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Milestones

Notices of births, adoptions, marriages/unions, and deaths of Friends.

Instructions and a form for submitting Milestones to us.

You may also submit by email to [email protected] or by postal mail to Milestones Editor, Friends Journal, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102. There is no charge for Friends Journal milestone listings.


David Allen Coats

Coats—David Allen Coats, 81, on April 18, 2023, in Minneapolis, Minn. David was born on January 21, 1942, to Robert… Staff

Richard Gilbert Hutchins

Hutchins—Richard Gilbert Hutchins, 90, on September 14, 2022, with his loving daughters at his side at Foxdale Village, a Quaker… Staff

Free Polazzo

Polazzo—Free Polazzo, 79, on October 11, 2023, from acute respiratory failure, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Free was… Staff

Carol Joyce Clark

Clark—Carol Joyce Clark, 72, on April 9, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pa. Carol was born in 1951 to Molly Margaret Simon… Staff

Harry Raymond Forrest

Forrest—Harry Raymond Forrest, 92, on May 26, 2023, peacefully at home at Medford Leas retirement community in Medford, N.J. Harry… Staff

Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Logan

Logan—Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Logan, 91, on April 10, 2023, of heart failure at Cokesbury Village retirement community in Hockessin, Del.… Staff

Robin Daniel Hofvendahl

Hofvendahl—Robin Daniel Hofvendahl, on July 19, 2023, at Ben Lomond Quaker Center in Ben Lomond, Calif. Robin joins parents Ben… Staff

Ellen Elizabeth Baker, a.k.a. Lenel de Emma

Baker—Ellen Elizabeth Baker, a.k.a. Lenel de Emma, 62, on December 22, 2022, in Richmond, Calif. She died as she lived:… Staff

Alice Gayley “Gay” Stone Howard

Howard—Alice Gayley “Gay” Stone Howard, 94, on April 4, 2023, in Los Osos, Calif. Gay was born on May 12,… Staff

Thomas L. Markey

Markey—Thomas L. Markey, 81, on August 17, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz. Thomas was born on May 29, 1940, to Robert… Staff

Lawrence Tjossem

Tjossem—Lawrence Tjossem, 93, on April 4, 2023, at Barthell Eastern Star Assisted Living in Decorah, Iowa. He was born on… Staff

Kamilla Way

Way—Kamilla Way, 90, on March 3, 2023, peacefully, with her family at her side at Foxdale Village retirement community in… Staff
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