Note: He worked for the Teamsters Union as a field representative and late
r as secretary-treasurer for many years. DRW

Obituary from the local Yuba City newspaper sent to the compiler on Au
gust 22, 2000:

Duane L. Wemple, 84, a longtime Marysville - Yuba City area resident
, died August 7, 2000 at Olive Ridge Care Center in Oroville.

Born in Standish in Lassen County, he was the forth generation of a pi
oneer family in California and the son of Grace and Ed Wemple who wa
s a Marysville Policeman for 20 years. Duane attended Marysville Hig
h School and Yuba College. Affectionally known as Jump, he was a key p
layer on the semi-pro championship basketball teams of Marysville duri
ng the 1930´s.

He served in the U.S. Navy for 5 years with honor and special recognit
ion in the South Pacific during WW II.

He worked as a Business Agent for the area Teamsters Union Local #13
7 for 22 years and was its Secretary-Treasurer at the time of his reti
rement in 1973. He was a member of the Marysville Elks Lodge #783 an
d a longtime member of the Plumas Lake Golf Club.

Duane was preceded in death by his sister, Carol Wilcoxon, his brother
, Murray Wemple, and two of his children, Edd Wemple and Laurie Wemple
. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Lauralu Fairlee Wemple of Yu
ba City