WOODS, DeEtte

1921 - 2016  (95 years)

• Name	WOODS, DeEtte  [1]
  Birth	23 Feb 1921	Oklahoma   [1]
  	on a dairy farm
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Sep 2016	South Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA   [1]
  Burial	Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum - Altadena
  Person ID	I11236	Adam Barner
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family	BARNER, Charles Souvisca           b. 29 Aug 1912, Omaha, Douglas Co, Nebraska           d. 23 Mar 1988, Altadena, Los Angeles Co, CA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1945
  Children	1. BARNER, C.J. m. VAN CORVA   2. BARNER, R.C.
  Family ID	F4573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Feb 1921 - Oklahoma Death - 16 Sep 2016 - South Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA Burial - - Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum - Altadena  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		DeEtte Barner
  		DeEtte Barner

  
  

• Notes

  DeEtte Barner 1921 - 2016 Obituary Condolences DeEtte Barner Obituary DeEtte Barner passed away at the wonderful age of 95 on Friday Sept. 1 6th at her home in South Pasadena surrounded by friends and family. De Ette was born on a dairy farm in Oklahoma in 1921. She was a part of w hat we call "The Great Generation". She lived through the dust bowl an d WW2 and witnessed many social changes. She moved to California durin g the war and took her first degree in laboratory technology. She work ed for Dr. Norwood for many years across the street from the Huntingto . Later in life she received a teaching degree and then an MFCC. Sh e dedicated her life to helping people and was instrumental in aidin g many Vietnamese refugees after the fall of Saigon. She also helped m any people recover from alcohol addiction. There are many people who c an point to DeEtte and say she bettered their lives. Some of DeEtte' s best memories involved her volunteer work for APLA and the Braille I stitute. She loved to go to lectures at Caltech, the Arlington garden s and walk the hills of South Pasadena and could be seen walking up un til the day before she fell and broke her hip. She was an active lad y that climbed a tree on Orange Grove every year to see the Rose Parad e. She was a dedicated member of the Aldersgate class at the First Met hodist church on Colorado. DeEtte is survived by her daughter Claudi a van Corva of Altadena, her son Richard Barner of South Pasadena, he grandson Remo Thorsen of Altadena and two great grandchildren, Mia a d Thor Thorsen of Altadena. Published in San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Sept. 20, 2016 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sgvtribune/obituary.as px?n=deette-bar ner&pid=181466346&fhid=2681&eid=sp_ommatch#sthash.UGcN 7pC0.dpuf

  
  

• Sources

  [S291] San Gabriel Valley Tribune (West Covina, CA) , obits 9/20/2016 .