Herman Stephens, 82
OCEANSIDE ---- Herman R. Stephens, 82, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005, in Escondido.
Born Oct. 3, 1922, in East Liverpool, Ohio, he lived in Oceanside for six years. He was a mill wright for Ameron Steel in Rancho Cucamonga and retired in 1984. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and received the Bronze Star. He was a member of the American Legion in Ontario, and was a 32nd Degree Mason in Upland Lodge #419. He enjoyed poker, pool, bowling, the swap meet and golf.
Mr. Stephens was preceded in death by sisters Wilma Mae Johnson in 1970 and Pauline Louada Fantome in 2004.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Harriet Stephens of Oceanside; son and daughter-in-law Mark and Linda Stephens of Colton; daughter and son-in-law Collette and Terry Hickman of Oceanside; sisters Edna Arminta Swift of Ontario and Dona Roberta Smith of East Liverpool, Ohio; grandchildren Mark, Ryan, Terria and James and six great-grandchildren
A memorial was held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4 at the North Coast United Methodist Church, 1501 Kelly St., Oceanside.
The family suggests memorial donations in lieu of flowers to the American Heart Association, 3640 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103 or to North Coast United Methodist Church, 1501 Kelly St., Oceanside, CA 92054.
Oceanside Mortuary is handling arrangements.
William Rodgers, 47
SAN MARCOS ----- William Mark Rodgers, 47, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at his home.
Born Jan. 14, 1958, in San Diego, he lived in San Diego County all his life. He was an Advanced Course Manager for P.S.I. Seminars for 3 1/2 years and belonged to the San Diego Chapter of A.P.B.A. for 20 years. He had a degree in computer science.
Mr. Rodgers is survived by his parents, Hazel May and Richard Edward Rodgers, both of Hemet; brothers and sister-in-law Richard A. and Sandy Rodgers of San Diego and Edward P. Rodgers of San Marcos; sister Brenda J. Shaffer of Hemet; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial is scheduled at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at Allen Brothers Mortuary, Vista Chapel, 1315 South Santa Fe Avenue, in Vista with the Rev. Marlin Ormsbee officiating. A private cremation with private inurnment is planned.
Allen Brothers Mortuary, San Marcos Chapel, is handling arrangements.
Laurence Thornburgh, 83
FALLBROOK ---- Laurence Duffy Thornburgh, 83, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, at Fallbrook Hospital of respiratory failure.
Born May 7, 1921, in Pasadena, he lived in Fallbrook for 20 years. He retired from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services in 1980. He was a member of St. Johns Catholic Seminary, and the Red Cross in Montana from 1949-1950. He was part of the St. Vincent De Paul Society, Friends Outside Prison Liason Group, and groups involving military miniature collectors and model boat-builders.
Mr. Thornburgh was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Thornburgh, in 1948 and his mother, Hazelton Thornburgh, in 1981.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Juanita Thornburgh of Fallbrook; sons and daughters-in-law Joseph and Diane Thornburgh of Corona and Brian and Mary Thornburgh of San Diego; daughters and sons-in-law Celeste and Jim Warburton of Tonto Basin, Ariz., and Carmen and Rick Schaefer of Colorado Springs, Colo.; brother Steven Thornburgh of Calimesa; sister Joyce Darbee of Long Beach and grandchildren Zoe and Logan.
A funeral is scheduled at noon today, Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Holy Cross Cemetery, 5835 W. Slauson Avenue, in Culver City.
Berry-Bell & Hall Fallbrook Mortuary are handling arrangements.
Charles Headrick, 76
BORREGO SPRINGS ---- Charles "Chuck" William Headrick, 76, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2004, at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido of cancer.
Born Jan. 26, 1928, in Sterling, Colo., he lived in Borrego Springs for 19 years. He served in the National Guard in Sterling, Colo. He was a member of the Gun Club in Borrego Springs and a member of the Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce since 1998.
Mr. Headrick is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law Dottie Headrick of Greeley, Colo; Sherrie and Larry Cox of Denver and Sue and Jack Myers of Sterling; brother and sister-in-law Dick and Lucy Headrick of Carlsbad; sisters and brother-in-law Hazel Einsphar of Floaurax, S.D., Polly and Jesse James of San Antonio, Texas, and Isabelle Amen of Sterling; grandchildren Nickie, Terry, J.J., Charla, Chenee and Charles and two great-grandchildren.
A public memorial service is planned at Borrego Springs some time in the future.
The family suggests memorial donations to The Elizabeth Hospice, 150 W. Crest St., Escondido, CA 92025.
Alhiser-Comer Mortuary is handling arrangements.
Robert Vanek, 83
OCEANSIDE ---- Robert W. Vanek, 83, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, in Oceanside of pneumonia.
Born Aug. 23, 1921, in Honolulu, Hawaii, he retired from Hawaiian Airlines as a captain in 1980 and retired from the U.S. Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1981.
Mr. Vanek is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jimmie Lou Vanek, of Oceanside; son and daughter-in-law Rick and Tinker Vanek of Oakley; daughter and son-in-law Linda and Bob Flores of Anaheim Hills; and grandchildren Debi, Brian and Jeffrey.
A funeral is scheduled at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at Eternal Hills Chapel.
Eternal Hills Mortuary is handling arrangements.
William Kostecka, 65
SAN DIEGO ---- William T. Kostecka, 65, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, of a heart attack.
Born Nov. 17, 1939, in Newark, N.J., he lived in San Diego for 45 years. His favorite pastimes included golfing, traveling and walking on the beach.
Mr. Kostecka was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Kostecka, in 1998.
He is survived by his father, William E. Kostecka, of Tulsa, Okla.; sons and daughters-in-law Scott and Norma of Napa, Christopher and Cyndi of Murrieta and Mark and Wendy of Seattle, Wash.; sister June Favati of Tulsa, Okla.; and grandchildren Ryan, Megan, Katie, Connor and Natalie.
A public memorial service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at Calvery Chapel, 24225 Monroe Avenue in Murrieta.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in honor of William Kostecka to Far Reaching Ministries, 41685 Date Street, Suite #101, Murrieta CA 92562, or call (951) 677-4474.
Poway Bernardo Mortuary is handling arrangements.
Nyle Shakoor, 59
VISTA ---- Nyle Shakoor, aka Ernest Nyle Butler, 59, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, at Tri-City Hospital of natural causes.
Born Oct. 23, 1945, in Newark, N.J., he lived in Vista for two years. He was a Muslim.
Mr. Shakoor/Butler was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Butler, in 1957.
He is survived by his mother, Helen Butler, of San Diego; sons Bashad Hultin of Vista and Ernest Brown of Los Angeles; and daughter Alicia Hultin of Honolulu.
A memorial was held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, at the Salvation Army of Oceanside.
The family suggests memorial donations to The Salvation Army of Oceanside Social Services to provide for the needs of the homeless, 3935 Lake Blvd., Oceanside, CA 92056.
Accu-Care Cremation Center is handling arrangements.
William Casey Sr., 82
NILES, MICH. ---- William E. Casey Sr. died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at his home following a brief illness.
Born April 18, 1922, in Chicago, he lived most of his life in Chicago. He lived two years in Niles, Mich., after living for a time in Escondido. He retired from Booth Fisheries. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was a WWII veteran. He was formerly an active member of Saint Daniel the Prophet Catholic Church in Chicago, and a member of AFRA, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. He was a proficient actor and vocalist who volunteered those talents for the pleasure of others.
Mr. Casey was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte (Rogalski) Casey, in 1984.
He is survived by sons and daughter-in-law Patrick Casey of Buchanan, Mich., and William and (Susan Sickowski) Casey Jr. of Mishawaka, Ind.; granddaughters Laura and Kathy and companion Joan Karbens of Escondido.
A funeral service is scheduled at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9 at Saint Adalbert Cemetery in Niles, Ill.
Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles, Mich., is handling arrangements.
Thomasine Cooley, 90
VISTA ---- Thomasine Cooley, 90, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, of natural causes.
Born Aug. 26, 1913, in Mound City, Mo., she lived in Vista for 18 years. She loved birds and dogs.
Mrs. Cooley was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Allan Cooley.
She is survived by son George Cooley of Newport; daughter Jennie Cooley of Santa Fe; grandchildren Adraine, Andrea, Steve, Kristina and Amy; and 10 great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service is planned with burial at Mt. Vernon cemetery in San Bernardino.
The family suggests memorial donations to Hospice of the North Coast .
Eternal Hills Mortuary is handling arrangements.
Joy Waibel, 73
OCEANSIDE ρρ Joy Ann Waibel, 73, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2004.
Born Oct. 28, 1931, in Oklahoma City, she lived in Oceanside for 40 years. She enjoyed playing the piano, entertaining and traveling.
Mrs. Waibel was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Belle Rader; and brother Martin Stamp.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Albert Waibel of Oceanside; son Mark Waibel of Oceanside; daughters and sons-in-law Lisa and Skip Estes of Poway, and Linda and Randy Robinson and Lori Waibel, all of Oceanside; grandchildren Bree, Brian, Sara and Katie; and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at New Song Community Church, 3985 Mission Ave. in Oceanside with the Revs. Jay Marshall and Mike Frazee officiating. Inurnment will be at Eternal Hills Memorial Park.
Eternal Hills Mortuary is handling arrangements.
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With his family around him, Dean Collins peacefully passed away at his home in San Diego on February 2, 2005, after a valiant two-year battle with cancer. He was born in Oceanside in 1953 and was raised in Vista, Calif. Dean graduated from Vista High School in 1970 and moved up north to begin his amazing career in photography.
Dean is known worldwide for his lifetime of photographic education tours, seminars, video education and computer-based instruction. His vision for a new generation of professionals in the world of imaging arts was predicated upon making the highest quality education available in the most easily accessible forms. With his company Software Cinema, he ventured into new, efficient ways of delivering high-quality training worldwide.
Dean was a brilliant educator who became one of the most celebrated teachers of photographic lighting and camera technique. He began lecturing in his early twenties after beginning his career at Dunlap-Tierney Studios in the Los Angeles area, subsequently spending several years in Europe working with advanced commercial photographic studios. His audiences were treated to sophisticated multimedia presentations that predated the revolution in digital imaging by more than two decades. His uncanny way with words and his precise analogies entertained many thousands of photographers and designers for almost three decades. He was very effective in his ability to simplify complex thoughts for anyone to understand.
In the early 1980s, Dean founded Finelight Publishing with partner Gary Burns and refined the publishing of photo lighting materials over the years, while conducting seven world tours. He was in demand as a speaker on every continent, and was often called upon to photograph heads of state, many of the world's best athletes as well as some of the most famous entertainers known. He developed several easily understood methods of controlling light and understanding its behavior, single-handedly raising the level of competency and quality among a generation of professional photographers. The lighting in his photographs captured the attention of many. He produced many hundreds of virtual seminars and live training "camps," as he called them, bringing together the brightest teachers, the biggest brand names in photography, and enthusiastic crowds of practitioners in the U.S., Europe and Asia. In 1990 Collins began experimenting with electronic imaging, resulting in a very close association with Adobe Systems for over ten years. Today, Software Cinema produces a comprehensive collection of Photoshop
training resources.
Dean's longtime association with the Professional Photographers of America organization culminated recently in the bestowal of the prestigious ASP Award for Lifetime Achievement. Also, previously, he was awarded an honorary degree from Brooks Institute of Photography by Ernie Brooks.
Dean is survived by his wife Linda, his children Hannah and Dean Jr., his mother Florence Marie Anderson, sister Sharon Harrison, brother Kip Collins, nieces Jana Collins Anderson and Natalie Collins, and nephews Mike Harrison, Patrick Harrison and William Collins. He was preceded in death by his father, Clifford Collins, brother Bill Collins, and nephew Davey Collins. A memorial foundation for the furtherance of education in the imaging arts will be announced on his company's Web site soon, http://www.software-cinema.com/.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 12, at 12 p.m. at Sonrise Community Church in Santee, Calif.
MEMORIAL
ICEDORE IRIS (BEA) BURROUGHS
Icedore Iris (Bea) Burroughs died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005.
Born Jan. 14, 1906, in Roseburg, Ore., she lived at Rancho Vista Retirement Community in Vista and was a school teacher.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Harold Burroughs, on October 11, 1990.
She is survived by her son John of Fallbrook, three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
No services are planned.
Icedore Iris (Bea) Burroughs, daughter of Charles and Minnie Matthews, born January 14, 1906, in Roseburg, Oregon. She graduated from Monmouth College, Oregon. She married John Harold Burroughs. They resided in the Panama Canal zone for several years prior to and during World War II. She worked for the U.S. Army, Pan American Airways, and as an elementary school teacher. She also lived in Beirut, Lebanon, as well as Vancouver, Canada, prior to moving to Fallbrook in 1958. After retiring from the Vista School District she moved to Lake Marcos.
Mom B, "GG," will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
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Perry W. Fogg, 78
Perry W. Fogg died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, of congestive heart failure. Ida Bowditch, his loving friend of 11 years, son, Thomas R. Fogg, his wife Beverly of Cape Cod were at his bedside. He is also survived by his daughter Cindy, two grandsons Matt and Chris, sons of Tom and Bev, his brother Gifford Fogg, Chicopee, Mass., and many nieces and nephews. His precious granddaughter Elizabeth (Tom and Bev's daughter) preceded him in death. Perry's ashes will be placed next to his wife Jan of 40 years on Cape Cod. Jan preceded him in death in 1990.
Born May 21, 1926, in Springfield, Mass., he has lived in Vista, Calif., for 15 years. His former home was Cape Cod. Perry was a chemist and retired salesman of industrial coatings. In his youth he was Past Master counselor with the De Molay's, one of the youngest at the time. He was past president and very active in the Springfield, Mass., Chapter of ARC. He served his country in the Seabees during World War II.
He loved music, tennis and bridge, His keen sense of humor was with him til the last. He was a caring and loving father and grandfather. The void he leaves in the lives of his family and friends is great. He was loved dearly. But know now he is at peace and rests in the arms of the Lord.
Eternal Hills Mortuary is handling arrangements.
A celebration of his life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of El Camino and Fire Mountain Drive, Oceanside.
The family suggests donations to (ARC) Association of Retarded Citizens, 4355 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA 91213 or Hospice of the North Coast 5421 Avenida Encinas, Suite N. Carlsbad, CA 92008.
William Kostecka, 65
SAN DIEGO ---- William T. Kostecka, 65, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005 of a heart attack.
Born Nov. 17, 1929 in Newark, N.J., he lived in San Diego for 45 years. His favorite pastimes included golfing, traveling and walking on the beach.
Mr. Kostecka was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Kostecka, in 1998.
He is survived by his father, William E. Kostecka of Tulsa, Okla.; sons and daughters-in-law Scott and Norma of Napa, Christopher and Cyndi of Murrieta and Mark and Wendy of Seattle, Wash.; sister, June Favati of Tulsa, Okla.; and grandchildren Ryan, Megan, Katie, Connor and Natalie.
A public memorial service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10.
The family suggests memorial donations in lieu of flowers to Far Reaching Ministries, 41685 Date Street, Suite 101, Murrieta, CA 92562; phone number (951) 677-4474 in honor of William Kostecka.
Poway Bernardo Mortuary is handling arrangements.
memorials
Jane A. Jenson
Jane A. Jenson, born Jane Agnes Jeffries April 26, 1926, in Des Moines, Iowa, passed away January 15, 2005, at Palomar hospital due to pulmonary heart failure. She was 78.
Jane was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Jack R. Brandt and by her husband of six years, Jerry P. Jenson.
She is survived by her loving children, Jeff and Karen Brandt, Cindy and Matthew Hayflich, Michael and Carolyn Brandt, Joann Psomas and Butch Murphy, Peter and Tracy Brandt, Patrice and Michael Longmire, 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Known as Janie by her many friends, they will remember her style, her great sense of humor, encouraging words, tender heart and love for the Lord.
Janie was a member of St. Mary's in Escondido for over 35 years. There are no services planned at this time.
Virginia T. Fabre'
Virginia T. Fabre', born June 7, 1928, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on January 18, 2005 at the age of 76. She was a resident of Murrieta for four years and a former resident of Glendora, where she lived for over 45 years. She was exceptionally active in Glendora YWCA.
She was an enthusiastic golfer with her husband, Leon. While living in Glendora, she was a very active member of Saint Dorothy's Catholic parish choir. Virginia was an opera singer and made her debut at Carnegie Hall when she was only 17 years old. She also starred in operatic performances at Citrus College. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Leon, and her grandson, Rick Tilley.
Virginia is survived by three children, Veronica Fabre'-Golden from Las Vegas, Denise Fabre'-Tilley of Menifee and Paul Fabre' of Mountain Home, Idaho. Virginia had four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Phylis Bedo of Glendora and Kay Joos of Banning. She lived a full and happy life. It just keeps getting better now, Mom, as you continue on your eternal journey.