Obituaries

Clint Hern Passes Away at 81

13 January 1926 - 11 February 2007

Saudi Aramco Annuitant Clinton Hern died on Sunday, February 11, at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas at age 81.

Sonia Swanke Orseth Passes Away

18 May 1933 - 5 February 2007

Sonia Anne Swanke Orseth was born May 18, 1933, at Lakota, North Dakota, daughter of Alvin and Borghild (Bjorge) Swanke.

Clarence Charles

5 February 2007

Clarence Charles passed away Feb. 5, 2007.

Dr. Hussain Hamoud Al-Kaisi

1 February 2007

Dr. Hussain Hamoud Al-Kaisi passed away Feb. 1, 2007, at Dhahran Health Center.

Percy Sundstrom

27 January 2007

Percy Sundstrom passed away January 27, 2007.

Susan Rawls

26 January 2007

Susan Rawls, wife of retiree Robert Rawls, passed away January 26, 2007.

Linda Stefan

25 January 2007

Linda Stefan passed away January 25, 2007. She came to Saudi Arabia in 1985, lived in Udhailiyah, Abqaiq, and finally Dhahran, a quilter of note and a dear friend of many.

Hazel S. Graham

29 September 1921 - 20 January 2007

Hazel S. Graham, 85, passed away on January 20th, 2007 at her home in Phoenix, Arizona. In February 1954, Hazel joined her husband, Bill, with their two children in Saudi Arabia. Both worked for Aramco, remaining there for the next 25 years.

Eleanore Portmess Passes Away

19 January 2007

Eleanore Winifred "Winnie" Portmess, 73, passed away Friday, January 19, 2007 having led a full and vibrant life finally succumbing to her long battle with cancer and diabetes.

Winifred ‘Winnie’ Portmess

19 January 2007

Winifred “Winnie” Portmess, 73, passed away Jan. 19, 2007, after a long battle with cancer and diabetes.

William George Erwin

30 March 1946 - 31 December 2006

William George Erwin passed away at the age of 60 after a courageous fight with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in Austin, Texas.

Richard ‘Dick’ Reade

31 December 2006

Richard “Dick” Reade passed away Dec. 31, 2006.