Betty Scalise
Dec 26, 2021
Betty Scalise, better known as Jean to family and friends, passed away on December 26, 2021. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 28, 1934, to Sam and Pearl Schultz. She moved with her family to California in her teens. At the age of 18, she began working for McDonnell Douglas Corporation, where she worked for the next...
Barbara J. Keller-Hanlon
Dec 25, 2021
Barbara passed away peacefully in her home on Christmas Day. She lived to the grand age of 104. Barbara was preceded in death by her first husband, Patrick Hanlon, who died in 1986, and her second husband, Maurice Keller, who died in 2015. Barbara was born and raised in Iowa and moved to Los Angeles in 1937. She was an...
Ayda Avila
Dec 24, 2021
Ayda Avila passed away on December 24, 2021 at the age of 77, in Torrance, California. Her battle with serious medical issues in recent years showed her courage in facing life challenges with a smile. Despite the pain, Ayda came out a hero and stayed strong until the end. She is at peace now and resting with her beloved Husband,...
Janice Olson
Dec 24, 2021
Janice Olson, 79, of Massachusetts/California, passed away on 12/24/21 after her long battle with an illness. Janice was born in March in Massachusetts. After Janice graduated from high school she went on to study English in college, including obtaining a master’s degree. After graduating with her degree, she taught high school English for many years and then was the Dean...
Mable Elizabeth Pochedly
Dec 23, 2021
Mable Pochedly passed away in her home in Long Beach, CA on December 23rd at age 87 from dementia related illness. She lived in Garden City, NY from 1968 - 1985, where she raised 2 children, Neal Pochedly and Pamela (now Rivera), from the GCHS class of 1986. She was a loving mother and wife to Dr. Carl Pochedly, who...
Abram Tavera
Dec 22, 2021
Abram Tavera was born in 1927 in Wilmington, CA to Timothy and Ruth Tavera. He was the 4th child of 8 siblings. He is survived by his wife Ruth, two sons Steve and Mitchell, two daughters Janet and Jennice, 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. He started selling newspapers at the age of 7 until he figured he could make more...
Levi Ward Robertson
Dec 21, 2021
Family and friends of Levi are invited to share their favorite photos, video memories and heart felt messages on his Tribute page on the Green Hills Mortuary Website.
Vernon Leroy Woodruff
Dec 21, 2021
Our father left this world on Tuesday morning, December 21, 2021, at the age of 83. He was born on June 18, 1938 in Los Angeles, California to Edwin Woodruff (1914-1990) and Bessie Anna Quiggle (1915-1997). He was the youngest of three children, pre-deceased by his oldest sister, Sylvia Jean Woodruff (Frappier) (1936-2019), and survived by his sister, Patricia Joann...
Judith Elaine Taylor
Dec 20, 2021
Judith “Judy” Elaine Taylor was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world on December 20, 2021, at the age of 78 after a courageous battle with cancer. Judy was surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy by living their lives to the fullest. Judy was born to Daniel and Gertrude Tyler...
