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Re: my mother died

Posted by FREDERICA WALLER on 5/5/2006, 7:04 pm, in reply to "my mother died"

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: Leona Waller (bree), my mother, was born in
: Tiawah and I would like her website put on
: your board...
: here is her obituary
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: Leona Waller Bree
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: Leona was a loving, devoted, kind, and
: generous mother and grandmother. Her family
: was at her bedside when she passed away June
: 27, 2002 at Palomar Hospital in Escondido,
: CA.
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: Leona was born March 26, 1920 in Tiawah, OK
: where she grew up as the middle child with
: her six brothers. In 1943, she postponed
: her education to become a teacher, enlisting
: in the United States Navy. She was
: stationed at the Naval Hospital in Corona,
: CA. There she met and married, her husband,
: John Hyler Bree, president of the Italian
: Vineyard Company, on September 23, 1944.
: They remained married until his death in
: 1983.
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: Upon Hylers retirement in 1944, Leona and
: Hyler lived in Piedmont and San Marino, CA.
: In 1948, Leona and Hyler purchased the
: Sunnyslope Ranch in Elderwood, CA, present
: site of the Woodlake Lions Rodeo. About the
: same time, they purchased a cabin in Mineral
: King, CA from Tom Davis. A new cabin was
: constructed in 1957, which continues to
: serve as a summer home for Leonas children
: and grandchildren. During her active years
: in Mineral King, Leona hiked extensively
: with her children well into her fifties.
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: In 1952, Leona and Hyler purchased a home in
: Visalia, CA, where they raised their five
: children. In 1990, Leona moved to Paso
: Robles, CA where she lived until January
: 2002, when she moved to her youngest sons
: ranch in Santa Ysabel, CA.
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: While residing in Visalia, Leona was an
: active member of the Kaweah Chapter of the
: Daughter's of the American Revolution, a
: member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and a
: student of the Rosicrucian Society. Leona
: completed the highest level of education
: offered by the Rosicrucian Society. In
: addition to her studies, she spent several
: years compiling her family genealogy,
: tracing her lineage to the Mayflower. She
: had a special interest in the Civil War and
: possessed many letters from relatives who
: served in Americas deadliest conflict.
: Leona traveled the world extensively from
: 1959 until her final journeys to China and
: Egypt, thirty years later.
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: Leona Bree is survived by her five children:
: John Bree of Riverbank, CA, Bill Bree of
: Visalia, CA, Donn Bree of Santa Ysabel, CA,
: Mary Bree Wills of Brentwood, NH, and
: Marjorie Bree Silva of San Diego, CA; eleven
: grandchildren, three great-grandchildren.
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: Leona wished that in lieu of flowers
: remembrances be made to the Mineral King
: Preservation Society or the Daughters of the
: American Revolution. Private family
: services are scheduled for July 13. Burial
: will take place in the Visalia Public
: Cemetery.
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