Melazine Overholtz Mumaw Oldham, BHS 1942

Melazine Overholtz Mumaw Oldham, BHS 1942

April 20, 1898 – February 21, 1961

Burbank Daily Review, February 1961

Melazine O. Oldham, of 739 E. Elmwood, passed away February 21, 1961. Survived by husband, John; daughter, Jessie Mae Morehouse of Oakhurst, California, 3 grandchildren. She was a resident of Burbank 39 years.

Services will be held Friday, February 24 at 2 p.m. at the Chapel of the Mumaw Funeral Home in Lancaster, California. Interment in Lancaster Cemetery.

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Melazine Oldham, of Burbank, California, loving wife of John C. Oldham, mother of Jessie Mae Morsehouse of Oakhurst, California; grandmother of Penny Williams, Scotty Williams, Kathy Mel Morehouse of Oakhurst, sister of George R. Mumaw, Burbank, and Roy S. Mumaw, Lancaster.

Services Friday, 2 p.m., at the Mumaw Funeral Home, Lancester. Interment Lancaster Cemetery.

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Burbank Daily Review, February 1961

Mrs. John C. Oldham, a 40-year resident of Burbank. Mrs. John C. Oldham, 62, died Tuesday at UCLA Medical Center following a long illness.

Mrs. Oldham was a member of the Guardian Council, Job’s Daughters, Bethel 97, for several years. She was also a member of the Angelus Hospital Alumni Association. Mrs. Oldham came to California in 1903 and was employed for 20 years as a nurse in Burbank. She was born in Scottsdale, PA.

The long-time Burbank resident is survived by her brothers, George R. Mimaw, Burbank, and Roy F. Mumaw, Lancaster. She also leaves one daughter, Jessie Mae Morehouse, Oakhurst, CA. Find A Grave Memorial

 

Phyllis Peterson Harr, BHS 1942

Phyllis Peterson Harr, BHS 1942

Burbank Leader, Burbank, California, Monday, June 2, 2008

Phyllis Harr died Thursday (May 29, 2001). She was 84. Harr was born May 5, 1924, in Burbank. She is survived by family and friends. A celebration of her life will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at her residence at 4234 W. Kling Street in Burbank.

Jack Robert Lewis, BHS 1942

Jack Robert Lewis, BHS 1942

Valley Times Today, North Hollywood, California, Thursday, March 8, 1962

Burbank Pilot Dies As Plane Crashes Saugus Power Line

Services are pending today for a Burbank pilot killed when his World War II trainer struck a power line and crashed Wednesday March 7, 1962. Sheriff’s officials said Jack Robert Lewis, 38, 530 Jamestown Road, Burbank, was apparently buzzing the home of a fellow worker five miles northwest of Saugus when the accident occurred.

LEWIS, a supervisor at General Controls Company, Glendale, had taken off earlier in the single-engine plane from Whiteman Airpark in Pacoima. Lewis apparently buzzed low over the home of Andrew Jepson, 45, in San Francisquito Canyon, and had engine trouble as he changed the pitch of the props of the old trainer. The plane plunged into a hillside where it burst into flames. 

JEPSON, a machine maintenance repairman, said the plane crashed about 200 yards from his home. He ran to the house of Mrs. Kay E. Hansen, 27602 Santa Clarita Road, and she called the fire and sheriff’s departments. Lewis leaves his wife, Maurine, 40, and a daughter, Robin, 15. 

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Press-Telegram, Long Beach, California, Thursday, March 8, 1962

Pilot Buzzes Friend’s Home, Dies in Crash

SAUGUS – The pilot of a World War II training plane was killed Wednesday when the plane’s engine failed as he swooped low over the home of a friend in San Francisquito Canyon. 

According to sheriff’s deputies, Jack Robert Lewis, 38, Burbank, crashed into a hillside after diving through a 220,000-volt power line.

Catherine (Kay) Stimolo Adams, BHS 1942

Catherine (Kay) Stimolo Adams, BHS 1942

March 29, 1924 – May 18, 2021  

Catherine (Kay) Stimolo, passed away at age 97 in Burbank, California. She was born and raised in Burbank, attended John Burroughs when it wasa junior high, and graduated with the Burbank High class of 1942. 

Her grandparents were one of the first Italian families to settle in Burbank. She had a brother Sammy who was killed in WWII, and a sister Georgia who passed away years ago. She worked at Lockheed during WWII. She was married 71 years to Wes Adams, who passed away May 20, 2019 at age 99.

She is survived by her daughter Cindy (JBHS 69), her son, Sam *JBHS 72), one granddaughter, and two great grandkids. She lived in Burbank her entire life. She loved attending the BHS lunches and witnessed all the changes in Burbank for 97 years. 

Submitted by Cindy Adams, daughter, to the Senior Bulldogs.

Carleton Barker Shay, BHS 1942

Carleton B. Shay, BHS 1942

January 26, 1924 - February 27, 2022 Carleton Barker Shay died at home peacefully at the tender age of 98 years and in the company of his children. Born in Berkeley, he was raised in Burbank by his mother and grandparents. He graduated from Burbank High School shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and after a single semester at UCLA, enlisted in the US Army. He served in the 10th Mountain Division ("Ski Troops") in northern Italy, where he received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. After discharge he completed his BS at UCLA and there met his future wife and closest companion for the next 53 years, Hanna. They married in 1950 and had two children, Catherine Louise (in 1951) and Kenneth John (in 1953). He taught math and served as a guidance counselor at Santa Monica High School until he completed his Education doctorate at UCLA in 1961. He joined the Education faculty at California State College at Los Angeles (later CSULA) and remained at Cal State until his retirement as a Professor of Education in 1989, serving as Associate Dean of the School of Education and Chair of the Academic Senate.

Carleton had a lifelong love of hiking and camping in the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and Sierra Nevada mountains. He joined the Sierra Club and became adept at hiking and technical rock-climbing while still a teenager. By the 1990s he had set a record in the club's Hundred Peaks section, having reached the summit of every one of the 277 peaks over 5000' in that group's register-and doing so no fewer than ten times each. He passed along this passion to many in his children's generation by serving as the Scoutmaster of Troop 121 from 1964-1968. He continued skiing and hiking well into his 80's. He was an avid photographer and traveler, visiting all the western National Parks with the full family; exploring parts of Europe, Central and South America, and the Far East with Hanna; and continuing and expanding his international experiences with Cathy following Hanna's death in 2003. Carleton also loved and participated in classical and folk music. He adored vanilla ice cream and hated parsnips.

He is survived and will be greatly missed by his children Cathy Shay Miller (Alex) of Orange and Ken Shay (Bonnie) of Ann Arbor, Michigan; grandchildren Lisa Morgan

(Seth) of Orange, Michael Miller of LA, and Rebecca Shay Rodriguez (Matthew) of Denver, Colorado; and great-grandchildren Shaylyn, Hanna, and Grant Morgan, all of Orange.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations on his behalf to the Sierra Club (ActSierraClub.org) or to Troop 121 (checks made out to "Scout Troop 121" sent to 323 Welcome Street, LA, CA 90026).

Published by Los Angeles Times on Mar. 3, 2022.

Owen E. Dossen, BHS 1942

Owen E. Dossen
1924 - 2018

Owen passed away December 25, 2018, in Palos Verdes, California. He was born on January 30, 1924 in Burbank, and was a 40-year resident of La Canada Flintridge, and resided in Palos Verdes for the past 29 years. 

Owen, a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army, served under General George S. Patton in the Third Army and the Occupation of Japan in World War II. 

He was married to his loving wife Jean E. Dossen for 63 years and is survived by his children, son Joseph S. Dossen; daughters Susan J. Farmer, Jan M. Black and Judy E. Dossen; his 10-grandchildren and 21-great grandchildren. 

In honor of Owen's military service the family has requested donations be made to a favorite Veterans organization. . Please sign the guestbook at legacy.com/obituaries/ladailynews.

Published in Los Angeles Daily News on Jan. 9, 2019

Clyde A. Kirkbride, BHS 1942

Clyde A. Kirkbride

March 14, 1924 - September 15, 2011

Clyde A. Kirkbride died on September 15, 2011 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Clyde was born on March 14, 1924 in California to Hosea W. and Alma Christine (Kahler) Kirkbride. He grew up in Tehachapi, CA and graduated from Burbank CA High School. He attended one semester at UCLA until he was inducted into the Army Air Corp in 1943.

In April 1943 he met with his wife, Dorothy J. Cribbs. They were married on April 19, 1944. During World War II, Clyde served with the 9th Air Force as a B-26 pilot, completing twenty-one missions out of England and Belgium. After the war's end, Clyde completed his education, graduating in 1953 from Oklahoma A&M with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. He was in private practice from 1953 through 1963 in Mountain Grove, Missouri. 

Clyde then served on the faculty of Kansas State University from 1963 until 1967. In 1967, the family moved to Brookings where he spent the next 23 years working at the veterinary diagnostic laboratory. He received his Master's degree in microbiology in 1970 from SDSU.Clyde taught courses in animal disease and their control for more than 20 years, as well as serving as an advisor to pre-veterinary medicine students. 

He authored the "Control of Livestock Diseases" textbook and over 70 scientific papers on his research. He presented scientific papers in the US, Canada, South America ,New Zealand and Europe. He was an honorary lifetime member of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, the South Dakota Veterinary Medical Association and an honorary Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenology. 

Gamma Sigma Delta named him the 1986 Researcher of the Year and in 1989 the South Dakota VMA named him Veterinarian of the Year. He also served as president of the Western Veterinary Conference and was an active member for over 25 years. He also served the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Leptospirosis Research Conference, the National Mastitis Counsel and the US Animal Health Association.

After his retirement in 1989, he served Meals on Wheels and was active with the Volunteer Service Bank. He and his wife continued to travel to see friends and family. He served as commander for the 391st Bomb group and was active in producing a news letter for that organization as well as archiving historical information. 

He spent many hours fishing, gardening, working on his computer and reading.When his health started to fail in April of 2011, he and his wife moved to a retirement center in Sioux Falls to be closer to family.

Clyde is survived by his wife, Dorothy, his five children, Sharon Arndt, Barbara Brown, Katie Gilmore and her husband Paul, Tom Kirkbride, and Steve Kirkbride, his four grandchildren, Erika Klimecky and her husband Chris, Frank Arndt and his wife Kristi, Kelsey Gilmore-Futeral and her husband Stephan, and Austin Cody Brown and his wife Rachel. Clyde is also survived by three great-grandchildren, Peyton Arndt and Alex and Erik Klimecky and his sister Eileen Culp of Portland OR 

Memorial services will be held at 1 pm on Monday Sept 19 at the United Methodist church in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, family requests that memorials be directed to the SDSU Foundation Jackrabbit Guarantee scholarship program, Advance in Brookings or the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.

HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME
4800 S Minnesota Avenue

Sioux Falls, SD 57108

Sylvia Isabel Howey Linnell, BHS 1942

Sylvia Isabel Howey Linnell
Feb 5, 1924 - Jan 7, 2019 (Age 94)


Laguna Hills, California

Sylvia Isabel Linnell, 94, born on February 5, 1924, in Berryton , Kansas, passed away January 7, 2019, in Mission Viejo, California. 

Loving mother of Lorena Swift and David Linnell; grandmother of Patricia Okura, Stephanie Jensrud, Adam Linnell and Andrea Fox; and great-grandmother of Sierra Jensrud, Darren Okura, Kiersten Okura, and Aiden Linnell. 

Graveside service scheduled for Friday, January 11th, 12:00pm at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, California.

Marjorie Proctor Colvin, BHS 1942

Marjorie Colvin

7/8/1923 – 11/05/2017

Marjorie was born in Muncie, Indiana in 1923. She moved to California with her family at a young age.  "Mickey", as she was called, attended Kindergarten through 12^th grade in Burbank schools. She attended several Burbank elementary schools, Junior High at John Burroughs and Burbank High School.  She remembered two teachers that stood out in her years at Burbank High. One was Esther Winestock. In her class they put on a play, “The Jack Benny Radio Show” and Marjorie played the part of Mary Livingston. Then there was Mrs. Briggs, her gym teacher in Junior High and High School. Mrs. Briggs made her feel special by inviting her to a Mother-Daughter Banquet.

Marjorie met her husband George, at a dance in the Glendale Civic Auditorium. It was the big band era, and they loved to dance. They were proud parents of six children:  Gloria, George, Nancy, David, Cyndi and Chuck.  They also had nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  Marjorie was

employed during the war years at Lockheed Aircraft from 11/27/42 to 2/22/44 as a Department Clerk. She left Lockheed to have her first child, Gloria Jean, born in August of that year.

Marjorie has been a Girl Scout Leader, Cub Scout Den Mother, Campfire Leader and active in the YMCA. There was always a lot of activity and young people at their home.

After their first child married, she went back to school at Glendale College for three years and then went to Valley College. She enjoyed classes in voice and speech. Her interests are in history, collector items and genealogy.

Marjorie had many accomplishments. In 1965 she was PTA president at Burbank High School, Emblem Club President in 1980 -81, and twice president of the Burbank Historical Society. She was honored by then Mayor Mary Kelsey. She was one of the founding Board Members of the Burbank Historical Society. She was Chairwoman of the Opening Day Ceremonies for the Gordon R. Howard Museum in Burbank. She also gave historical tours at the museum.  She was a charter member of SERVE, in the Civic Pride Committee and was a member of the Southern California Genealogical Society.  She was also a member of the Fine Arts Federation, Friends of the Library and of the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum.

After her family was grown Marjorie went back to work at the Security Pacific Charge

Card Center. She continued to be active in retirement. In December of 2010, she sold her home of 65 years, and moved to Laguna Woods to be close to her daughters.   Marjorie was pre-deceased by her husband, George and youngest son, Chuck.  She was 91.

John Leap, BHS 1942

John Leap, BHS 1942

John Leap passed away on October 30, 2015. John went from kindergarten at Emerson grammar school and high school at Burbank High in 1942.

After high school, like most boys he joined the service and went to war on a bomber. According to a good friend John was funny and smart. No other details at this time.

Robert Thomas Topping, BHS 1942

Burbank Leader, Saturday, February 18, 1995

Robert Thomas Topping, 71, died February 15, 1995 in Burbank. Born in Pittsburgh, he had lived in Burbank since he was six weeks old.

Mr. Topping was a civil engineer/consultant for Erkel, Greenfield and Associates Inc. Structural Engineers. He is survived by his wife, Rose; two daughters, Sharon and Alice Topping; and three sisters, Margaret Gardner, Martha Jane Topping and Dorothy Bowers.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at Pierce Brothers Little Country Chapel. Burial will follow in Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood.

Genevieve Annabelle Suer Isakson, BHS 1942

Genevieve Annabelle Isakson, 90, of Duncombe, Iowa passed away at her daughter’s home in Mustang, Oklahoma surrounded by her family on May 2, 2015. A private service will be held on May 11, 2015 at the Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge with Rev. James Zuehls officiating. Burial will be in McGuire Bend cemetery.
 

Genevieve was born March 16, 1925 to James and Maude (Richey) Suer in Coalville, Iowa. At the age of 2 the family moved to Otho where she attended school through the 7^th grade. The family moved to Burbank, California in 1937 where she graduated from Burbank High School in 1942. Jenny worked for Northwest Bell Telephone Company in Burbank, California during the war years.

She married Alvin L. Isakson on February 26, 1944 in Pasadena, California. After Al’s discharge from the Army in 1946 they moved to South Dakota to his family’s farm. In 1951 the family moved to Duncombe, Iowa, where they resided and farmed for 60 years. She worked for Standard Engineering Co. from 1966-1972, Parish Secretary for the Duncombe-Vincent Lutheran Churches from 1976-1999, and also served as Sunday school teacher, 4H Leader, and on the Home Extension Council.

 

She is survived by her husband Alvin, daughter Kathryn and her husband Jim Spurlin of Mustang, Oklahoma and son Ronald Isakson of Illinois, sister-in-law Millie Suer of Wichita, Kansas, 9 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Everett. Jenny loved being with her family, growing flowers, feeding birds, and cooking for her friends and family, especially her apple pie. She was loved by everyone she knew and will be greatly missed by all.

 

Online condolences may be directed to www.brucesfuneralhome.com and cards may also be forwarded through Bruce’s.

 

 

Charles Douglas Greer , BHS 1942?

Charles Douglas Greer , BHS 1942? 

Charles Douglas Greer May 21, 1921 - January 6, 2016

 

Santa Cruz, CA - Charles Douglas Greer (Doug), passed away at the young age of 94. Perhaps you had the privilege of meeting him when he would be out on a walk in Scotts Valley or Santa Cruz. He was quick to offer a smile and a four leaf clover. He loved to meet new people and share his sense of humor, good attitude and one or two of his many amazing stories about his life.

 

Born in Ottawa, Canada in 1921, Doug moved to Glendale, California in 1924. He began working in the movies at age seven after winning a freckle contest. It was his many freckles that earned him the name, "Turkey Egg" given to him by Robert McGowan, director of the "Our Gang" comedies, also known as, "The Little Rascals", which Doug was a regular in. His freckles reminded the director of the speckles that cover turkey eggs.

 

Doug spent twelve years of his childhood working in the movies alongside actors such as Mickey Rooney, John Wayne and Jackie Cooper. He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild and acquired around 60 screen credits. Due to his busy career as a childhood actor he found himself behind in school. Thanks to his homeroom teacher at Burbank High school he was able to graduate at age twenty-one.

 

He had learned how to work with aircraft sheet metal in high school which helped him get a job working for Lockheed Aircraft Company in Burbank, California. In 1943, during World War II, he was one of the first members of the 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops at Camp Hale, Colorado. After finishing training, he was transferred to inactive duty to go back to Lockheed for a specific job, just before his outfit was to head overseas to the Italian Alps. He later discovered that every officer in his company had been either killed or wounded in the first three days of battle.

 

After his job at Lockheed was finished, he was called back to service on June 8th, 1944 with the "1267 Combat Engineers" and visited England, France, Luxemburg and Germany. After the war was over he traveled to Marseille, France and traveled through the Panama Canal on his way to the Philippines. Malaria cut short his military service and he was Honorably Discharged on March 31, 1946.

 

Back in the Los Angeles, California he met and married his wife of forty years, Doris Greer. They had one daughter together, Diane and four grandchildren. He founded his own company, American Northern, Inc., a laboratory furniture and supply company, specializing in fume hoods, biological safety cabinets and exhaust systems. It was at Northridge Hospital that his equipment helped stop a tuberculosis outbreak.

 

In 1978, he designed and built a three-story home in Lake Tahoe and lived there with his family for several years, enjoying fishing and skiing. Doug was also an accomplished magician, and a lifetime member of the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. He was a very genuine, caring person who wanted only the best for his family.

 

He is preceded in death by his wife Doris Greer; companion of 20 years, Beverly Paine; daughter Diane Welton; and his grandson Wesley McCall. He is survived by his granddaughter Christen Miller, grandson Scott McCall, granddaughter Misty Moran, and great grandchildren Sierra and Zachary Miller and Abram Moran (arriving 04/04/16). A memorial service for Doug will take place on February 20th at 2:00pm at Gateway Bible Church in Scott's Valley. View the online memorial for Charles Douglas Greer

 

Santa Cruz Sentinel (CA) - Sunday, February 14, 2016

Norma Lou Gottleber Soll, BHS 1942

Norma Lou Gottleber Soll, BHS 1942 4/5/1924 – 4/7/2015 ........... Norma Soll died April 7, 2015 in Santa Barbara, Calif. She celebrated her 91st birthday with family two days before. Norma Lou Gottleber was born in Los Angeles, Calif. She graduated from Burbank High School and spent two years at Los Angeles City College where she majored in business........... Norma was a multifaceted renaissance woman. As a young woman she aspired to be an actress. She studied drama and in her senior years starred in a national Tylenol TV commercial. Norma was also an accomplished artist. She played the piano and sang. For this she followed in her mother’s footsteps. She sang at weddings, funerals and other special events. She also sang the contralto solo of Handel’s Messiah. She was an accomplished stained glass artist and quilter. She also taught these disciplines. She designed and sewed many of her own and her daughter’s clothes. Norma had a long and successful professional career. She held numerous positions including assistant to the National Sales Manager at Lawry’s Foods. In the words of one of her former employers in the 1960s, “She had the unusual ability of doing a man’s job without losing her identity as a woman.” She owned a Christian Book Store and stained glass shop in North Lake Tahoe. Norma was a devout Christian. She taught the woman’s Bible study group at many churches, most recently as a member of Reality Church in Carpinteria. She also worked as an administrative assistant to the senior pastors at Hollywood Presbyterian Church and Magnolia Methodist Church. ...................

Family was her first love. She is survived by her husband, Armin Soll; brother, Robert Rose; sister, Joyce Johnson; son, Bruce Soll; daughters, Janet Garrison Swanson and Diane Stout; six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. ................... A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 30 at 4:30 p.m. at Reality Church in Carpinteria. Published in the Coastal View News, Carpinteria, CA

Harvey Russell "Russ" Ling, BHS 1942

Harvey Russell "Russ" Ling, BHS 1942 Harvey Ling passed away on March 2, 2009 in Medford, Oregon, having been ill for several years. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1942 and served in the South Pacific area until 1945. He leaves four children and one brother, Jim, BHS 47. No other details at this time.

Patricia Constance Swartz, BHS 1942

Swartz, Patricia Constance October 8, 1924 - April 14, 2009 Patricia Constance Swartz quietly passed away on April 13, 2009. She is preceeded in death by her loving husband, Melvin Roy, of 60 years. She is survived by her son Bruce, daughter-in-law Linda, and son Michael. The family wishes to acknowledge her life long friend, Virginia Ricks, and caring neighbors Barbara and David Kramig, Loraine and George Khair, Joaine Bailey-Woods, and Bill Wallace. Published in the Los Angeles Times from Apr. 21 to Apr. 22, 2009

Harold "Hal" E. Wetherwax, BHS 1942

Harold "Hal" E. Wetherwax, BHS 1942

Harold "Hal" E. Wetherwax, formerly of Burbank, passed away on July 17, 2013 at his home at Silverstrand Beach near Oxnard. He was 89.

Born on July 13, 1924 in Bayonne, N.J., his family moved to Burbank while he was a teenager. He graduated from Burbank High School in 1942. At 17 he joined the Navy and was in the admiral’s band stationed in Trinidad. After the war he returned to L.A. where he formed a jazz trio that played at clubs and was the house band for the "Ralph Edwards Variety Show" on NBC.

For 60 years he taught hundreds of Burbank children music at St. Francis and St. Robert Bellarmine schools as well as privately in his home studio. He directed The Reflectors band, made up of school students, that played weekly on the Burbank Golden Mall.

He was a life member of Musicians Union Local #47.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years Virginia; three sons Michael, Peter and Randall Wetherwax and daughter Leslie Davenport; three daughters-in-law Lynn Wetherwax, Carla Bengtson and Lydia Wetherwax; four grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, make donations to the Hal Wetherwax Instrumental Music Fund through the Burbank Arts for All Foundation, by mail to 348 E. Olive Ave., Suite D, Burbank, 91502 or online at

Gladys Belle Miller Iggulden, BHS 1942

 

"Gladdy" Iggulden (born Gladys Belle Miller to Ruth and Roy Miller of Burbank) passed away peacefully at the age of 89. A lifelong Burbank resident, she graduated from Burbank High School in 1942.
Gladdy enjoyed many pursuits, but her passion was sewing. At a young age she studied clothing construction and the art of pattern drafting. Well into her 80's she continued to design clothing and perform remarkable alterations.
                                                                                     
Most notable was Gladdy's lovingness and lovability. She touched many hearts and was blessed in return by the love of many.
Gladdy is preceded in death by her husband Ralph, son Jerry, and sister Grace. She is survived by her daughter Mary.
A private memorial was held for Gladdy at the Vintage Retirement Community in Burbank. Graveside services will be held privately on Dec. 26 at Forest Lawn. Donations may be made to: Assisted Home Hospice, 8550 Balboa Blvd. Suite 282, Northridge, CA 91325.

Charles George "Chuck" Steurer, BHS 1942

Charles George "Chuck" Steurer, BHS 1942

Chester resident Charles George "Chuck" Steurer peacefully passed from this life with his wife at his side Monday morning, December 10th, 2012 at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, CA at the age of 88.

Born September 11, 1924 in Los Angeles, CA to the late Charles Jacob and Viola Vesta (Chadwick) Steurer he was raised and educated in Southern California graduating from Burbank High School as a member of the "Class of 1942". He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 after obtaining his parents permission and was trained in electrical hydraulics. Assigned to the USS Williamson a destroyer that had no hydraulics he served as a gunners mate in the Asian and South Pacific taking part in the battles of Esperitos Santos, The New Hubertus and Guam.

Upon his honorable discharge he returned home and enrolled in Glendale Junior College where he obtained a degree in Structural Engineering. He soon began what became a forty five year career as a building contractor and commercial lath and plasterer, retiring in 1986.

In 1947 Chuck married Pat Palstine and to this union a son and daughter were born.

Chuck was an accomplished trap shooter who was a member of the Pacific Trap Shooting Association as well as Valencia, CA area trap clubs and was a charter member of the Antelope Gun Club of Quartz Hill, CA. He maintained a top ten position amongst his competitors. Following the death of Chuck's second wife, Nancy Barnett he took up upland game bird hunting especially hunting Chucker, Quail, Pheasants and Dove in Mexico with his ever faithful bird dogs as well as continuing his life long passion of fishing the streams and rivers of California.

At this time he also took up the sport of bowling and it is through this that Chuck met his sweetheart, Carolyn. The couple was united in matrimony in October of 1983 and the couple relocated to the Northeastern California community of Chester on Easter Sunday 1987.

Raised as a Master Mason in April of 1989 as a member of the Westwood Lodge #501 he went on to join the Lake Almanor Shrine Club where he served as President from 1993-1994 and was honored with the Shrine Medal of Honor in 1995. He served as Double Eagle Scottish Rite Club President in 1997, was Raban of the Dogtown Hillbilly Clan #114 in 2006 served as Worthy Patron of the Westwood Chapter #366 Order of Eastern Star from1999, 2001 and 2002, and also served as Worthy Patron of the Sincerity Chapter #53 of the Order of Eastern Star in 2007 and 2008. The Mason's highest honor, that of the Hiram Award was bestowed upon Chuck as a member of the Greenville Sincerity Lodge #132.

Chucks other affiliations include his membership in the Harry Doble American Legion Post #664 of Chester, the Chester-Lake Almanor Senior Citizens Club, the Lassen Shrine Club, the Chester Elks Lodge #2626, the Feather River Shrine Club and the Feather River Scottish Rite Club.

In passing Chuck leaves his loving wife; Carolyn of Chester, CA, daughter; Susan and her husband Jerry Sledge of Hidden Valley Lake, CA, son; Mark Steurer of Santa Cruz, CA, grandsons; Jesse Sledge of Santa Rosa, CA and Justin Sledge and his wife, Jessica and his great grandchildren Audrey, Mia and Madison Sledge all of Camano Island WA. He is also survived by a brother; Earl Steurer and his wife Ruth of Granada Hills, CA, step children; Sally Barnett of Santa Maria, CA, Rob Worthington of Klamath Falls, OR, Lisa and husband Fernando Lopez of Simi Valley, CA, Kimberly and husband Rusty Mays of Huntersville, NC and step grandchildren Chris Lopez of Davis, CA and Vanessa Lopez of Simi Valley, CA.

Masonic memorial services will take place 11:00AM Saturday, December 15th, 2012 at the Greenville Masonic Lodge of Sincerity Chapter #132 of the Free and Accepted Masons. Private inurnment will take place in the Chester District Cemetery. An opportunity to express your condolences to the family along with signing the memorial guest register is available online at www.fehrmanmortuary.com. Any remembrances of Chuck can be made to the Shriner's Children's Hospital of Sacramento c/o Fehrman Mortuary and Crematory P.O. Box 803 Greenville, CA 95947.

Frederick Dustin "Dusty" Worthen, BHS 1942

Frederick Dustin "Dusty" Worthen, BHS 1942

FREDERICK DUSTIN "DUSTY" WORTHEN Age 82, of Burbank, California, died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at St. Joseph's Hospital, in Burbank. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota on May 25, 1923, the second son of Kenneth B. Worthen, an architect of renown in St. Paul and Southern California, and of Frances Smith Worthen, former industrial detail designer and interior decorator/designer.

Dusty is survived by his wife of 60 years, Connie Woolley Worthen; their two daughters, Janet Worthen Moon, and Jill Worthen; two grandchildren, Eric and Deana Moon; a sister, Dorothy Ann McLean; and two brothers, Kenneth and Ronald Worthen.

Dusty was a graduate of Burbank High School, and for many years a most revered member of the Burbank Historical Society and the Veteran's Council. He designed the Historical Museum in Burbank. World War II interrupted his college career, when he joined the Air Force. He was a Lead Bombardier/Navigator in a B-24 Liberator crew in the 8th USAAF, 2nd Air Division, 20th Combat Wing. On their 24th mission their B-24 was disabled and crashed. The crew bailed out, but landing in German-held territory, they were confined in several prisoner-of-war camps throughout Germany until liberated on April 29, 1945.

He received the Purple Heart and after the War joined the Air Force Reserves from which he retired in 1983 with the rank of Major. Following the War, his career included design and engineering work with his architect father, then as an architectural designer with the firm of Carpenter/Smallwood, and then as a commercial development Project Manager.

In retirement Dusty wrote two books, "Against All Odds -- Surviving World War II" concerning the combined and separate war experiences of his flight crew; and "Monty's Folly -- Operation Market Garden".

Graveside Services will be held at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills on Monday, March 27, 2006, 10:45 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Dusty may be made to the Burbank Historical Society, at 1015 West Olive Ave., Burbank, CA 91506.

Published in Los Angeles Daily News on March 24, 2006