Ecumenical & Interfaith Friends

October 2023

October 2023 Books

Near Truth Only

By Ed Higgins. Fernwood Press, 2023. 112 pages. $17/paperback. I love a poet who welcomes the reader into his world…

Reviewed by Catherine Wald

Robin Daniel Hofvendahl

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

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:…

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,…

Thomas L. Markey

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

Lawrence Tjossem

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

Kamilla Way

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

QuakerSpeak, October 2023

Growing the community of Friends. Christopher Cuthrell