Robert Katz has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Robert was born in New York to Hyman and Martha Katz. Robert (“Robbie” to his siblings) was the eldest of four. The family moved to Southern California when he was 3. Although he came here at such an early age, he […]
Barbara Woodward Schmidt, also known as Barb, has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Born and raised in Davenport, Iowa, Barbara is the first child of Francis and Elizabeth Woodward. Barbara was active at Davenport High School where she was yearbook editor. She attended Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa, […]
Della Mae Cluff has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Della was born in Bemidji, MN, one of five children of William and Gladys Grover. She was reared and educated in Bemidji, graduating from Bemidji High School. Della was athletic and played softball for several years as a pitcher. In […]
Please help. Our supply of memory stones is getting low. Upon arriving at Caring House, each resident is acknowledged by a unique heart-shaped “memory stone” showing his or her first name. The resident or family or friends select the stone from our supply. Each memory stone is placed in the Remember the Life area inside […]
George Walter Mayol recently came to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. George was born in Hayward, California, the son of George Walter Mayol of Pocatello, ID, and Emma Wilson of Aspen, CO. His mother played piano for silent movies, and at one time played the organ at the Salt Lake City […]
Denzil Leon (Mike) Claypool recently came to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. The following information was shared by his family. Mike was born on April 9, 1937, in Beaumont, Texas, to his parents, Denzil and June Claypool. Like many families during the depression and WWII era, the family moved many times, […]
For a couple of months our patient, diligent caregivers and volunteers dealt with a balky two-year-old LG oven that would change temperatures, randomly, at its whim. It made baking our popular cookies and other goodies an extra labor of love. After lots of digging, we learned that the electronic control board on our balky LG […]
John (Jack) Graham has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Jack was born in Memphis, TN, the first of four children of John Mark Graham Sr. and Eleanor Ball Evans. He was followed by Betty, Robert and Jayne. In his youth, music and playing the trombone were favorite interests. He […]
Ruth Simon Geller has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Born and raised in Westphalia, Michigan, Ruth is the fourth child of Eleanor and Florian Simon. Ruth attended Pewamo-Westphalia High School and earned a BS in Business from Aquinas College while working for General Motors. After retiring from General Motors, […]
Join us for our fourth annual Honor and Remember gathering. We look forward to welcoming family members and friends of past Caring House residents, plus volunteers, donors, staff and the broader community. February 23, 2020 starting at 4 pm. RSVP (encouraged but not required): honor@yourcaringhouse.org or 310-796-6625 ext. 1.