Long-time orchardist and nurseryman Joseph Roelle Van Well died April 12 at the age of 85. He was a co-owner of Van Well Nursery in East Wenatchee, Washington, and managed the company for 60 years. Van Well grew up in Wenatchee and after graduating from high school served as a corporal in the U.S. Army’s antiaircraft division during World War II. After the war, he attended Gonzaga University. In 1946, he helped found Van Well Nursery with his father and brothers. He also operated his own orchard in East Wenatchee. If a worker was laid off at the nursery, Joe […]