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Alta Marie Andrews was born on 16 October 1907 in Nebraska.^1,2 She died on 13 February 1998, at age 90, in Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska.² She was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Stratton, Hitchcock, Nebraska.²

Hester Elizabeth Andrews was born on 9 January 1911 in Bladen, Webster, Nebraska.¹ She and Lee Holmes Duncan were married on 15 September 1940.² She died on 9 April 1997, at age 86, in Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. She was buried in Alford Cemetery, Harrisburg, Linn, Oregon, Cremated.^2,3

Hester Elizabeth Andrews was a Minister.² "Peninsula Clarion", Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska,
9 April 1997.
ELIZABETH A. DUNCAN
Soldotna resident Elizabeth Andrews Duncan died April 4, 1997, at Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna. She was 86.
A Memorial service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Kenai Christian Church, with Robert DeVolid officiating.
Mrs. Duncan was born Jan. 9, 1911, at Bladen, Neb., the fifth of eight children. She married Lee H. Duncan Sept. 15, 1940; both were recorded ministers of the Gospel in the Friends Church. In 1945 they moved to the southwest where they remained to raise their family.
Mrs. Duncan taught elementary grades for many years in Canyon County, Idaho. When she retired, she and Lee lived in Sisters, Ore., until his death in 1983. She lived in Salem and Eugene from 1984 until she ventured to Soldotna in 1993.
Her family says, "Always teaching, always learning, her intense energy and love for people were evident in volunteer services in each of the communities in which she resided. She had a passion for quilt making. A published writer, Elizabeth recently completed her life story. Friends and family will miss her inteligent, optimistic, vibrant character. She and her husband were strong advocates for Christian education.
Mrs. Duncan was preceeded in death by her husband of 43 years, and her daughter, Norma Garrett.
She is survived by brothers Alfred and Robert Andrews, and sister, Alta Miller; daughters, Linda Winters of Soldotna, Judi Duncan of Seattle, and Ruth Elizabeth O'Sullivan of Irving, Texas; son Lee H. Duncan Jr. of Eugene; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Family and friends will gather May 10 for a graveside service to bury Mrs. Duncan's cremated remains next to her husband and daughter in the Alford (Family) Cemetery on Highway 99E between Harrisburg and Halsey, Ore.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to Cook Inlet Academy, 46719 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Soldotna.
Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel.

Harold Clinton Andrews was born on 26 June 1913 in Nebraska.¹ He and Evelyn Zadel Merrow were married in 1942. He died on 13 May 1972, at age 58, in San Diego County, California.

Alfred K. Andrews was born on 12 December 1916 in Nebraska.^1,2,3 He and Frances E. McCarty were married on 15 August 1935.² He died on 30 March 2004, at age 87, in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon.^2,3 He was buried in Fir Lawn Cemetery, Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon.²

Alfred K. Andrews was a Smelter.⁴ Inscription:
Together Forever - Married 8/15/1935.

Robert I. Andrews was born on 18 January 1919 in Nebraska.^1,2,3 He and Nina E. Dewester were married 15 December.⁴ He died on 25 March 2000, at age 81, in Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska.^2,3 He was buried in Benkelman Cemetery, Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska.²

Robert I. Andrews was a Farmer/ Custom Sign Company in Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska.

Ethel N. Sears was born on 20 May 1923 in New Mexico.² She died on 20 February 1995, at age 71, in Orange County, California.²

Ira Ohmer Johnson was born on 3 November 1888 in Dutton, Dunwich, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^3,2

Ira Ohmer Johnson was a House Carpenter.⁴ He immigrated in 1888.⁴

John William Griffin was born on 12 June 1884 in Essex County, Maidston, Ontario, Canada.¹