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Ben ttBudtt Stone, 86, owner of Stone's Building Center, Wausau, Wi., died July 7 in Woodruff, Wi.

A 60-year member of the Wisconsin Retail Lumber Association, Mr. Stone was a third generation owner of Stone's Building Center.

He served in the Army CIC during World War II in Panama and Iceland.

Ralph W. Manger, 91, president of Forkner-Manger Lumber, Daleville, In., died June l8 in Chesterfield, In.

Mr. Manger had been president of Forkner-Manser Lumber since 1939. Prior to operiting his company, Mr. Manger worked for Hoosier Sash and Door Co. He also served as 19631964 president of Indiana Lumber & Builders Association.

He was in the Navy during WWII.

Orville G. "Bud" Phelps, 78, long-time Ohio lumberman, died June 25 in Mansfield, Oh.

Mr. Phelps worked for 23 years at R.L. Henry Lumber Co., Mansfield, and for five years at Moore's Lumber & Building Supplies, Mansfield.

He served in the Infantry in 1945.

Ron Tamlyn, 81, co-founder of RH Tamlyn & Sons, LP, Stafford, Tx., died June I I in Texas.

Mr. Tamlyn started his business with just $800 in l97l in a shack behind his home in Bellaire, Tx. His son, Tom, is now president.

He served as a Marine in WW II, taking part in the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Arnulf ttArnie" Ueland Jr., 84, former owner of Ueland Lumber Sales Inc., Mankato, Mn., died of pneumonia July l5 in Mankato.

He ran his wholesale business until the late 1980s. Before that he worked for Hayes-Lucas Lumber, Mankato.

Mr. Ueland was elected mayor of North Mankato in the late 1960s and won a seat in the state Senate in 1972.

He was also an officer in the Navy Reserve, serving on landing ships, including the LST 336 during the DDay invasion.

John W. Lundy, 95, former owner of Lundy Lumber (now Lundy Construction), Williamsport, Pa., died June 26 in Williamsport.

In addition to owning Lundy Lumber, Mr. Lundy was an original sponsor of one of the first three Little Leaeue teams in 1939 and remained an ictive member of the organization's board until retirins in 2000.

Margaret H. Phelps, 82, co-owner of Phelps Lumber, Vestaburg, Mi., died June 17 in Grand Rapids, Mi.

She operated Phelps Lumber for 25 years with her husband, John.

John David Strawmyer, 55, l8year employee of Carter & Lee Lumber Co., Indianapolis, In., died July 9 in Lebanon, In.

Leonard Desmet, 90, president of the former Desmet Lumber & Supply Co., South Fayette, Pa., died after a brief illness July 10 in Bridgeville, Pa.

His father founded the firm in 1919.

Norman L. Skillman, 86, former bookkeeper for Allen Lumber Co., Sioux Falls, S.D., died July 14 in Luverne, Mn.

He worked for Allen Lumber for 25 years, as well as Fern Brothers, Sioux Falls, and A.Y. McDonald, Sioux Falls, as a salesman for l0 years.

He was in the Army during WW II.

Georgia G. Cooke, 87, former administrative assistant to the purchasing agent at J. Neils Lumber Co. (now St. Regis Paper and Champion International), Cass Lake, Mn., died July 12 in Vancouver, Wa.

She joined J. Neils in 1953, retiring in 1973 due to health reasons.