Hans Mueller skated into our lives to stay with us at Caring House, and we are honored to welcome him and his partner of 35 years, Jewel Steele. Hans was a legendary skating coach and Swiss National Champion (1955) who represented Switzerland in the World Championships (1955, 1956) and VII Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, […]
Frank Lee Knox has come to stay with us at Caring House, and we are honored to have him. Frank was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1952. He was sixth in a family of 10 children, eight boys and two girls. Growing up with his older Grand Aunt Willie and John Sime, he attended Powell […]
Martha Podue has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Martha “M.A.” was born Martha Adams in Grubville, Missouri. At the age of nine her family moved to San Pedro, California, and she has lived there ever since. It was also in San Pedro where she met Nick Joseph Podue – […]
Florence Marie Dobson came to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Flo was born and raised in Hart, Michigan, the first of 13 children born to Dorothy Mae and Orlando Robbins. In order to help out on the family farm Flo got her driver’s license at the age of 12 so she […]
Laura Jean “Jeannie” Spangler Thomas joined us at Caring House for her last days. We are honored. Jeannie was the fourth child of Magnolia and Charles Spangler. Born in Okmulgee, OK, she was raised in Torrance, CA. She attended Narbonne High School in Wilmington, CA then graduated from Harbor College in San Pedro, CA with […]
Judy Faye Surdez has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Judy was born in in South Dakota, the only child of Marie (Abbas) Orstad and Harry A. Orstad. When she was only three years old, her mother passed away, and from then on her aunt Hazel and uncle Harold Grayson […]
Lindsay Stewart has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. We are grateful to share Lindsay’s story written by her sister, Carey. Lindsay is from Towson, Maryland. Towson is a suburb of Baltimore City. Locals call Baltimore, “Small-ti-more” which gives you an idea of the small town vibe of Towson. Lindsay […]
Stewart “Norm” Cleveland has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Norm was born to Jack and Helen Cleveland in Inglewood, CA, the third child in the family. He was reared in Torrance, CA, attending North Torrance High. He continued his education at El Camino College and Long Beach State. His […]
Cheryl Ann Pistono has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Cheryl was born in LaSalle, Illinois, the first child of John Joseph Pistono, Jr., and Sylvia Ann Waclaw Pistono. Growing up in LaSalle, she attended LaSalle Peru Township High School, already showing a love for education and learning. While enjoying […]
Irwin (Irv) Gerst has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Irwin was born to Samuel and Blanche Gerst in Chicago. He joined the Army and fought mosquitos and tsunamis in Waikiki and Hilo, Hawaii, before representing our country in World War II. Upon returning from the war Irv attended LA […]