PGHS 1929 chart and obits
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Year Name Married Name Age YOB DOD Place of Death
1929 Dorothy Marie Adams 72
1929* Ronald C. Bowers 86 1911 7/28/98 Hemet, Riverside Co, CA
1929 Victor Garrett Boyden 80 1906 2/3/87 San Luis Obispo, CA
1929* Harold Edwin Brown 88 1909 7/22/97 Hollister, S Benito Co, CA
1929* George Gould Bullier 32 1911 8/14/63 Sacramento Co, CA
1929 Evelyn Helena Clevenger Mitchell 85 1910 11/2/95 Modesto,
Stanislaus Co, CA
1929 Marjrie Cady Conover Williams 70 1910 8/27/80 Belmont, San Mat Co,
CA
1929 William Arthur Crabbe 46
1929 Edna Luella Dawson 78
1929* Dorland Perry Dryer 88 1911 9/1/99 Camarillo Co, Vent Co, CA
1929* Roberta Emma DuBois Mullen 89 1911 8/10/01 Ramona, San Diego Co,
CA
1929* Oliver L. Ellenwood 74 1911 2/86 Wisconsin Dells, WI
1929 Evelyn McClellan Ely 83
1929* Homer Ethridge 50 1911 3/18/61 San Francisco Co, CA
1929k Ruby Loraine Fraley Smathers 83 1911 11/2/94 Soquel, Santa Cruz
Co, CA
1929 John Henry "Harry" French 82 1912 4/2/94 Los Angeles Co, CA
1929 John W. Gardner 89
1929 Arthur O. "Artie" Gates Jr. 72
1929 Marion Edwin "Mack' Getz 87
1929* Edward Melvin Gorham 34 1921 7/26/55 Monterey Co, CA
1929* Platon Gottlund 82 1910 9/3/93 Blakeslee, Monroe Co, PA
1929 Charles Cady Gratiot 78
1929* Leroy Hall 79 1910 7/4/86 Sacramento, Sacto Co, CA
1929* Wilma Beatrice Halsted Hammond 74 1910 1/18/85 Redding, Shasta
Co, CA
1929* Frances Alice Hansen Houde 43 1910 10/8/53 Monterey Co, CA
1929* Henry Andrews Harris 79 1910 11/18/89 San Rafael, Marin Co, CA
1929* Irene Marie Heim Daley 70 1913 3/17/84 San Bernardino, SB Co, CA
1929* Charles P. Henizer 62 1909 2/29/72 Santa Cruz Co, CA
1929 James A. "Jimmie" Hodgen 73
1929* Eugene L. Howe 52 1911 5/21/64 Alameda Co, CA
1929 Mildred Alyce "Billie" Hunkin 73
1929* Muriel Kerr Tackney 70 1911 8/81 Burlingame, S Mat Co, CA
1929* Charles Harry Kilian 67 1911 8/5/78 El Cajon, SanDiego Co, CA
1929* Ruth Louise Kimble Minkler 85 1911 3/28/97 Glendale, LA Co, CA
1929* Alexander Adams Laughton 70 1911 10/15/82 Amador Co, CA
1929 Marjory Helen Learned 90
1929 Ollie William Lee 88
1929 Thelma Segrid Mathison 77
1929* John Francisco Mattos 77 1909 3/12/86 Salinas, Monterey Co, CA
1929 Mary Louise "Mamie" Mattos 72
1929* Marie Dorothy Mayo Wedic 84 1911 2/21/96 Modesto, Stanislaus Co,
CA
1929 Margaret Dodd McCann 76
1929* Alta Louise McClellan Field 67 1910 7/19/78 Salinas, Monterey, CA
1929* Cecil Silver McClellan 50 1909 8/9/59 Alamada Co, CA
1929 Dorothy Jeane McDonald Battles 87
1929 Ada Lucille McQuilken 79
1929 Roy E. Meadows Jr. 76
1929* Ruth Reed Mothershead Deloe 74 1911 8/26/85 Sonoma Co, CA
1929* Allan Page 64 1910 10/3/74 Monterey Co, CA
1929 Mildred Evelyn Raymond 93
1929* Harold Merle Rhoten 77 1911 8/8/88 San Mateo Co, CA
1929* Harry A. Rising 79 1910 11/23/89 San Mateo Co, CA
1929* Florence Grace Ryan Paepke 77 1912 1/27/90 Santa Cruz Co, CA
1929* George E. Sandman 62 1909 3/19/72 Seaside, Monterey Co, CA
1929* Madeleine Edna Shepherd Anderson 87 1910 5/3/98 Sacramento, Sacto
Co, CA
1929* Roscoe Small 87 1909 3/18/97 Sacramento Co, CA
1929* Winifred Sorensen 72
1929* Margaret Elizabeth Stafford Hinds 64 1911 2/5/75 San Jose, S
Clara Co, CA
1929 Maude Isabelle Taylor 84
1929* Hew Fredrick Todd 88 1903 2/26/88 Monterey Co, CA dad?
1929 Everett "Red" Williams 91
1929* Eva Mae Wood Chuchel 81 1910 1/12/92 Fremont, Alameda Co, CA
1929* Fred C. Zahner 49 1910 2/4/60 Los Angeles Co, CA
1929 Dorothy Marie Adams (72)
Dorothy Marie (Adams) Carter
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA April 1983:
Dorothy Marie Carter, former co-owner with her husband of Flor de
Monterey, died Wednesday at her home following a long illness. She was
72. Mrs. Carter was born in Monterey, Jan. 16, 1911, the daughter of
Wilbur and Flora Adams, and was a lifetime resident of the Monterey
Peninsula. With her husband, she operated the florist shop on Franklin
Street for 40 years until their retirement in 1970. She served in the
WAVES during World War II and was a life member of American Legion Post
41 of Monterey. In addition to her husband, she is survived by sisters,
Barbara Gates of Joseph, Ore., and Doris Wentworth of Ojai. Memorial
services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Paul Mortuary, with the
Rev. Dale Baker of the First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove
officiating. Cremation will be at the Little Chapel by-the-Sea.
1929 William Arthur Crabbe (46)
Los Angeles Times, CA Dec 10, 1957 pC7
Funeral services for William Arthur Crabbe, 50, CBS radio engineer,
will be conducted at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Gates, Kinglsey & Gates
Mortuary, Santa Monica. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Crabbe
died Sunday while on a skin-diving outing at Malibu with his son. He
leaves his widow Anna; a daughter, Beverly Ann; a son, Gilbert, all of
the family home at 662 Hampden Place, Pacific Palisades; a son,
William, in the Air Force, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William James
Crabbe, Pacific Grove.
Los Angeles Times, CA Dec 9, 1957 p5
Skin Diver Dies as Son Vainly Attempts Rescue
A 16-year-old boy, on a skin-diving expedition at Malibu, towed his
father 75 yards to shore yesterday, only to learn that he had died, the
County Fire Department reported. William Crabbe, 50, a technical
engineer for CBS Radio, who lived at 662 Hampden Place, Pacific
Palisades, was pronounced dead at the beach after county lifeguards and
a Fire Department rescue squad tried for an hour to revive him. Cause
of death was undetermined, the Fire Department said, but Crabbe was
believed to have been stricken with a heart attack. The boy, Gilbert
Crabbe, told the Fire Department his father had just come up from a
dive and called to him excitedly. "I turned around and Dad
screamed," the boy said. Gilbert said he cut the weights and heavy
water lung away from his father, who was clinging to an inner tube, and
began towing him to shore. Once, he said, Crabbe lost his grip on the
tube, but the boy dragged him ashore. The Fire Department said the boy
became panicky when he learned his father was dead and ran across
Pacific Coast Highway into Las Tunas Canyon. Fire Capt. R. M. Robb
brought him back. The boy was treated for shock and brush burns at
Malibu Emergency Hospital.
1929 Edna Luella Dawson (78)
Edna Luella (Dawson) Lowe
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 1989
Edna Luella Lowe, a Pacific Grove resident since 1915, died Monday at
Pacific Grove Convalescent Hospital. She was 78. Mrs. Lowe was born May
24, 1911, in Aromas. She was a stockroom clerk at Holman's Department
Store for more than 20 years before her retirement in 1961. She was a
member of the First United Methodist Church of PG, the Phoebe Circle of
the United Methodist Women, Ocean Spray chapter of the Order of Eastern
Star and the Monterey Bay chapter of the Grange. She attended Robert H.
Down School and PGHS. Survivors include two brothers, Charles Dawson of
Carmel and Paul Dawson of Manteca, and seven nephews and nieces.
Private family services and burial will be held at El Carmelo Cemetery
in Pacific Grove. The Paul Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. The
family suggests that any memorial contributions be sent to the First
United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove, P.O. Box 60, PG 93950, or to
the American Cancer Society.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov 1989
Private family services and burial took place at El Carmelo Cemetery
for Edna Luella Lowe of Pacific Grove, who died Nov. 20 at Pacific
Grove Convalescent Hospital. She was 78. Mrs. Lowe was born May 24,
1911, in Aromas. She was a stockroom clerk at Holman's Department
Store for more than 20 years before her retirement in 1961. She was a
member of the First United Methodist Church of PG, the Phoebe Circle of
the United Methodist Women, Ocean Spray chapter of the Order of Eastern
Star and the Monterey Bay chapter of the Grange. She attended Robert H.
Down School and PGHS. Survivors include two brothers, Charles Dawson of
Carmel and Paul Dawson of Manteca, and seven nephews and nieces. The
Paul Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. The family suggests that
any memorial contributions be sent to the First United Methodist Church
of Pacific Grove, P.O. Box 60, PG 93950, or to the American Cancer
Society.
1929 Eva McClellan Ely (83)
Eva McClellan (Ely) Kelly
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Feb. 4, 1994
Eva E. Kelly, 83, a former Peninsula resident, died Friday in Castro
Valley. Mrs. Kelly was born May 19, 1910, in Pacific Grove. She lived
in Pacific Grove and Monterey until 1955, when she moved to Castro
Valley. She was a former employee of Pacific Bell in Monterey and later
worked with her husband, Howard, at a dry-cleaning business in Castro
Valley. Mrs. Kelly is survived by a son, William, of Pleasanton; and
three grandchildren. Her husband died in 1992. Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Paul Mortuary. Burial will be at the El
Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove. The family suggests that any
memorial contributions be sent to the American Lung Association or to
the American Heart Association.
1929 Ruby Loraine Fraley (83)
Ruby Loraine (Fraley) Smathers
Unknown Newspaper, Nov. 2, 1994 (reprinted in KOII Jan 1996p14)
At her request, no services are planned for Ruby Fraley Smathers, who
died Wednesday in Santa Cruz after a long illness. She was 83. A native
of Volga, S.D., Mrs. Smathers had lived in the Santa Cruz area since
1956. She worked for the Santa Cruz Dental Group for many of the 30
years she was employed as a dental hygienist. Mrs. Smathers was a
graduate of the University of Southern California, where she studied
dental hygenics, and also taught dental hygiene at Cabrillo College.
She was an avid cook and gardener and was a skilled cabinet maker. She
is survived by her daughter, Hillary Falconer of Soquel; and her
sister, Doris Ryall of San Mateo.
1929 John W. Gardner (89)
San Francisco Chronicle, CA Saturday, March 2, 2002
A memorial service for John Gardner, the founder of Common Cause and
secretary of health, education and welfare in the Lyndon Johnson
administration, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Church at
Stanford University. Mr. Gardner, 89, died Feb. 16 after a battle with
prostate cancer. He was known by many as "the father of campaign
finance reform" and was hailed after his death for his wide
contributions to government, volunteer and charitable organizations and
to Stanford. Mr. Gardner was born in Los Angeles and graduated from
Stanford in 1935 and received his doctorate from the University of
California at Berkeley. He was the lone Republican in Johnson's Cabinet
in 1965 and was responsible for starting Medicare and the Public
Broadcasting System. He later was chairman of the National Urban
Coalition and founded Common Cause in 1970. In the late 1970s, he
helped found the Independent Sector, which brought together nonprofit
organizations, foundations and corporate philanthropy programs. Mr.
Gardner also returned to Stanford, where he was a trustee and a
professor.
San Francisco Chronicle, CA Monday, February 18, 2002
John W. Gardner 1912-2002 'Renaissance man' lauded
Common Cause founder had array of achievements
Erin Hallissy / Chronicle Staff Writer
The Public Broadcasting System recently dubbed him an "Uncommon
American," but John W. Gardner was remembered and hailed yesterday as a
man who cared deeply about everyday people and dedicated himself to
helping improve local communities and the country. Gardner, who died
Saturday at his Stanford University home at the age of 89, was the
"father of campaign finance reform" who founded Common Cause and was a
driving force in the volunteer movement and in urban renewal. U.S. Rep.
Pete Stark, D-Fremont, yesterday called him "a real Renaissance man,"
noting that he was not only the father of campaign finance reform but
also dealt with educational issues and wrote books. An astoundingly
hard worker with a jam-packed resume, his list of accomplishments
ranges from being the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare during
the Johnson administration to advising presidents to founding and
leading nonprofit organizations to teaching at Stanford. "When
Americans attend open meetings or read their government's documents, or
take part in our battered but resilient public finance system for
presidential elections, there is a memorial to John Gardner," said
Common Cause President Scott Harshbarger. "When we turn on public
television, or when government ensures no senior or poor person goes
without health care, we take part in programs John Gardner initiated."
Gardner also was responsible for mentoring hundreds of people who are
still working in organizations to improve society and the political
process. "Like many people who are involved in our communities and our
cities, I looked upon John as a mentor and a wise man who always was
very willing to spend some time talking about communities and
neighborhoods and strategies for intervention," former San Jose Mayor
Susan Hammer said yesterday. Gardner was born in Los Angeles in 1912
and graduated from Stanford in 1935 with a degree in psychology. He
received his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley.
Although he was a Republican, Gardner joined President Lyndon Johnson's
Cabinet in 1965. Gardner played a role in enforcing the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 and was responsible for starting Medicare. He also presided
over the creation of the Public Broadcasting System. After working in
government, he became chairman of the National Urban Coalition, which
attempted to heal scars from the 1968 race riots. In 1970, he founded
Common Cause. "We are going to build a true 'citizens' lobby -- a lobby
concerned not with the advancement of special interests but with the
well-being of the nation," Gardner said as he announced the
organization. Common Cause last year renamed its Public Service
Achievement Award in his honor, and awarded it to him. Tony Miller, a
campaign finance reform activist in California and former state
secretary, said yesterday it was ironic that Gardner had died just as
the House of Representatives approved significant changes in campaign
finances. "He is obviously and will always be the patron saint of
campaign finance reform," Miller said. "I'm sure he waited until we had
meaningful campaign finance reform passed by the House before he
decided to leave." But political funding was only one of Gardner's many
interests. In the late 1970s, he and partner Brian O'Connell founded
the Independent Sector, a national coalition that has brought together
more than 700 nonprofit organizations, foundations and corporate
philanthropy programs. "In the passing of John Gardner, our country has
lost one of its greatest builders of ideas and institutions and a
unifier of people and cases," said Sara Melendez, president of the
Independent Sector. "He was just a tiger when it came to fighting to
make sure that the democratic process extended to everyone," O'Connell
said yesterday. He was also well-known and admired at Stanford, where
he returned as a trustee and as a professor. Richard Lyman, Stanford's
president in the 1970s and a close friend of Gardner's, said yesterday
that he was "a great preacher of the importance of leadership." Gardner
worked hard at performing public service himself, serving on many
boards of foundations and organizations. "There are countless people
around the country leading nonprofit organizations -- if you asked
them, 'Do you have any mentors?' they'd be likely to say John Gardner,"
Lyman said. "He was an incredibly busy person, but the extraordinary
thing was that when you had a date with him to talk to him, he was
completely there to talk to you," said Lyman's wife, Jing. Stanford is
now home to the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities,
which was established in 2000. Gardner is survived by his wife of 67
years, Aida; two daughters, Stephanie Gardner Trimble and Francesca
Gardner; two granddaughters and two grandsons; and a brother, Louis.
Services are pending.
1929 Arthur O. "Artie" Gates Jr. (72)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Jan 3, 1982 p4
Arthur O. Gates, 75, a lifetime resident of Pacific Grove, died Friday
at Community Hospital after suffering a heart attack at home. Mr. Gates
was born on Sept. 6, 1909, in Pacific Grove. He retired in 1969 after
30 years as a postal carrier in Pacific Grove. His father, Arthur O.
Gates, a pioneer Pacific Grove banker, died in 1965. Mr. Gates was an
ardent horseshoe pitcher and hunter and fisherman. He is survived by
his wife, Stella; sons, James A. of Paso Robles and William O. of
Carmel, and six grandchildren. Friends may call today and Monday from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Paul Mortuary in Pacific Grove. Funeral services
will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Paul Mortuary Chapel. Burial will
be at El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove.
1929 Marion Edwin "Mack" Getz (87)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Dec 1996
Marion Edwin Getz, 87, of Pacific Grove, died last Saturday at Hospice
House. Known as Mack, Mr. Getz was born Aug. 31, 1909, in Ellis County,
Okla., and moved to Pacific Grove 10 years later. He was a carpenter,
working for various contractors on the Peninsula and in Salinas, and
was a 50-year gold card member of Carpenters Union Local 1323. Mr. Getz
is survived by his wife of 65 years. Georgia; two sons, R.D. "Dave"
of Salinas and Jim of Fairfield; two daughters, Nancy Carey of Lyons,
Ore., and Barbara Getz of Milpitas; four grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren. At Mr. Getz's request, no services will be held.
The Paul Mortuary is in charge of cremation arrangements; his ashes
will be scattered at sea off Lovers Point. The family suggests that any
memorial contributions be sent to Community Hospital of the Monterey
Peninsula, P.O. Box HH, Monterey 93942.
1929 Charles Cady Gratiot (78)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Dec. 22, 1990
Charles Cady Gratiot, 78, of Monterey, a retired physician, died
Saturday at Carmel Convalescent Hospital. An obstetrician and
gynecologist for 44 years. Dr. Gratiot was born on March 21, 1912, in
Mineral Point, Wis. He served in the Army Air Corps as a flight surgeon
during World War II. Dr. Gratiot had been a resident of Monterey County
for 68 years and was retired from his job as a staff physician at
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. He was a member of the
California Medical Association, the American Medical Association and
the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was a member of
the First Presbyterian Church of Monterey and the Monterey Rotary Club.
He is survived by his wife, Marion; three sons, William of Palo Alto,
Charles of Tempe, Ariz., and James of Novato; a daughter, Mary Anne
Balzer of Gresham, Ore.; and 11 grandchildren. Memorial services will
be held at 3 p.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church of Monterey.
The Paul Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests
that any memorial contributions be sent to the Obstetrics and
Gynecology Department of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
or to the donor's favorite charity.
1929 James A. "Jimmie" Hodgen (73)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA April 3, 1984
James A. Hodgen, 73, of Windsor (Sonoma County), a former official of
Del Monte Properties Co., died April 3 [1984] in Caruthers, near
Fresno. Mr. Hodgen was born in Diamond, Wash., June 21, 1910. He was a
former resident of Pacific Grove and had worked for Del Monte
Properties (now Pebble Beach Co.) from 1942. He ws foreman of
construction for the company from 1958 to 1970 and then served as
superintendent of construction, forestry and maintenance until he
retired in 1975. He is survived by his wife, Olga Johansen Hodgen; a
daughter, Claudia Bailey of Camarillo; two sisters, Irene Privette of
Windsor and Mary Jane Wilkinson of Frankenmuth, Mich.; two brothers,
Marion of Wenatchee, Wash., and Robert of Monterey; three grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren. Cremation has been held in Fresno.
1929 Mildred Alyce "Billie" Hunkin (73)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA April 2, 1985
Ex-P.G. Resident Dies in Crash
A former Pacific Grove resident was killed April 2 in a traffic
accident on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz. Dead is Mildred Hunkin, 73, of
Santa Cruz, who grew up and taught school in Pacific Grove. Miss
Hunkin, who was known as Billie, was a school teacher in Santa Cruz for
more than 35 years. She was born on Feb. 7, 1912, in Oakland and was an
active member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church of Santa
Cruz County. She also was a member of the University Women's Club,
Common Cause and the Retired Teachers Association. Survivors include
sisters Marion York of McPherson, Kan., Frances Wier and Charlotte
Page, both of Pacific Grove, and Carol Savicki of Del Rey Oaks; two
nephews and four nieces. In accordance with her wishes, no funeral
services were held, and burial was private. White's and Wessendorf
Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
1929 Marjory Helen Learned (90)
Marjory Helen (Learned) Crary
Washington Post, DC April 22, 2001
Marjory Helen Learned Crary, 90, a volunteer and longtime Bethesda
resident, died of congestive heart failure April 13 at Fairfax Nursing
Center. Mrs. Crary was born in Pacific Grove, Calif., and attended
business school in Berkeley, Calif. She moved to the Washington area in
1953. In the early 1970s, she was a sales agent for Bogley Real Estate.
Her volunteer work included service as chief judge of the Montgomery
County elections board and membership on the Hahnemann Women's Board of
Sibley Hospital, a fundraising organization. Her husband, Ralph Ward
Crary, died in 1971. Survivors include two children, David Ward Crary
of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Catherine Crary Clark of Oak Hill, Va.;
five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A daughter, Lorna
Beth Corbett, died in 1997.
1929 (t) Ollie William Lee
Monterey County Herald, CA Friday, Feb 12, 1999, page B3
Salinas - Ollie William Lee, a retired lumber salesman, died Tuesday
at his Salinas home. He was 88. Born June 17, 1910, in Rochester, N.Y.,
he was raised in Salinas, moved to Santa Clara in 1955, and returned to
Salinas in 1974. Mr. Lee graduated from Salinas High School in 1930 and
was a member of the first basketball team at Salinas Junior College
(now Hartnell College). He worked as a salesman for Georgia Pacific in
Santa Clara and the Oakley Plywood and Door Company in Morgan Hill. Mr.
Lee was a life member of Salinas Elks Lodge 614 and was involved with
the Active Seniors Inc. and St. Paul's Episcopal Church, both in
Salinas. He is survived by two sons, Patrick Lee of Salinas and Michael
McCaffrey of Twain Harte; two daughters, Mary Alice Klein and Murlo
Stubbs, both of Salinas; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-grandchildren. His wife of 67 years, Mary Louise,
died in November 1998.
1929 Thelma Segrid Mathison (77)
Thelma Segrid (Mathison) Fisher
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA May 1988
Thelma Sigrid Fisher, a former Pacific Grove resident, died Thursday at
her home in Lincoln following a long illness. She was 77. Mrs. Fisher,
who was born Aug. 26, 1910, in Tacoma, Wash., lived in Pacific Grove
from 1923 to 1974, when she moved to Lincoln in Placer County. While
living in the Monterey Peninsula area, she worked as a teller for
Croker Bank for 12 years. She was a member of the Business and
Professional Women's Club in Pacific Grove, the Order of the Eastern
Star and the Assemblies of God Church. She is survived by two sons,
Peter Fisher of Lincoln and Carmel City Councilman Francis "Bob"
Fischer of Carmel; one daughter, Thelma Kay Pattison of Waldport, Ore.;
one brother, Peter Mathison of Lincoln; two sisters, Myrtle Johnson of
Atascadero and Marie Davenport of Salinas; 16 grandchildren; and 22
great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday
at El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove. The Family suggests any
memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 350
Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 95813.
1929 Mary Louise "Mamie" Mattos (72)
Mary Louise "Mamie" (Mattos) Long
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Mar 19, 1984
Mary Louise Long, who spent her childhood in Pacific Grove and returned
there after her retirement 10 years ago, died at her home Monday
following along illness. She was 72. Mrs. Long was born in Lemoore but
lived with her family in Pacific Grove during her school years, when
she was known as Mamie Mattos. She graduated from Pacific Grove High
School in 1929. She then attended the University of California at
Berkeley, and there met Albert Long whom she married in 1934. In 1974
she retired from a teaching career and returned to Pacific Grove, where
she was active with the league of Women Voters and various civic
activities. She is survived by her husband, Albert E.; daughters,
Genelle Rea of Sparks, Nev., and Margaret Barrow of Incline Village,
Nev.; son, Dane M. of Pacific Grove; sisters, Hazel Fletcher of
Seaside, and Evelyn Norris and Laura Hawkins, both of Salinas; brother,
John Mattos of Salinas, and eight grandchildren. Memorial services will
be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary's by-the-Sea Episcopal
Church, with the Rev. Dwight Edwards officiating. Cremation will be at
the Little Chapel by-the-Sea, followed by inurnment at El Carmelo
Cemetery. The Paul Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. The family
suggests memorial contributions to the hospice of the Monterey
Peninsula.
1929 Margaret Dodd McCann (76)
Margaret Dodd (McCann) Holbrook
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA April 1988
Margaret Dodd Holbrook, 75, a native of Monterey and a former resident
of Pacific Grove, died Sunday at the Royale Gardens Health Care
Facility in Grants Pass, Ore., after a short illness. Born in Monterey
on Aug 9, 1911, Mrs. Holbrook graduated from Pacific Grove High School
and lived for many years on the Peninsula. She was active in the
Monterey Choral Society and sang in the choir of All Saints'
Episcopal Church in Carmel. She worked for many years in Safeway stores
on the Peninsula and was a member of the Butchers Union. She retired
about 10 years ago and moved to Watsonville. Mrs. Holbrook is survived
by a daughter, Margaret Ann Lewis of Medford, Ore.; two sisters, Maria
Bach of Watsonville and Una Wilkinson of France; a brother, William
McCann of McLean, VA; four grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren. Private services will be held Friday in Grants
Pass under the direction of the Hull and Hull Mortuary.
1929 Dorothy Jeane McDonald (87)
Dorothy Jeane (McDonald) Battles
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Jan 14, 1998
Dorothy McDonald Battles, a homecare, died Tuesday at her home in
Carmel. She was 87. Born July 29, 1910, in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada, she had lived in Carmel for eight years, coming from Pasadena.
Mrs. Battles was a member of the Monterey Symphony and the Monterey Bay
Aquarium. She is survived by a son, Brenton Battles of Asheville, N.C.;
a sister, Virginia Powers of Carmel Valley; and two grandchildren. A
celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at her Carmel
home for family and friends. The Paul Mortuary [Pacific Grove] is in
charge of cremation arrangements. The family suggests that any memorial
contributions be sent to Habitat for Humanity or to Hospice Foundation
for the Central Coast.
1929 Ada Lucille McQuilken (79)
Ada Lucille (McQuilken) Stirling
Santa Cruz Senteniel, CA June 1989
Local services are Sunday for Ada Lucile Stirling, who died Tuesday at
a local hospital after a long illness. She ws 79. Mrs. Stirling was
born in Pacific Grove. She was a member of the Evangelical Free Church
of Felton. She is survived by her husband, James Stirling of Scotts
Valley; her daughter, Mary Ann Terpstra of Sacramento; her son, Greg
Stirling of Scotts Valley; two grandchildren; and her sister, Eleteth
Inman of Pacific Grove. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday at Odd Fellows cemetery, 1000 First St., Gilroy. Memorial
services will be at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Evangelical Free Church in
Felton. Arnold's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
1929 Roy E. Meadows Jr. (76)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Feb. 1987
Roy E. Meadows, a retired life insurance agent who lived in Carmel
Valley on land settled by his pioneer California family around 1940,
died Sunday [Feb. 15] at the Pacific Grove Convalescent Hospital of
Alzheimer's Disease. He was 76. Mr. Meadows, a lifelong Peninsula
resident, was born Dec. 5, 1910, in Pacific Grove, where he graduated
from high school and became the first 4-H Club member to address the
state Assembly in Sacramento. His topic was farming in Carmel Valley.
He graduated from Stanford University in 1933 and afterward worked in
the orange groves of Southern California and, briefly, for The Herald
until the outbreak of World War II. He served in the Army Air Force in
England and France during the war. Afterward, he returned to the
Peninsula and began a 33-year career with the metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. He moved 27 years ago to the Carmel Valley, where his
great-grandfather, James Meadows, established one of California's
early ranches on 5,000 acres about 1840. Meadows Road in Carmel Valley
is named for his family. As a nurseryman, Mr. Meadows took particular
pride in his collection of native plants surrounding his home. He was a
former charter member of the Carmel Valley Lions Club. Mr. meadows is
survived by his wife, Eunice; a son, Stephen of Santa Cruz; two
daughters, Kim Backman of Glen Mills, Pa., and Nancy Lynn Eccher of
Carmel; a sister, Phyllis Smith of Monterey; three brothers, Harold of
Carmel Valley, Donald of Redwood City and Richard of Caldwell, Ida.,
and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in the Paul
Mortuary chapel on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Monterey
Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary on Tuesday from 1 p.m. until
9 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions ot the Alzheimer's
Disease and Related Disorders Association, Suite 2, 800 San Antonio
Road, Palo Alto 94303; the Wayne Lavengood Alzheimer's Group,
Community Hospital, 23615 R.W. Holman Highway, Monterey 94940; or SHARE
Program, 1295 LaSalle St., Seaside 93955.
1929 Mildred Evelyn Raymond (93)
Monterey County Herald, CA Jan 20, 2006
Mildred Evelyn Raymond. July 13, 1912 - January 18, 2006. CARMEL VALLEY
- Mildred Evelyn Raymond, Age 93 of Carmel Valley. Passed away January
18, 2006 in Monterey. Born July 13, 1912 in San Jose. Beloved aunt of
Muriel Raymond of Salinas, Neil Raymond of Salinas and Jeff Raymond of
Porterville. Dear Sister-in-law of Frances Raymond of Salinas. Also
survived by seven great nieces and nephews and 11 great-great nieces
and nephews. Miss Raymond was a graduate of Pacific Grove High School
class of 1929. She worked for many years as an office manager first for
MJ Murphy Lumber Company and then for Knapp Mill Company. Mildred loved
cats and was a lifetime member of the Eastern Star. Per her request, no
memorial services will be held. Interment will take place at El Carmelo
Cemetery in Pacific Grove. Memorials in memory of Mildred may be made
to the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements by The Paul Mortuary
of Pacific Grove.
1929 Winifred Sorensen (72)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Sept. 6, 1983
Winifred Sorensen, 72, died at her home in Watsonville Tuesday after a
brief illness. She was born July 29, 1911, in Berkeley. Miss Sorensen
attended schools in Pacific Grove and was a 1929 graduate of Pacific
Grove High School. She earned a nursing degree from the University of
Californian at Berkeley and then joined the Army during World War II,
becoming a second lieutenant and serving overseas. After the war, she
worked as a nurse for the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District,
retiring in 1973 She is survived by her sisters, Louisa L. Sorensen of
Monterey and Dolores Martin of Carmel Valley. Memorial services were
held Monday, followed by inurnment in San Carlos Cemetery. The family
suggests memorial contributions to the charity of the donor's choice.
1929 Maude Isabelle Taylor (84)
Maude Isabelle (Taylor) Gruber
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 26, 1994
Maude I. Gruber, 84, a resident of Pacific Grove since 1920, died
Saturday at Beverly Manor Convalescent Hospital in Monterey. Born Oct.
8, 1910, she moved as a child with her family from her native Corning,
in Butte County, to Pacific Grove. She was a graduate of Pacific Grove
High School. Mrs. Gruber was a member of the Native Daughters of the
Golden West, the Pacific Grove Civic Club, the American Legion
Auxiliary, the Fleet Reserve Auxiliary and the Carmel Valley Gem and
Mineral Society. She was also a longtime member of St. Mary's
by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Pacific Grove. Mrs. Gruber is survived
by her husband, George; a son, Robert of Pacific Grove; and two
grandchildren. Another son, George, died in 1989. A memorial service
will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church.
Cremation will be at the Little Chapel by-the-Sea and inurnment will be
at Pacific Grove's El Carmelo Cemetery. The Paul Mortuary is in
charge of arrangements. The family suggests that any memorial
contributions be sent to the visiting Nurse Association or to the
donor's favorite charity.
1929 Everett "Red" Williams (91)
Monterey County Herald, CA July 2001
Everett "Red" Williams, 91, a former Pacific Grove businessman,
passed away at his home on Sunday from natural causes. Born 3/7/09 in
Lindsay, California, he lived in Pacific Grove for 76 years. Mr.
Williams attended Pacific Grove High School where he met his first
wife, Lorraine Golden, who predeceased him in 1980. After winning a
high school football scholarship he attended San Jose State University.
Mr. Williams owned and operated a service station in Monterey and later
in Pacific Grove for forty years. His other business ventures included
a clothing store in Pacific Grove and a boat rental business on Wharf
#2 in Monterey. He operated the Johnson Outboard Motor Dealership in
Pacific Grove for many years. He was also a boat dealer for Chris Craft
among other boating manufacturers. In his later years, Mr. Williams and
his second wife, Dorothea Frobose, managed a rice-growing operation in
Modesto, California. She predeceased him in 1995. Mr. Williams was a
lifetime member of the Monterey Elks Lodge #1285. He had the
distinction of being their oldest member with the longest running
membership of 65 years. He also was a member of the Monterey Paisano
Club since 1953. Over the years, he enjoyed attending club meetings and
truly believed that the "Best Part of a Man's Life are His
Friends." Mr. Williams was a founding member of the Monterey
Peninsula Yacht Club He was the second commodore of the club and helped
design the club's pennant. He had two daughters, Sheila Ann Martella
(deceased) of Sacramento and Eileen Smith of Pacific Grove, seven
grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He had two brothers, Florus
Williams of Pacific Grove, and Verne Williams who predeceased him in
1999. He was a devoted husband and loving father. Mr. Williams was an
avid boater, sports enthusiast, and gardener. He enjoyed many
friendships over the years, including John Steinbeck, who mentioned
"Red" several times in his book "Cannery Row." In his later
years, he had the opportunity to travel to other areas and countries,
but advised anyone who traveled to always purchase a round trip ticket
back to the Monterey Peninsula. Memorial services will be held at 10
a.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at the Little Chapel-by-the-Sea, El Carmel
Cemetery, Asilomar Blvd., Pacific Grove, with burial to follow at El
Carmelo Cemetery. The Paul Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.