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Robert Adams Salmond
OGDEN - Robert Adams Salmond, 77, died Monday, January 3, 2005 at his home of colon cancer.
He was born August 23, 1927 in Ogden, a son of John R. and Ethel Adams Salmond. He was reared and educated in Ogden where he graduated from Utah State University with a B.S. degree and from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln with his PhD. He has since spent his winters in Ogden and his summers at the family owned motel and gift shop in West Yellowstone, Montana.
Robert married Thora Gould on August 20, 1948 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Together they had seven children: Steven, Michael, Marilyn, Richard, Mark, Kathryn and John. They were later divorced. On April 25, 1969, he married Norma Hadley, along with her six children, Dave, Lonn, J. Nyles, Steve, Meri Ann and Allyn. Together they had one child, Beth. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served as a Sunday School teacher and outstanding Scoutmaster who loved this calling.
Robert proudly served his country on an aircraft carrier with the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He was an electronics and math professor at Weber State College and Weber State University for many years.
Robert was affectionately referred to as `Doc`. Doc and Norma contracted their summers for the Y.C.C. and Upward Bound teaching kids 15-18 years of age to live in tents and work on Bureau of Reclamation projects.
`Doc` was a born leader who freely shared his talents with others.
He enjoyed model airplanes, raising birds, woodworking, math and electronics. He loved the outdoors and loved to observe nature.
Surviving are his wife, Norma, of Ogden; his children: Steven (Janelle), Salt Lake City; Michael (Louise), Ogden; Richard (Annette), Auburn, WA; Mark (Alyce), Idaho Falls, ID; John (Shayleen), Clearfield; Dave (Kelly), Clinton; Lonn (Gail), North Ogden; J. Nyles (Patty), Lakewood, WA; Steve (Jackie), Idaho Falls, ID; Allyn, Anaheim, CA; Marilyn (Dean) Harris, Dallas, *TX; Kathryn (Rodolfo) Rocha, Weston, CO; Meri Ann (Cary) Allen, South Ogden; Beth (Jeff) Strack, Clearfield; 70 plus grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are one brother and one sister, Kent (Dorene) Salmond, Sacramento, CA; and Mary Beth (Larry) Edwards, Alpine, UT.
Preceding him in death were his parents and one brother, Lowell Salmond.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lindquists Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd.
A viewing will be held at the mortuary on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday Noon to 12:45 p.m.
Interment, Aultorest Memorial Park, where Military Honors will be accorded.
Wanda Wondrak
Wanda Blanche (Kedzior) Wondrak, 91, passed away on Oct. 2, 2010 at the Madison Valley Manor in Ennis, Mont., where she had resided since July 2009.
She was born to Joseph and Anna (Gorska) Kedzior on Jan. 3, 1919 in Washington County in northwestern Pennsylvania.
She met her husband, Andrew Wondrak, Jr. at the Aragon Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. They were married on Nov. 29, 1941 at Holy Cross Church.
For many of their 42 years together, she kept a neighborhood grocery in the building where they lived on West 46th St. After Andrew's death in 1983, she moved to Ft. Myers, Fla., where she took comfort in her Catholic faith, enjoyed many friends and pursued her love of bowling, shuffleboard and pinochle.
She lived there until January 2008, when she moved to Bozeman, Mont. to be near her son.
She is survived by her son, Gerald A. (Judy) Wondrak of Hebgen Lake, Mont.; her granddaughter, Alice (Mark) Biel and great granddaughter, Abbey Jane Biel of West Glacier, Mont.; and her sister, Dorothy Berkowicz of Camdenton, Mo.
Her husband, Andrew Wondrak, Jr.; her sisters, Mary Sobolewski and Phyllis Vank; and her brother, Walter Kedzior, preceded her in death.
Cremation has taken place. A funeral mass and memorial service will take place at a later date. Her ashes will be interred beside her husband at Holy Cross Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
Joan E. Janke
WEST YELLOWSTONE -- Mrs. Joan E. Janke, 76, of Geyser Street in West Yellowstone, Mont., formerly of Fredonia, Wis., passed away at her residence early Friday morning, Oct. 29, 2010.
Joan was born in Saukville, Wis., on March 29, 1934, daughter of Henry and Lucille Glaeser Tesker. After her schooling, she was united in marriage with James Horn. Later, she remarried to Edward Janke. He preceded her in death in 1998.
For many years Joan helped her mother run the family bar and restaurant located on the corner of Hwy. 57 in Fredonia. Teskers 111 Club was a popular establishment. She eventually took over the business and ran it on her own for a number of years.
In 2000 she moved to Montana to be closer to her children.
Joan had always loved the people and customers she dealt with at Teskers, and had many fond memories of them. While in her home in Fredonia, Mrs. Janke had always enjoyed keeping her yard neat and trim.
She and Eddy liked traveling, and had gone to many different areas in the country. Joan also enjoyed shopping and an occasional trip to the horse races.
She is survived by her children, James T. (Sandy) Horn of Butte, Mont., and Jacqueline (Dennis) LaFever of West Yellowstone, Mont. She is further survived by her sister Rosemarie (the late Paul T.) Schmit of Avon, Ohio; her dear friends Emily Lierman of Florida, Rosie Leider of Fredonia and Cindy Zettler, also of Fredonia; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Joan also leaves behind her "best friend" and favorite canine companion, Angel.
She was preceded in death by her son, Jeffery Horn; her husband, Ed; her dear friend James "Tiny" Betz; and her former husband James Horn.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 4 at the Eernisse Funeral Home in Port Washington, Wis. She was laid to rest beside her family on Friday, Nov. 5 in Waubeka Union Cemetery.
The family suggests any memorials be made to local hospice organizations.
Thad Vreeland, Jr.
SAN GABRIEL, Calif. -- Thad Vreeland Jr., emeritus professor of materials science at the California Institute of Technology, passed away Aug. 9 in San Gabriel, Calif. He was 85 years old.
Best known for his studies of the mechanical properties of materials, he collaborated with a variety of corporations and research institutions. He also coauthored The Analysis of Stress and Deformation with the late George Housner.
Vreeland received his BS from Caltech in 1949 and his PhD in 1952, joining the faculty as a research fellow that same year. He advanced to assistant professor in 1954, associate professor in 1958, and professor in 1968, and was named emeritus in 1991.
In the 1960s and 1970s Vreeland performed challenging experiments to measure how fast dislocations move in metal crystals; in the 1980s, he studied how defects in thin layers of semiconductor materials are generated by ion bombardment or stresses.
Vreeland's work in the 1990s included studies of how powders can be consolidated into bulk materials by subjecting them to strong mechanical shocks.
"Thad Vreeland took pride in laboratory technique and had both skill and style in building his own equipment, often frugally," colleague Brent Fultz said. "With the University of Pennsylvania's David Pope -- then a Caltech graduate student -- Vreeland designed and built several x-ray diffractometers of unique design. Tad Vreeland's shock wave consolidation facility used the barrel of a field gun that he reinforced for even higher velocities."
Thad was a great scientist and he interacted well with various researchers and engineers across campus, particularly with the solid mechanics group associated with both aeronautics and mechanical engineering, according to Ares Rosakis, the Theodore von Karman Professor of Aeronautics, professor of mechanical engineering, and chair of the Division of Engineering and Applied Science.
Vreeland was born in 1924, and was a lifelong member of the Caltech community.
After retiring, Vreeland spent much time at the Montana home he had mostly designed himself, and was often joined by Caltech faculty and students for fishing.
Vreeland is survived by his wife, Mary; his children, Michael, Terry, and Janet; and two grandchildren, Theresa and Johanna.
JedPaul Collin Naisbitt
JedPaul Collin Naisbitt, 30, who everyone knew as "Cole," died on Nov. 20 in Killeen, Texas.
Cole was born in Ogden, Utah Aug. 28, 1980, to Pamela C. and Jed P. Naisbitt. After spending four years in Madison, Wis., the family moved back to Ogden.
In 1994 Pam and children moved to West Yellowstone, where Cole was enrolled in West Yellowstone School. After spending three years in school and improving his grades he chose to move back to Ogden where he graduated from Ogden High.
Cole then moved to Portland, Ore. where he attended Portland University for two years. He loved the Montana of his youth and visited here as often as his busy schedule would allow.
He served four years in the Army and was a member of the 1st Calvary in the combat brigade.
He served two tours in Iraq as a medic and was heavily decorated for his bravery and passion for his comrades with the attitude "leave no one behind." He faced enemy fire on multiple occasions.
Among his 12 decorations and medals he was awarded the Purple Heart, Medal of Valor and the Bronze Star.
Unfortunately just outside of Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas on Nov. 20, 2010, Cole was murdered by a single gunshot to the head by an unknown assailant. Circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
Cole was stationed at Fort Hood and was preparing to return home and be in Montana for Christmas.
Cole is survived by his mother, Pamela Naisbitt Oldroyd and William Oldroyd of West Yellowstone; father Jed P. Naisbitt and Amy Naisbitt of Ogden, Utah; six siblings including Tiffany Winger; William Steele Naisbitt; Katrina and Travis Mann; Courtnie and Josh Gregory; Skye and Jordan McKee; and Caleb and Marissa Oldroyd; and nine nieces and nephews.
Services will be held in Ogden Dec. 4 and memorial services will be held in West Yellowstone as weather permits.
