Fred Lawrence Drogmund, BHS 1934

Fred Lawrence Drogmund, BHS 1934

October 5, 1915 Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri - April 15, 1995 Burbank, California

Fred Lawrence Drogmund, 79, died April 15, 1995 in Burbank. Born in Missouri, he lived in Burbank for 70 years. Mr. Drogmund was a tool and die maker with Gladding McBean Company for eight years. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.

He is survived by a nephew, Ed Drogmund, and a niece, Elaine Danielle. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today at the Valley Funeral Home. Burial will be at 3 p.m. on Friday at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.

Published in the Burbank Leader, October 1995

 

George Colvin, BHS 1934

GEORGE COLVIN, BHS 1934

George was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and moved to California with his family about two years after his father died at the age of 52 in July 1928. He settled in Burbank and attended Burbank High School. At age 18 he got a job at the Post Office and was there for 42 years. George passed away on January 29, 2006 in Burbank, California.

He was a life member of the Burbank Elks Club 1497. He held down three jobs at one point to support his family. He worked at the Post Office during the day and then went to work in the afternoon for a Photo Lab delivering and picking up film. On Saturday afternoon for about 2 to 3 hours and then Sunday for about the same time he worked for the LA Herald - Examiner Newspaper. He loved his wife and family. He was married to his wife Marjorie for 62 years. 

Services will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2006, 2:00 p.m., at The Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burbank. VALLEY FUNERAL HOME Directors (818) 845-3766

Published in Los Angeles Daily News on Feb. 8, 2006

Ann C. Morra Frescura, BHS 1934

Ann C. Morra Frescura, BHS 1934

Ann C. Morra Frescura, a lifetime Burbank resident, passed away on October 26, 2012 in Burbank. She was 95.

Ann was born on January 28, 1917, to Antonio and Amelia Morra on the family farm in Burbank, her parents having migrated from Italy. She was predeceased by her husband Bert Frescura, her parents, her five siblings, Louis, Pete and Mike Morra and Madeline Washick and baby Louisa Morra, her grandson Robert Frescura.

She lived her entire life in Burbank having lived in the same home since 1948. She was a long time member and docent with the Burbank Historical Society and was an active member of the Women’s Club of Burbank and the Franciscan Seniors. She loved playing cards and taking trips to the casinos. She was a long time L.A. Dodger and seldom missed watching a game.

She was the best Mom and Grandma, always putting her family first, living by the Golden Rule, always with a smile and always finding the good in everyone. She will be missed dearly by her family and friends. Forever in our hearts Mom/Gram. We wish her peace and comfort now that she is reunited with her husband and family.

She is survived by her sons Bert (Carolyn) Frescura of Cupertino, Bob Frescura of St. Helena, daughter Barbara Bartman of Burbank, granddaughters Eryn Bartman of Sherman Oaks, Dreah (Greg) Bitter of Mesa, AZ, grandsons Bart Frescura of Alameda and Tony Frescura of Salinas; Jeff, Greg, Niki and families; four great-granddaughters, Talia, Tessa, Tabitha Bitter of Arizona and Erika Frescura of Florida.

Funeral services were held on October 30, 2012 at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. Interment followed.

Burbank Leader, November 13, 2012

Helen E. Morris Moody, BHS 1934

Helen E. Morris Moody, BHS 1934



Burbank Leader, September 20, 2001

Helen Moody, 84, died September 7, 2001, at her home in Newport Beach.
Ms. Moody was born in Los Angeles County, California on October 4, 1916. She was a longtime resident of Newport Beach and Burbank. She was a graduate of Burbank High School, Class of 1934. She and her husband, Bill, owned and operated the W.R. Moody Trophy Company in Burbank and North Hollywood.


Ms. Moody is survived by her sons, Tom Moody and John Moody; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sister, Lorraine Clark. Services will be at noon Saturday at the Laguna Presbyterian Church on Forrest Avenue in Laguna Beach.

Charlotte Fleet Hoggard, BHS 1934

Charlotte Fleet Hoggard, BHS 1934?
NEWPORT NEWS - Charlotte Fleet Hoggard, a resident of the Chesapeake, died peacefully on July 23, 2011. She is remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend.

Charlotte was born on June 13, 1916, in Rosetown which is on the prairie of Saskatchewan, Canada. She is the only child of Alice and Harold Fleet. Her family moved to California when she was a young child. She graduated as Valedictorian of her high school class at Burbank High School. She attended Woodbury College and graduated with a business degree. She moved to Newport News, Va., after marrying her husband.

Charlotte was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church for more than 60 years. She enjoyed serving as head of the Altar Guild for many years. She was an active birder and a member of the Hampton Roads Bird Club where she served as treasurer. She was also active with her friends in the Warwick-on-the James Homemaker's Club.

Charlotte was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, H. Page Hoggard; and her daughter, Carol Page Hoggard Baker. She is survived by two daughters, Charlotte Ann Hoggard Boudreau, and her husband, Denis Joseph Boudreau of Newport News, and Catharine Hoggard Freda, and her husband, Dr. Franklin Freda of Williamsburg. She is also survived by two granddaughters, Melissa Freda Jeffrey and Dana Freda Upchurch; and by five grandsons, Thomas Andrew Boudreau, Marc Emery Boudreau, Jason Matthew Baker, Christopher Daniel Baker and Jonathan Christian Baker.

She has four great-grandchildren, Gabriel Christian Boudreau, Jackson Adamy Jeffrey, Eleanor Stewart Jeffrey and Catherine Holt Upchurch.

The family wishes to thank the Chesapeake for their loving care and Judith Brett for her care of our mother over the years. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to St. Andrew's Memorial Fund, 45 Main St., Newport News, VA 23601.

A funeral service will be held at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Wednesday, July 27, at 1 p.m. Burial will be private. Peninsula Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.

Published in Daily Press from July 25 to July 26, 2011

Veronica Mary Haller McDermott, BHS 1934?

Veronica Mary Haller McDermott, BHS 1934?

MCDERMOTT, Veronica Mary Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, born October 25, 1916 in Blair, Nebraska; passed away in Glendale, California, May 11, 2010. She was a graduate of Burbank High School.

The daughter of Bernard and Ethel Haller, Veronica was the third of thirteen children. During and after WWII, she worked as a secretary. She married James A. McDermott on April 14, 1951. Veronica and Jim raised five children. Her faith in God was enduring and she witnessed that faith and love in every way and every day throughout her life. She was known for her love of family, her selflessness, honesty, and humility. No sacrifice for someone else was too great. She shunned the spotlight and in doing so became a beacon for others.

She possessed a keen, practical mind and a sharp but understanding moral sense. She now enters Heaven with her beloved husband, Jim, who passed away in 1998.

She is survived by eight brothers and sisters; her children: James, Jr. and Cynthia Kurtz McDermott, Mary McDermott, Patricia and Robert Kidwell, Joan and Michael Maher, Maureen and Dennis Franks; the pride of her life her nine grandchildren: Paul, Geoffrey, Sarah, Colleen, Brian, Meaghan, Kevin, Madeline, Rebecca and granddaughter-in-law, Averi, along with many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. She was truly loved and will be greatly missed.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on May 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Incarnation Catholic Church, Glendale. Interment immediately following, San Fernando Mission Cemetery, San Fernando. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Daughters of Mary & Joseph Retirement Fund, 5300 Crest Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5004. Callanan & Woods-Scovern (818) 242-0258

Elizabeth Daniel De La Mare, BHS 1934

Elizabeth Daniel De La Mare, BHS 1934

Elizabeth (Betty) De La Mare; Special Effects Expert

October 04, 1990, Los Angeles Times

Elizabeth (Betty) De La Mare, an award-winning special effects expert, has died in Granada Hills. She was 73. Mrs. De La Mare died Monday of complications from Alzheimer's disease, said her daughter-in-law, Sharon Bell.

Born Elizabeth Daniel on Nov. 12, 1916, in Fresno, she graduated from Burbank High School. In 1952, she and her husband, Glenn, started De La Mare Engineering Inc., a special effects manufacturing company in San Fernando. For her dedication to the research and development of special effects pyrotechnics, she received a technical achievement award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1984. She was a longtime resident of Sylmar before she moved to a convalescent home in Granada Hills.

She is survived by her son, George Jackman of Granada Hills; stepsons William and Doug De La Mare of Duvall, Wash.; brothers Ken Daniel of Torrance, Jim Daniel of Moses Lake, Wash., and John Daniel of Asheville, N.C.; a grandson and a great-granddaughter. Her husband died in 1979.

Visitation is planned from 5 to 8:30 p.m. today at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, 10621 Victory Blvd. in North Hollywood, which is handling the arrangements. A funeral is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Friday at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, with burial to follow at Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood.

Donations to Alzheimer's disease research can be made in Mrs. De La Mare's name to The Regents of the University of California, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles 90027-1724.

Reverend Paul E. Hamlin, BHS 1934

The Reverend Paul E. HAMLIN (Age 94)

The Reverend Hamlin had a quick, dry wit and twinkling blue eyes. He was as noted for his one-liners as he was for his intuitive comforting words. He was kind, generous and compassionate. Born in 1915 in Chicago, he was the eldest of four. His family moved to California where he was raised in (then rural) Hollywood/Burbank. He came of age during the Great Depression and remembered having his shoes resoled with tire treads, cleaning chicken coops, milking goats, and getting his driving license at age 13, the legal age at the time!

A good student at Burbank High School, he excelled in running track, and set a record 4:39 minute mile which remained unbroken for over thirty years. During these years he became active in Scouting, where he developed his appreciation for hiking in the mountains. He eventually obtained the level of Eagle Scout, climbed Mount Rainier and the Great Pyramid in Egypt.

After high school, he felt Called to the ministry and began memorizing hundreds of scripture verses which he always remembered. He entered UCLA and worked his way through college by driving a school bus and working at the Post Office. He graduated with degrees in History and Philosophy, and then entered Baptist seminary, where he learned to read Greek and earned his Master's in Theology. He was Ordained a Minister and remained so for the rest of his life. In 1940 he married his college sweetheart Bette Hadsell, and five years later they began their family having three children who were born about one year apart.

Paul took his first pastorate at Bremerton Baptist. From there he served a Baptist congregation in Richland which was meeting in a movie theater! He helped them plan and break ground for their church building and then joined the Methodist Conference. He served Methodist churches in LaCrosse, Tekoa/Farmington, Kent, Spokane (Manito) and Tacoma (Asbury). He eventually retired from the active ministry and was hired by the Pierce County Family Court

Commissioners as a Marriage Counselor. During this time he volunteered to serve as Chaplain for McNeill Island Penitentiary, commuting weekly across the water.

During his years of pastoring, he performed numerous marriages, baptisms, and funerals, and for many summers was Director of "Junior Camp" at Twinlow. He continued to grow spiritually attending numerous CFO's (Camps Farthest Out). He and his wife Bette always had a weekly Friday night date to go Square Dancing, for which he "duded-up" in Western attire, and they enjoyed doing this for many years. At one time, Paul even became a Caller! The last group they belonged to was "Hix & Chix." Together, they built homes in Long Beach, and Gig Harbor. They planned to retire on Maui, Hawaii. But alas, after forty years of marriage, Bette passed away and he married Stella Hansen of Tekoa, who also passed. His third marriage to Daisy Grogg ended in divorce. He lived in Cleveland Ohio, continued attending CFO, and then returned to Spokane settling into Rockwood Manor, enjoying happy years of independent living and weekly ballroom dancing at the Senior Center.

Paul always loved to run for recreation as well as competition! He won many trophies and ribbons running everything from 3K's to 25K's, including the Coeur 'd Alene and LA Marathons, Sound-to-Narrows and Bloomsday. He actually ran until his knees gave out in his middle 80's! Always full of adventure, he obtained his pilot's license, enjoyed river-rafting, boating, even Disneyland, and especially cherished the times he spent with his children and grandchildren. He was a member of Central Methodist, Toastmasters, Rotary, Lion's Club, traveled to India, Europe, Australia, and the Holy Land, wrote a newspaper column, a booklet, The Spiritual Jogger, volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and Meals on Wheels. He continued to grow spiritually attending Church Services, Bible Study and praying. He cared deepy for others and touched many lives.

Paul is survived by brother Dr. Daniel Hamlin, daughter Sarah (Sherli) Jensen, son Steven Hamlin, daughter Pauline (Dixon) Hamlin, grandchildren Stephanie (Dixon) Orr, Heather (Jensen) Burtts, Scott Dixon, Betsy (Jensen) Clark and great-grandchildren Zoey Burtts and T. Samuel Burtts. Great-grandbaby Holden James Clark was born five days before Paul passed. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews and great nephews and nieces.

Finally, Paul enjoyed reading the Spokesman Review, particularly the Obituaries! He joked many times, "Well, I just got done reading the obituaries, and my name wasn't there, so I guess I'm still alive & kickin'. " He passed away, peacefully on June 22, 2010. A Celebration of The Reverend Hamlin's life will be held August 1, 2010 at 2:00 pm in the main lounge of Rockwood Retirement South 2903 E 25th Ave, Spokane. The family requests any memorials to be sent to Shalom Ministries, 518 West 3rd Ave. Spokane, WA 99201-4304.

Published in Spokesman-Review from July 25 to July 26, 2010

Colonel James Henry Brown, BHS 1934

COLONEL JAMES HENRY BROWN, BHS 1934
Burbank Leader

Born September 16, 1917 in Fair Haven, Vermont passed away in his sleep on August 5, 2006.

The son of Ralph Brown and Ada Marshall he lived most of his life in Burbank, California. He attended John Burroughs Junior High School, Cal. Berkley and Stanford Law School and served in the Air Force in WWII and retired as a Colonel.

He was a self employed insurance broker who enjoyed playing golf, telling stories of his experiences as a test pilot and being a lifelong friend to many. He will be remembered for his integrity, intelligence, big heart and warm smile.

He is survived by his wife, Miriam; stepdaughter, Jan and her husband Jerry; and stepsons, Steve and Ron. Loving grandfather to Lauren, Alyx and Jacklyn.

Marion Louise Bennett Behncke, BHS 1934

Marion Louise Behncke, BHS 1934

Daily News of Los Angeles (CA) - Sunday, April 19, 2009
CA United States

MARION LOUISE BEHNCKE (BENNETT) 1916 - 2009

Marion Behncke passed away April 3, 2009 in Burbank, California. Born in Spokane, Washington, on December 23, 1916, Marion moved to Burbank in 1917 where she lived the rest of her 92 years. She married her husband, Rohland Behncke in 1937. They had two sons, Robert and Tom. Marion spent much of her time doing volunteer work for St. Finbar Catholic Church.

In 1964 she lost her husband at the young age of 49. Marion continued on, living life to its fullest extent, traveling with friends and spending time at her beloved place at the beach in LaConchita. She was a devoted Los Angeles Dodger fan, excelled at crossword puzzles and loved to read. She enjoyed playing cards and spent many evenings playing with dear friends and family.

Marion was a gentle soul, very much the lady, but she had a quick wit and wonderful sense of humor. Although Marion faced several tragedies throughout her long life, she lived her life with amazing strength, grace and humor and was an inspiration to everyone who met her.

She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Frank and Florence Bennett; her brothers, Bob Bennett and Paul Bennett; her husband, Rohland Behncke ; and her sons, Robert and Tom Behncke . She is survived by her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

A special thank you to Tom and Annette Bennett, her loving nephew and niece who watched after their "auntie" with love and care. "Grandma, you are my role model and I hope that I can live my life with the same dignity and grace that you have shown. I love you and will miss you so much!"

A memorial service will be held at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills on Friday, April 24th at 9:00am in the chapel with a graveside service following. A luncheon in Marion 's honor will be held afterwards the Coral Cafe in Burbank.