1962 Obituaries
John Allison
February 24, 1944 - December 7, 2007
John Allison was playing golf in Arizona with Duane Farrar, Dave Bruen and I. John, Tom Whelan and I were in a golf cart together when John had a heart attack. Though I administered CPR and paramedics arrived within 10 minutes, John passed away just before 3:00 on December 7, 2007. Holding vigil at the Paradise Valley Hospital were Fox, Bruen, Farrar, Whelan, Jim Rupe, Larry Dubbs, Bill Rainey and Ronnie Newport. We were all in Phoenix for Larry Dubbs’ annual Alzheimer benefit golf event. We all loved John and will miss him terribly -- Ron Fox
Karen Belling Harris
June 21, 1944 – January 1982
Donna Bertel Dunteman
June 5, 1944 – January 19, 1995
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Alan Brown
November 11, 1943 - July 23, 1970
Don Burlison
April 5, 1944 – May 9, 1965
Died in auto accident in near Vandenburg AFB
Linda Carter Mattson
February 9, 1945 - January 1985
Linda died of ideopathic pulmonary fibrosis (lung scarring) while waiting for a heart-lung transplant at University of Pittsburgh
Duane Cowell
June 17, 1943 – April 15, 1997
Jean Dake Marrero
March 6, 1943 - July 13, 1977
Glen Harvey Dobyns
March 1, 1945 - September 23, 2001
Glenn was born in San Diego. Survivors include his mother,
Lora Dobyns and sister, Patricia A. Hamilton.
Larry Dubbs
April 3, 1944 – July 11, 2008
A resident of Glendale, Arizona, Larry passed away due to complications from brain cancer. He was born in San Diego, CA to James and Frances Dubbs. A seventh generation Californian, he moved to Arizona 21 years ago. Larry graduated from Crawford High School in San Diego, where he was an all-star defensive end on his championship football team and also played basketball and baseball. He attended San Diego State University where he played football and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Larry, who settled in his adopted state in 1987, had sponsored a golf tournament benefiting the Alzheimer's Association in honor of his mother who died from the disease. He is survived by his wife Lynda, daughter Dayna Dubbs, stepson Matt Mulzet, sister Marlene Sterling (Forrest), brother James Dubbs (Laura), and half sister Elinor Newman (Harry).
Steve Eddy
June 27, 1944 – November 27, 1998
Steve died of a heart attack on his wife Jeanne's birthday. The Eddys had moved to Fresno, California in 1982 to be closer to his wife's parents. Steve, in an attempt to curb a smoking habit that had begun in high school, went on "the patch". Four days later he died of a heart attack. He is survived by daughter Laura, son John, and wife Jeannie (Hoover '63).
Cecil Engel
December 1, 1943 - January 15, 1996
Mary Fraine Ireland
August 14, 1944 - October 12, 2007
Mary graduated from San Diego State and worked for Scripps Clinic for more than a decade, as well as Fraine, Inc., a real estate holdling company. She supported many cat refuges with both time and money. She is survived by James Whitten, an uncle in Texas.
Bob Frye
October 15, 1944 – July 12, 2006
Bob has been like a brother to me for 53 years. He fought diabetes all his life.
The only thing that we know for certain is that we will meet somewhere for pizza and beverages after the service. We are looking for someplace fairly central like Mission Valley. If you have any suggestions please let me know and we will take them under consideration. We are planning on making the service and the meal afterward a CELEBRATION of Bob's life. I know that there is not one of us that can say that he didn't not only put a smile on our face but would actually make us laugh out loud often. He should be remembered for that. Again, I thank you for all your prayers and good thoughts. I know it made it a lot easier not only for me but for Bob, too.
JoAnn Gardo Olney
JoAnn loved gardening, bird watching and the sunshine, mystery, crime solving novels and movies and anything John Wayne and America, and most of all her family. She had an amazing passion for the things she loved as well as the things she didn't. She was never afraid to speak her mind. JoAnn lived her life on her own terms and passed the same way. Her spirit, passion and fiery personality have left a permanent imprint on all of our lives and she will be greatly missed. She leaves behind a strong, loving family; daughter, Laura; sons, Chris and Brian; sisters, Patricia and Susan; daughters-in- law, Leah and Brenda; son-in- law, Brent; brothers-in-law, Tom and James; nephews, Tom and Sean; grandchildren; Brad, Dana, Dustin and Alyssa; great- grandchild, Brayden and the "apple of her eye", granddaughter, Allyson Marie. We love you!
Robert Helmquist
January 14, 1944 - January 10, 2005
Bob was born in Minnesota and was the owner of a car dealership. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Survivors include his companion, Remedios Morrey; stepdaughter, Desserie Morrey; and stepson, Donald Morrey. No services were planned. Private interment was planned.
Sandra Hayes
Jan Jensen Perkins
Passed away November 30, 2001 in Bend, Oregon
" . . .one of the most wonderful human beings one could ever have the honor of knowing."
-- husband Bill Perkins
Roy Howard Jensen, Jr.
April 4, 1943 – December 3, 1985
I remember him having grand mal seizures in several of the classes we shared.
Kathleen Kelly
Terry Kilpatrick
February 24, 1944 - February 1, 1999
Terry Robert Kilpatrick died of cancer in Aurora, Colorado.
He retired in 1984 after 23 years in the Air Force.
Alan Louis Kruse
July 20, 1944 - March 6, 2002
Alan was born in Chicago and was a security supervisor. He served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Vietnam Veterans Association. Survivors include his sister, Carol Kruse; and brother, Brian Kruse.
John Lounsbury
September 6, 1944 – March 20, 1987
Jim MacDowell
March 19, 1944 – October. 1982
Died in El Salvador, enroute to a job site in Costa Rica
Bob S. Martin
January 12, 1945 - January. 20, 1993
Steve Massicotte
January 19, 1944 – November 1985
Bill Matthie
September 12, 1944 - September 15, 1998
William Frost Matthie passed away at Summerline Hospital, Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born in Roswell, New Mexico He lived in SanDiego 47 years before moving to Las Vegas. From a college student working as a 7-11 cashier Bill rose through the ranks at the Southland Corporation.
Richard McBratney
August 19, 1944 – July 5, 1992
Dennis Ming
John -- My husband Dennis died yesterday of a heart attack. He accomplished a lot in his adult life since Crawford: a respected Pharmacist and educator, a world champion cowboy shooter, a 25 year police reservist, and most of all a loving and caring person and great husband and father -- Jeanie Ming
From the Orange County Register
A Fourth Generation Californian, Dennis died suddenly on July 31, 2008 of a heart attack at age 63. He was born and raised in San Diego, CA. He graduated from UCSF with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. He was well known in the CA pharmacy community and contributed much to the profession especially as Director of Pharmacy at the UCIMC, with the CA State Board of Pharmacy, and as an educator. He was an Orange Police Dept. Reserve Officer for 25 years. Internationally he is better known as China Camp, 5 time World Champion of Cowboy Action Shooting. An Orange resident, he is survived by his wife, Jeanie, daughter, Jessica, and brother David. Information on his life and memorial services can be found on the web under his name, China Camp, and www.mingfamilyshooters.com.
Judy Mitchell Jumper
June 12, 1944 – November 1, 1990
Paul Mixon
July 1, 1944 – June 4, 1987
Nancy Murdock Sheeran
October 25, 1945 - January 15, 2008
Nancy passed away in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She met Don Sheeran at San Diego State where he was an engineering student and married in 1966. Don and Nancy later moved to Chicago where they both got master’s degrees. After Chicago, they moved to Montreal, where Don earned a PhD in Civil Engineering. After Montreal, Nancy and Don moved to Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada where Don worked on many different oil-shale projects. Nancy had two master’s degrees. One degree was in linguistics from Northeastern University in Illinois, and a second in Speech Pathology from McGill University, Montreal. After graduation, Nancy worked in Speech Pathology both in Montreal and Fort McMurray. I visited Don and Nancy in all of these places. During a visit at Fort McMurray in 1996, Nancy told me that she had cancer. She said that it was a slow-moving form and that she would probably be with us another ten years. Last September, I wondered how Don and Nancy were doing and called. Nancy told me then that she did not have much time. She lived two years longer then she told me she would. One of the things that I always remember about Nancy is that I always saw her with a smile. She never had a bad thing to say and was always positive -- Rolfe Pope ‘62
Karen Oian Cherney
February 5, 1944 - January 17, 2001
Mal Ransom
April 7, 1944 - January 23, 2008
Remembering Mal
(By Frances Swede Zamir)
Braun "Skip" Richter
March 31, 1944 - November 10, 2006
Skip was killed in an auto accident on I-15. He is survived by his wife Pamela; daughter Laraine Thevenot; sons Bret, Craig and Brian; sisters Sari Camacho, Carrie Parrish and Karen Tolvo; brothers Kurt, Frederick and Karl.
Barbara Rutkowski Ohre
November 17, 1944 – February 3, 1986
Ken Schmidt
June 4, 1943 - April 28, 2007
Ken was born in San Diego. He married Sharon Holba '62 in 1964. He worked at Convair for 28 years. In 2005 Ken underwent 3-way heart bypass surgery. One week later he suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed on his right side and unable to talk. Grand Mal seizures followed, and then another stroke. He is survived by his wife, two children, and two grandsons.
Gary Schreibman
September 5, 1944 - May 30, 1994
Gary had gone to the hospital with chest pains on the evening of Friday, May 27 and returned home with prescribed medication. On Sunday evening the pains came back and he returned to the hospital. Doctors were unable to save hime and he passed away at 3 AM.
Bill Selvey
June 19, 1944 - November 27, 1990
Don Tiedmond
February 8, 1944 - January 28, 2006
Don was a resident of Temecula, California. He was born in San Diego and was a production supervisor in the aerospace industry. He served in the Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Tiedmond; daughters, Mary Keeling, Stephanie Tiedmond and Michele Fregoso; son, William Tiedmond; mother, Mary Tiedmond; and six grandchildren.
Carol Trauner Koch
August 28, 1944 - December 3, 2005
Carol passed away at her home in Mill Valley, California. Carol enjoyed nine symptom-free years after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Its swift and sudden return was met with courage and grace. Carol was adopted by loving parents Sadie and Lester Trauner. She is survived by her beloved sons Jordan and Evan, brother David Trauner and his wife Nonnie, niece Audrey, nephew Michael and his wife Heidi and their children, her fondest nieces, Rachael and Rebecca, and new-found sisters Marcy and Tina Ellenbogen. After her parents died, Carol was able to find her birth mother, the late Linda Ellenbogen, and get to know her, too. Carol was born and raised in San Francisco. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and then from the UCSF School of Dentistry in 1966.
A celebration of her life took place December 17th in Sausalito.
Dannie Van Horn
February 5, 1945 – September. 6, 1997
It was really sad, because he was single and was suffering the affects of AIDS. However, he died from internal bleeding, because doctors were not able to get new blood into him fast enough. The irony of his death is that our Mother died on September 6, 1963.
Nancy Van Horne
September 20, 1944 – May 21, 1965
Hi John --While looking thru' my 1962 yearbook, I found the attached newspaper clipping about Nancy Van Horne's fatal accident. I was living in San Jose CA at the time of the accident and a fellow class mate, Louise McGirr sent this clipping to me. Thanks for the wonderful job you are doing for the Crawford Alumni.
Darryl Yakel
December 26, 1943 – October 14, 1998
Passed away after a year-long battle with cancer
Lana Youngflesh Lopez
December 27, 1944 - May 22, 2004
Lana passed from this life after a courageous battle with cancer that plagued her life on and off for forty years. Her life has truly been a "medical miracle." Her greatest joy was being with her family and the people that she loved. She also enjoyed traveling, shopping, gardening, scrap booking, decorating & spoiling her grandchildren. Surviving is her beloved husband of 22 years, Ken Lopez, four children, Julianna Kracke of Austin, TX and Cherie Holliday of Philippi, WV, Dianna Armstrong and Matt Lopez, both of Antioch, California.
Kenneth G. Zoellner
December 17, 1945 - August 11, 2006
Ken was a CNA Nurse for 20 years and worked for International Security at Edgemoor Hospital. He served in the Army for a short time. Survivors include his mother Irene Zoellner. His father died July 16, 2006.
(Thanks to Mary Gale Rogers '67 for many of the above dates)
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