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Dorothy Edythe Lawton Foley
Submitted by Dick Mosbarger on October 19, 2007 - 10:12am.Edythe Foley, class of '29, died peacefully at her home in Ventura on Thursday, April 26, 2007. She was 95.
Joie de vivre and adventure permeated Edythe's life. Lhave a party!" were some of her favorite words.
Edythe was born in Fillmore on March 24, 1912 to Kenneth and Dora Lawtongand attended Fillmore High School, Pomona College and the University of Southern California.
Edythe became the first woman agricultural inspector in the state of California in 1938. She was secretary with the Corps of Engineers in Anchorage, Alaska from 1943 to 1946 and civilian secretary for the United States military attache in New Delhi, India from 1946 to 1947.
Edythe met Tom Foley, who was in the State Department in New Delhi. They married in Paris and then lived for five years in Munich, Germany, where their two children were born.
Edythe and Tom moved to Ventura in 1953 to be near her parents. They built a home and enjoyed both living at Pierpont Beach among a great neighborhood of friends as well as traveling throughout the world. Tom passed away in 1997.
Edythe is survived by her daughter, Mitra Christine and son, Terry.
Richard "Dick" Wieland
Submitted by Dick Mosbarger on October 17, 2007 - 4:05pm.Richard "Dick" Wieland passed away peacefully on September 17, 2007 at his home in Silverlake, CA. Dick was born in Los Angeles on December 13, 1933 to Isabella and Harvey Wieland. He graduated from Fillmore High School in 1951 and from Woodbury Business College. He served in the U. S. Army from 1957 through 1958. Dick held various position with Barker Brothers, Silverwoods, Men's Wear Magazine and Let's Live Magazine. He is survived by his sister,Marilyn Reisner (Don) of Sacramento, his three sons, TimWieland, Pleasant Hill, Kevin Wieland, Hermosa Beach and Mark Wieland, Norwell, MA; his grandchildren, Karena and Cole Wieland; his four nieces and their husbands. Dick was an avid reader, loved the movies, travel and visiting with friends and family. Memorial services will be held at a future date.
Charles A. Mozley Passes
Submitted by Dick Mosbarger on October 15, 2007 - 11:43am.On Monday, September 17, a life celebration was held at the Veterans Memorial Building with a full house of relatives, friends, former teachers and students of Charles A. Mozley.
A great many alumni members, those who were at Fillmore High School from 1954 until his retirement, had Charlie as a teacher or advisor as he taught Civics, History, Speech and Psychology, and he also directed the Senior plays. He announced the football and basketball games and announced the festival parades. Besides teaching at the high school, he also taught evening classes at Ventura College and Oxnard High School.
During his tenure at Fillmore High School, Charlie took a two year sabbatical leave and he and his wife Barbara spent that time in Washington D. C. where Charlie worked for Congressman Charles Teague, then for Congressman Robert Lagomarsino as a Legislative Assistant during the Watergate era.
After his retirement, Charlie wrote for the Fillmore Herald and had his own by-line, "As I See It".
Everyone who knew Charlie will remember him for his gentle ways and his great sense of humor as well as for what they learned in his classroom.
Obituaries as of October 1, 2007
Submitted by Conway Spitler on April 26, 2007 - 11:54am.
Thomas Riesgo Alamillo '58
Barbara Lemley Bigham '58
Dorothy Edythe Lawton Foley '29
Barbara Branson France '61
A. J. Littman, Teacher
Jayne Hight McCary '62
Charles Mozley, Teacher
Betty Ann Dulaney Poland '45
Harry Thayer '44
Richard George Turk '45
Dick Wieland '51
Earl Harry Wiggins, Teacher
Obituaries as of April, 2007
Nancy Houser Berube '48
Betty Jean (Hooper) Beylik '52
Lesley G. Burson '46
Marcia Ann Drew Chaney '67
Donald Glen Cox '41
Ruth Elizabeth Durham '42
Donald Goodenough '34
Richard Grapp '52
George Harding '47
Kelly Lee Lovelace '82
John F. Mendez '35
Elbert Van Orsdol, Jr. '38
George Louis Penrod '36
Juan Santa Rosa Rodriguez '89
Wayne Frank Sampson '58
Deanna Lynn Hastings Shaffer '84
Carole Shiells Smith '52
Robert W. 'Bud" Spitler '40
Richard William Thompson '68
Joe Vargas '02
Anna June Waner '40
Obitury Website
Submitted by Conway Spitler on April 12, 2007 - 11:59am.The website for viewing obituaries is:
http://www.leac.com/venturacountystar/Obituaries.asp?Page Obituary Venturay Star
Hope this helps!
Gertrude Bowdle '30
Submitted by Conway Spitler on April 2, 2007 - 4:08pm.Gertrudge Bowdle passed away a year or two ago. Her nephew had moved her from Piru to a nursing home somewhere on the desert (Palm Desert) sometime before.
Thanks to Wally King '50)
Obituary: Richard Grapp '52
Submitted by Conway Spitler on April 2, 2007 - 3:39pm.Richard Grapp '52
died March 5, 2007, following a long illness in Fort Bragg, CA.
Richard was born on November 18, 1933, in Minneapolis, MN, to Kenneth and Bonni Grapp. He was 73 years of age. A private gathering was planned.
Richad spent his formative years in Minneapolis, MN, then moved with his family to Piru, CA, in 1946. He graduated from Fillmore High School in 1952, then met and married his former wife, Bobbie Grapp in 1953.
He was drafted into the U. S. Army in May 1953, served two years in France and returned home in 1955. Toether they made their home in Piru, CA, where their two sons, Joe and Ronald Grapp were born.
Mr. Grapp moved his family to Fort Bragg in 1963. There he worked for both the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and the San Francisco Chronicle newspapers.
In 1969 he became the vice president for Challenger Homes Sales in Fort Bragg retiring in 1974.
He is srvived by his former wife, Bobbie Grapp, sons, Joe and Ronald Grapp, all of Fort Bragg.
