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Becker, Larry – b. Aug. 19, 1957, Charlottesville, Va.; d. Jan. 21, 2020, Loma Linda, Calif. Survivors: wife, Laura; son, Roger; daughter Erica; two grandchildren; brother, Barry; sister, Betty Whitehead. He served the church 39 years, most recently as pastor of Valley church in Sun City, Calif.

Comm, Walter – b. Feb. 4, 1926, Szczecin, Poland; d. Aug. 6, 2019, St. Helena, Calif. Survivors: wife, Ruth; sons, Walter, Todd; daughter, Debbie Tuttle; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Served as an educator, teacher, principal, professor of education at La Sierra College, superintendent of schools for NCC, administrator at Loma Linda University.

Hagele, Gerald J. – b. June 29,1933, Okeene, Okla.; d. Jan. 10, 2020, Spokane, Wash. Survivors: son, Rob; daughter, Karen Call; brother, James.

Hamra, Albert W. – b. June 28, 1921, Worden, Mont.; d. Dec. 2, 2019, Walnut Creek, Calif. Survivors: wife, Ruth; sons, Wayne, James; daughter, Alana; five grandchildren. Served in treasury and auditing roles in three California conferences and the Pacific Union Conference.

Harder, Marjorie (Goll) – b. June 2, 1922, Omaha, Neb.; d. Dec. 14, 2019, Glendale, Calif. Survivors: husband, Herbert; son, Thomas; daughter, Jennifer; seven grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; one great-greatgrandchild.

Harness, Merle – b. May 30, 1928, Turlock, Calif.; d. Nov. 26, 2019, Napa, Calif. Survivors: wife, Dolores; stepsons, Michael, Mark, Matthew; four grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren. Served as a teacher and principal in the Adventist school system.

Kostenko, Connie Gail (Wildt) – b. May 1, 1953, Portland, Ore.; d. Jan. 7,

2020, Chico, Calif. Survivors: husband, Larre; stepsons, Jered, Kody; stepdaughter, Kami Bumgardner; two grandchildren; sisters, Sondra Griffin, Pamela Lokna, Becky Hansen. Assisted her husband, who serves as pastor at the Golden Feather and Oroville churches.

Lewis-Badger, Carol Y. (Hanson) – b. March 28, 1937, Medford, Ore.; d. Jan. 26, 2020, Newberg, Ore. Survivors: sister, Delores MacDonald; son, C. Roger Lewis; daughters, Rhonda Y. Lewis, Judith A. Lewis, Jacklyn R. Lewis; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

McGuffin, DeVere W. – b. March 8, 1943, Alhambra, Calif.; d. Dec. 15, 2019, Flintridge, Calif. Survivors: wife, Duquessa; daughter, Monique Newman; one granddaughter. DeVere was the business manager of Glendale Adventist Academy for 15 years and the CEO of California Adventist Federal Credit Union for 23 years. Richard, Steven, Sandy; seven grandchildren; four great grandchildren.

Thornton, Irving – b. March 24, 1928, Jewett City, Conn.; d. Dec. 27, 2019, Riverside, Calif. Survivors: sons, Richard, David; daughter, Donna Mendenhall; two stepchildren; 14 grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren; brother, Bruce.

Westbrook, Paul – b. July 13, 1936, Columbus, Kansas; d. Dec. 27, 2019, Chico, Calif. Survivors: wife, Judy; sons, Phillip, Peter, David, Daniel, Theodore, John; daughters, Starla, Krystalynn Martin; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

Whiteman, William Edward – b. April 24, 1927, Hood River Ore.; d. Jan. 24, 2020, Vacaville, Calif. Survivors: wife, Joyce; sons, Gary, Bob, David; daughter, Karen Bunch; 12 grandchildren; 19 greatgrandchildren. Retired Navy lieutenant commander; veteran of three wars.

Wolfe, Eldon Ray – b. Sept. 29, 1935, Burns, Ore.; d. Oct. 29, 2019, Douglas City, Calif. Survivors: wife, Charlene Joy; son, Greg; daughter, Sylvia Doyle; stepsons, Tim Hull, Daniel McFarland, Mike McFarland; stepdaughter, Sarah Costello; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren, one greatgreat grandchild.

Correction: Axt, Faith (Bufano) – b. May 13, 1933, East Orange, New Jersey; d. April 23, 2019, Hemet, Calif. Survivors: husband, Mel; daughters, Michelle Zenz, Bonnie Heald, Leslie Smith; stepson, Lonnie; five grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren.

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Miller, Wilma A. (Hall) – b. May 30, 1921, Battle Ground, Wash.; d. Jan. 5, 2020, Salem, Ore. Survivors: son, Edward; daughter, Barb Rebok; three grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren. Served as a missionary with her husband in Montemorelos, Mexico, and after retirement they relieved missionary physicians in East Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia.

!Olson, Helen – b. Oct. 29, 1922, Kowale, Poland; d. Jan. 11, 2020, Chico, Calif.

Pitts, Joyce Verniece (Dirksen) – b. March 18, 1930, Shafter, Calif.; d. Dec. 22, 2019, Bakersfield, Calif. Survivors: daughter, Dorothy; son, Rochlin; two grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren.

Scharl, Joseph Ludwig – b. Nov. 26, 1933, Laredo, Texas; d. Oct. 4, 2019, Woodland, Calif. Survivors: sons, Michael,

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