30, 2005, in Portland, Ore. Surviving: wife Darla att., of Portland; daughters Suzanne Lutts ’84 of Vancouver, Wash., Cheryl Royce att., of Portland, and Vicky Hitt of Portland; brothers Ted of Spokane, Wash., Maynard of Groveland, Calif., and Paul of Fairbanks, Alaska. MacGregor—Doris (Matterand) att., was born Feb. 1, 1920 in Stanwood, Wash., and died Aug. 20, 2005, in Stanwood. Surviving: daughters Kathie Johnson of Stanwood, and Laurilee MacGregor of Lynnwood, Wash.; and sisters Eleanor Clayton att., of Stockton, Calif., and Mildred Jensen ’39 of Seattle, Wash. McAlvin—Marjorie (Stiffler) ’39 was born Dec. 30, 1914, in Salem, Ore., and died Sept. 7, 2005, in Milton-Freewater, Ore. Surviving: son James of Mableton, Ga.; and daughter LoAnn MacDougall of Milton-Freewater. McCants—Edward ’63 was born Feb. 12, 1927, in Charleston, S.C., and died April 7, 2005, in Fletcher, N.C. Surviving: daughters Catherine Porter of Orange Park, Fla., and Colleen McCants-Dyke of Nottingham, England; and sister Virginia Muncy of Bakersville, N.C. Mitchell—Robert ’55 was born July 6, 1931, in Salem, Ore., and died Feb. 12, 2004, in Myrtle Creek, Ore. Surviving: wife Letha of Myrtle Creek; son William of Klamath Falls, Ore.; and sister Evelyn Wagner att., of Rogue River, Ore.
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