Ruth Ann Walls
Dec. 3, 1915 - July 28, 2006
Ruth Ann walls, 90, of San Diego died Friday. She was born in Haileyville, Okla., and was a secretary for Pacific Telephone.
Survivors include her nieces, Sherry Pio, Gayle Miller of Arcadia and Debbie Lurwill of Lakeside and nephew Jeff Walls of Hidden Valley Lake.
Services: Greenwood Mortuary
Entombment: Greenwood Bible Mausoleum.San Diego Union - Tribune, Wednesday, August 2, 2006 pg.B5 [contributed by: Candi Horton, 2007
LAUGHLIN WATERS Federal Judge, former Assemblyman 87
Laughlin E. Waters, a former state assemblyman who briefly ran for governor, has died. He was 87.
He died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of natural causes, officials said.
Judge Waters was named a U.S. District judge in 1976 by President Ford and served for 10 years before taking senior status, which cuts a judge's caseload in half.
Judge Waters was known for handing down tough sentences in violent and drug-related crimes. He also handled infringement cases and contract disputes, presiding over matters to revamp special education in Los Angeles school and allow street entertainers in Venice Beach to continue their performances.
Born in Los Angeles, Judge waters led a rifle company onto Utah Beach in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. His efforts in France earned him the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart with cluster.
Before serving on the federal bench, Judge Waters was elected to the California Assembly in 1946.
Judge Waters left the Legislature seven years later and was named by President Eisenhower as U.S. attorney for what was then California's Southern District, based in Los Angeles. In 1965, Judge Waters announced he would seek the Republican nomination for governor. But several months after announcing his decision, he withdrew from the race because he thought former San Francisco Mayor George Christopher could defeat conservative Ronald Reagan in the primary.
In the Nixon administration, Judge Waters was named consultant to international conferences in London and Prague and was appointed a member of the White Huse Conference on Aging.
He is survived by his wife, Voula; son Laughlin Jr.; and four daughters, Maura, Deirdre, Megan and Eileen.
[San Diego Union-Tribune (California) June 8, 2002, Page B-7:1, 7 B-11:2, 6 SUBMITTED by IDA RECU]
Deceased Name: ANNETTA J. WIESNER
Sept. 25, 1921-July 14, 2006
Annetta J. Wiesner, 84, of Santee died Friday. She was born inPortland, Ore., and was a homemaker. She was a member of a dog breeding organization.
Survivors include her daughter, Judy Orr of El Cajon; sons, Steve Weston of Lakeside, Robert Weston and Gary Weston of Santee, Chris Wiesner of Connecticut and Derek Wiesner of El Cajon; and 15 grandchildren.
Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today, Greenwood Mortuary, Interstate 805 and Imperial Avenue, San Diego.
Services: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, El Camino Memorial Park, Veterans Vista Lawn, 5600 Carroll Canyon Road, San Diego.
Interment: after services, El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego.
Arrangements: Greenwood Mortuary, San Diego.
[San Diego Union-Tribune, July 18, 2006, Edition: CO,C Page: B-4 submitted by Brenda Wiesner 0409]
Deceased Name: WIESNER, CARL M.
July 18, 1924 to Sept. 25, 2005 Born in Loma Linda. Served WWII US Air Force. Loved hunting, fishing, friends in Mexico. Survivors: wife Norma of 53 years, children Cathy and Carl; sister Violet Howard, many nieces and nephews. Visitation: Sept. 29, 4-7pm Paris Frederick Mortuary El Cajon. Entombment Sept. 30, 12-noon Holy Cross Cemetery San Diego. In lieu of flowers donations to First Future Credit Union, Cathy/Carl Wiesner fund, to be distributed to the fine nurses of Grossmont Sharp Hospice.
[San Diego Union-Tribune, September 29, 2005, Edition: 1,2,6,7, submitted by Brenda Wiesner 0409]
WIESNER, CARL M. July 18, 1924 to Sept. 25, 2005 Born in Loma Linda. Served WWII US Air Force. Loved hunting, fishing, friends in Mexico.
Survivors: wife Norma of 53 years, children Cathy and Carl; sister Violet Howard, many nieces and nephews.
Visitation: Sept. 29, 4-7pm Paris Frederick Mortuary El Cajon. Entombment Sept. 30, 12-noon Holy Cross Cemetery San Diego.
In lieu of flowers donations to First Future Credit Union, Cathy/Carl Wiesner fund, to be distributed to the fine nurses of Grossmont Sharp Hospice.
In Memoriam.
[San Diego Union-Tribune, September 30, 2005, Edition: 1,2,6,7 Page: B-6 submitted by Brenda Wiesner 0409]