Therese Colette Spaulding

Colette as she was known by everyone was the daughter of Stanislas and Marie Bugalski. Born August 8, 1928 in Paris, France she passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Little Company of Mary Hospital in San Pedro, California. Colette was one of a kind living a life of adventure starting with her horse Papillion in France. She grew up near Madame Curie and shared that with everyone she encountered. She was also proud of her early work with the Dept of Defense and volunteer work with the Red Cross. Never short of words and stories, she kept friends and family endlessly entertained. Being an Army wife, her and Ed traveled around much of Europe and lived across the US in places like Alaska, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and California. She spent the last two years of her life by the seaside in California with her husband, son and daughter-in-law. She stayed active drawing, spending time with friends, family, up to five small dogs at once and looking at the ocean. She was always thanking everyone for everything even when getting poked by a needle at the hospital. It was hard not to smile or laugh around her.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Helene Albright in 2001. Colette is survived by Edgar Jr., her husband of almost 56 years; her son, Edgar III and his wife, Marcia; her three siblings, Bernadette Bugalski, Pierre (Hugette) Bugalski and Bernard (Simone) Bugalski; two grandchildren, Kevin (Julia) Albright and Leah Spaulding, other relatives and many close friends. Colette's positive free spirit will be greatly missed and forever in our hearts and memories.


A private viewing will be held on 15 March 2015 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at:

Green Hills Mortuary and Memorial Chapel
27501 So. Western Ave.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
(310) 521-4449 Direct
www.greenhillsmortuary.com

Colette's final resting place will be in Dayton, Ohio in a niche at:
Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum
118 Woodland Avenue, Dayton, OH 45409
937-222-1431
www.woodlandcemetery.org

For those of you who want to reach out to Ed and the immediate family, they can be reached in San Pedro:

1476 W. Hamilton Ave
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 732-1724


Funeral Home:
Green Hills Mortuary and Memorial Chapel
27501 S.Western Ave.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
US 90275