White Emerson Mortuary Obituaries
Roy Lee Mathison
Jun 22, 2011
Roy Lee Mathison was born on March 9, 1917 in Emmetsburg, Iowa to parents Peter and Lillian Mathison. He grew up and attended school in Algona, Iowa. On October 22, 1939 Roy married his wife Phyllis Emily Mathison. Together they had three sons and a daughter.He worked as a graphic and commercial artist since 1934, focusing on the Christian ministries....
Anthony Yniguez
Jun 17, 2011
Anthony was born June 18, 1964 in Downey, California to Arnold and Diana Yniquez. He passed away on June 17, 2011 in Whittier, California.Anthony grew up and attended schools in Whittier, California, and graduated from Pioneer High School. He was involved in Pop Warner football as a youngster and while in high school was a member of the auto mechanic's...
Thomas Vincent Kenaley
Jun 17, 2011
Thomas Vincent Kenaley was born May 27, 1927 in Mapleton, Iowa to Jerimia and Myrtle (Livermore) Kenaley. He passed on June 17, 2011 in Hacienda Heights, California.Tom grew up and attended schools in Anthon, Iowa. Following high school he enlisted in the United states Navy on October 10, 1944, and served in in WW 11 as a Radioman. He received...
Virginia Ann Koseff
Jun 16, 2011
Koseff, Virginia, 81, of La Mirada, CA passed away on June 16, 2011. Born October 17, 1929 in Zanesville, Ohio, Virginia married her loving husband, Carl Koseff June 12, 1954, to whom she was married for 54 years until his death on June 19, 2008. A compassionate wife, mother and grandmother, Virginia worked at Whittier Intercommunity Hospital for many years,...
Wilbur V. Champlin
Jun 15, 2011
Wilbur Champlin, 91, of Whittier, died June 15 at 91 years of age, of natural causes. He lived a long and active life, and devoted much of his energy to his family, his community, church and his beloved backyard garden.Champlin was a longtime employee of Union Oil in Wilmington, CA where he served as a supervisor chemist and taught new...
Arthur Ramirez Jr.
Jun 14, 2011
Arthur Ramirez Jr. was born on March 2, 1978 in Montebello, California to parents Arthur Ramirez Sr. and Patricia Picciano. He grew up and went to school in Whittier, California. Arthur worked as an Air Brush Painting Technician.Arthur enjoyed the artistic expression of writing poems, reading, and rapping. He also took pleasure in cooking, fishing, and other outdoor activities. Arthur...
Dellea L. Porter
Jun 9, 2011
Dellea Lorraine Porter was born on May 30, 19 39 in Ventura, California. Dellea passed away on June 9, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by four children, eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.Dellea was a 70 year resident of Whittier , graduating from Whittier High School in 1957. She was a loving homemaker for...
Jaroslav Antonin Snobl
Jun 8, 2011
Jaroslav (Jerry) was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia on September 30, 1943. At the age of two, Jerry lost his father in WWII, so his mother worked hard to instill core values in him and his older brother, Jenda. He spent his weekends and summers with his grandparents at a 'weekend house' in the outskirts of Prague. Jerry made friends with...
John Donald Krebsbach
Jun 4, 2011
Mr. John Donald Krebsbach was born and raised in Esmond, North Dakota. John's father owned a barbershop/store with pool tables where many family times were enjoyed.Following high school he attended Moorehead State Teachers College. He then taught at Ft. Totten Indian Reservation before returning to further his education at North Dakota Teachers College, where he graduated with a Masters Degree.After...
Catalina Gutierrez Sanchez
Jun 1, 2011
Catalina Gutierrez Sanchez was born November 25, 1905 in Guadalajara, Mexico to Hermilo and Martha Gutierrez. She passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011 in La Habra, California at the age of 105.Catalina grew up and went to school in Mexico. At the age of 19, she married Toribio Sanchez. Shortly thereafter they made their way to California where they raised...
San Juana Alvarado
May 31, 2011
San Juana Alvarado was born on December 5, 1955 to Bernardino and Alejandra Rosales. She was born and raised in Durango, Mexico before moving to southern California where she eventually lived in Whittier. San Juana married Rene Alvarado and had three children.San Juana held positions as a Dietary Aid at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier Hospital Medical Center and a number...
Maria Corrine Torres
May 26, 2011
A viewing will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the chapel at White-Emerson Mortuary with a rosary service beginning at 7:00 p.m. A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Whittier, California. Burial will occur at All Souls Cemetery in...
Donald Wesley Sisson
May 22, 2011
Donald (Don) Wesley Sisson was born in Long Beach CA on March 8, 1916 and passed away at 95 in Mission Viejo, California on May 22, 2011. Don was astute, engaging, generous, provocative, energizing, playful, absolutely tuned to the details, devout in his faith and ready to try and learn new things!Don enlisted in the Navy in 1942 at the...
Mary Helen Madsen
May 16, 2011
Mary Helen Madsen was born to Ernest & Ruth (Parra) Gallegos in Los Angeles, CA on April 24, 1935. While growing up in Los Angeles, Mary attended Roosevelt High School. On January 29, 1954 she married Richard Clyde Madsen in East Los Angeles.Throughout her life in southern California, she was involved in social services & retail sales. She loved singing...
Ellen Nelsen Smith
May 15, 2011
Ellen Margaret Gertrude (Nelson) Smith was born July 21, 1917 in Omaha, Nebraska to John Christian and Margaret Gertrude (Andersen) Nelsen. She passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2011 in Whittier.Ellen is survived by her daughter, Diane (Michael) Yancy; son, Dennis (Jerrianne) Smith; five grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon W. Smith.A Celebration...
Anna Buffone
May 12, 2011
Anna Buffone was born September 2, 1916, in Carteret, New Jersey to Emory and Anna (Opina) Boynak. She passed away on May 12, 2011 in Whittier, California.Anna grew up in Sagamore, Pennsylvania as the family moved there prior to her first birthday. She attended school in Sagamore,and after her marriage, moved to Beyer, Pennsylvania.While living in Beyer, Pennsylvania, Anna was...
Otila Estela Quiroz
May 12, 2011
Otila Estela Quiroz was born on September 19, 1943 in Tijuana, Mexico. She came to the United States as a young child.Otila attended school in the Los Nietos and Whittier Union High School District. She was in the first graduating class at Pioneer High School in 1961. She later earned her A.A. Degree from Cerritos College. During this time, she...
Jesse R. Salazar
May 1, 2011
Jesse R. Salazar was born April 16, 1946 in Los Angeles, California to Joseph and Tommie (Jimenez) Salazar. He passed on May 1, 2011 in Baldwin Park, California.Jesse grew up and attended schools in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Salesian High School and attended East Los Angeles College.On May 7, 1966 he married Marina Martinez.Jesse lived in the Los...
Bruce A. Larson
Apr 29, 2011
Bruce A. Larson was born March 1, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Ralph Alvin Larson and Hester Eulalia (Fulton) Larson. He passed away on April 29, 2011 in Whittier, California.'Swede' grew up in Southern Illinois, where he attended Murphsboro Elementary and High School.He proudly served our country in the United States Air Force with two (2) tours of duty in...
Daniel Joseph Albert
Apr 25, 2011
Daniel (Dan) Albert was born January 15, 1960 In Downey, California to Ernest and Jeannine (Rodrigue) Albert. He passed away on April 25, 2011 in Downey, California. Dan grew up and attended schools in Santa Fe Springs, California, that included Lakeview Elementary School, Lake Center Middle School and graduated from Santa Fe High School.On October 18, 1986 he married Cheryl...
