Aug. 10
Timon Evans Owens Jr.
Longtime Irvine resident Timon Evans Owens Jr. died Aug. 1 of heart disease. He was 75.
Services were planned for Friday, Aug. 11, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Tustin. Arrangements are by Saddleback Chapel, Tustin. Burial will be at San Gabriel Cemetery.
Mr. Owens was a civil engineer for Caltrans and had lived in Orange County 30 years.
He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and John Meracle; his niece and her husband, Jodi and Kris Stoutsenberger; his nephew, John E. Meracle; and his great nephew, Charles Buckley.

Aug. 3
Lynne Davanzo
Longtime Irvine resident Lynne Davanzo died July 28 from complications arising from her battle with breast cancer. She was not in pain and made a peaceful transition, according to her sons, Paolo and Marco Davanzo.
A remembrance of Mrs. Davanzo is planned for Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. at the UC Irvine University Club. Friends and family are invited to celebrate her life. Anyone who would like to attend is asked to RSVP at (949) 786-6387.
Mrs. Davanzo was born Evelyn Marie McLaughlin to a small Irish working-class family in Toronto, Canada. Her father died at an early age and she spent much of her youth caring for her family. She remained in Toronto for her childhood and early adult life.
In the early 1960s, she was befriended by Livio Davanzo, a young Italian immigrant. He was smitten by her charm and attracted by her fiery personality, according to their sons. Their chemistry was volatile -- an Irish beauty and an Italian intellectual. The two were married in the summer of 1965.
The newlyweds eventually traveled and lived in Texas, New Jersey, Paris, Rome, Torino, Sicily, Kuwait, Manchester and Ohio.
"My father's work and my mother's thirst for experience would take them from Bohemian apartments in Montmartre to seaside villas perched over the Mediterranean Sea. They were married to the wind and embraced every new opportunity with optimism," said their son Paolo.
In 1976, with their two sons, the couple settled in University Park. Mrs. Davanzo had tired of traveling and was ready to put roots into a new community.
While her sons were growing up, she divided her time volunteering for various causes.
At first she was primarily interested in education. She was a school aide at University Park Elementary School and also involved in the PTA.
Her interests became more diverse as the family grew up. She became involved in UNICEF, helping to open the organization's first store in Irvine.
As a city council aide to Mayor Larry Agran, she was interested in homeless issues and equal rights for all people. As president of the University Club at UCI, she helped oversee expansion efforts. She was also heavily involved with the Orange County Public Library System, women's rights, the United Nations Association and Model United Nations programs around the state.
In 1988 she returned to the working world and began a 12-year career at UCI where she worked in the Physical Sciences Department.
"Lynne was a selfless person who was determined to bring hope and beauty to those in need. She was a living saint who taught her children 'give back to the system' because they had been blessed with so much. She will be missed," said her son Marco.
In lieu of flowers, a fund has been set up to aid in the construction of a memorial park at the University Park Public Library. This will be a place, said her sons, where all citizens of Irvine will be able to go and reflect on the beauty of life. It is hoped, they added, that it will serve as a place where people can acknowledge deaths, births, graduations and other milestones.
Contributions may be sent to: Friends of the Irvine Public Library, Memorial Garden, 4512 Sandburg Way, Irvine, Calif. 92612. Checks should be made out to "Friends of the University Park Library," with "Lynne Davanzo" in the memo portion.
Mrs. Davanzo is survived by her two sons, Marco and Paolo Davanzo, of Irvine.

July 27
Betty Lou Connoley
Longtime Irvine resident Betty Lou Connoley died July 20 after a brief illness. She was 76.
A memorial mass will be celebrated Friday, July 28, at 10 a.m. at San Francisco Solano Catholic Church, 22082 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita. A gathering for family and friends will follow.
Mrs. Connoley was born Jan. 19, 1924, in Vail, Iowa, to Ellen and Bart Mitchell. She was the youngest of five children. In her youth the family moved to San Diego. Betty Lou married Roy Gilmore in 1948. She worked as an interior decorator in San Diego for many years. She and Roy had one daughter, Nancy Ellen Gilmore.
She and Mr. Gilmore divorced and she later married Bill Connoley of San Diego. She moved to Orange County in the 1970s and lived in Rancho San Joaquin in Irvine for about 15 years. She owned an interior decorating shop, "Betty Lou Interiors," in Corona Del Mar. 
"She loved her work and was so happy with her own shop," said her niece Vicky Roberts.
After selling her business she worked part-time for CPA Clifford Wayne until a few years ago.
Mrs. Connoley was a vivacious woman who loved to share her warm smile and laughter with everyone she came in contact with. "Her love and laughter made Betty Lou the special person that she was," said her niece. "She was very outgoing, always the life of the party and everyone liked to be around her."
Also a caring person, she went to San Diego to care for her sister, Rita Ann Walther, in her final illness. She also lost her beloved daughter, Nancy, last year.
"The love of her life was her daughter," commented her niece.
She also attended a local Catholic Church.
Mrs. Connoley was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Nancy Ellen Gilmore Doyle in 1999; her two sisters Mary Helen Beck and Rita Ann Walther; her two brothers Bart Mitchell and Welch Mitchell.
She is survived by her niece, Vicki Roberts of Fruita, Colo.; her nephews, Bill Beck of Bandon, Ore., John Beck of San Juan Capistrano, and Jerry Beck of Laguna Hills, and many great nephews and great nieces.
At her request her body was donated to Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda for medical research, as were her two sisters Mary Helen and Rita Ann, her brother-in-law, Harold Beck, and her niece, Joan Ellen Beck Critzman.

Shun Cheng
Irvine resident Shun Cheng died July 13 of a ruptured gallbladder. He had just turned 81.
Mr. Cheng was born July 10, 1919, in Wu Jiang, China. He received his bachelor's degree in 1942 from Northwestern Engineering College in China. He came to the United States about 1949 and received a master's degree in mechanics from the University of Michigan in 1951. He earned his doctoral degree in 1959 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and was hired there as an assistant professor in 1960.
He was recognized as an international authority in the theory of structural plates and shells. In addition to his own research and writing, he served as a reviewer for several scholarly journals, publishers and the National Science Foundation.
He was active in several professional societies, including Sigma Xi, American Society of Engineers and the American Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He received a certificate in 1984 from the U.S. Army acknowledging his scientific contributions to the Army missile program. He was given emeritus status at the university when he retired in 1995. 
Mr. Cheng and his wife, Ruby, were married in China just after World War II. She died in Wisconsin about five years ago. Mr. Cheng moved to Irvine to live with his niece, Frances Cheng, about four years ago.
"His whole life was research and teaching," said his nephew, Jim Cheng, who added that his uncle was a quiet man who liked to read in his spare time.
Services were held at Saddleback Chapel, Tustin. Burial was to be at El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest.
Mr. Cheng is survived by his brothers, Simon Cheng of Laguna Niguel and Shu Guan Cheng of China; his sister, Wain Lian Cheng of China; his niece, Frances F. Cheng of Irvine; and his nephews, Jim Cheng of Rancho Santa Margarita and Charles Cheng of Rancho Cucamonga.

Maire Furniss
Maire Furniss, a longtime resident of Tustin Meadows who recently moved to West Irvine, died July 25. She died of complications after surgery on her lungs.
Mrs. Furniss was born in Ireland Oct. 25, 1922. Her father, John Keenan, was a lawyer and her mother, Catherine, was a nurse who traveled to Africa during World War I. She had two sisters, Joan and Kay, and one brother, John. Mrs. Furniss attended a number of schools, including Trinity College in Dublin.
On April 16, 1946, she married Clinton Furniss, an American Army officer she met during World War II. They lived in Germany and the United States while raising three children, Michael, Sean and Kathleen. Eventually, they settled in Southern California and had a fourth child, Maureen, who graduated from Tustin High School in 1979. A number of grandchildren followed.
Mrs. Furniss was a stay-at-home mom for many years, but when her youngest child was a teen-ager, she went back to college. She earned a degree in nutrition at Orange Coast College, then went on to earn an accounting degree at California State University, Fullerton, with a 4.0 grade average. She then worked for H & R Block as a tax preparer, managing the Tustin office at El Camino Plaza. After retiring from this job, Mrs. Furniss became active in the Saint Cecilia's Craft Ladies group and also the Friends of the Library at Heritage Park in Irvine.
One of her greatest loves, aside from being with her family, was travel. She traveled through Europe, plus took trips to China, Russia, and Tahiti. Just a few weeks before her death, she went to Annecy, France, and Vienna, Austria, for two weeks. 
It was her dream to go to Vienna, but lung cancer two years ago made her think it never would happen.
"Maire was a strong spirited woman known for her wry sense of humor and generosity. She was hopeful that this surgery would help restore her health to some extent and she went into it with optimism, despite the risks," according to her daughter, Maureen.
"Maire was the cornerstone of her family and gave generously to her loved ones in every respect; in particular, she will be remembered for her chocolate chip cookies, her love of candy, and the Christmas stockings she made each member of the family," her daughter added.
An open viewing is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, July 28, at Saddleback Chapel on Main Street in Tustin, for friends and family who wish to pay their last respects.
A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, also at Saddleback Chapel. Guests are invited to attend a reception at her home afterwards beginning at noon. No graveside service is planned, but on Monday her family will gather at the Riverside National Cemetery, where Mrs. Furniss is to be buried next to her husband.
The family suggested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the American Cancer Society.

July 13
Dongchul Kim
Dongchul Kim, an Irvine resident died June 15 of respiratory failure. He was 52.
Mr. Kim was born April 14, 1948, in Soeul, Korea. He had lived in Irvine for 19 years and was a professor at South Baylor University.
Services were held June 19 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Irvine. Burial was at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside. Arrangements were by Saddleback Chapel in Tustin.
Mr. Kim is survived by his wife, Yoonhwa Kim; his daughter, Joanne Kim; his son, Jason Kim; his brother, Michael Kim; and his sisters, Hyesil Chung and Nancy H. Kim.

July 6
Dorothy R. Keen
Longtime Irvine resident Dorothy R. Keen died June 22 of acute leukemia. She was 78 and an active member of the senior community.
Until her recent illness forced her to resign, Mrs. Keen was on the board of directors of the Irvine Senior Foundation. She served as secretary and on the finance committee. She and her husband also enjoyed ballroom dancing at the Lakeview Senior Center on Thursdays.
Mrs. Keen was born May 22, 1922, in North Dakota. She grew up in Minnesota, graduating valedictorian of her high school class. She went to college later in life, and at age 49 graduated summa cum laude from California State University at Fullerton.
Upon retirement as a Crocker Bank vice president, Mrs. Keen became a self-described computer nerd. She also enjoyed working out at the Newport Beach Athletic Club for Women. Mrs. Keen and her husband, Al, celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary in October. Two years ago, they were delighted to become grandparents when their son, Michael, and his wife, Kerry, had a daughter, Katelyn.
Private services have been held. Arrangements were by Pacific View Mortuary, Newport Beach.
Mrs. Keen is survived by her husband, Al; her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Kerry of Sunnyvale; her daughter and son-in-law, Tricia and Bruce of Mountain View; her twin brother, Don of Carson; and her granddaughter, Katelyn. In lieu of flowers, the family asked that donation be made to the Irvine Senior Foundation, P.O. Box 19575, Irvine 92623-9575.

June 15
Wilbur W. Thompson
Longtime Irvine resident Wilbur W. Thompson died June 15 at his Deerfield home. He had battled cancer for about a year.
Known to many as Wil, Mr. Thompson was also known as "O Blue" by some for the old 1955 blue Ford pickup he drove in his younger years. He was 77 when he died.
Mr. Thompson was well-loved in Irvine and active for many years in the Irvine Community Theater. A true lover of theater, he wrote and directed three plays and performed in many others. He also served as president of the group and received the Irvine Senior Citizens Distinguished Service Award.
He was born Jan. 8, 1923, in Casper, Wyo. He served in the Wyoming National Guard before coming to California when he was 16. He finished school in Los Angeles and then joined the Army Air Corps' Technical Training Command during World War II. After the service, he worked on aircraft until he signed on at the Irvine cattle ranch as a cowboy. It was there he met his wife, Elizabeth. 
They married in 1945 and raised their three children together.
They moved to Santa Ana after they married and Mr. Thompson worked at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station as a civil service planner and estimator. He retired in 1979.
Always active in the community, he was a Little League coach, first chief of the Indian Y Guides and a Mason at Jubilee Lodge 604. He served on the board of the El Toro Credit Union and was president of his homeowners association. He was also a graduate of Golden West College.
In his spare time, Mr. Thompson loved to play golf and watching all sports. He also liked woodcarving and took a first prize at the Orange County Fair. Most of all he loved people.
"Wil never met a stranger," said his daughter, Nancy Lutz.
Services were held June 22 at Waverly Chapel, Santa Ana. Interment was at Fairhaven Cemetery.
Mr. Thompson is survived by his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson, of Irvine; his daughter, Nancy Lutz, of Santa Ana; his son, Keith Thompson, of Orange; his brothers, Walt Thompson of San Diego and Jay Thompson of Texas.
The family asked that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to the Orange County Cancer Education and Research Foundation, 11190 Warner Ave. #301, Fountain Valley 92708, (714) 966-5005.

Susanne Ryan Wiegand
Longtime Irvine elementary school principal Susanne Ryan Wiegand died June 14 at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, just four days short of her 62nd birthday. The retired principal of Deerfield and East Shore elementary schools was diagnosed with cancer about a year ago.
Mrs. Wiegand was born June 18, 1938, in San Diego, where she lived through her college years at San Diego State University. She went on to earn a master's degree in administration from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
After college, she taught in the Tustin area before taking a principal's position in northern California. She returned to Orange County in 1980 to be principal at Deerfield Elementary School in Irvine. Several years before her retirement in 1998 she went to Eastshore Elementary School. She lived with her family in Newport Beach since the late 1970s.
Mrs. Wiegand loved her work with teachers and children but had other passions as well. After her retirement she began driving her red Formula Ford open-wheel race car, No. 4, in vintage auto racing events throughout California and Nevada. She even scheduled her cancer treatments around the racing schedule during the year she was ill.
Services were held June 20 at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach. Arrangements were by Pacific View Mortuary, Newport Beach.
Mrs. Wiegand is survived by her husband, Roy Wiegand, of Newport Beach; her stepchildren, Bob Wiegand of San Diego and Ruth Burke of Irvine; her brother, Frank Ryan, of Westminster; and her grandson, Adam Wiegand, of San Diego; and her granddaughter, Sierra Burke, who is a second grader at her grandmother's old school, Deerfield Elementary.

June 15
Helene E. Perry
The celebration of life in memory of Irvine resident Helene Elaine "Lynn" Perry was filled with color. Family members had gathered about 30 of the more than 60 afghans she had crocheted to display at the service.
She died June 5 at age 81 at Irvine Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized since suffering a heart attack and stroke May 22. 
Mrs. Perry was known for her afghans, said her son Ron Perry of Irvine. Whenever someone joined the family or became close to the family, she made a gift of an afghan.
Many had intricate patterns that she designed herself. One of her most memorable crocheting projects was a king-size bedspread, finished about 1990, done after a pattern and a few rows of work found in a friend's attic, where it had been stored since 1935. The pattern was from a World's Fair, possibly in New York, with about 80 three-dimensional roses. She ordered new thread from the original company and redid the spread over two years. Her husband, Les had to lift the heavy project for her when she worked on it and when it was finished it took four to hold it up for photographing. She gave the finished spread back to her friend.
Mrs. Perry was born Helene Elaine Bissonnette Dec. 14, 1918, in Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. Her family moved to the San Gabriel Valley when she was a young child. She grew up among the orange groves and gardens of Monterey Park. In 1938 she married Les Perry and they made their home in Monterey Park.
The couple and their growing family moved frequently. Mr. Perry built a home for them in El Monte, but liked to move into older homes, work on them and resell. They lived in many Southern California cities before settling for 23 years on a mountain top at Lake Isabella. They moved from there to Irvine about five years ago to live with their son, Ron, and his family and then established their own home at the Inn at Woodbridge.
Mrs. Perry was an outgoing person, said her son, and she was happy to move to Irvine and made many friends. She and her husband were somewhat legendary in their son's Irvine Groves neighborhood, known as the older couple who always walked hand-in-hand.
With four children to raise, Mrs. Perry did not have much time to work outside of her home. However, she did work as a teacher of disabled children for about four years. One of the highlights of that work was "bringing out" an autistic boy of about 11, who had not spoken or communicated effectively before.
Mrs. Perry was famous in the family for her pies and could make "every imaginable type," according to her son. Just a few months ago she made 10 different kinds of pie for her granddaughter's going-away party.
Spiritual life was important to Mrs. Perry all her life and she was a devout Catholic, said her son. She was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Irvine. Her son remembered that no matter where the family was on a weekend, even on vacation in an out-of-the-way place, she always found a place to attend Mass.
She is survived by her husband, Les Perry, of Irvine; her three sons, Ron Perry of Irvine, Ken Perry of Granada Hills, and Mike Perry of Portland, Ore.; her daughter, Lynette Perry, of Julian; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Amy Kipp Muir
Irvine resident Amy Kipp Muir died June 1 at her Northwood home after a battle with cancer. Her melanoma had started with a mole on her shoulder three years ago. She was 39.
She was born Aug. 11, 1959, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She grew up there and attended University of Utah, where she studied art and theater. She worked as an actress both professionally and as an amateur beginning in her early teens.
While at the university, she met Scott Muir. They married in 1983 and went to Michigan where Mr. Muir went to graduate school. They then moved to Seattle before coming to Irvine and settling in Northwood in 1988.
Mrs. Muir made her life as a homemaker, raising her four children. She volunteered at both El Camino Real and Westwood Basics Plus elementary schools.
She supported her kids when they played baseball and soccer, doing things like making banners for the teams. She was active at the family's church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Irvine Stake, involved very much with youth and in charge of the group for girls ages 12 to 18.
In her spare time she still enjoyed painting water colors and doing murals for people in their homes. She also liked to arrange flowers, said her husband.
She was an outgoing person and her husband said her positive spirit marked her 11-month battle after the return of her cancer last summer.
Services were held June 5 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Irvine. Burial was at Pacific View Memorial Park, Newport Beach, with arrangements by Saddleback Chapel, Tustin.
Mrs. Muir is survived by her husband, Scott K. Muir, of Irvine; her daughters, Emily Muir and Lindsey Muir, both of Irvine; her sons, Kipp S. Muir and Tyler R. Muir, both of Irvine; her parents, Carman E. and Marilyn L. Kipp, of Salt Lake City; her brothers, Bruce Kipp and Blake Kipp of Salt Lake City and Scott Kipp of Phoenix, Ariz.; and her sister, Kathy Clayton, of Irvine.
The family asked that memorial donations be made to Vitas Hospice Charitable Fund, PMB 328, 11301 Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 90064-11615.

Oct. 5
Beverly J. Howard Barrington
Beverly J. Howard Barrington, 70, lived her life to the fullest up to the moment she died, said her daughter Anne Hartikka. She died in her Irvine home Sept. 26. There was a baked potato in the oven, a filet mignon thawing on the counter and she was playing her favorite Mah-Jongg computer game when she collapsed and died of natural causes.
She had plans for travel in October to see her sister in Connecticut and daughter and son-in-law in Missouri. All her Christmas shopping was done, gifts stored in her closet ready to be given.
Mrs. Barrington was active in Tustin, though she moved to Irvine about 10 years ago. She was the 1998 Tustin Woman of the Year, riding in the 1999 Tustin Tiller Days parade.
"Bev was a very outgoing, vivacious person," said her friend Cheryl Cady. "She was into everything in Tustin, the Tustin Tiller Days Committee, the Miss Tustin Committee, the Chili Cook-off Committee, and in the Tustin Host Lions Club."
She was one who "liked to get in there and do the work, always ready to help," added her friend.
Mrs. Barrington was born Oct. 29, 1929, in Hartford, Conn. She graduated from high school there and then earned a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene. She taught in the field at the University of Bridgeport. She and Ed Howard were married in about 1952 and they moved to Huntington Beach in 1965.
After they divorced, she returned to school in 1971 at Lawton School in Santa Ana to earn her California license in dental hygiene. The school hired her as a teacher and she then became the director of the school. 
When United Education Systems purchased the school, she became head of accreditation for all the company's schools.
Mrs. Barrington left that job about 1990 and took a job as ombudsman for the Orange County Council on Aging. She traveled to many nursing homes in the county to work with residents.
She moved to Tustin Meadows about 1980. About 1982, she married Ron Barrington, the love of her life, according to her daughter. After he died in 1989, she moved to Windwood in Irvine.
Mrs. Barrington was especially devoted to her black cockapoo, Amy, said her daughter.
"She loved her dog. She walked her around every day. Amy was her baby and her pride and joy," said her friend, who has found a new home for the 10-year-old dog.
Services were held Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Saddleback Chapel in Tustin. Interment was to be private.
Mrs. Barrington is survived by her daughter, Anne Hartikka of Lake St. Louis, Mo.; and her sister, Barbara Ann McConnell of Connecticut.

Ruth B. Farrell
Irvine resident Ruth B. Farrell died Oct. 3 at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange. She had suffered from heart and lung disease for several years and her lungs finally gave out with pneumonia, according to her daughter Terese Farrell.
Services are planned for Friday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m. at Saddleback Chapel in Tustin. Burial will be at Ascension Cemetery, Lake Forest.
Mrs. Farrell was born Dec. 21, 1921, in San Diego County, where her father was a building contractor and inspector. She graduated from high school there. In 1946 she married William Farrell who was in the Marine Corps stationed in San Diego. They met on a blind date.
As a military family the Farrells moved often, sometimes every year. While her husband was in Korea about 1952, they purchased their first home in Tustin. Tustin remained their home base while Col. Farrell was in the Marines, despite continued moves, once to China, and in many locations in the United States. Col. Farrell was assigned to El Toro Marine Base from 1971 to 1974. He retired from the service in 1974 and was a substitute teacher in Irvine and Tustin.
The Farrells moved to Irvine in 1976. In the 1970s Mrs. Farrell attended UC Irvine to earn a certificate in substance abuse counseling. She spent uncounted hours for many years as a volunteer substance abuse counselor. The counseling was a big part of her life, said her daughter.
"She was a very outgoing, generous person, a great judge of character, and very giving," her daughter added.
Mrs. Farrell is survived by her husband, retired Marine Corps Col. William Farrell, of Irvine; her two sons, Michael Farrell of Fresno, and Thomas Farrell of Miramar; her daughter, Terese Farrell of Whittier; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Sept. 28
Bessie Maud Lindahl
Irvine resident Bessie Maud Lindahl died Sept. 22 surrounded at home by her husband and daughters. She had been diagnosed with brain cancer in June. She was 69.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 30, at 11 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 18542 Vanderlip, a block south of 17th Street between Holt and Newport Boulevard in Tustin. Pastor John "Jim" Kuntz will preside. The Lindahls were members of the church.
Mrs. Lindahl was born May 12, 1931, in Ellisburg in the dairy farming area of upstate New York. She graduated from high school in nearby Theresa and went to business college. She worked as a medical stenographer at Mercy Hospital in Watertown, N.Y.
She met her husband, Robert Lindahl, when he was at Camp Drum, near Watertown. They married at the camp July 11, 1953. In 1955, the couple moved to the Chicago area. They lived in the northside suburbs, where their three daughters were born, until moving to California in 1968. 
Mrs. Lindahl was the family giver and caretaker, according to her daughters, and caring for her children was a large part of her life. The oldest daughter, Debbie, received severe head injuries in a car accident when she was 7-weeks-old and required a great deal of care. Mrs. Lindahl was determined that her daughter would beat the odds and not only survive but remain with the family. That goal was accomplished and Debbie still lives with her family in Irvine.
Mrs. Lindahl loved cooking and collecting cookbooks. At one time she had more than 700 books in her collection. She made wonderful pies, said her husband. She and her youngest daughter, Donna, enjoyed experimenting together with new recipes and herbs.
Mrs. Lindahl is survived by her husband, Robert Lindahl of Irvine; her three daughters, Deborah Lindahl of Irvine, Karen Johnsen of Harrisburg, Pa., and Donna Lindahl of Irvine.
The family asked that, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society (800) 227-2345.

Sept. 14
Katrina Yang
Many people are unaware that an American citizen, an Irvine girl, died in the earthquake of Sept. 21, 1999, in Taiwan. An interment ceremony will be held next week in Taiwan for Katrina Yang, 8, who lived in Woodbridge in Irvine.
Katrina was visiting her father, Jack Yang, in Tai-chung, Taiwan, when the earthquake struck. She was killed as she slept, along with as many as 3,000 others.
Katrina was born Sept. 13, 1991, in Monterey Park. She was 4 and only spoke Chinese when she and her mother, Miranda Ting, came to live in Woodbridge with Danny Kuo. She attended Eastshore Elementary School.
"She was so mature, so sweet and lived life to the fullest. Katrina loved school and her teachers at Eastshore were so good to her," said Mr. Kuo. 
"Katrina was very respectful and attentive in the home. She'd help make dinner and clean her room. She loved being active and liked it when I took her to Palace Park, Tustin Golf Club, ice skating at the skating rink and to Woodbridge Park to feed the ducks. Katrina had so much spirit and a strong desire to live and learn," he added.
In addition to Mr. Kuo, who she called Uncle, Katrina is survived by her father, Jack Yang of Taiwan; and her mother, Miranda Ting.

Sept. 7
Gerhard Karl Kalisch
A funeral service is planned for Monday, Sept. 11, at 3 p.m. for Irvine resident and early UC Irvine faculty member Gerhard Karl Kalisch. He died Aug. 29 at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, of natural causes. He was 85. The service will be in the chapel at Pacific View Memorial Park in Newport Beach.
A memorial service is planned for a later date at UCI.
Mr. Kalisch was a warm, gentle man who also possessed an iron will when it came to accomplishing his goals. He was born Dec. 21, 1914, in Breslau, Germany, which is now part of Poland, and finished high school there. 
Because of Hitler's rise to power, he left for France in 1933. He expected his mother and sister to follow within two weeks but they were taken by the Nazis. He lost all of his family during the war except one aunt who escaped to England. He spent four years in France as a refugee and part-time farm hand while awaiting a chance to go to the United States to study mathematics. 
Through the International Student Services, he went to the University of Iowa, where he completed bachelor's and master's degrees in two years. He also earned his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Chicago in two years. His branch of mathematics was functional analysis in the area of linear operations in Hilbert space.
While in Iowa he met Lenora Liph. They married in 1942 in Minneapolis. She recalls that at the University of Chicago, Mr. Kalisch used to explain George Bernard Shaw's lectures to her. They were classmates of Saul Bellow and other notable people.
Mr. Kalisch spent time after completing his degrees at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. There he often spoke to Albert Einstein, who liked to converse in German, and visited at his home. He also encountered other world-class mathematicians there, including W. R. Utz and John Von Neumann, who acted as a mentor to the young Kalisch. Later he discussed his work with Paul Erdos, another renowned mathematician.
Mr. Kalisch was fluent in seven languages and also knew Greek and Latin. His mathematical work was published in journals throughout the world. In addition to speaking widely in the United States, he lectured in Europe, Russia, South America, China, Japan and India.
During his career he had teaching appointments at the University of Kansas, Cornell University and the University of Minnesota. He joined the faculty at UCI in 1966. After chairing the mathematics department and retiring in 1988, he was recalled to teach until he retired again about 1990.
Mr. Kalisch took special pride in guiding and nurturing his doctoral students. He attended many of their weddings and some contacted and visited him when he was in the hospital.
He and his wife Lenora lived in Corona del Mar for 32 years and moved to Regents Point in Irvine in 1997. At Regents Point he was nicknamed Moses because of the sandals he wore walking the grounds with his two hiking sticks.
Earlier in his life he enjoyed skiing, backpacking and camping. After retirement, he continued his athletic pursuits with two hours of exercycling and extensive walking each day. He never lost his intellectual curiosity, his inquisitive nature or his sparkling sense of humor, according to his family. Even when his illness caused him to be unable to speak clearly, he would give his son John a mischievous look and wiggle his ears, a talent few possess the elder Mr. Kalisch liked to point out.
He is survived by his wife, Lenora Kalisch of Irvine; his son, John Martin Kalisch of Costa Mesa; and his daughter, Margaret June Kalisch of Costa Mesa.

Lillian Lucille Titman
Lillian Lucille Titman, long time resident of Deerfield, died Aug. 21, of natural causes. She was 94.
Services were held at the University United Methodist Church in Irvine. Burial was in Long Beach at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Titman, the daughter of Harry and Ida May Dunham, was born June 21, 1906, in New Salem, Ill., She moved with her family to Aurora, Neb., in June, 1920, at age 14. She graduated from Aurora High School, where she was involved in dramatics and the girls basketball team.
After graduation, she had a small dress shop in Aurora, where she designed and sewed dresses for the women of the town.
On Sept. 20, 1927, she married Chauncey Wayves Titman. They moved to the Titman family farm south of Aurora. Their daughter, Martha June, was born Aug. 27, 1930.
After Mr. Titman's death on April 21, 1941, Mrs. Titman and Martha June moved to a small home in Aurora. Daughter Patricia was born a few months after her father's death on Aug. 29, 1941.
Mrs. Titman went to work at a bank in Aurora in 1944.
She and daughter Patricia moved to Long Beach in 1955. In 1971, Mrs. Titman retired as a cashier at Long Beach Memorial Hospital. She moved to Irvine in 1976. 
In Irvine she became a member of the University United Methodist Church. She was a 50-year member of P.E.O., a member of the Irvine Newcomers Club and Irvine Newcomers Alumni.
In her free time she enjoyed sewing, cooking, needlepoint and bridge.
"She loved her family and had a strong faith in God," said her daughter, Patricia.
Her parents, husband, two sisters, and one brother preceded her in death.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Martha and Melvin Blixt, and Patricia and Lincoln Odell; grandchildren, Debra Phillips, Cindy Crowell, Melinda Christofferson, Michael Blixt, Lisa Lowe, and Linda Selstad; and her great-grandchildren, Justin and Brandon Crowell, Lindsey, Leslie, and Mattie Christofferson, Corey and Phoebe Lowe, and Kyle and Jake Selstad.
The family said that memorial donations may be sent to the University United Methodist Church, 18422 Culver Drive., Irvine 92612.

Barney O. Vehige
Irvine resident Barney O. Vehige died Aug. 27 after a six-year battle with cancer. He was 74.
Services and a memorial mass are planned in his home town, St. Charles, Mo. He will be interred there in St. Charles Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were by Saddleback Chapel, Tustin.
Mr. Vehige was born in St. Charles Feb. 28, 1926, to a large Catholic family. He had seven siblings. His father was in maintenance and his mother a homemaker. He attended Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., where he studied engineering but decided against pursuing a career in the field.
Though he was young during World War II, he served in the Air Force in the Kwajalein Islands in the Pacific theater as a weatherman.
He and his wife, Mary Jane, were neighbors growing up in St. Charles. They married June 5, 1948, in St. Charles, where they made their home. Mr. Vehige became interested in bowling and they purchased and ran Arcade Lanes in nearby Crevecoeur. Bowling became his life, said his wife. He was an expert bowler and won the American Bowling Conference (ABC) doubles championship, a national championship, around 1960.
After selling the bowling lanes he worked for 30 years in the Bowling Division of sports equipment company Brunswick Corp. The couple lived in Kansas, Texas and Illinois as well as California. They moved to Northwood in Irvine 19 years ago, the longest time they lived anywhere, according to Mrs. Vehige.
"He loved his work. I always told him his work was his first love," joked his wife.
After retiring from Brunswick, he continued to work for other bowling related companies until three years ago.
The Vehiges were members of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Irvine.
They did some traveling, often returning to Missouri to visit family. They also enjoyed Las Vegas, Nev.
Mr. Vehige loved dogs, and they had three standard poodles and, most recently, a toy poodle.
He was outgoing in a calm way and won many awards in sales.
"He was a real nice, serene, calm person, very likable. He never met a stranger. Another word to describe him was tenacious. He was like a bull dog. When he got onto something, in a nice way, he never let go," said Mrs. Vehige.
Mr. Vehige is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Vehige of Irvine; his three brothers, Joseph Vehige of La Mesa, and Joe Vehige and Andrew Vehige, both of St. Charles; and his four sisters, Viola Vogt of St. Charles, and Sister Liguori, Sister Margie and Sister Lucy, all nuns who live in St. Charles.

Aug. 31
Margaret Miller
Woodbridge resident Margaret Miller died Aug. 26 of cancer at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach. She was 68.
Services were planned for today, Aug. 31, at the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, Costa Mesa. Burial was to be at Pacific View Memorial Park in Newport Beach. Arrangements were by Saddleback Chapel, Tustin.
Mrs. Miller was born Margaret Lengyel Sept. 22, 1931, in New Brunswick, N.J. She graduated from New Brunswick High School in 1949 and from Ryder College in Trenton, N.J., in 1950. Then she moved with her parents to San Gabriel. She recalled driving across country in the family's old Studebaker without air conditioning.
In 1955, she returned to New Jersey on vacation and at church ran into an old high school friend, Lou Helmeczi. They married in California in 1956. He was an engineer and worked at Ford Aeroneutronics in Newport Beach. She also worked at Ford Aeroneutronics in marketing, encouraging small businesses to bid on Ford projects. They lived in Costa Mesa and had two daughters. Mr. Helmeczi died of cancer in the 1970s.
In 1980 she met Dick Miller and they were married in 1982. They met in a hair salon, "set up" by the woman who cut both their hair, according to Mr. Miller. After living a short time in Costa Mesa, the couple moved to their home in Woodbridge.
Mrs. Miller was a great cook and loved to cook, said her husband. The two both liked cooking and often did it together as a hobby after retirement. Her specialty was Hungarian cooking, which she learned form her mother, and her trademark dishes were stuffed cabbage and chicken paprikash. Mrs. Miller was outgoing and enjoyed entertaining and meeting people, said her husband. 
When her children were young, Mrs. Miller also enjoyed skiing at Mammoth Mt. The family slept in sleeping bags in an old fishing lodge in Bishop when they went skiing.
The Millers enjoyed traveling together and were able to go to Europe and other destinations.
Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband, Dick Miller of Irvine; her daughters, Debbie Helmeczi of Santa Barbara and Jane Helmeczi of Aliso Viejo; her stepdaughter, Lynn Davey of Chandler, Ariz.; her stepson, Mike Pearson of Newport Beach; and two grandchildren.

Anna-Jean Sweet
Irvine resident Anna-Jean Sweet died suddenly Aug. 23 of natural causes at her home in Woodbridge. She was 71.
Her family and friends will have a celebration of her life on what would have been her 72nd birthday, Saturday, Sept. 9, at her home. Her ashes will be scattered at sea as she requested.
Mrs. Sweet was born Anna-Jean Schaefer Sept. 9, 1928, in Upland. Both her parents and her grandfather were born in San Bernardino and farmed there. When Mrs. Sweet was still a child, the family moved to the Long Beach area where she grew up and learned to love the sea and sailing. As a teen she was featured on the cover of Sea magazine hiking out off the side of a sail boat during a race. She took family kidding because the bathing suit she was wearing was, at the time, considered risque.
It was through sailing that she met her husband, Richard Sweet, who was active in sailing in Long Beach. They married in June of 1947.
They lived most of their married life in Newport Beach. Mr. Sweet was a teacher at Ensign Intermediate School and taught sailing at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club in the summers. He also started the sailing program at UC Irvine.
Mrs. Sweet was the classic full-time mother and housewife while her children were young, according to her son Larry Sweet. When Fashion Island opened about 1965 she took a job at Robinson's and stayed for 18 years as a salesperson in clothing. 
"She had a blast working and kept many of those friendships going after her retirement and still met regularly," said her son.
Mrs. Sweet stayed in Newport Beach about a year after her husband died in 1990 and then moved to Woodbridge in Irvine. About that time she also became active at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar. She ran the travel program there and in June completed a term as president of the center and was still on the board.
She loved travel and enjoyed leading the groups from the center. She was outgoing and liked to keep people involved.
"She really worked at making it fun for everyone," said her son.
She also enjoyed mah-jongg and bridge. She had taken up the ukelele this summer and was pleased with her progress. She looked forward to playing with a group from the Oasis Center.
She also worked at keeping the sometimes far flung threads of the family connected.
"She was really sharp that way," said her son.
Mostly people will remember the way she made people feel comfortable and part of things, which was one of her real talents, he added.
Mrs. Sweet is survived by her sons, Larry Sweet of Costa Mesa and James M. Sweet of San Diego; her daughters, Sandy Boxer of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Barbi Sweet of Seattle, Wash.; and three grandchildren.
The family asked that memorial donations be made to the Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite, Corona del Mar 92625.

Nov. 30
Stanley Gordon
Irvine resident Stanley Gordon died Nov. 8 of heart failure. He was at home in Woodbridge with his two daughters by his side. He was 75.
Services were Nov. 13 with Rabbi Sol Rothstein presiding. He was buried beside his parents at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills in the San Fernando Valley.
Mr. Gordon was born March 29, 1925, in New York City. His family lived in Manhattan where his father worked in the clothing industry and his mother worked at May Co. They moved to California when Mr. Gordon was in high school. He graduated from Belmont High School in Los Angeles. He served as a pilot in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He became a public accountant after he returned. He had his accounting practice in Santa Monica for many years and was still working up until the time he died. Some of his clients had been with him 30 years.
Mr. Gordon was a friendly person who liked to talk to people, yet had a private side as well, said his daughter.
"Everybody liked him who met him. When he talked to you he really listened to you, and gave you the time of day. He was friendly and always talked to people, but he was actually a private person," she said.
He loved to travel and went to many places around the world. He was always interested in exploring different cultures and enjoyed the multicultural aspect of Irvine. He liked going to all kinds of places and seeing new things, museums, gardens, ethnic fairs. He also very much enjoyed watching old movies from the 1940s and 1950s and loved listening to music, especially older popular and classical music. 
He also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He thought it especially noteworthy that his grandson, Tyler Carlson, would be in the first graduating class of Northwood High School. He was a fan of the Timberwolves and followed their activities closely, said his daughter.
Mr. Gordon was preceded in death by his oldest son, David Gordon of Carmel. He is survived by his son, Marcus Gordon of San Jose; his daughter, Shirley Gordon of Maui, Hawaii; his daughter and son-in-law, Rosanne and Bob St. Onge of Irvine; his former wife, Joy Gordon of West Los Angeles; his brother, Art Gordon of Honolulu, Hawaii; and six grandchildren, Hannah Gordon, Leah Gordon, Amanda Gordon, Matthew Gordon, Tyler Carlson and Christopher St. Onge.

Nov. 16
Donald Adams Plumb
Longtime Irvine resident and Tustin native Donald Adams Plumb died Nov. 9 of natural causes at his home at Regents Point in Irvine. He was 88.
Mr. Plumb was born in Tustin on March 7, 1912. He grew up there and graduated from Tustin High School, where he was the president of the student body. 
Mr. Plumb attended Pomona College in Pomona. He was the first Pomona College student athlete to go to a national competition.
He went to the national NCAA meet in 1933 as a sprinter. 
He also caught the winning touchdown in a game against the school's arch football rivals, Occidental College. 
He was inducted into the Pomona College Athletic Hall of Fame for his record in track and football. After graduating from Pomona College in 1934, he attended Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
During World War II, Mr. Plumb served as an officer in the Navy Supply Corps. For 38 years, he worked for Smart and Final Corp. as manager and buyer.
Mr. Plumb lived in Long Beach for many years. After he and his wife Beth were married 22 years ago, they lived in the Pasadena area and Coronado. They moved to Regents Point in Irvine in the early 1980s soon after the facility opened. 
Mr. Plumb was active in the Residents Association and served as president for two years. He was also a representative to the facility's home offices in Glendale and was instrumental in the development of many of the programs and policies now existing at Regents Point, according to his brother Hugh Plumb.
He was a good bridge player and an excellent golfer for many years. He also enjoyed swimming. 
He and his wife especially enjoyed traveling together and went all over the world by air and on cruises.
He is survived by his wife, Beth Morrish Plumb of Irvine; four daughters; his brother, Hugh Plumb Jr. of Irvine; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family asked that donations be made to the Regents Point Benevolence Fund, 19191 Harvard Ave., Irvine 92612.

Nov. 9
Genn Conklin Hart
Irvine resident and longtime city employee Genn Conklin Hart died Nov. 5 of a heart attack at her home in University Park. She was 63.
Services were planned for today, Nov. 9, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Irvine. Monsignor Bill McLaughlin, a longtime family friend, will preside at the service. She will be buried at Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest with her late husband, Daniel Hart, on one side and her late parents on the other.
Mrs. Hart was born Oct. 3, 1937, in Connecticut. She grew up in Derby, Conn., an old Irish-Catholic factory town. 
Her father was the chemistry teacher at the public high school, a position he took after retiring from professional football and boxing. 
After graduating from the town's Catholic girls school, Mrs. Hart went to St. Vincent's nursing school in New Haven, Conn. She was a registered nurse and worked in nursing after she graduated.
After college she was out one night with her sister, Micki, and the rest of their crowd. She was introduced to Daniel Hart and he asked her to be his date. However she was already with someone else that night. But that date turned out to be so unpleasant, she called Mr. Hart and they were together from then on, said her sister Micki.
The Harts were married in 1961 at Holy Infant Catholic Church in Orange, Conn. They made their home in Hamden, where Mrs. Hart kept busy raising their five children. 
Except for some short stays in the Chicago area, the Harts lived in Hamden until 1974 when they moved to Irvine.
Mr. Hart had worked in sales in Connecticut but the couple owned and operated Hart's King Printing in Irvine. Later, Mr. Hart worked as a courier in the aerospace industry.
Mrs. Hart was active with her kids in the Irvine schools, always volunteering to help in the classrooms or act as chaperone, said her son, Jim Hart.
She worked at City Hall for more than 20 years. She was most recently an administrative secretary in the Central Program Services section of Community Services and secretary to the Irvine Senior Citizens Council. 
She loved her work and the people she worked with.
"Everyone there in Community Services and even beyond that were like an extended family to her," said her son.
"Genn will be fondly remembered not only for her exemplary skills and contributions to the city but for her wonderful way with people. She loved her job and was always eager to take on new challenges and to continue to grow," said a spokesperson from the city.
She wasn't shy and quiet, her son added, but she was reserved. She liked a quiet atmosphere more than a loud one. But she liked to take everybody in and take care of anyone she could.
Mrs. Hart is survived by her three sons, William Hart, John Hart and Jim Hart, all of Irvine; her two daughters, Susan Wellman of San Clemente and Sheila Crofts of Irvine; her mother-in-law, Grace Hart, of Irvine; her sister, Micki Conklin, of Hercules in the Bay Area; and her five grandchildren, Kevin Crofts, Brendan Crofts, Anthony Hart, Jordan Hart, and Danielle Wellman.

Nov. 2
Steven Allan Fiske
Longtime Irvine resident Steven Allan Fiske died Oct. 29 of complications of amyothrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) at his home in the Colony. He was 49.
Services are planned for Saturday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m. at Aldersgate Methodist Church in Tustin, where his wife Debbie is the minister of Christian education. The reverends Brian Kent and Allan Waterson will preside. Interment will be private. Arrangements are by Ferrara Family Mortuary in Orange.
Mr. Fiske was born Sept. 28, 1951, in Inglewood. He grew up in Whittier and graduated from Whittier High School. He graduated from California State University Fullerton with a bachelor's degree in sociology. 
He spent most of his career as a Farmer's Insurance agent and had his office in the Spectrum area of Irvine.
"He liked his work," said his wife. "He was a good agent and took time to really talk to people. He enjoyed people."
Though he was reserved in large groups, he was outgoing with individuals and this fit his work perfectly, she added. Mr. Fiske had to retire from his work in early 1998 after his January diagnosis of ALS.
The most important things in his life were his daughters, said his wife. Mr. Fiske was well known at El Camino Real Elementary School where he volunteered every year in each of his daughters' classrooms. His oldest daughter Danelle is a senior at Irvine High School and this fall went to the Sydney, Australia, Olympics as part of the Irvine High Band. The band dedicated part of its performance to Mr. Fiske. His younger daughter Carly is a freshman at Northwood High School and participates on the cross-country team. He loved going to her althletic events.
He was an active person and enjoyed playing regularly in pickup basketball games at Heritage Park and Orchard Park before his illness.
After he had to retire from work he rekindled his interest in photography and the work he produced was impressive, according to family friend Gail Kendall.
"He did beautiful landscape pictures especially. Really beautiful," she said.
His wife said she will honor him and his work as a photographer by giving copies of his photos to friends and family.
Mr. Fiske married Debbie Britt in June 1980 at Aldersgate Methodist Church. Her father, the Rev. Rex Britt, officiated at the ceremony. He was the minister at Aldersgate at the time.
The couple made their home in Irvine. They lived in Walnut Square for many years and moved to the Colony about a year ago. 
The Fiskes remained active at Aldersgate, with the Rev. Debbie Fiske now on the ministry staff there. Mr. Fiske did many things for the church including teaching senior high Sunday school for several years.
"He had a way of understanding and appreciating youth," said his wife.
People also enjoyed his sense of humor.
"Another thing about him was he loved a good joke. He had such a good straight face you would get drawn in every time. I don't know anyone who knew him who didn't like him," said friend Gail Kendall.
Mr. Fiske is survived by his wife, Debbie Fiske of Irvine; his two daughters, Danelle Fiske and Carly Fiske, both of Irvine; his parents, Robert and Carleen Fiske of Brea; his brother, Ted Fiske of Ridgecrest; and his two sisters, Susie Brown of Whittier and Patty Williams of Palm Desert.
The family asked that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Orange County ALS Association, 16787 Beach Blvd., Suite 271, Huntington Beach 92647.

Roland Rutter
Longtime University Park resident Roland Rutter died unexpectedly Oct. 27 while vacationing in San Francisco. He was 69.
Mr. Rutter taught in the sciences more than 35 years. His career included teaching in Germany, Japan and at University and Woodbridge high schools in Irvine. He retired from the Irvine school district in 1990.
Mr. Rutter was known among family, friends and colleagues as having tremendous zest for life. He seized every opportunity to travel and learn while always taking time to help people in need, said friend Judith Marks.
There will be no public service.
Mr. Rutter is survived by his wife, CoraLee Rutter of Irvine; two brothers; a sister; and many nieces and nephews.
The family said that in lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Roland Rutter Scholarship Fund, c/o ASB Woodbridge High School, 2 Meadowbrook, Irvine 92604.

Herbert Noble
Irvine resident the Rev. Herbert Noble died Oct. 10 at his residence. He was 95. He moved to Regents Point from Laguna Hills in May 1992.
The Rev. Noble was born Feb. 20, 1905, in Essex, England. He moved to Canada when he was 6 with his parents, Alexander John Noble of Scotland and Ada Simons Noble of England. 
After graduating from high school in Vancouver, x British Columbia, he moved to California and graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles in 1928. He went on to earn a bachelor of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York and a master's degree from the Teachers College at Columbia University in New York. He received honorary degrees from Occidental College, the University of Dubuque in Iowa, and Davis and Ekins College in West Virginia.
As an ordained minister of the United Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Noble served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Downey from 1936 to 1944. He was chaplain and professor of religion at Occidental College from 1944 to 1955. He then served as executive director of the Department of Higher Education, National Council of Churches in New York City until 1970.
He married Janice Harker in 1935 and they were married 50 years when she died in 1985.
A memorial service was held Oct. 21 at St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach.
The Rev. Noble is survived by his daughter, Gaile Patricia Noble, of British Columbia; his daughter and son-in-law, Leslie and Ralph Purdy, of Newport Beach; and his grandsons, Christopher and George Purdy, of Newport Beach.
The family suggested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Church World Service, P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, Ind. 46515 or to the Alzheimer's Association Orange County Chapter, 2540 N. Santiago Blvd., Orange 92867.

Ruth M. Lange
Ruth M. Lange died Aug. 21 at home after a three-year battle with bladder cancer. She was 81 and lived in Irvine for the past eight years. 
Mrs. Lange was born in Burlington, Vt., the youngest of five children of Italian immigrants Carmelo and Mary Bellino. As a young girl she ice skated on frozen lakes, ate maple syrup straight from the tree, and skied on barrel staves.
She attended the University of Vermont and then became an executive secretary. She married George Lange on June 5, 1948, in Rye, N.Y., and settled into a suburban lifestyle in Long Island, N.Y. She was a full-time homemaker and mother to her three children for 18 years.
The family moved to Tustin in 1963 and she returned in 1965 to the workforce as a secretary. Upon retiring in 1977, she and her husband moved to seven acres in San Marcos in San Diego County where they lived a rural lifestyle for 15 years. In 1992, they moved to Woodbridge in Irvine to be nearer family.
Mrs. Lange's hobbies included sewing, walking, gardening, reading mystery novels and enjoying her grandchildren and friends. She was well-known as the "lady with the green thumb," said her daughter Phyllis Strozier. Her frequent shopping walks to Alton Square with her special "granny cart" made her a familiar figure to the merchants. She had many friends there, including at Fantastic Sam's, Ralphs market, Sav-On and Nail Star.
Mrs. Lange enjoyed her life with grace, dignity and courage. She always said her strong Christian faith was her guiding strength. Her memory will live on in the hearts of those who knew her, said her daughter.
Mrs. Lange was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, George, and their daughter, Marsha. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Eileen Lange, and their children, Adam, Nathan, Justin and Emily Lange; and her daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and Hardy Strozier, of Irvine and their children, Paul and Annie Strozier.

David Lawrence Kelly
On the morning of Oct. 17, as David Lawrence Kelly prepared to drop off his son Jonathan at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, he suffered a massive heart attack. Jonathan was with his father as the paramedics worked on Mr. Kelly and then took him to the hospital, but death had been instantaneous. Mr. Kelly was 52.
He was born July 18, 1948, and grew up on the northwest side of Chicago, Ill., the son of the late Lawrence and Anne Kelly.
He graduated from St. Patrick's High School in Chicago and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He earned his law degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. 
Mr. Kelly practiced law for a time in Chicago and then worked as an attorney for Waste Management, who transferred him to California in 1987. In 1992, he started his own business, Environlaw Strategies, through which he was a consultant for the waste management industry and municipal governments throughout California.
Mr. Kelly loved sports and politics, but his greatest love was his family ­ his wife, Barbara, and his children, Jessica, Julia and Jonathan.
Jessica, 22, graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder in May and is working in television production in Los Angeles. Julia, 19, is a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame. 
Mr. Kelly was proud to see Jessica graduate and begin her life and was pleased to see Julia attend his alma mater. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly recently returned from Chicago where Julia and the members of the Notre Dame varsity rowing team raced.
Mr. Kelly was happiest when he was keeping stats as his children played club and high school sports. He attended every game and meet his children participated in from the time his oldest daughter, Jessica, began soccer 15 years ago.
"He loved sports, and knew the stats on the professional, college and high school levels. He was so proud to see his children compete," said a family spokesperson.
Mr. Kelly served on the Irvine Planning Commission for five years as Greg Smith's appointee and enjoyed being involved in city government. He was a member of the Orange County Round Table and served as the organization's president in 1998.
"Dave Kelly was a happy man who gave his laughter and friendship to many. He believed in always doing the right thing for others. He was a man of integrity who will be greatly missed by his family, his friends and the community," said the spokesperson.
Services were held Oct. 21 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Irvine.
The family asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the Dave Kelly Memorial Fund where funds will be distributed to St. Patrick's High School in Chicago; Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana; and the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Donations may be sent to the fund c/o Pam Swenson, AYCO Co., 17877 Von Karmen Ave., Suite 500, Irvine 92614.