White Emerson Mortuary Obituaries
Norma Colleen Maze
Jan 3, 2011
Norma Colleen Maze was born January 4, 1924 in Cudahy, California to Kenneth and Lois (Maupin) McCroskey. She passed away peacefully on Monday, January 3, 2011 in Whittier, California--just one day before her 87th birthday.Norma was a Whittier resident for 60 years and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Pickering Ward). She was preceeded in...
Elizabeth Juarez Cortez
Dec 29, 2010
Elizabeth Juarez Cortez passed away on December 29, 2010. Born in Los Angeles, CA on November 8, 1920, Elizabeth was born to Panfilo & Dionisia (Morales) Juarez. She was married to Johnny Martinez Cortez in Washington State on August 10, 1942.She grew up in East Los Angeles and attended Euclid Avenue Elementary, Hollenbeck Middle School, and Roosevelt High School. After...
Manuel Eleodoro Trujillo
Dec 25, 2010
Manuel Eleodoro Trujillo was born on may 29, 1933 in Springer, New Mexico. He was raised by his mother Rufina Madrid-Medina and step-father Rudolfo Medina. Manuel grew up in the town of Raton, New Mexico. In 1951 he joined the United States Army and served in Korea. He left the Army in 1955.On February 16, 1991 he married his wife,...
Larry W. Kruckenberg
Dec 8, 2010
Larry Wayne Kruckenberg, 58, ended his battle with Alzheimer's and went home to his Savior on Wednesday, December 8, 2010.Born in Orange, California, on November 26, 1952 to Lorenz and Ruby Kruckenberg, Larry was the third of four children. He will be missed by his siblings, Sharon Chadwick, Linda Chenier (husband Mike), and Steven Kruckenberg (wife Dana); Michaele's family; and...
Vincenzo Cirigliano
Dec 7, 2010
Vincenzo 'Jim' Cirigliano, 63, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at his home in San Bernardino. A Vigil will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at White Emerson Mortuary, 13304 E. Philadelphia St., Whittier, California. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated the following morning, Wednesday, December 15th, at 10:30 a.m. at Beatitudes of Our Lord,...
Pat Nicassio
Dec 3, 2010
Pat Nicassio, 89, was born November 22, 1921 in Los Angeles, California to Ralph and Maria (Vitollo) Nicassio. He passed away Friday, December 3, 2010 at his home in Montebello, California.Mr. Nicassio is survived by his daughter, Marie Johnson; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Robert.Viewing will take place from 5:00 -7:00 pm...
Dale Huckfeldt
Nov 26, 2010
Dale Huckfeldt was born on March 25, 1922 to parents Edward and Nellie Huckfeldt in Hastings, Nebraska. The family later moved to Whittier, California where Dale grew up. He later attended Fullerton Junior College. He also joined and honorably served in the United States Navy. On October 25, 1942 he married Lucille, who was to be his wife for 68...
Katherine Lancaster Pohl
Nov 20, 2010
Katherine (Kay) Lancaster Pohl died at her home on Saturday, November 20th in her own bed, surrounded by family and most important, in the arms of her beloved husband, Bob. One of four children, Kay was born in Signal Mountain, Tennessee on September 30th, 1922. She loved being a Wife, Mom and Grandma. Her five children, Bobby, Beezy, Jim, Peter...
Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick
Nov 17, 2010
Mary Fitzpatrick was born on November 30, 1919 to parents Patrick and Margarite Boyle in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up and completed her education in Chicago. On July 4, 1942 she married her husband, Hugh Michael Fitzpatrick. They began family life in Chicago, later moving to California where she has lived for 57 years.Mary enjoyed gardening, watching PBS Mysteries on...
Linda Marie Arnold
Nov 9, 2010
Linda Marie Arnold was born on May 2, 1948 to parents Kenneth and Estelle Amelang in Glendale, California. She grew up in Pico Rivera and attended El Rancho High School. Linda lived as an Air Force wife at Edwards Air Force Base. She married twice. Linda lived in Los Angeles County most of her life, though she loved the snow...
Norman M. Johnson
Nov 9, 2010
Norman M. Johnson was born on June 1, 1929 to parents Anderson Johnson and Lulabell Heater-Johnson in Vanceburg, Kentucky. Norman grew up and attended school in Vanceburg, Kentucky. For several years he worked on the railroad until he joined the United States Army in 1948 at the age of 19 where he fought in the Korean War. In 1957 he...
Phyllis Ilene Tison
Nov 5, 2010
Phyllis Ilene Tison was born April 30, 1928 in Riverton, Nebraska to Shobie and Marie (Pichler) Davis. She passed away suddenly on Friday, November 5, 2010. As a young girl, Phyllis moved to Whittier with her family. She graduated from Montebello High School and married her high school sweetheart, George Tison, in 1949. Mrs. Tison was a long time volunteer...
Joe Herrera
Oct 30, 2010
Joe Herrera was born on May 31, 1931 to parents Juan Herrera and Lucy Apodaca in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They later moved to Los Angeles, California where Joe attended school. On August 9, 1949 he enlisted I the United States Army. He served as a sergeant during the Korean War and was honorably discharged on December 11, 1952.On April 24,...
Frank Martinet
Oct 18, 2010
Where he grew up and went to school:Frank grew up in the family home on Rowan Ave and 3rd Street in East Los Angeles. He attended Our Lady of Lourdes elementary School and graduated from Cantwell High School in Montebello in 1960. Marriage:Married Anna Marie Lopez in 1960. They had a daughter Kathy in 1965. They divorced in 1994. Married...
Godeleba Bazan
Oct 13, 2010
Born in Durango Mexico, to Mr. Cresensio Ruiz and Mrs. Columba Garcia, died peacefully in her home on October 13, 2010, Bell Gardens, California surrounded by her loved ones.Survived by her husband, Faustino Bazan, four children; Sheila Holt, Goodman, MO, Maria Avena, Whittier, CA, Elsa Castanon, La Habra, CA, John Bazan, Palos Verdes, CA, three grandsons, eleven granddaughters, and six...
Helen Dorothy Eagleson
Oct 5, 2010
Helen Mitchell Eagleson, 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, October 5. She was born in Whittier on October 24, 1916, the sixth ofnine children born to John and Elsie Mitchell, who lived on a small citrus ranch on Michigan Ave, just east of Whittier. When Helen was sixteen, her mother died, and Helen took over an important...
Michael Adam Ochoa
Sep 24, 2010
Michael Adam Ochoa was born April 18, 1988 in Los Angeles, California. He passed Away September 24, 2010 in Pomona, California.Michael grew up in Whittier, Temple City, West Covina and Pomona. He attended CJ Morris Elementary School, Diamond Bar-SouthPoint, and diamond Bar High School. He then went on to earn his Associates Degree from Mt. San Antonio College.Michael lived in...
Arlene Shouse
Sep 24, 2010
Arlene Shouse was born September 15, 1927 in Virgil, South Dakota to Otto and Treva (Eggleston) Quiram. She passed away September 24, 2010 in Whittier, California at the age of 83.Arlene grew up around Virgil, South Dakota and went to school in Sioux Falls. She left South Dakota for California around 1940, and she met her future husband. On September...
Marie D. Tyler
Sep 18, 2010
Marie D. Tyler was born March 21, 1915 in Toledo, Ohio to Petrus and Agneta (Schambach) de Does. She passed away at the age of 95 on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at her home in Whittier, California.Marie's Father, mother, and sibling's came from Holland to America in 1912. Marie was the first child of the family to be born in...
Betty Chiaudano
Sep 17, 2010
Betty Jane Chiaudano was born May 18, 1917 in Steele City, Nebraska to Pierce D. and Maud (Stewart) Earhart. She passed away Friday, September 17, 2010 in Whittier, California.Betty grew up in Steele City and attended Belvidere schools. On February 15, 1941, she married John J. Chiudano in Clark County, Nevada.She was a long-term charter member of Walteria United Methodist...
