MARIE CORCORON WILLIAMS, FUHS 1939 OR 1940?

In loving memory of Marie Wiliams, 86, of La Habra who went to be with the Lord Friday, May 23, 2008. Marie was born December 27, 1921 in Fullerton, California. Marie graduated from Fullerton High School. She lived in La Habra most of her life and she raised four children. She worked at Douglas Aircraft during the war, and worked and retired from Food For Less as a Buyer. She enjoyed square dancing, travel, Pinochle, reading, crossword puzzles, cooking, and being with her friends. Her greatest love was spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Marie was an excellent cook and baker. Her kids loved sampling her pies, cakes and cookies at family dinners. She loved seeing her grandkids grow up, and hearing about their activities and honors. Marie enjoyed attending the La Habra Old Settler's Historical Society Meetings. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Linda Kizer, and sister, Phyllis McCarthy. Survivors include her husband, Orval; sister, Ruth Maxwell of Joshua Tree; two daughters, Margie Proud of Oak Park, and Debra Marsh of Anaheim, and her son, Jim Clark of Placentia. She leaves 7 grandkids, and 10 great-grandkids. Marie was loved by her family and will be greatly missed!
Services will be held on Thursday, May 29, at 11:00 a.m. at Memory Garden Memorial Park in Brea.
Memory Garden Memorial Park
Published in the Orange County Register on 5/29/2008.
Guest Book (The guest book will be available until 6/29/2008.)

LORA TREZISE BRUNKHORST, FUHS 1959

Brunkhorst, Lora Lynne, 66, a native Fullerton resident, went to be with the Lord on May 17, 2008 at home after a courageous fight with breast cancer. She was known for her faith in God and her love and loyalty to her children, grandchildren and husband. Lora is lovingly survived by her husband, Herman and their three daughters, Elizabeth Jane Sandler, Jennifer Anna Lamarra, and Angela Dianne Taylor; seven grandchildren, Christian Phillip Lee, Andrea Lynne, Amanda Grace, Jessica Pearl, Lauren Jean, Sean David, Christopher William; one sister, Lin Lee Casas; two aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, other family and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Lola Trezise. Please visit Legacy.com to sign her guest book and view her memorial website. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 10:00am at Calvary Chapel Christian Centre, located at 1200 W. Lambert road in Brea, California. In lieu of flowers, please send donations, in memory of Lora Brunkhorst to: www.cityofhope.org/donate .
McAulay & Wallace Mortuary
Published in the Orange County Register from 5/24/2008 - 5/25/2008.
Guest Book (will be available until 6/24/2008)

LEE JEWETT, FUHS 1958

Lee's sister Cheri (FUHS '60) sent the following message (Mike Johnson and Florence Satchell forwarded it to me):

Lee Jewett passed away 1:30 am, May 11, 2008. He fought the good fight, and is now at peace. He has been in BHC since last Sat. All the family has been with him. He was surrounded by love. He wanted to be with our Mom on Mother's Day, so we are comforted that he is with her and our beloved Will get back with more infor. The service will be in Fullerton.

She sent another message giving the time and address of the memorial.
Lee's Memorial will be on Tuesday the 20th, at 11:30 at EV Free.

EV Free
2801 N. Brea Blvd. (Notice change from first address sent.)
Fullerton, 92831


(Connie doesn't know how to interpret some of the message. "...with our beloved Will" or "Will get back...". If anyone sees an obituary, please let Connie know.)

Cheri sent this:

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Memorial services set for Lee Jewett, 68
His family built some of the first housing tracts in Fullerton.
By BARBARA GIASONE
The Orange County Register
FULLERTON —Memorial services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton for Lee Jewett, a member of pioneer Fullerton families, who died of lung cancer May 11 in Bullhead City, Ariz. He was 68.
Jewett, who was raised in Fullerton, was the son of Bill and Winnie Jewett and nephew of Dick Jewett, who built the Basque tract in town and owned numerous properties throughout the city. Following in the family tradition, Lee Jewett was also a contractor – and a state champion trap shooter.
His grandfather, James Pearson, was chief of police in Fullerton for 14 years and in Brea for seven. His grandmother, Fannie Bess, graduated with the Fullerton Union High School Class of 1905.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Marsha Glennie Jewett; daughters Jeri (R.C.) Heisman of Mira Loma, Jackie (Rick) Moore of Lake Elsinore; son Darin and daughter Bo of Bullhead City. He is also survived by his brother Billy; sisters Cheri Brenner and Penny Snow; brother-in-law Larry Glennie; and sister-in-law Nancy Glennie Motes; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Lung Association.
The church is located at 2801 N. Brea Blvd.


Lee Jewett
Jewett, Lee, previously of Fullerton, passed away May 11, 2008 in Bullhead City, Arizona. He will be sadly missed by his wife of 46 years, Marsha Glennie Jewett; daughters, Jeri Heissman (R.C.), Jackie Moore (Rick) and Bo Jewett; son, Darin Jewett: brother, Billy Jewett (Clara); his sisters, Cheri Brenner (Frank) and Penny Snow (Allen); brother-in-law, Larry Glennie (Sandy); sister-in-law, Nancy Glennie Motes; seven grandchildren, Shane, Alaina, Andrew, Autumn, Elyse, Blaine and Lauren and four great-grandchildren who dearly loved him; sixteen nieces and nephews who will miss him greatly. Lee was born in Orange, CA in 1939 to Bill and Winnie Jewett and was raised in Fullerton, California. Lee's grandfather, James Pearson, was chief of police in Fullerton for many years. In addition to being a wonderful husband, Lee was a fabulous father. He enjoyed trips with his family, teaching them how to fish (even though he rarely caught one himself), camp and barbeque turkeys. Lee was a state champion trap shooter and worked in the construction industry for many years. After retirement, he enjoyed making jewelry, tending his tomato plants and talking on the phone (to Uncle Allen and Uncle Billy). He retired to a community that enticed visitors and he was able to enjoy visits from lifelong friends, children and grandchildren.
Memorial Services were held May 20th. Donations may be made to the American Lung Association, 1570 E. 17th St.,Ste. F Santa Ana, CA 92705.
Published in the Orange County Register on 6/4/2008.
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MOSES CARDENAS, LEFT FUHS IN HIS SR. YEAR (2000?)

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Fullerton Marine earns Silver Star

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Council, firefighters prepare hometown-hero welcome for May 6.
By BARBARA GIASONE
The Orange County Register

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FULLERTON — Rocket-propelled grenades, a suicide bomber and heavy artillery fire left little hope Marine Lance Cpl. Moses Cardenas' platoon would survive the Iraqi insurgents advancing south of the Euphrates River on a hot August day in 2007.
Then came the unthinkable.
Cardenas's sergeant – the very man who taught him for battle – lay wounded in the open between the opposing forces.
Fullerton-bred Cardenas fought his way across 50 meters of the fire-swept desert against five armed insurgents to rescue Sgt. Randy Rodema as bullets ripped through Cardenas' neck and shoulder, according to a Marine Corp citation and Cardenas.
Despite the wounds, Cardenas reloaded his M-249 – a light machine gun – and continued his assault until he reached the wounded sergeant.
The lance corporal alternated between pulling the Marine 100 meters to safety and shooting bursts of automatic fire at the enemy until help arrived, the citation said.
For his valiant achievement, Cardenas, 21, was presented with the Silver Star – the nation's third highest award for valor during combat – in a special ceremony at Camp Pendleton on March 28.
Fullerton firefighters and the City Council will give Cardenas a hometown-hero welcome Tuesday when they host the Marine and his family at a firehouse dinner and special recognition at the 6:30 council meeting.
Reached at Camp Pendleton last week where he is training a team for upcoming duty in Iraq, Cardenas spoke of the dangers in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"When it was all happening, I wasn't worried for my life," he said. "But after I was shot, I really got to thinking of our vulnerability."
Military action has been on his mind since childhood when he lined up plastic military figures, watched military action movies and followed television shows on the Military Channel.
"I was always fascinated by the infantry lifestyle, it was always a dream," he said. "But it's a lot different than I expected – not as glamorous, and certainly more challenging."
A cousin, who was in the Marine Corps, shared war stories when Cardenas attended Orangethorpe Elementary and Nicolas Junior high schools. At Fullerton High, his interest in history and computer arts was heightened by instructors Mary Boules and Brandon Martinez, who inspired him to achieve.
In the middle of Cardenas's senior year, he moved to an aunt's house in Tucson, Ariz., where he graduated from high school.
"Let's just say there were issues at my home," he said.
He joined the Marine Corps two years ago.
"It's changed my life: more discipline, accountability, pride and responsibility," he said.
These days, he's proud to train a four-man team headed for combat in Iraq. He will be deployed with them in September.
"I have to make sure they all come back alive," he said.
Meanwhile, Sgt. Rodema has told Cardenas he will not return to Iraq.
"He said he doesn't want to risk his life again, and wants to spend more time with his family," Cardenas said.

(If anyone knows the year he would have graduated, please let Connie know.)

FRED WALKER, FUHS 1934?

Fred Walker, who ran the well-known Walker's Market in Santa Ana for generations.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WALKER FAMILY.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Fred Walker, owner of Walker's Market, dies
He started with a roadside produce stand and went on to open a market that was a Santa Ana fixture for generations.
By DOUG IRVING
The Orange County Register

SANTA ANA – Fred Walker, who went from hawking fruit from the back of a pickup truck to running a well-known market that served generations of shoppers, has died. He was 96 years old.
Walker's Market was an old-fashioned establishment, a place where the produce was always fresh and the labels on the canned food always faced forward. It opened in 1951, surrounded by orange groves on the border between Santa Ana and Tustin.
It was an early supermarket, with a full butcher's department in the back and a deli where chickens turned on a rotisserie and the mashed potatoes were made fresh daily. But it was a small-town market, too, and Walker kept a pot of coffee brewing for his customers.
"It was absolutely a landmark grocery store," said Tim Rush, a former vice president of the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society and a resident of the city for 21 years. "The business they did and the way they served their customers was what made it memorable."
Walker grew up in Canada, so poor that he and his sister took turns going to school and going to work in the fields. The family moved to California when he was a teenager, and he graduated from Fullerton High School.
He scratched out a living during the Great Depression selling produce from roadside stands. Later, after he took over a wholesale market, he would shake himself out of bed at 4 a.m. to pick up fruits and vegetables from local farmers.
He opened Walker's Market on the corner of Tustin Avenue and 17th Street, long before suburbia had reached that part of town. Former customers remember it as a cross between a specialty Whole Foods Market and a Trader Joe's. When life-long resident Tom Lutz, 63, needed some veal shanks for a recipe, he recalled, Walker's Market was the place to go.
Walker would walk the store, dressed in knit shirts from golf tournaments he had played in, greeting customers by name. If a child started crying, he would walk over, hands clasped behind his back, then lean down and announce: "No crying is allowed in this market."
Walker sold the market and retired in 1982; it closed several years later. He kept golfing until about a year ago, refused to move into an assisted-living center, refused even to have a nurse care for him until recently.
He died of heart failure last week at the Lemon Heights home where he had lived since the 1940s. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fairhaven Memorial Park, 1702 Fairhaven Ave., in Santa Ana.
Walker is survived by his son, Fred Walker Jr.; his daughter, Elaine Walker Moore; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
"He was a character," said granddaughter Laura Moore, 40, of Los Altos. "Everybody adored him. Everybody was charmed by him…. He was really a very chipper man, very optimistic, very positive, very hopeful."
Contact the writer: 714-704-3777 or dirving@ocregister.com

Connie can't find his obituary in the Register yet.