April 29, 1953-May 4, 2006

Rykart Lee Baar, 53, of Spring Valley died May 4. He was born in Dickinson, N.D., and was a retired Navy senior chief petty officer.

Survivors include his daughter, Brittany Baar; sisters, Rhonda Schultz, Roberta Bonne and Renee Morris; and brothers, Russel Baar and Chad Morris.

Services: pending.

Arrangements: Glen Abbey Mortuary.

ROBERT D. BESSE

Jan. 16, 1965-May 2, 2006

Robert D. Besse, 41, of San Diego died May 2. He was born in Hayward and was a department manager at Sav-on Drugs.

Survivors include his parents, Richard and Barbara Abel; and sister, Susan Abel.

Services: none announced.

Inurnment: Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, Lafayette.

Arrangements: Clairemont Mortuary.

HENRY L. BILTERMAN

April 18, 1914-May 2, 2006

Henry L. Bilterman, 92, of Spring Valley died May 2. He was born in Avery, Iowa, and was a college professor. He served in the Army during World War II.

Survivors include his daughter, Dolores Guzman; and sister, Grace Hoffman of Illinois.

Services: pending.

Inurnment: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma.

Arrangements: Poway-Bernardo Mortuary.

RUTH I. BROWN

Nov. 27, 1914-April 18, 2006

Ruth I. Brown, 91, of Spring Valley died April 18. She was born in Iowa and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her daughters, Dorothy Elsbree of Santa Clara, Mary Mess of Princeton, Iowa, and Linda Clark of Edgewood, Iowa; sons, Gene Thompson of Lakeside and Richard Thompson of Glendale, Ariz.; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Services: none announced.

Scattering of ashes: at sea.

Arrangements: Humphrey Mortuary.

SUMNER CHARLES BROWN

Feb. 7, 1933-April 30, 2006

Sumner Charles Brown, 73, of Spring Valley died April 30. He was born in Detroit and was a retired Navy lieutenant commander. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the Rotary Club.

Survivors include his wife, Loretta Brown; son, Mark Brown; sister, Vivian Hunter; brother, David Brown; and two grandchildren.

Mass: private.

Inurnment: private.

Arrangements: American Cremation Service.

TYLENE W. DUNLAP

May 7, 1945-April 24, 2006

Tylene W. Dunlap, 60, of Oceanside died April 24. She was born in Sumter, S.C.

Survivors include her daughter, Whitney Horiszny; son, Robert Newsom III; brother, Tyler Dunlap; and three grandchildren.

Services: none announced.

Arrangements: Accu-Care Cremation Center.

PHILIP GODFREY DYE

May 17, 1919-April 30, 2006

Philip Godfrey Dye, 86, of Carlsbad died April 30. He was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and was a retired Navy officer. He was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War and a member of the Society of Poets.

Survivors include his wife, Lida Dye; daughters, Vicki of Sarasota, Fla., Kathy of Kapaa, Hawaii, and Christine of Georgetown, Texas; son, Chuck of Broadbent, Ore.; and two grandchildren.

Services: none announced.

Arrangements: Accu-Care Cremation Center.

ESTHER O. ECKBERG

July 10, 1911-May 5, 2006

Esther O. Eckberg, 94, of El Cajon died May 5. She was born in Grassflat, Pa., and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her son, Carl Eckberg of El Cajon; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services: private.

Arrangements: El Camino Mortuary.