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Obituaries 8-19 |
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 |
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The following is the complete listing of obituaries that appeared in the Aug. 19, 2008 edition of The Inyo Register.
John Darol Little
1947-2008
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Big Pine Cemetery for 13-year Freeland, Whidbey Island, Wash. resident John Darol Little. Rev. Karen Moore will officiate. A celebration of life will follow.
Born in Bishop on Sept. 7, 1947 John Darol Little died March 7, 2008 in Everett, Wash., after a short battle with cancer. He was 60.
John grew up in Big Pine and was a Viet Nam veteran. While in Viet Nam he met his best friend, Leo DeCoster, a friendship that has endured for 39 years. “Leo, we all love you like a brother too,” the family said.
After living in Alaska for 12 years, John returned to California for a short time then moved to Washington State. There, using his skills as a master carpenter, John developed a very successful company building custom homes. Always working at his side was his friend and business partner Ralph Brotherton. “They shared a bond that we are grateful for,” said the family.
To all of his friends in the construction trade, the family thanks you for being John’s friend and for calling and visiting him during his illness. “It meant a lot to John and to all of us,” they said.
John’s hobbies in Washington were fishing and elk hunting, beach walking and just enjoying the beauty of Whidbey Island. He loved his life and home on Whidbey Island. He found peace in his heart and knew he was loved unconditionally.
John was a wonderful, tenderhearted man who loved his family deeply and was loved in return by all. Not only was he proud of the achievements of his own three children, but all the children in the family. He always dispensed words of wisdom learned through life’s hard knocks and hoped to help them make wise decisions and was there for any who needed help. Most of all, John was a brother, a father, a grand-father, an uncle, our friend and our hero.
John was preceded in death by both his parents Monte and Ann Little.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Monte Zachariah “Zach” Little and Annie; son, Paul Leo Little; daughter, Terry Ross; five grandchildren, Darol, Shaun, Rachael, Hannah and Andrew; three sisters and their spouses, Ann and Louie Muniz, Eve and Bill Cole and Melinda and Leo DeCoster; nieces and nephews, Lisa and David Gilberts, Marty and Dona Hunter, David and Michelle Plaza, Louie Muniz, Teresa Henninger, Casey and Allison Cole and Charles and Trina DeCoster; and great-nieces and great-nephews, Kelly Ann Mojarro, Jason Gilberts, Jacqueline and Bella Hunter, Michael, BreAnna, Tristan and Dakota Plaza, Madeleine Muniz, Emma Cole and Mahaley DeCoster.
Fred E. Kulow
1950-2008
Per his request, no services will be held for Fred E. Kulow, a 19-year resident of Chalfant Valley.
Born Feb. 4, 1950 in Berea, Ohio, Fred died Aug. 16, 2008 at his residence in Chalfant. He was 58.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Joan and Tom Cordova of Chalfant; daughter, Carissa Autry of Upland; sister and brother-in-law, Cynthia and Roger Langley; granddaughter, Alanna; grandson, Connor; niece, Katie; and nephew, Matt.
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