Obituaries

In Loving Memory of Hector Gonzalo Mejia October 27, 1921 ~ July 22, 2018 Viewing: Wednesday July 25th 2018 4:00pm – 7:00pm Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway Hawthorne, California 90250 Funeral Mass: St. John Chrysostum Church Inglewood, California 90301 Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery 5835 W. Slauson Avenue Culver City, California

In Loving Memory Of Maria Chavez De Mercado November 15, 1932 ~ July 9, 2018 Viewing: Thursday July 19th 2018 4:00pm – 8:00pm Rosary: Thursday July 19th 2018 6:00pm Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway, Hawthorne California 90250 Funeral Mass: Friday July 20th 2018 12:00pm St Joseph Catholic Church 11901 Acacia Avenue, Hawthorne California 90250

In Loving Memory of Jose Gregorio Rodriguez May 29, 1926 ~ July 6,2018 Viewing: Wednesday July 11th 2018 4:00pm – 7:00pm Rosary: 6:00pm Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway Hawthorne, California 90250 Funeral Mass: Thursday July 12, 2018 10:00am St. Joseph Catholic Church 11901 Acacia Avenue Hawthorne, California 90250 Burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery 720 E. Florence Avenue Inglewood, California 90301

Vladimir (Val) Jan Antonin Fejtek April 9, 1933 – June 26, 2018 Vladimir Jan Antonin Fejtek (Val) was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia on April 9, 1933, the son of the late Vladimir (Vlad) Fejtek and Blanka Novotna Fejtek. With the tragic loss of his mother in a car crash when Val was 5 years old, Val was raised by his father and paternal grandmother Blazena Novotna. He attended private school in Prague until the age of 14. In 1948 at the advent of the Communist Regime in Czechoslovakia, upheaval occurred again in Val’s life. He and his father were forced to say a difficult goodbye to all their family and friends and escaped the country with the clothes on their back leaving behind all their possessions, property, and family food business. Val was awarded a scholarship from Rotary International to attend Pepperdine University in Los Angeles where he courageously and enthusiastically started a new life at the age of 15. He made history at Pepperdine by becoming the youngest student ever to graduate from the school and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business at the age of 18! Val extended his stay in the U.S. under his temporary student visa and went on to attend graduate school at USC. While at USC, Val’s love affair with cars began on weekends working at Chieftain Pontiac. His sales ability, tenacity, and charm led him to receive the award of No. 1 Pontiac car salesman in the U.S. He was featured in a training film for General Motors on how to be a great car salesman! Val was first married to Lillian Churain and in 1955 they had one son, Michael Fejtek. In 1963 Val married Stela Staroba from Toronto, Canada and moved to Glendale, CA. Together they had three children; Tim, Tina and Paul. In 1971 he opened his own dealership in Covina, CA as one of the first Mazda dealers in the country. Over the next 25 years Val grew the business and was awarded additional franchises including British Leyland (MG, Triumph, and Jaguar), Delorean, Isuzu, Daihatsu, Saab, and Maserati. His son Paul worked by his side as General Manager for four years at Val’s flagship dealership facility alongside the 10 Freeway in West Covina, CA Penske Automotive Group acquired the operation in January 1997 and still maintains the Jaguar franchise and their Mercedes line is currently located in the same modern facility Val built. Val was an avid snow skier and was President of the Pepperdine Ski Club. He taught skiing on weekends at Mt. Baldy, CA for many years and in 1956 he was allowed to stay in the country thanks to a special work visa granted by the U.S. Immigration Office. His petition was approved thanks in large part to his sponsorship by Mt. Baldy as an instructor and a letter from ski school director William Roth touting Val’s “European ski training and highly sought-after skills and proficiency were URGENTLY needed by the company, and the United States as a whole.” Val was a proud member of the Professional Ski Instructors Association (PSIA) and at a special ceremony in Aspen, CO in 2011 he was awarded the organization’s first ever 50-year certification pin. He received this honor on stage with the likes of pioneers in the ski industry Klaus Obermeyer, Stein Eriksen and others. He was a loving father and fiercely proud of his children. Besides teaching them to ski at a very young age, he supported them in their academic, athletic, business, and other pursuits. Val was loving and generous with his siblings, extended family, and friends. For many years Val focused his efforts on real estate holdings in Prague, Czech Republic which he inherited from his father. There were numerous business trips to Prague to oversee his properties and visit with his Czech relatives. On Wednesday June 26, 2018 at age 85, Val died peacefully in Pasadena, CA surrounded by the love of his children Michael, Tim, Tina and Paul and their spouses and families. Val is survived by his sister Beatrice Fejtek Hines of Encinitas, CA, his brother Ian (Sarah) Fejtek of Toronto, Canada, his three sons; Michael Fejtek, Tim (Denise L.) Fejtek, Paul (Denise D.) Fejtek; his daughter Tina (Tim) Weidenkeller; his six grandchildren; Stacie Fejtek (Colby) Smith, Kristen Fejtek, Jeromey (Kathy) Shafer, Ashley Fejtek, Allison Fejtek, and Timothy Fejtek; and three great grand-children Laurel Smith, Robin Smith, and Cali Shafer. He is also survived by his two nephews David Hines and Jonathan Fejtek; his niece Emily Fejtek; and his ex-wife Stela Fejtek. A private family service will be held on Monday July 2, 2018 at Forest Lawn in Glendale, CA. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in his honor to Pepperdine University or Rotary International.  

In Loving Memory of Thelma C. Deno November 11, 1919 ~ June 26, 2018 Forever In Our Hearts

In Loving Memory of Molly Ellen Deweese May 28, 1920 ~ June 18, 2018

In Loving Memory of Frankie Mae Greer Viewing: Friday July 6th 2018 10:00am – 11:00am Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary Service: 11:00am – 12:00pm Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway Hawthorne, California 90250

In Loving Memory of Adrian Melchor Valdez September 20, 1957 ~ June 20, 2018 Viewing: Thursday June 28th 2018 4:00pm – 8:00pm Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway Hawthorne, California 90250 Rosary: June 28th 2018 6:00p.m. Funeral Mass: Friday June 29th 2018 11:00a.m. St. Joseph Catholic Church 11901 Acacia Ave. Hawthorne, California 90250

In Loving Memory of Sisilia Manupule March 22, 1964 ~ June 18th 2018 Church Service: Friday June 29th 2018 6:00am – 1:00pm Lennox United Methodist Church 4556 Lennox Blvd. Inglewood, California 90304 Burial: Friday June 29th 2018 Inglewood Park Cemetery 720 E. Florence Avenue Inglewood, California 90301

In Loving Memory of Jeanette Session Robinson May 25, 1964 ~ June 3, 2018 Viewing: Monday 18th of June 2018 10:00a.m. -11:00a.m. Service: 11:00a.m. – 1:00p.m. Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway Hawthorne, California 90250 Burial: Tuesday 19th of June 2018 11:00a.m. Perris Valley Cemetery 915 N. Perris Blvd. Perris, California 92571

In Loving Memory of Daniel Martin Montoya August 16, 1963 ~ May 31, 2018 Viewing: Thursday June 14th 2018 4:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. Rosary: 6:00p.m. Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway Hawthorne, California 90250 Funeral Mass: Friday June 15th 2018 10:30a.m. St. Joseph Catholic Church 11901 Acacia Avenue Hawthorne, California 90250 Burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery 720 E. Florence Avenue Inglewood, California 90301

In Loving Memory of Celia De La Torre June 8, 1938 ~ May 31, 2018 Viewing: Tuesday June 5th 2018 4:00P.M. – 8:00P.M. Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway Hawthorne, California 90250 Rosary: 6:00P.M. Chapel of The Roses Funeral Mass: Wednesday June 6th 2018 12:00P.M. St Joseph Catholic Church 11901 Acacia Avenue Hawthorne, California 90250 Interment: Holy Cross Cemetery 5835 W. Slauson Avenue Culver City, California 90230 Forever In Our Hearts

In Loving Memory Of David Carrillo September 25, 1947 ~ May 5, 2018 Viewing: Monday May 14, 2018 4:00P.M. – 7:00P.M Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway Hawthorne, California 90250 Funeral Mass: Tuesday May 15, 2018 10:00A.M. St. John Chrysostom Catholic Church 546 E. Florence Avenue Inglewood, California 90301 Burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery 720 E. Florence Avenue Inglewood, California 90301 Forever In Our Hearts

In Loving Memory Of Patricia Josephine Casillas March 19, 1942 ~ April 26, 2018 Viewing: Thursday May 10th 4:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway Hawthorne, California 90250 Rosary: 6:00p.m. Church Mass: Friday May 11th 2018 12:30p.m. St. Joseph Catholic Church 11901 Acacia Avenue Hawthorne, California 90250

In Loving Memory of Jesus Caratachea Villaseñor January 3, 1947 ~ April 1, 2018 Viewing: Monday April 9th 2018 4:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway Hawthorne, California 90250 Rosary: 6:00p.m. Funeral Mass: Tuesday April 10th 2018 St. Joseph Catholic Church 11901 Acacia Avenue Hawthorne, California 90250

In Loving Memory of Jane Godfrey December 18, 1931 ~ March 20, 2018 Forever In Our Hearts

In Loving Memory Of Carmelita Sarmiento Aguilar December 13, 1959 ~ March 12, 2018 Viewing: Thursday March 15th 2018 4:00PM – 7:00PM Douglass & Dunaway Mortuary 4286 W. Broadway Hawthorne, California 90250 Interment: Private

In Loving Memory of Anna Patricia Schroeck March 18, 1929 ~ March 2, 2018 Forever In Our Hearts

 In Loving Memory of Dr. Janny Ellen Theresa  Lane January 25, 1933 ~ February 21, 2018 Services: Saturday March 3, 2018 10:00a.m. Church of God Pentecostal 733 South Grevillea Avenue Inglewood, California 90301 Burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery 720 E. Florence Avenue Inglewood, California 90301 Doctorate in Theology Masters in Early Childhood Education 38 Yrs Teaching – Retired LAUSD 2003, after 28 Yrs., of service Resigned Head Start/Pre-schools, after 10 Yrs., of service. Associate Minister of Praise Tabernacle Worship Center, CHSC  (Christ Holy Sanctified Church), under the leadership of her nephew and god-son, Bishop Craig E. Brown, Presiding Prelate of CHSC of America. Parent of 1 child a daughter Evangeline, but Mother of many children, too numerous to count. She was the baby of 12 children of the late Bishop & First Lady Robert Lincoln & Rosa Marie Searcie of Portland, Oregon. All her siblings have preceded her in death. She was the matriarch of the Searcie family. Loving mother, aunt, mentor, neighbor and friend of so many, Dr. Lane will be missed by all.

In Loving Memory of Emeline Flowers January 25, 1923 ~ February 8, 2018 Forever In Our Hearts