Laurel “Lala” M. Contreras has come to live with us at Caring House. We’re honored. Laurel, the daughter of George and Gloria Coakley, was born in Doctors Hospital in Los Angeles. She grew up in Gardena and graduated from Gardena High School. She loves her “Lala” nickname, that came about once she was a mother […]
Tommy “Tako” Wataru Shimizu has come to live with us at Caring House. We’re honored. Tommy was born in Kapoho, on the island of Hawai’i, the sixth of eight children of Ichisuke and Miki Shimizu. Ichisuke and Miki had emigrated to Hawaii from Japan. His hometown, Kapoho, was a very tranquil farming town on the […]
Hugh “Scotty” Doyle has come to live with us at Caring House. We’re honored. Hugh was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the youngest of five children of Hugh Doyle and Ellen Donnachie Doyle. Hugh and his siblings became orphans just before Hugh reached age ten. His father was in the merchant marine and was killed when […]
Carolyn Marie Joergensen Zimmerman has come to live with us at Caring House. We’re honored. Carolyn was born in Oakland, CA, the only child of Elmer and Bertha Swanson Joergensen. When she was nine months old her father died, and she was raised by her mother and grandmother. Carolyn attended San Jose State University and became a lab […]
In this video, family members of past Caring House residents share their thoughts about the Caring House experience. Residents and families are the “stars” of our work. We’re proud to be part improving the end-of-life experience in America. We thank the Media Services Department of Torrance Memorial Medical Center for creating and donating this wonderful video experience […]
Robert (Bob) Charles Simonsen has come to live with us at Caring House. We’re honored. Bob was born in Long Beach, CA, the youngest of three children of Charles and Joan Simonsen (who had emigrated from England). He grew up in Long Beach. Bob served in the U.S. Air Force, and was based at Griffiss Air Force Base […]
Jerry Hilborn has come to live with us at Caring House. We’re honored. Jerry was born in Hollywood, CA, the eldest of three children of Frank and Elsie Hilborn. He grew up in the Los Angeles area and attended Washington High School. He attended El Camino Junior College and UCLA, and earned enough credits but did not graduate. […]
Ronald Ray Fechter has come to live with us at Caring House. We’re honored. Ron was born in Hartley, Iowa, where he spent his early years living on a farm with his extended family. At age 8 or 9 he moved to San Diego with his mother and his older brother and sister. After high school in […]
On Sunday, February 26, 2017, we gathered to publicly honor and remember twenty-two men and women. These men and women are the residents our staff and volunteers had the privilege to serve during our first year. A pioneer is someone who is among the first to explore something. And they not only explore, they show the way […]
Arthur “Art” Ochoa has come to live with us at Caring House. We’re honored. Art was born in Durango, Mexico and at age two came with his family to Los Angeles. He’s the third of nine siblings born to Enrique and Maria Angela Ochoa, and family has always been a huge part of his life. Soon after arriving in Los Angeles […]