1921 - 2016 (95 years)
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Name |
DeEtte WOODS [1] |
Birth |
23 Feb 1921 |
Oklahoma [1] |
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Gender |
Female |
Death |
16 Sep 2016 |
South Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA [1] |
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Burial |
Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum - Altadena |
Person ID |
I11236 |
Adam Barner |
Last Modified |
12 Dec 2019 |
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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
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Sources |
- [S291] San Gabriel Valley Tribune (West Covina, CA)
, obits 9/20/2016
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