Mar 18, 2013

Mary Etta Thorne was born to Meade and Rachael Chamberlain on December 2, 1931.

Her father was a dairy farmer and her mother was a school teacher.

Meade and Rachael packed their 3 daughters ( Mary, Kathryn and Edith) into their old car and traveled cross country from New...

Mar 11, 2013

Tom was born in Quincy, Illinois on April 28, 1933 to Robert and Evelyn Heckenkamp. He remained close to his two brothers, Bob and Jim, and two sisters, Bette and Evie. In 1952 Tom married his high school sweetheart, Pat Wiegmann. They had two daughters, Kathy Reed and Cindi Cooper.

All of the sons worked...

Mar 10, 2013

Jerry was born in the Rockford Hospital to Esther Holmes and Lawrence (Pop) Alberts of 310 N Horace Avenue, in Rockford, IL. After graduating from West High School in Rockford, Jerry enlisted in the Navy Reserves (discharged in 1952) and eventually moved to Albuquerque, NM. Together with Pop, he owned and operated ALBERTS 66 Gas Station for over ten...

Mar 5, 2013

Donald Holt Feener passed away after 91 happy and active years on March 5, 2013 after a brief illness associated with his advanced age. Don was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on August 15, 1921 to Pastor Carlton Leroy and Isabel Holt Feener. He had an older brother Carlton Jr. and younger sister Grace. Don and his family spent his...

Feb 28, 2013

More than anything, David Littlefield (1957-2013), will be remembered for his generous spirit. David was born to Marilyn and Glenn Littlefield in 1957. He had an adventurous childhood with his four siblings, full of bike rides and schemes. One of the most significant turning points of his life was choosing to go on an LDS mission to Roanoke, Virginia....

Feb 28, 2013

It is with heavy hearts and a great deal of sadness to announce the unexpected passing of John Edward Wolf on Thursday, February 28, 2013. John was born on February 2, 1936, in Ravenna, Ohio, to Helen and Jacob Wolf, then moved to Los Angeles, California, when he was a year old, and later to Palms, West Los Angeles,...

Feb 14, 2013

Frances Frona Larini was born on June 21, 1932 in Quinnesec, Michigan. Our beloved Franny went home to be with the Lord on February 14, 2013. She was one of 10 children, three brothers and 6 sisters. Frances is survived by her brother Eugene, sisters Violet and Ethel; her 4 children Tom, Karen, Miles and Christy; grandchildren Kyle, Ryan, Austin,...

Feb 11, 2013

San Fernando west valley's favorite appliance repairman and Channel Island's fun loving ocean yacht enthusiast passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on February 11th. Blanche & Thomas O'Brien Sr. gave birth to Tom on January 21, 1957 in Boston MA. They moved to Southern CA in 1974 where he graduated from Taft High School, completed Trade School and became a...

Feb 9, 2013

Jeanne Poltrock passed away in Simi Valley on February 9, 2013. Jeanne was born August 5, 1926 in Bellingham, Washington, to Oren and Bertha Long. She was raised in a Navy family, attending elementary school in San Diego and beginning high school in Oahu, Hawaii. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, she and her family were evacuated to...

Feb 4, 2013

Lewis Albert Siewert was born March 17, 1923 in Long Beach, California to Ruben and Violet Siewert. He grew up in Wilmington until he was nine years old. They then moved to Canoga Park and became a part of the Winnetka community. Lewis' father was a sign and house painter and his mother had an egg farm. His grandfather,...

Feb 3, 2013

Peter Russell Sorensen January 24th 1936 - February 3, 2013 Peter "Pete" Sorensen was born to first generation Danish immigrants in Omaha, Nebraska on 1/24/1936. He and his parents lived there, along with Pete's brothers Lynn and Daniel, until his father was transferred to Morocco in the mid 1950's. Pete and his family eventually moved back to the States,...

Feb 2, 2013

Bruce Andrew Wilson, 70, died Saturday, February 2, 2013 in Simi Valley, California following a long illness. Bruce is survived by wife of 20 years Maryann Isaacs-Wilson; three daughters, Tracey Wilson of Perth, Australia, Tamara Wilson of Mountain View, CA, and Jacqui Wilson of Oakland, CA; and two step-children, Gregory Isaacs of Simi Valley, CA, and Krista Schipp of...

Jan 31, 2013

On January 31, 2013, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away after struggling with Alzheimer's disease for nearly 20 years. An only child, Karma was born on July 18, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ione and Junius Robinson. Although she spent the first few years of her childhood in Utah, she grew up in Washington...

Jan 28, 2013

Wavel Reese Frisinger, 93, was born in Mercer County Ohio in 1919. He spent his formidable years growing up in the Cleveland area. After graduating from State High School in 1939, he found work. He was drafted into the army and served in WWII from 1941 to 1945 stationed in England, Italy, and North Africa where he received service...

Jan 28, 2013

On the afternoon of January 28, 2013, Heavenly Father called home His sweet daughter Shirley Mildred Willey. Shirley was born on December 19, 1923 to goodly parents Julius and Rose Levine. She grew up in Los Angeles, California. She attended Sheridan Street School, Hollenbeck Jr. High, Los Angeles High School and Sawyers School of Business. Upon graduating from Los...

Jan 25, 2013

Marilyn Carol Hayes Asplund was born March 9, 1942 and passed away January 25, 2013. Marilyn was the eldest of two daughters born to Vernon Ralph Hayes and Marjorie Lucille Israelson. Daughter of a Navy captain, she grew up in various places around the United States. She graduated from Los Cerritos High School in the Bay Area, then attended...

Jan 24, 2013

Michael "Mike" Wayne King went home to be with the Lord on January 24, 2013 after a valiant eight-year long battle with colon cancer. Mike was born in Munich, West Germany on July 14, 1955 to Billy and Irma King. His father was in the American Army stationed in Germany and was transferred to California when Mike was six...

Jan 20, 2013

Pastor Antonio Diego Vivirito, born in Palermo, Italy on November 20, 1928, met with Jesus in Heaven on January 20, 2013. He was surrounded by many family members and friends, in Simi Valley, as he passed, including many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, his sister Rosalee Smith of Simi Valley and his three remaining sons and three daughters: Steven David Hollon, of...

Jan 20, 2013

Kenneth "Ken" Joseph Clore Sr, 87, of Simi Valley, Ca, passed away, Sunday, January 20, 2013 at his home. A visitation will be held at 1:00 pm-5:00 pm, Sunday, January 27 at Rose Family Funeral Home, 4444 Cochran St, Simi Valley, Ca, 93063. A prayer service will be held on Monday, January 28 at 10:00 am, also at Rose...

Dec 31, 2012

Betty Louise (Barnes) Silvestri of Simi Valley, California passed away December 31, 2012 in Simi Valley, California. Betty was born to Denton and Gayla (Akers) Barnes in Spencer, Indiana on February 19, 1930. She was the fifth child born into a family of 13 children. She was preceded in death by four sisters, Nancy Maryfield, Maxine Willis, Ruby Weigle,...