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1 OBITUARIES FROM THE BAHÁ’Í WORLD (new series) 1992-2005 Last updated 9 September 2006 KEY: ABM---has served as an Auxiliary Board Member; bb---the date when the person became a Bahá’í; BIC---served at the Bahá’í International Community; BWC---has at some time served at the Bahá’í World Centre; CBC---has served on the Continental Board of Counsellors; fBf---from a Bahá’í family; IBC---member of the elected International Bahá’í Council; ITC---served as a member of the International Teaching Centre; KoB---named a Knight of Baha’u’llah by Shoghi Effendi to country listed; NSA---has served on one or more National Spiritual Assemblies; RSA---has served on one or more Regional Spiritual Assemblies; TH---has served as Trustee of Huququ’llah; vol--- The Baha’i World volume in which the obituary can be found; yob---year of birth; Single word descriptions indicate doing that for the Faith. name departed in departed y/m/d/ place of birth yob other information vol Abbas Afnan UK 1996/may/10 Shiraz Iran fBf, pioneer, NSA 1996- 1997 Abu’l-Qasim Afnan Swindon, England 2004/0ct/02 Shiraz Iran 1919 fBf, ABM 2004- 2005 Hadi Afsahi Uppsala, Sweden 2003/apr/25 Tehran Iran 1924 fBf, pioneer, NSA, CBC 2003- 2004 Hushang Ahdieh Canada 1997/feb/06 Hamadan Iran 1929 pioneer, RSA, ABM, CBC, TH 1996- 1997 Martin Aiff Windhoek Namibia, Africa 2001/mar/13 Darmstadt Germany 1919 bb’46, NSA, pioneer, ABM 2000- 2001 Chahabedine 'Ala'i France 1996/nov/04 Tehran Iran 1911 fbF, NSA 1996- 1997 Najmieh Ala'i Auckland, New Zealand 2000/sep/04 Tabriz Iran 1908 fBf, pioneer 2000- 2001 Qudsiyyih Amin- Amin Ala'i Vancouver Br. Columbia, Canada 1999/sep/27 Tehran Iran 1909 fBf, pioneer 1999- 2000 Siru’d-Din ‘Ala’i Rome Italy 2004/dec /22 Tehran Iran 1906 fBf , NSA 2004- 2005 Suhayl Ala'i Western Samoa 1995/aug/14 Tehran Iran 1927 fBf, NSA, CBC 1995- 1996 Tahirih'Ala'i France 1992/sep/26 Iran 1906 KoB Southern Rhodesia, Africa 1992- 1993 Valera Fisher Allen Swaziland, Africa 1993/apr/09 USA 1903 bb’25, KoB Swaziland, Africa 1992- 1993 G.A. Amreiwala India 1992/dec/12 Bombay, India 1905 bb’30s, NSA 1992- 1993

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Page 1: OBITUARIES FROM THE BAHÁ’Í WORLD (new series) 1992-2005 · London England 2005/mar/09 Yazd Iran 1931 fBf, KoB Diu 2004-2005 Grace Dean Ohio, USA 1998/sep/04 Arizona, USA 1913

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OBITUARIES FROM THE BAHÁ’Í WORLD (new series) 1992-2005 Last updated 9 September 2006

KEY: ABM---has served as an Auxiliary Board Member; bb---the date when the person became a Bahá’í; BIC---served at the Bahá’í International Community; BWC---has at some time served at the Bahá’í World Centre; CBC---has served on the Continental Board of Counsellors; fBf---from a Bahá’í family; IBC---member of the elected International Bahá’í Council; ITC---served as a member of the International Teaching Centre; KoB---named a Knight of Baha’u’llah by Shoghi Effendi to country listed; NSA---has served on one or more National Spiritual Assemblies; RSA---has served on one or more Regional Spiritual Assemblies; TH---has served as Trustee of Huququ’llah; vol--- The Baha’i World volume in which the obituary can be found; yob---year of birth; Single word descriptions indicate doing that for the Faith.

name departed in departed y/m/d/ place of birth yob other

information vol

Abbas Afnan UK 1996/may/10 Shiraz Iran fBf, pioneer, NSA

1996-1997

Abu’l-Qasim Afnan

Swindon, England

2004/0ct/02 Shiraz Iran 1919 fBf, ABM 2004-2005

Hadi Afsahi Uppsala, Sweden

2003/apr/25 Tehran Iran 1924 fBf, pioneer, NSA, CBC

2003-2004

Hushang Ahdieh Canada 1997/feb/06 Hamadan Iran 1929 pioneer, RSA, ABM, CBC, TH

1996-1997

Martin Aiff Windhoek Namibia, Africa

2001/mar/13 Darmstadt Germany

1919 bb’46, NSA, pioneer, ABM

2000-2001

Chahabedine 'Ala'i

France 1996/nov/04 Tehran Iran 1911 fbF, NSA 1996-1997

Najmieh Ala'i Auckland, New Zealand

2000/sep/04 Tabriz Iran 1908 fBf, pioneer 2000-2001

Qudsiyyih Amin-Amin Ala'i

Vancouver Br. Columbia,

Canada

1999/sep/27 Tehran Iran 1909 fBf, pioneer 1999-2000

Siru’d-Din ‘Ala’i Rome Italy 2004/dec /22 Tehran Iran 1906 fBf , NSA 2004-2005

Suhayl Ala'i Western Samoa 1995/aug/14 Tehran Iran 1927 fBf, NSA, CBC 1995-1996

Tahirih'Ala'i

France

1992/sep/26

Iran

1906

KoB Southern Rhodesia,

Africa

1992-1993

Valera Fisher Allen

Swaziland, Africa

1993/apr/09

USA

1903

bb’25, KoB Swaziland,

Africa

1992-1993

G.A. Amreiwala India 1992/dec/12 Bombay, India 1905 bb’30s, NSA 1992-1993

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name departed in departed y/m/d/ place of birth yob other

information vol

Daoud Ani Baghdad Iraq 20 Jun 2003 Baghdad Iraq 1913 NSA, historian

2003-2004

Houshmand Anvari

Ciskei, South Africa

1993/apr/14 Iran 1950s martyred 1993-1994

Ethna Stewart Archibald

New Plymouth New Zealand

17 oct 2003 New Zealand 1918 bb’47, pioneer, NSA

2003-2004

Elsie Austin San Antonio Texas, USA

2004/oct/27 Tuskegee Alabama, USA

1908 KoB Morocco, NSA, RSA

2004-2005

*** *** ***

*** *** *** ***

Stanley T. Bagley Ozark Alabama, USA

1993/apr/15 Bertrand Missouri, USA

1912 bb’35, pioneer, KoB Sicily

1993-1994

Husnieh (Mama) Bahá’í

Oshawa Ontario, Canada

2000/nov/18 Tiberius Palestine

1908 fBf, pioneer 2000-2001

Shamam Bakhshandegi

Ciskei, South Africa

1993/apr/14 Iran 1960s martyr 1993-1994

Doris Ballard Alexandria Virginia, USA

2001/may/02 Vernon Texas, USA

1914 bb’49, pioneer, BWC, NSA

2001-2002

Giovanni Ballerio Geneva, Switzerland

2001/dec/15 Asmara Eritrea, Africa

1943 bb’71, BIC, NSA

2001-2002

Samiheh Banani Toronto Canada 1995/may/08 Tehran Iran 1907 pioneer 1995-1996

Donald Barrett Edmund Oklahoma, USA

2001/aug/22 Berkeley California, USA

1927 bb’51, pioneer, ABM, BIC, BWC

2001-2002

Shanta Basim Maseru Lesotho 5 apr 2004 Mauritius 1938 pioneer, ABM, NSA

2003-2004

Margaret Kelly Bates

Costa Rica, Central America

1997/jun/20 Lancashire England

1897 bb’56 pioneer, KoB Nicobar

Islands

1997-1998

Alfred Owen Battrick

Tahiti, Pacific Ocean

1995/apr/14 Middlesex England

1919 bb’53, pioneer, NSA, CBC

1994-1995

Thomas R. Baumgartner, Jr.

McMinnville Oregon, USA

2003/feb/15 Kansas City Kansas, USA

1922 pioneer 2002-2003

Rodney Lynn Belcher

Kampala Uganda, Africa

1996/mar/11 USA 1931 bb’57, pioneer 1995-1996

Salvator "Sue" Benatar

South Africa 1995/apr/05 Rhodesia, Africa

1917 bb’55, ABM, NSA, pioneer

1994-1995

Massoud Berdjis Saarlouis Germany

2001/feb/01 Kashan Iran 1927 fBf, pioneer, NSA

2000-01

Palle Bischoff Horsholm Denmark

2002/jan/24 Humlebaek Denmark

1925 bb’40s, RNA, NSA, ABM

2001-2002

Gertrude Blum

Solomon Islands,

Pacific Ocean

1993/jun/05

USA

1909

bb’28, KoB Solomon

Islands, RSA, NSA

1993-1994

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name departed in departed y/m/d/ place of birth yob other

information vol

Erik Blumenthal

Germany

2004/jun/27

Stuttgart Germany

1914

bb’52, NSA, pioneer, ABM,

CBC

2004-2005

Peter Boddy Escondido California, USA

2000/jan/02 Massachusetts, USA

1947 pioneer, NSA 1999-2000

Shirin Boman Indore, India 2002/jan/12 Mumbai, India 1911 NSA, CBC 2001-2002

Virginia Breaks

West Caroline Islands,

Pacific Ocean

1993/dec/08

Crawfordsville Indiana, USA

1906

bb’47, KoB Chuuk, East

Caroline Islands, ABM

1993-1994

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** Emma Cabezas Chile,

South America 1992/oct/04 Chile,

South America 1895 bb’47, NSA 1992-

1993 Josephina Camacho

Miami Florida, USA

1999/sep/09 Havana Cuba, West Indies

1908 NSA 1999-2000

Joan Camrass

Henderson Auckland,

New Zealand

2002/sep/17

Harrogate Yorkshire

England, UK

1926

bb’74, archives, author

2002-2003

Edmund John (Ted) Cardell

California, USA 1999/jun/02 St. Neots England

1918 bb’48, pioneer, KoB Namibia

1999-2000

Hugh Emery Chance

Winfield Kansas, USA

1998/mar/25 Winfield Kansas, USA

1911 bb’54, NSA, UHJ

1997-1998

Leonard Chiposi

Zimbabwe, Africa

1993/oct/10

Salisbury Rhodesia,

Africa

1928

bb’56, NSA

1993-1994

Joon Chung Seoul Korea 3 dec 2003 Seoul Korea 1945 bb’65, NSA 2003-2004

Aramis Costas

Buenos Aires Argentina,

South America

2002/sep/18

Buenos Aires Argentina,

South America

1932

bb’41, NSA

2002-2003

Sergio Resende Couto

Brazil, South America

1996/jul/26

Aracaju Seripe Brazil, South

America

1942

bb'57, ABM 1996-1997

Lacey Crawford Columbia South Carolina, USA

2002/jul/21 Toledo Ohio, USA

1920 bb’64, BWC, photographer

2002-2003

*** *** *** ***

*** *** ***

Gail Avery Davis Alaska, USA 1995/nov/05 Montana, USA 1903 KoB Baronoff Island

1995-1996

Victor de Araujo Connecticut, USA

2001/dec/04 London England

1922 bb’46, BIC 2000-2001

Carmen de Burafato

Mexico 1994/apr USA bb’53, NSA, ABM, CBC

1994-95

Isabel Pavon de Calderon

Ibarra Ecuador, South America

2000/mar/30 Ecuador, South America

1929 bb’61, NSA, CBC

1999-2000

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name departed in departed y/m/d/ place of birth yob other

information vol

Pieter J. de Vogel Australia 1995/mar/05 Rotterdam Netherlands

1930 bb’56, NSA 1994-95

Kaykhusraw Dehmobedi

London England 2005/mar/09 Yazd Iran 1931 fBf, KoB Diu 2004-2005

Grace Dean Ohio, USA 1998/sep/04 Arizona, USA 1913 bb’51, pioneer 1998-1999

Una Townshend Dean

Edmonton Alberta, Canada

2003/mar/08

Ireland

1921

KoB Malta

2002-2003

Jean Deleuran

Provence, France

1998/dec/07

Copenhagen Denmark

1911

bb'49, KoB Balearic

Islands, NSA

1998-1999

Tove Deleuran France 1996/dec/16 Denmark KoB Balearic Islands, ABM

1996-1997

Major E. Dunne

USA

1997/aug/19

Oregon, USA

1908

bb’47, pioneer,

NSA, ABM

1997-1998

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** David M. Earl USA 1996/aug/23 Missouri, USA 1911 bb’38, pioneer,

NSA, ABM 1996-1997

Vuk Echtner Czechoslovakia 1994/jan/20 Southern Bohemia

1905 bb’40s, translator

1993-1994

Frances B. Edelstein

Medford Oregon, USA

2003/feb/22 Mattituck New York, USA

1910 bb’38, pioneer 2002-2003

Dawn Edwards

Bellingham Washington,

USA

2002/dec/24

c.1916

pioneer, author

2002-2003

Roger John Edwards

New Zealand 1998/jan/01 Auckland, New Zealand

1953 pioneer, ABM 1997-1998

Elaine Snider Eilers

Harare Zimbabwe,

Africa

2002/nov/03

Champaign Illinois, USA

1917

pioneer

2002-2003

Gertrude Eisenberg

Duarte, California, USA

2001/sep/08 Sag Harbor New York, USA

1906 KoB to Canary Islands

2001-2002

Sabri Elias

Egypt, Africa

1995/oct/22

Egypt, Africa

Pioneer,KoB French

Somaliland

1995-1996

Enos Epyeru Uganda, Africa 1995/mar/01 Opot Teso Uganda

1917 bb’52, NSA, translator

1994-1995

Habib Esfahani Cote d'Ivoire, Africa

2001/jan/11 Port Said Egypt, Africa

1922 fBf, KoB French West Africa

2000-2001

Ruth Eyford Canada 1996/jan/10 Nova Scotia, Canada

1930 bb'56, pioneer, ABM

1995-1996

*** *** *** ***

*** *** ***

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name departed in departed y/m/d/ place of birth yob other

information vol

Gloria Faizi Brisbane Australia

2004/jul/29 Tehran Iran 1921 author 2004-2005

Ruth Shook Fendel

Costa Rica, Central America

1992/dec/10 pioneer 1992-1993

Dorothy Ferraby England 1994/mar/22 London England, UK

1904 bb’40s, NSA, ABM, CBC

1993-1994

Hopeton Fitz-Henley

Kingston Jamaica

14 sep 2003 Kingston Jamaica

1938 bb’56, ABM, NSA

2003-2004

William R. Foster Hawaii, USA 1995/may/18 USA 1912 bb’30s, pioneer, NSA

1995-1996

‘Ali-Akbar Furutan

Haifa, Israel 26 November 2003

Sabsivar, Iran 1905 NSA, HotC 2003-2004

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** Marzieh Gail USA 1993/oct/16 fBf, author,

translator, NSA 1993-1994

Rose Perkal Gates

Orange California, USA

2001/feb/02

USA

1904

bb’48, KoB Kodiak Island, pioneer, NSA

2000-2001

Emily General Canada 1993/nov Canada bb’61 1993-1994

Wanita George California USA 1997/mar/22 Kansas, USA 1906 bb’57, pioneer, NSA

1996-1997

Shoghi Ghadimi Brussels, Belgium

1999/nov/22 Ashgabad Turkmenistan

1910 fBf, pioneer, NSA

1999-2000

John Birks (Dizzy) Gillespie

USA 1993/jan/06 USA 1917 bb'68 1992-1993

Rouhollah Golmohammadi

Uppsala, Sweden

1999/feb/16 Tehran Iran 1929 pioneer 1998-99

Alma Cynthia Gregory

UK 1997/dec/05 New York, USA 1904 bbc.’11, NSA 1997-1998

Louise Groger California, USA 1999/mar/22 California, USA 1907 bb’36, KoB Chiloe Island

1998-1999

Zabihu’llah Gulmuhammadi

London England 2005/feb/28 Iran 1927 bFb, pioneer, ABM, CBC, NSA

2004-2005

Rashid Gulov Dushanbe, Tajikistan

2001/oct/23 Tugarak Tajikistan

1971 bb’95, pioneer, martyr

2001-2002

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** Philip

Hainsworth Kent England,

UK

2001/dec/16 Bradford Yorkshire

England, UK

1919

bb’38, KoB Uganda, NSA

2001-2002

Philip Harvey

Harare, Zimbabwe,

Africa

2002/apr/13

London England, UK

1927

bb’52, pioneer, NSA

2001-2002

Larry Hautz Zimbabwe, Africa

1999 Ohio, USA 1908 bb’39, pioneer 1998-1999

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name departed in departed y/m/d/ place of birth yob other

information vol

Leonard Herbert Kauai Hawaii 3 may 2003 California, USA 1903 bb’27, pioneer

2003-2004

Eileen Dewar Hill Guyana, South America

1995/oct/23 Guyana, South America

1914 bb'56, pioneer, RSA, NSA

1995-1996

Violet Hoehnke

Port Moresby, Papua New

Guinea

2004/jun/04

Queemsland

Australia

1916

bb’39, pioneer, KoB Admiralty Islands, ABM,

NSA, CBC

2004-2005

David Hofman

Oxford England

9 may 2003

Poona India

1908

bb’30s, writer, publisher, NSA, UHJ

2003-2004

Marion Hofman UK 1995/dec/05 Visalia, California USA

1910 bb'30s, NSA, ABM, BWC

1995-1996

Sverre Holmsen Sweden 1992/oct/09 Sweden bb’64 1992-1993

Helen Hornby USA 1992/oct/17 USA editor, Lights of Guidance

1992-1993

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** Masha'llah

Inayati Iran, Tehran 1997/jul/04 Tehran Iran 1934c 1997-

1998 Arthur Bonshaw

Irwin Canada 1994/jun/10 Vancouver,

Canada 1915 bb’40s, pioneer 1994-

1995 *** *** ***

*** *** *** ***

Andres Jachakollo

Bolivia, South America

1994/nov

Villakolo Bolivia,

South America

1921

bb’50s, NSA, ABM

1994-1995

Rose Jones London England, UK

2000/feb/14 England 1906 bbc.’16 1999-2000

Abbas Katirai

Ashiya City, Hyogo

Prefecture, Japan

2001/may/03

Hamadan Iran

1923

fBf, pioneer, NSA, CBC, KoB

Sakhalin Islands

2001-2002

Fereydoun Khazrai

France 1994/feb/14 Sabzevar Iran 1914 fBf, KoB Romania

1993-1994

Cornelius Khonou

Ga Rankuwa, South Africa

2002/apr/09 Bleskop South Africa

1929 bb’57, NSA 2001-2002

Khojasteh Kiyani Begnans Switzerland

2002/nov/11 Iran Tehran 1917 fBf, pioneer 2002-2003

Isaya Kulecho Kenya, Africa 1998/feb/11 Shiguru Village Kenya, Africa

1912 bb’62 1997-1998

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** Artemus Dwight

Lamb San Salvadore El Salvadore,

Central America

1998/jan/17

Iowa, USA

1905

bb’39, NSA, CBC

1997-1998

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name departed in departed y/m/d/ place of birth yob other

information vol

Lee Cheng Hiong Singapore Malaysia

1999/aug/24 Singapore Malaysia

1904 bb’58, NSA 1999-2000

Viva Elisa Lismore

France

1994/nov/29

Villarica Paraguay,

South America

1901

bb’46, pioneer, NSA

1994-1995

Patricia Locke

Phoenix Arizona,

USA

2001/oct/20

Idaho, USA

1928

bb’c.91, NSA

2001-2002

Juana Ortuno Lopez

Spain 1995/aug/01 Cieza Murcia, Spain

1905 bb'47, NSA 1995-1996

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

Edythe

MacArthur

Canada

1994/apr

Lavenham Manitoba,

Canada

1906

bb’44, KoB Queen

Charlotte Islands, pioneer

1993-1994

Louisito Walter L. Maddela, Jr.

Siberia Russia 1994/oct/08 Solano Luzon, Philippines

1952 fBf, NSA, pioneer

1994-1995

Tahereh Madjzoub

Harare Zimbabwe,

Africa

1999/mar/08

Qazvin Iran

1925

pioneer

1998-1999

Lisiate Maka Nuku’alofa Tonga

16 nov 2003 Lau Fiji 1919 bb’57, RSA, NSA, ABM, CBC

2003-2004

Zilpha Mapp-Robinson

New York New York, USA

2001/may/12

Cambridge Massachusetts

USA

1914

fBf, pioneer, NSA

2001-2002

Elena Marsella

Kailua Hawaii,

USA

2002/mar/13

Providence Rhode Island,

USA

1913

bb’39, pioneer, KoB Gilbert & Ellis Islands,

CBC

2001-

02

Guy Martail

Martinique, French West

Indies

1994/aug/03

Martinique, French West

Indies

1955

bb’55, NSA

1994-1995

Ethel Martens

Canada

1998/dec/10

The Pas Manitoba,

Canada

1916

bb’53

1998-1999

Mary Elizabeth Martin

Haifa Israel 1999/feb/19 Toronto, Canada

1931 bb’54 1998-1999

Evotia Masipei

Tuvalu, Pacific Ocean

1997/jun/13

Ellice Island Tuvalu,

Pacific Ocean

1935

1997-1998

George Richarson

Mather

USA

1997/aug/10

New York, USA

1919

bb’52, pioneer, NSA

1997-1998

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name departed in departed y/m/d/ place of birth yob other

information vol

Florence, Virginia

Mayberry

USA

1998/may/09

Missouri, USA

1909

bb’41, ABM, NSA, CBC, ITC

1997-1998

Mary Zabolotny

McCulloch

Canada

1996/jan/07

Winnipeg Manitoba,

Canada

1918

bb’51, KoB Anticosti Island,

translator

1995-1996

Olive McDonald USA 1997/jun/26 Pennsylvania, USA

1914 bb’69, pioneer, NSA, CBC

1997-1998

Doris McKay Canada 1992/nov/30 bb’25, pioneer 1992-93

Louella McKay

USA

1995/apr/15

Portland

Oregon, USA

1918

bb’43, KoB Spanish

Morocco, pioneer

1994-1995

Hugh McKinley Suffolk England, UK

1999/feb/04 Oxford England, UK

1924 KoB Cypress, pioneer

1998-1999

Elly Meerburg-Becking

Veenendaal Netherlands

2005/mar/23

Mamoedjoe Dutch east

Indies

1918

bb’51, KoB Dutch New

Guinea

2004-2005

Hector Alexander (Lex) Meerburg

Netherlands

1996/jul/09

Netherlands

bb’54, KoB Dutch New

Guinea

1996-1997

Abaineh Merhatsion

Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Africa

2000/feb/09 Arbegona Ethiopia, Africa

1939 bb’59, NSA, CBC

1999-2000

‘Abdu'llah Mesbah

Saint-Louis France

2000/oct/12 Tehran Iran 1910 fBf, ABM, BWC 2000-2001

Muriel Auble Miessler

Brazil, South America

1994/oct/18 Forrest Indiana, USA

1901 bb’43, pioneer, NSA, author

1994-1995

Hedi Moani Davenport, New Zealand

1999/oct Mahmoudabad Iran

1944 pioneer, martyr 1998-1999

Andrew S.R. Mofokeng

South Africa 1997/dec/11 Fouriesburg South Africa

1933 bb’54, NSA, ABM

1998

'Abdu'llah Mogharrabi

Dushanbe Tajikistan

1999/sep/24 Isfahan Iran 1911 fBf, pioneer, NSA

1999-2000

Marthe Molitor Belgium 1995 Rwanda, Africa

bb’47, pioneer 1994-1995

Jamshsid Monajem

Mbabane Swaziland,

Africa

1999/jun/14

Tehran Iran

1912

fBf, NSA, ABM

1999-2000

James Moncho Botswanna, Africa

1995/sep/05 Ganyesa, South Africa

1907 bb'55 translator

1995-1996

Stella Motshedi Moncho

Botswanna, Africa

30 dec 2003 Jwaneng Botswana

1909 bb’55, translator

2003-2004

Jeffrey Mondschein

USA 1996/dec/08 Haifa Israel 1952 BWC 1996-1997

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name departed in departed y/m/d/ place of birth yob other

information vol

Afshin Shokofeh Mosadegh

Dushanbe Tajikistan

2001/dec/03 Rasht Iran 1968 bb’70s, martyr 2001-2002

Mildred Mottahedeh

New York New York, USA

2000/feb/17 New Jersey, USA

1908 bb’29, IBC 1999-2000

Jose Moucho Adelaide Australia

1998/oct/14 Alentejo Portugal

1917 bb’50, KoB East Timor

1998-1999

Aqa Muhammad-Sadiq Munjazeb

Uzbekistan 1994 Mashad Persia 1902 bb’25, pioneer 1994-1995

Meherangiz Munsiff

London England 1999/jun/21 Bombay India 1923 fBf 1999-2000

Guy Murchie USA 1997/jul/08 USA 1907 bb’39 1997-1998

Mohamed Musa Somalia, Africa 1992/jun Somalia 1992-1993

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** Ali-Akbar Nadji Ashgabat

Turkmenistan 1998/dec/04 Ashgabat

Turkmenistan 1914 fBf 1998-

1999 Feizollah Namdar Lenzberg

Switzerland 2001/mar/22 Baku Russia 1919 NSA 2000-

2001 Sirus Naraqi Sydney

Australia 2004/aug/18 Iran 1942 FBf, CBC 2004-

2005 Horace Mozart

Newton Barbados,

West Indies 1995/mar Barbados,

West Indies 1923 bb’63, NSA 1994-

1995 Leo Niederreiter Tyrol Austria 1999/sep/17 Austria 1920 bb’50s, NSA,

CBC 1999-2000

Julia Nodada

South Africa

1996/sep/02

Dangwane Transkei,

South Africa

bb’60s, NSA

1996-1997

Lois Nolen USA 1997/dec/02 USA KoB Azores, NSA, BWC

1997-1998

Ollavo Novaes Brazil, South America

1994/mar Brazil 1920s pioneer, NSA 1993-1994

Lea Nys Belgium 1992/jul/28 Belgium NSA, BIC rep 1992-1993

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** Philip O'Brien London England,

UK 1999/jan/09 New York, USA 1927 bb’61, pioneer,

NSA 1998-1999

Hans Odemyr Stockholm Sweden

2001/jan/24 Stockholm Sweden

1921 bb’53, NSA

2000-2001

Cora H. Oliver

USA

1997/oct/23

USA

bb’30, KoB British

Honduras, NSA

1997-1998

Alfred Osborne USA 1992/aug/14 Antigua, West Indies

bb’41, CBC 1992-1993

*** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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information vol

Johannes Palu Estonia 1993/jun/26 Moisakula Estonia

1913 bb’68, translator

1993-1994

Ola Pawlowska

Newfoundland, Canada

2 apr 2004

Lakta, Poland

1910

KoB St. Pierre & Miquelon,

ABM, translator

2003-2004

Ronald James Parsons

Canada 1997/jul/09 Saskatchewan, Canada

1926 bb’61, NSA, ABM

1997-1998

Khodarahm Payman

Jakarta Indonesia

2002/aug/02 Yazd Iran 1921 fBf, pioneer, RNA, ABM, CBC

2002-2003

Papali'itele Stevan Percival

Apia Samoa 2002/dec/17 Nuku'alofa Tonga

1929 bb’57, RNA 2002-2003

Joyce Honeyman Perdu

Cardiff Wales, UK

2002/dec/11 London England, UK

1922 bb’61, pioneer 2002-2003

Sarah Martin Pereira

USA 1995/apr/05 Ohio USA fBf, pioneer, NSA, ABM, CBC

1994-1995

Hassan Pishrow Ashgabat Turkmenistan

1998/jun/09 Ashgabat Turkmenistan

1936 bb’89, RNA, ABM

1998-1999

Ruth Pringle Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica

22 aug 2003 USA 1920 bb’53, pioneer, NSA, ABM, CBC

2003-2004

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** Shayistih Rafi'i Canary Islands,

Atlantic Ocean 1992/jul/15 Persia 1907 KoB Morocco,

pioneer 1992-1993

Alick Ratu

Honiara, Solomon Islands

18 aug 2003

Malaita, Soloman Islands

1940s

bb’72, NSA

2003-2004

Qudratu'llah Rawhani

Gaborone Botswana,

Africa

2001/sep/30

1922

KoB Seychelle Islands,

2001-2002

Ruhu'llah Rawhani

Mashad Iran 1998/jul/21 Najafabad Iran 1946 1998-1999

Riaz Razavi Ciskei, South Africa

1993/apr/14 Iran 1949c martyr 1993-1994

Sharam Reza'i Iran 1997/jul/07 Iran 1997-1998

Sheila Rice-Wray

Dominican Republic,

West Indies

1997/may/02

South Dakota, USA

1908

bb’38, NSA

1997-1998

Fuad Rizai

Tunbridge Wells Kent,

England, UK

2002/dec/10

Tehran Iran

1944

2002-2003

Audrey Robarts

Rawdon Quebec, Canada

2000/aug/22

Montreal Quebec, Canada

1904

bb’37, KoB Bechuanaland

2000-2001

Gilbert Robert

Reunion Island, Indian Ocean

1995/apr/11

Hell-Bourg Reunion Island Indian Ocean

1922

bb’53, ABM, NSA, CBC

1994-1995

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Augusto Robiati Monza Italy 2000/oct/05 Milan Italy 1912 bb’59, NSA 2000-2001

Andrew Roboman

Micronesia, Pacific Ocean

1992/jul/20 Yap Island, Pacific Ocean

bb’70s 1992-1993

Hilda Xavier Rodrigues

Darque, Viana do Castelo Portugal

2004/dec/04

Lisbon Portugal

1916

bb’48, pioneer, KoB Guinea-Bissau, NSA

2004-2005

Peggy Ross Toronto Canada 2000/jan/24 Dundee Scotland, UK

1909 bb'48, NSA, ABM

1999-2000

Abbas Rushdy Redding England, UK

1999/jun/10 Cairo Egypt, Africa

1922 fBf, NSA 1999-2000

Gamal Rushdy London England, UK

1999/feb/08 Alexandria Egypt, Africa

1923 fBf, pioneer, NSA, ABM

1998-1999

*** *** ***

*** *** *** ***

Hassan Abdel-Fattah Sabri

Hemel Hempsted, UK

2000/nov/11 Cairo Egypt, Africa

1922 fBf, pioneer, BWC

2000-2001

Isobel Sabri UK 1992/jun/18 USA 1924 bb’45, pioneer, RSA, CBC, ITC

1992-1993

Golnar Sahba Toronto Canada 2005/mar/27 Isfahan Iran 1949 fBf, architect 2004-2005

Shapoor Saeed

Buenos Aires Argentina,

South America

1999/jul/23

Tehran Iran

1923

fBf, RNA, NSA

1999-2000

Mr. Salianto Indonesia, Indian Ocean

1993/nov/14 East Java, Indian Ocean

1941 bb’61, NSA

1993-1994

Mozaffar Samandari

Indonesia, Indian Ocean

1997/sep/12 Rasht Iran 1928 fBf pioneer, NSA

1997-1998

Ursala Samandari

Buea Cameroon

20 jun 2003

Surrey England

1909

bb’38, pioneer, KoB Italian

Samolia

2003-2004

Mercedes Sanchez

Lima Peru, South America

1999/aug/01 Lima Peru, South America

1912 bb’48, NSA, ABM

1999-2000

John Sargent Zimbabwe, Africa

1998/aug/12 USA 1923 bb’62, pioneer, NSA

1998-1999

May Martha Seepe

South Africa 1993/aug South Africa 1918c. bb’55, 1993-1994

Fritz Semle Switzerland 1996/may/02 Nurmberg Germany

1896 fBf, bb’20s, NSA

1996-1997

Mohamad Shaikhzadeh

Sao Paulo Brazil, South America

1996/oct/31 Zavareh Iran 1931 pioneer, NSA 1996-1997

Heshmat'u'llah Sharghi

Kampala Uganda, Africa

2002/may/27 Kashan Iran 1933 fBf, pioneer, NSA

2002-2003

Velma L. Sherrill Wallce County Kansas, USA

1996/may/17 Kansas, USA 1911 bbc.’35, ABM, NSA, CBC

1996-1997

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Fadl'ullah Astani Shishvan

Bukittinggi Indonesia,

Indian Ocean

2003/jan/02

Shishvan Azerbaijan

1917

fBf, pioneer, RNA

2002-2003

Jan Sijsling Groesbeek Netherlands

2004/dec/12 Amsterdam Netherlands

1919 bb’52, RNA, ABM

2004-2005

Barbara Rutledge Sima

Tokyo Japan 2002/apr/24 San Francisco Calaifornia,

USA

1918 fBf, pioneer, NSA

2002-2003

Ellen Catherine Sims

Paraguay, South America

1993/aug/24 Hurley Wisconsin, USA

1906 bb’38, pioneer RSA, NSA

1993-1994

Harvansh Singh Malhausi, India 1999/nov/06 Lucknow Pradesh, India

1938 bb’62, NSA 1999-2000

Fatollah Soltani

Londrina Brazil, South America

2000/jun/18

Hamadan Iran

1925

FBf, pioneer

2000-2001

Ferdosieh Soltani

Mogi Mirim Brazil, South

America

1998/sep/26

Ashgabad Turkmenistan

1929

fBf, pioneer

1998-1999

Nurredin Soraya

Bojonegoro, East Java, Indonesia,

Indian Ocean

1995/oct/15

Isfahan Iran

1920

bb’45, pioneer, ABM, translator

1995-1996

Roan Orloff Stone

USA 1993/jan/01 USA bb'33, translator

1992-1993

Gert Strand Oslo Norway 2002/dec/16 Oslo Norway 1910 bb’51, RNA, ABM

2002-2003

Marie Louise Suhm

Princeton New Jersey, USA

2002/aug/20 1925 fBf, pioneer, KoB Morocco

2002-2003

Richard T. Suhm USA 1996/sep/07 Milwaukie, Wisconsin, USA

1926 bb'31, KoB Morocco

1996-1997

Chellie J. Sundram

Malaysia 1993/feb/22 bb’58, NSA, CBC

1992-1993

*** *** ***

*** *** *** ***

Adib Taherzadeh Haifa Israel 2000/jan/26 Yazd Iran 1921 fBf, pioneer, NSA, CBC, UHJ

1999-2000

Habib Taherzadeh

Brazil, South America

1995/aug/18 Yazd Iran 1908 fBf, pioneer, NSA, translator

1995-1996

Ama Dahan Talon

Philippines 1995/may/24 Philippines bb’71 1995-1996

David Tanyi

Bakebe Cameroon,

Africa

2000/jun/03

Bakebe Village Cameroon,

Africa

1928

bb'53, pioneer, KoB French Togoland, ABM, NSA

2000-2001

Elena Hernandez Tartabu

Venezuela, South America

1996/jul/22 Margarita, Island

1928 bb’61 1996-1997

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Leala Tasi Samoa, Pacific Ocean

1995/aug/04 Samoa, Pacific Ocean

bb’68, NSA 1995-1996

Roxanne Terrel UK 1992/nov/17 USA 1940s pioneer, NSA 1992-1993

Lottie Tobias Netherlands 25 jul 2003 Netherlands bb’50, NSA 2003-2004

Elizabeth Lunt Toomes

Colombia

2004/aug/21

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

USA

pioneer, NSA

2004-2005

Marc Towers New York, New York USA

1996/apr/29 New York, USA 1927 bb’58, ABM, pioneer, NSA

1996-1997

Peggy True

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean

1998/may/27

New York, USA

1912

bb’36, KoB Canary Islands,

NSA

1998-1999

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** Heshmat Vahdat Danville,

California, USA 22 June 2003 Kashan, Iran 1923 fBf, pioneer 2003-

2004

Ursula von Brunn

Bolivia, South America

2003/apr/06

Bell Germany

1917

bb’52, KoB Wyk, North

Frisian Islands, pioneer

2002-2003

Peter Vuyiya Eldoret Kenya, Africa

1998/jun/07 Kenya, Africa 1922 bb’53, NSA, CBC, ITC

1998-1999

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** John Wade Bristol England,

UK 1998/nov/26 London

England 1910 bb’55,

NSA, BIC 1998-1999

Richard Harding Walters

Arkansas, USA

1999/may/12

Meriden Connecticut,

USA

1913

KoB French Morocco

1999-2000

Jim Walton Alaska, USA 18 nov 2003 Sitka Alaska, USA

1923 bb’53, pioneer 2003-2004

Dora Wedge Whitehorse Yukon, Canada

1998/dec/03 Yukon, Canada 1916 bb’61 1998-1999

Seymour Weinberg

Denver Colorado, USA

2003/feb/06 1940s pioneer 2002-2003

Vivian Wesson

USA

1994/jan/12

Texarkana Texas, USA

1895

bb’21, KoB French

Togoland, pioneer

1993-1994

Roger White Canada 1993/apr/10 Canada 1929 bb’52, pioneer, BWC

1992-1993

O.Z. Whitehead Dublin Ireland 1998/jul/29 New York, USA 1911 bb’50, pioneer, NSA, author

1998-1999

Wilhelmina Willems

Santiago, Chile South America

1996/may/13 Canada 1906 bb'45, pioneer 1996-1997

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Irene Frances Williams

Fiji, Pacific Ocean

1994/jul/14 Australia 1920 bb’48, NSA, ABM

1994-1995

Valerie Wilson USA 1993/oct/01 USA 1919 pioneer, RSA, NSA

1993-1994

Bahiyyih Randall Winckler

Sabie South Africa

2000/sep/08

Medford Massachusetts,

USA

1907

bb’12, pioneer, NSA, CBC

2000-2001

Carole Woodard Venezuela, South America

1994/nov/05 USA 1940s pioneer, NSA 1994-1995

Marguerite (Margot) Worley

Brazil, South America

1997/jun/21 Bahia Brazil, South America

1910 bb’30s, NSA, ABM

1997-1998

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** Koss Malla

Yam-Bel-Yam Bongor Chad 2004/oct/09 Moussohong

Chad 1957 bb’57, NSA,

ABM 2004-2005

Aziz Yazdi Vancouver Canada

19 apr 2004 Alexandria Egypt

1909 pioneer, NSA, ABM, CBC, ITC

2003-2004

Ruhiyyih Zahrai Verdun Quebec, Canada

1998/jul/19 Syria, Damascus

1928 fBf, pioneer 1998-1999

Abdu'l Rahman Zarqani

Seychelles, Indian Ocean

1994/sep/25 India 1923 bb’45, NSA, KoB Seychelles

1994-1995

Kay Zinky

Colorado Springs

Colorado, USA

2000/may/10

Rocky Ford Colorado, USA

1903

bb’47, KoB Magdalen Islands

2000-2001