Monday, February 28, 2022

Dr. Telford Eames Woolley, BHS 1958

Dr. Telford Eames Woolley, BHS 1958

Published in The Ogden Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Tuesday, October 28, 1975

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, California - Funeral services for Dr. Telford Eames Woolley, 34, of Fountain Valley, formerly of Ogden, were held October 20 at the Old North Church in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California. He died October 16, 1975 in Orange, California, of Leukemia.

Dr. Woolley was born January 2, 1941, in Ogden, a son of Franklin B. and Florence E. Eames  Woolley. On June 7, 1969, he was married to Terry Ann Rollans in Burbank, California.

He had resided in Burbank for 19 years, graduating from Burbank High School in 1958. He graduated from Brigham Young University with honors in 1965, and from the University of California Irvine Medical School with honors in 1969. He served two years as a medical officer in the Navy, returning to Irvine to continue his residency in surgery. He was a member of the Huntington Beach 2nd LDS Ward.

Surviving are his widow, two daughters, Michell and Kenyon, and one son, Christopher Eames, all of Fountain Valley; his parents of Burbank; two brothers and one sister, Craig Franklin, Curtis George, and Mrs. Roger (Margaret Ann) Ramos, all of Burbank. Interment was in Forest Lawn Memorial Hills. 






















Saturday, February 19, 2022

Joyce Rudolph Walker, BHS 1973

Joyce Rudolph Walker, BHS 1973

Posted on Facebook Today.

Our dearest Joyce lost her fight today, February 19, 2022 after a long and difficult battle.This is a text from Rick Mathewson, a true friend who cared for her throughout these difficult years. 

"It is with great sorrow that I’m informing you that Joyce Rudolph Walker lost her battle with cancer at 3:04 PM today, February 19, 2022. I’ve never seen anyone fight as hard as she did for over 3 1/2 years with this terrible desease.  She has been such an inspiration to me. I know she loved you all. I have no info on services at this time."

 Love you Joyce.

NOTE: Joyce worked for many years with the Burbank Leader Newspaper as a writer and reporter. She was a member of the Burbank and Burroughs Alumni Drill Team. Joyce will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Rest In Peace!










Monday, February 14, 2022

Amy Ripley Oestergard Goodrich, BHS 1911

 Amy Ripley Oestergard Goodrich, BHS 1911

Back in 1911, Amy Goodrich knew everybody in Burbank. That was quite easy since there were only 12 ranches here at that time. A graduate from Burbank High School's class of 1911, Amy will be the grand marshal of the 70th Anniversary Celebration Parade this Saturday beginning at 11 a.m.

Still quite spry, Amy is looking forward to the ride down Glenoaks Boulevard where she'll be waving and "blowing kisses to all the city," she said. "It's quite an honor to lead the parade," she said, "I'm all excited! Everyone here at the Pacific Manor says 'Here comes the queen' when I walk downstairs and I almost feel like one."

Born in Canton, Ohio, Amy came to Burbank with her parents, Jens C. and Amanda Oestergard in 1896. "We came in a one-horse drawn spring wagon and the Los Angeles River was so high at that time it came up over the hub caps of the buggy," she said. The Oestergard family lived on a ranch with 40 acres which spread from Providencia to Alameda and from Bel Aire, which was then 10th street, to the hill area. They also owned 80 acres of the hill area. "Since there were no boys in the family," said Amy, "My father got me out in the fields to help pick watermelons, tomatoes, cantaloupes and summer squash."

The Burbank pioneer's sister Mary was born in their ranch home and Dr. Miller, the village doctor, delivered her. A 1917 BHS grad, Mary and her husband Alvah G. Hall now live in Laguna Hills Rossmore Leisure World.

Amy met her late husband Amel Goodrich during her high school years and they were engaged six months before she graduated. She and Amel were married on .June 20, 1911.

He was managing and renting a 54 acre ranch, where Sonora and Flower streets are now, and that's where the newlyweds spent the first eight months of their married life. In February 1912, the couple moved to a new ranch house on Olive Ave., (across from what is now the Joslyn Adult Center).

Amy remembers that the main Burbank Block or commercial section started at Olive Avenue and branched to Orange Grove then down San Fernando. There was a mercantile store that sold items from cheese to horsecollars. Next to that was a bakery, the first in Burbank, and a butcher shop. There was also a dry goods shop that sold items like material or cloth.

The couple moved two more times before owning five rentals on Glenoaks Boulevard in 1963. "It was so busy and noisy there, we sold it and bought a home on Fairmount Road." she said. There Amy landscaped the yard and had a rose garden containing 56 different kinds of roses. The couple lived there until 1971. "After my husband took so sick, we moved into an apartment," she said, "After my husband's death I moved to a tri-plex on Fifth Street. I came to Pacific Manor in July of 1975 and have lived here since."

The long-time Burbank resident is still active in local clubs including the "Fun After Forty" dancing club at the Joslyn Center, The Fleur De Lis club, (66 year member) and the recently established Burbank Historical Society. She is also a life member of the Burbank Woman's Club and a long-time member of the First Methodist Church which she has attended since she was five years old.

"I remember when the church was on San Fernando and Angeleno," she said, "For a Halloween trick, the school boys used to remove parts from the resident's buggies, climb up, I don’t know how, on the copola and hang the buggie parts from it. When the people would get up the next morning, they'd have to go all over town looking for their buggie parts."

The active resident used to work at many area companies including the Pacific Telephone Company, the Gas Company, as a PBX operator, .and from 1942-47, she worked as an engineer part lister for Lockheed Aircraft. From the early 1920's to 1938, her husband worked as a steam engineer for the Burbank Cannery.

Among her travels, Amy remembers the boat tour she and Amel took to Alaska for their 25th wedding anniversary in 1936. In 1953 they traveled to Canada and Lake Louise then came back to the United States and Montana. Another of her favorite trips was to Europe during 1954. They visited 13 countries including her father's farm-home town, Vielberg, Jutlan, in Denmark. He was born there in 1856. He left there when he was 19 years old and arrived in the United States with 50 cents in his pocket. "Which was quite something, since he went ahead and became a landowner of so much land in Burbank," she said.

"Another of my favorite trips was to Hawaii in 1976," she said, "I liked all the flowers and everybody was so happy over there and they treated you like a queen."

Burbank Daily Review 1978

Friday, February 4, 2022

Guy Deem Branca, BHS 1958

Guy Deem Branca, BHS 1958

Published in the Burbank Leader, Saturday, October 4, 1986

Guy Deem Branca died at the age of 46 on Wednesday, October 1, 1986 at his Burbank residence. He was born in Pennsylvania and lived here 36 years. He was a self-employed as a real estate salesman.

He is survived by his two daughters, Nancy C. Gibson and Connie M. Thornock; two brothers, Tom and Bud; his mother, Dorthy Branca; a sister, Sara J. Westfall and three grandchildren.

Graveside services are at 10 p.m. at Glen Haven Memorial Park. Valley Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.