Life Stories

Death of Catherine "Kit" Bea Watts

   Life Stories | Posted on November 27, 2023
Catherine "Kit" Bea Watts passed away on November 15, 2023. Kit became the first woman on the pastoral staff of Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, MD, in 1973, where she served for 5.5 years as minister of... read more

Death of Randall Pielemeier

   Life Stories | Posted on November 16, 2023
Randall Pielemeier, 57, of Decatur, passed away early Saturday morning, November 4, 2023, at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. Randy was a 1985 graduate of St. Joseph High School and a graduate of Andrews University. Randy was a long-time employee... read more

Death of Glen Sibley

   Life Stories | Posted on November 9, 2023
Glen Sibley lived a full and meaningful life, dedicated to God, family, and church. He was a faithful leader, loving son, brother, husband, father, uncle, grandfather and friend. As a teacher and missionary, he shared his knowledge and... read more

Death of Bruce Block

   Life Stories | Posted on November 9, 2023
Bruce Robert Block passed away on November 6, 2023. Bruce's journey to education began at Cedar Lake Academy, where he graduated in 1955. He started Emmanuel Missionary College in 1957, before embarking on his vocation as a teacher... read more

Death of Maurice Valentine

   Life Stories | Posted on October 26, 2023
On October 20, 2023, Maurice R. Valentine II, a dedicated servant of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, passed away. Valentine was a general vice president of the General Conference (GC) of Seventh-day Adventists at the time of his death. He... read more

Death of Roger L. Dudley

   Life Stories | Posted on October 12, 2023
Roger L. Dudley, who for 40 years conducted groundbreaking human-subject research in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, passed away on Sept. 15, 2023, in Centerville, Ohio. He was 92. Dudley received two degrees from Andrews University... read more

Death of S. Douglas Waterhouse

   Life Stories | Posted on September 28, 2023
S. Douglas Waterhouse was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 20, 1931. He graduated in 1956 from La Sierra University with a BA in history. He took graduate studies at the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, in Biblical... read more

Death of Alvin M. Kibble

   Life Stories | Posted on August 17, 2023
Alvin Maurice Kibble, former vice president for the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, passed to his rest on Friday evening, Aug. 11, 2023, in Temecula, California, after a fall that resulted in a brain injury.... read more