Youssef K. Mawardi, M.D.
Youssef K. Mawardi, M.D., psychiatrist, research scientist and educator, died at his home in Ojai Tuesday, May 16, 2000. He was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1913. His primary education was at the Ecole Jean-Baptist de La Salle, a French school in Cairo. To master English, his parents sent him to London, England, to the London Polytechnic, a private high school.
Upon his return to Cairo, he became an assistant to G. von Anrep, chairman of the Department of Physiology at the Kasr El-Aini Medical School of Cairo University. A former student of Pavlov (of conditioned reflex fame), von Anrep was so impressed with his new assistant he encouraged him to join the medical school, well-known for its work in tropical medicine. Dr. Mawardi received his M.D. and M.Bsc. in Medical Sciences in 1945. Granted a British Council scholarship, he returned to London to complete a two-year internship at the Maudsley Institute of Psychiatry, London University.
Back in Egypt, Dr. Mawardi started his own practice, where he specialized in shock therapy. Seeking more opportunities in medical research, he left Egypt and came to the United States in 1950. He joined the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., and worked there for two years. The following two years found him at the Barnes Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
After a visit to California, he decided to come to the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. He opened his office and enjoyed a successful practice for more than 35 years. He was an assistant clinical professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, an independent medical examiner and a qualified medical evaluator. He was also a member of several medical societies and Rotary Club.
In 1988, Dr. Mawardi closed his office, moved to Ojai and joined the Ventura County Mental Health Department, as consultant and psychiatrist. He retired in 1999.
Dr. Mawardi is survived by his wife Patricia; brother Osman of Cleveland, Ohio; cousin Hadia of Kalamazoo, Mich.; and other relatives in Egypt and England.
Private graveside services were held at the Santa Barbara Cemetery, under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
In lieu of flowers, it is requested that you make a contribution to a charity of your choice or to the Rotary International Fund.
Maudy Gresham
Maudy Gresham, 95, of Ojai, died Thursday, May 25, 2000 at Ojai Valley Community Hospital Skilled Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 6, 1904 in the Choctaw Nation. In 1907, it became Oklahoma.
Mrs. Gresham came to Ojai in 1962 with her husband Lewis Lemual Gresham. She was a homemaker and a gardener.
She is survived by her son James V. Gresham; daughter-in-law Charlotte E. Gresham; daughter Ann D. Fields-Gresham; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held May 30, 2000 at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura.
Arrangements were under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
Philip "Pat" C. Freeman
Philip "Pat" C. Freeman, 95, a longtime resident of Ojai, recently residing in Temecula, Calif., died Wednesday, May 17, 2000, in Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murietta of complications following an injury sustained in a fall on April 30.
He was born Oct. 3, 1904, in Temecula, where he was raised in the early years by his grandparents, Luisa and Felipe Cazas. His grandfather had a general store and was an overseer of the Pechanga Indian Reservation. His parents, James and Estefena Cazas Freeman, raced horses on the county fair circuit. Later his father became foreman of the Vail Company Ranch (Pauba) in Riverside County, where Mr. Freeman became a cowboy at an early age.
Mr. Freeman attended grade school on the reservation and in Temecula, and high school in Lake Elsinore. He completed his education in the U.S. Navy, earning his high school diploma and numerous engineering certificates while aboard a destroyer in the Pacific and Caribbean.
Mr. Freeman's interests as a young man ranged from cowboying, boxing and baseball, to speedboat racing. During his 13-year stint as an amateur and professional racer, he won a world record in 1946 in his outboard, "Miss Signal." His cowboying continued into his 90s.
During the Depression, he joined his brother James "Tootie" Freeman in Santa Barbara, where they raised cattle and he worked at Ott Hardware. He married his wife Mae on the steps of the Ventura County Courthouse on March 12, 1935.
They lived in Santa Barbara until they moved to Ojai in 1944, where they were pioneers in the retail television business in Ventura County, as owners of both Modern Appliances and Freemans in Ventura from 1944 through 1959. They also built the first apartment complex in Ojai in 1959.
Mr. Freeman was a charter member of the Ojai Valley Golf Association and Soule Park Golf Club, where he served as president of the Senior Men's Golf Association. He was also a past member of the Ojai Lions Club and the California Cattlemen's Association. He also cattle-ranched at Rancho Cola near Lake Casitas.
Mr. Freeman was the oldest living tribal member of the Temecula Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of Pechanga Reservation, where he was living with his daughter Patricia "Pat-C" Winbury at the time of his death.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Phil and Ann Freeman of Hidden Hills; daughter and son-in-law Patricia and Doug Winbury of Pechanga; sisters Agnes Honberger of Hemet and Dorothy Freeman of Pechanga; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his wife Mae Freeman in 1994.
A celebration of his life will be held at a barbecue Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at his home on the reservation, 46763 Pala Road, Little Pechanga, Temecula. Another barbecue to celebrate his life will be held at the home of Phil and Ann Freeman in Hidden Hills on June 11. Call (818) 888-0467 or (805) 446-2090 for more information. Family and friends are invited.
Interment
will be private at Nordhoff Cemetery in Ojai.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
Leona V. Yocham
Leona V. Yocham, 75, of Ventura, died Saturday, June 3, 2000, at Community Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.
She was born Jan 9, 1925, in Mesa, Okla., and lived in Ojai for 46 years. She was a 50-year Ventura County resident, coming from Bakersfield.
Mrs. Yocham had been a nurse's aide at the Ventura County Medical Center.
She was a longtime member of the Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion Post #482.
Mrs. Yocham is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Carol Ann and Walter Johnson of Ventura; brother Ben A. Walters; sisters Wilma Lutrick of Arkansas, and Imogene McKhean of Modesto; four granddaughters; and one great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband Carl Yocham and son Ben Rochester.
Friends may call at Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai today from noon to 8 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home Thursday at 1 p.m.
Private inurnment will be at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lupus Foundation.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
Gladys Gene Smith
Gladys Gene Smith, 97, died Monday, May 29, 2000,.in Dallas, Texas.
Born May 8, 1903, in St. Paul, Minn., she moved to Chicago where she taught typing at the Britton-Stratton SecretCourier School. She became a member of The Liberal Catholic Church in 1926 and joined the Theosophical Society shortly thereafter.
She will be remembered for her service to both The Liberal Catholic Church and the Theosophical Society. At the Church of St. Francis in Chicago she was Treasurer from 1935 to 1960 and led the Round Table, an organization for children to follow the knightly ideals. With her late husband, Dr. Henry A. Smith, she was instrumental in the purchase of the church building at 1945 N. Mozart in Chicago.
In 1964 she moved to Ojai and resided at the Krotona Institute of Theosophy compound. Immediately she was pressed into service by the then-regionary bishop of The Liberal Catholic Church (LLC), Newton Dahl, to manage the St. Alban Press. She held that position until 1997. At Our Lady and All Angels Church in Ojai, with the help of Rosemary Gizzo, they served dinners to raise funds for the gardens and worked on the gardens themselves. Mrs. Smith served as board member for Our Lady and All Angels, the Rogers-Cooper Memorial Foundation, both in Ojai, and was elected to the board of The LCC in the Province of the USA. Along with her daughter-in-law, Dimpna, they inspired Dr. Smith to lay out the founding of the Endowment Fund of The LCC in the USA.
Mrs. Smith also served in many capacities for the Theosophical Society. When Dr. Smith was elected national president of the Theosophical Society, they resided in "Olcott," the Theosophical Society headquarters. She worked as the kitchen manager at that time, charged with supervising the feeding of a staff of 30, plus visitors. The Krotona Institute also used her services as member of the board. For some years she was also president of the Theosophy Book Association for the Blind.
She is survived by her son, the Rt. Rev. Lawrence J. Smith, regionary bishop rmeritus for the United States; two granddaughters; one great-grandson; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Lloyd Olin Stone
Lloyd Olin Stone, 93, of Ventura, died Wednesday, June 7, 2000. He was born March 28, 1907, in De Soto, Kan. His birth name was Lloyd Olin Gottstein. His parents were Herman Gottstein and Harriet Finley.
As a child he lived in the small towns of Gardner and De Soto. He graduated from De Soto High School and then moved to Kansas City, Mo., to work in the hotel business.
In 1934, Mr. Stone rode from Kansas City to California in the rumble seat of a Model T Ford, and worked at various hotels in Los Angeles. He married Elma Hietala in 1935. In 1941, he moved his family to Burbank, Calif., where he worked for Lockheed Aircraft Corporation as an aircraft electrician, where he worked on a secret project, building the legendary SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance airplane. After his retirement, Mr. and Mrs. Stone moved to Ojai, where they lived until 1999. For the past year, he was a resident of the Venturan Convalescent Center.
Mr. Stone was a member of the Glendale Lodge #368 of the Masons and Ojai Chapter #528 Order of the Eastern Star.
He is survived by his daughter June Hopkins of Santa Paula; son Wayne Stone of Pohkara, Nepal; and three grandchildren.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Ventura County or the organ fund of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula.
A memorial service was held June 10 at the Universalist Unitarian Church in Santa Paula.
Arrangements were under the direction of Skillin Carroll Mortuary in Santa Paula.
Lindsay C. Durand
Lindsay C. Durand, 90, died Friday, June 2, 2000, at St. Joseph's Health and Retirement Center in Ojai, where she had been a resident for six years.
She was born Oct. 22, 1909, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Donald and Mable Campbell, and moved to Los Angeles as a teen-ager.
Mrs. Durand was employed in the publicity department at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood from 1938 to 1957. She joined the firm of Rogers and Cowan Public Relations in Beverly Hills and worked there from 1957 to 1973. She then retired and moved to Ojai.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Diane and John Boles; sister Dorothy Grove; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three nieces.
Arrangements were under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
Rosemary F. "Penny" Roland
Rosemary F. "Penny" Roland, 75, of Ojai, died Monday, June 5, 2000, at her home following a battle with cancer. She was born July 21, 1924, in Los Angeles, and had lived in Ojai since 1966.
Mrs. Roland was a homemaker, co-owner of the Ojai Yarn Shop with her sister Jonelle, and had been a cartoonist, working for Walter Lantz. She was a member of the Altrusa Club, Pink Ladies of the Ojai Valley Community Hospital, the Bridge Club, American Junior Bowling Club and the Women Veterans Memorial Society for World War II veterans.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Christine and Robert Lefebvre of Oak View; son and daughter-in-law Scott C. and Susan Roland of Ojai; son Bruce D. Roland of Ojai; two grandchildren; and three nieces.
She was preceded in death by her son Jeff Roland.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai, with Pastor Larry Skinner officiating. Cremation will be followed by scattering at sea off the coast of Ventura.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Ojai.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home.
Richard J. Barnett
Richard J. Barnett, 91, of Ojai, died Sunday, June 18, 2000, at St. Joseph's Health and Retirement Center in Ojai after a short illness. He was born June 21, 1908, in Los Angeles, and lived in Ojai for 27 years, coming from La Caņada, Calif.
Mr. Barnett was a third generation farmer in the Temecula Valley, and had owned a service station in La Caņada. He was a past president of the Elsinore School Board and a member of the Temecula School Board in the '30s and '40s.
The home Mr. Barnett and his wife built in 1932 became the Senior Citizens Center in Temecula, until it was torn down in 1999.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Richard "Dick" and Nancy Barnett of Ojai; son Philip Barnett of Memphis, Tenn.; daughter and son-in-law Barbara L. and Don Warren of Fontana, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son Robert Barnett in 1977 and his wife Virginia Barnett in 1999.
Friends may call at Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai today from 9 a.m. to noon. Services will follow at 3 p.m. at St. Joseph's Chapel in Ojai with Fr. Carroll Laubacher, S.J., officiating. Interment
will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Temecula Public Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Health and Retirement Center Foundation.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
Frances Knapp Gilbert
Frances Knapp Gilbert, 87, of Ojai, died suddenly Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at the Ojai Valley Community Hospital. She was born March 30, 1913, in Lebanon, N.H.
A New Englander for more than half her life, she and her family moved to California in 1961, and she settled in Ojai with her husband Robert in 1969. She was a homemaker and an active volunteer for many years at the Ojai Festivals office and for Meals on Wheels.
Mrs. Gilbert is survived by her brother Robert Knapp of New Hampshire; son and daughter-in-law Joel and Sue Gilbert of Burbank; daughter and son-in-law Joanne and Gabriele Volta of Milan, Italy; daughter-in-law Janet Gilbert of Santa Monica; and three grandchildren.
Her life will be celebrated today at 3 p.m. during a memorial service at the Ojai United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Robert Underwood and Bobbie McMullen officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
Jerry Villines
Jerry Villines, 64, of Ojai, died Monday, June 19, 2000, following a brief illness. He was born Dec. 16, 1935, in Oklahoma and had lived in Ojai for 51 years.
Mr. Villines was a quality assurance evaluator for the Port Hueneme Construction Battalion. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a member of the Church of Christ in Ojai and a a member of the Ojai Valley Gun Club.
He is survived by his wife Carolyn Villines of Ojai; his mother Olive Villines; son Victor Villines; daughters Lorena Valencia and Lynne Oliver; daughters and sons-in-law Sabrina and Bill Lane, Desiree and David Eliasen, and Diana and Michael Gleason; sisters and brothers-in-law Jackie and Jack Fritchey and Willene and Stan Droegemeier; a nephew and niece; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father Woodrow Wilson Villines and his brother Gaylynn Villines.
Graveside services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Road in Ventura.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association or a charity of choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
Adelaine "Addie" Clariet Brollier
Adelaine "Addie" Clariet Brollier, 78, of Oak View, died Thursday, June 22, 2000, at Ojai Valley Community Hospital from complications of cancer.
She was born April 20, 1922, in Oregon, and lived in Oak View for 10 years, coming from Anaheim, Calif.
Ms. Brollier had worked as an accountant. She was a volunteer with HELP of Ojai, Ojai Valley Community Hospital and the Oak View Resource Center.
She is survived by her daughters JoLee Cochran and Holly Tatroe, both of Oak View; son Doug Wright of Cameron Park, Calif.; brother Royal LaBree of San Diego, Calif.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to HELP of Ojai, the City of Hope or the Salvation Army.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
Louis M. "Jack" Colbern
Louis M. "Jack" Colbern, 85, of Ojai, died Saturday, June 24, 2000, at Ojai Valley Community Hospital.
He was born May 8, 1915, in Paducah, Texas, and had lived in Ojai for the past three years, first at Grey Gables and then at St. Joseph's Health and Retirement Center.
Mr. Colbern had been a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department for 22 years and a director of security for TWA for 14 years before he retired with his wife to Fallbrook, Calif.
Mr. Colbern was a part of the Brooklyn Dodgers organization in the 1930s and was instrumental in the development of 10 former Major League baseball players through his efforts in youth baseball.
He is survived by his daughter Deborah Colbern of Venice, Calif.; stepdaughter Pamela Earnhardt of Chandler, Ariz.; sons Michael Colbern of Phoenix, Ariz., Gregg Colbern of Whittier, Calif., and Dennis Colbern of Ojai; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Joanna Colbern of Fallbrook.
Services will be held at the chapel of St. Joseph's Health and Retirement Center in Ojai Thursday at 11 a.m.
The family would like to express their gratitude to his many friends at St. Joseph's for their love and care. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Joseph's Health and Retirement Center.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
Frank Anthony Salazar
Frank Anthony Salazar, 72, of Ventura, died Saturday, June 24, 2000, after a brief illness. He was born Oct. 23, 1927, in Albuquerque, N.M., and was a resident of Ventura County for 50 years.
After graduating from college, he taught at Oxnard High School where he established two award-winning bands, an orchestra and chamber ensemble. In 1955, he founded the Ventura County Youth Symphony. In 1962, he founded the Ventura County Symphony Orchestra, which he conducted and directed until his retirement in 1992.
He condcuted and performed in numerous concerts in Southern California, Mexico, Spain and Switzerland.
Mr. Salazar was named by the Star-Free-Press' "one of the area's 10 most influential citizens of the last half century" (1985), Citizen of the Year - Ventura (1986), and was entered into the Congressional Record on March 24, 1992, for his contributions to the "cultural resources of Ventura County."
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Judith Salazar of Ventura; his sons and daughters-in-law Arthur and Lucy Salazar of Oceanside, Calif., and Gregory Salazar and Maike Lazaro of Madrid, Spain; his daughter and son-in-law Christine Salazar and Paul Birrer of Irvine, Calif.; his son Phillip Salazar of Ventura; his brother Lester Salazar of Albuquerque, N.M.; and four grandchildren.
Private services and internment will be held at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park. A memorial service will be announced and held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donationa may be made in his name to the Ventura Chamber Music Orchestra and Festival.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
Virginia "Diney" White
Virginia "Diney" White, 65, of Ojai, died Friday, June 23, 2000, at the Ojai Valley Community Hospital's Skilled Nursing Center.
She was born Dec. 6, 1934, in Lexington, Mass., had lived in Ojai since 1997 and was a Ventura County resident for 35 years, coming from Santa Barbara.
Ms. White was a bookkeeper for Weber Baking Company and a member of The Rainbow Girls.
She is survived by her son Stephen Prescott White of Goleta; sister Jean Moulton of Plymouth, Mass.; and her mother Hope Snyder of Ojai.
She was preceded in death by her father Kenneth Snyder.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
Elizabeth Louise Crist
Elizabeth Louise Crist, 83, of Clearlake, Calif., died Sunday, June 25, 2000. She was born Aug. 16, 1916, in Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Crist had lived in Ojai from 1940 through 1980 and had been a Lake County resident for 19 years. She worked as a business manager for a retirement home for 27 years.
She is survived by her son David Fegenbush of Clearlake; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
At her request, no service was held. Arrangements were under the direction of Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary in Clearlake.
Earl R. Hansen
Earl R. Hansen, 93, died Friday, June 23, 2000, at his home in Fillmore. He was born Dec. 10, 1906, in Manitowoc, Wis.
He graduated from high school in 1924, met Marjorie Warren in 1928 and they were married in San Fernando in 1930.
When World War II broke out, deafness in his right ear made him ineligible for the draft, so his efforts went into ship design at Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
The Hansens moved their young family to Van Nuys and then to Ventura in 1949, where he began work as assistant city engineer. In 1954, he became a partner in Jennings-Hansen Engineering, where he remained until 1962. Home was now Oak View, and the plan was to semi-retire and spend time both at a cabin in Lockwood Valley and at home.
From 1971 to 1980, Mr. Hansen also spent time at his elected post on the Casitas Municipal Water District Board.
During the mid-'80s, the couple moved to a smaller home in Kingsburg, Calif., but returned to this area and settled in Fillmore.
In 1992, the Santa Barbara/Ventura Lodge No. 214 presented him with a 50-year Masonic award. He was a 32nd degree Mason, transferring from Green Bay in 1951.
He is survived by his sister Myra; brothers Ben, Bill and Phil; daughter Barbara Hansen Buchanan of Ojai; son and daughter-in-law David and Eleanor Hansen; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Fillmore Bible Church, 461 Central Ave. in Fillmore.
Dale Malcolm Coke
Dale Malcolm Coke, 46, of Meiners Oaks, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000, in Ventura after a long illness. He was born Aug. 8, 1953, and resided in Ojai for 25 years.
Mr. Coke was a mechanic at Point Mugu, working with the Civil Service.
He is survived by his sons Tony, Matt, Eric and Jacob of Ojai; and his parents Wilma and Merle Coke of Meiners Oaks.
Private family services were held.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai.
