Obituaries - June 23, 2006

Florence T. Butterfield, Wesley Graham, Scott Alan Kattelman, Constance H. Meadows

Constance H. Meadows

Constance Helena Meadows died May 22, 2006 at her home in Ft. Dodge, Iowa due to natural causes. She was 80.

She was born Dec. 2, 1925 in Moorhead, Minn. She lived in La Crescenta for many years. She was a legislative aide and administrative assistant for the Los Angeles City Council and City Attorney for 22 years.

She received her education from Moorhead State Teachers College and the University of Minnesota. She founded Verdugo Hills Chapter of The Compassionate Friends, was a supportive member of Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians, member of ENCORE through Glendale Community College and taught in the literacy program at Glendale Public Library.

She also was active in Los Angeles historical preservation programs and the South Los Angeles Olympic Neighbor Committee.

She is survived by former husband James I. Meadows Sr. (Christine) of Altadena; sons Rev. James I. Meadows, Jr. (Georgiana) of Ft. Dodge and Richard Barfield (James Conine) of Los Angeles; daughters Louise M. Story (Steven) of Auburn, Wash., Laurie Meadows (Joanne Walder) of Auburn, Calif., Irene I. Leister (Art) of Eugene, Ore. and Leslie J. Stoll (Scott) of Reno, Nev.; sister Winifred C. Meadows (Richard) of Orange; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at Altadena Community Church at 943 E. Altadena Dr.

Scott Alan Kattelman

Scott Alan Kattelman, 63, died at a Glendale hospital on June 20, 2006.

He was born in Glendale, served in the U.S. Army and lived in La Crescenta for the past 63 years. He was a plumber with R.R. “Pat” Harris Plumbing for the past 40 years. He loved fishing, model trains and his family.

He is survived by his wife, Jean, of La Crescenta, two daughters Jill Spaulding of Diamond Bar and Stacey Wlasiuk of Arcadia; two granddaughters, his mother, Dorothy, of Tujunga and a brother, David, of Gresham, Ore.

A memorial service will be 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, at Lutheran Church in the Foothills with private inurnment under the direction of Crippen Mortuary.

Florence T. Butterfield

Florence T. Butterfield died June 17, 2006 at her home of 59 years after a brief illness. She was 90.

Flo worked 35 years for Rexall Drug Store. In her retirement, she began a career as a movie extra and also went back to Glendale College to study creative writing. Flo was active with the Glendale Emblem Club #104 for 40 years, serving as past president and Americanism Chairman. She was a member of Glendale Beautiful, Historical Societies and Parliamentary Law.

She also volunteered during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and served on the Election Board for many years.

Flo leaves her two children, Lou Prata and Pat Prata; four grandchildren, Michele, Dana, Jeff and Jennifer; and four great grandchildren, Joey, Trevor, Chloe and Natasha.

A funeral service will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday June 24, at St. James the Less Catholic Church, 4625 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta where she was a 50-year founding member, serving in many capacities.

Flo’s heart, home and cooking were open to all. She loved her family and was a proud, flag-waving American. Her spirit lives on — we love you, Flo!

Wesley Graham

Wes Graham 79 died peacefully in his sleep Friday, August 19, 2005, three days before his 80th birthday.

He was born August 22, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

When he was about 2 years old his father and mother left the Great Salt Lake region of Utah and came to California, residing in the Glendale area.

Wes attended school in La Crescenta and later traveled the route to Glendale High School. World War II broke out when he was still a high school student. In 1943 West enlisted in the U.S. Navy where, after boot camp and aptitude tests, he was sent to Patuxent River Naval Base in Maryland.

It was at this base that secret work on captured enemy aircraft was conducted.

It was this type of research that led to devising an U.S. airplane maneuverable enough to knock the Japanese Zero out of the sky.

After the war, Wes returned to La Crescenta and went to work at the Glendale branch of a large national oil firm, for five years.

In 1947 he married Laura and they had five children, Linda, Mark, Bruce, Dolly and Leslie. In 1954 when he found out that the service station he was working for on Verdugo Road in Montrose was for sale he and his wife decided to go in business for themselves.

They also opened a Chevron Station on Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada and had that one for several years.

Wes was very active in the Crescenta-Cañada Rotary Club, taking part in community service work.

As for hobbies, he and his family joined the skin diving craze, and enjoyed get away weekends or a vacation, and would head for a spot with plenty of water for skiing and fishing as well as Scuba diving.

His favorite destination was camping every year at Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara.

In Nov. 1999, Wes and his second wife, Marie opened a Texaco Service Station in Sierra Madre.

They also had a successful business and were very well liked in the quaint little town of Sierra Madre. They retired in April 1966, and they spent a lot of time with their family.

He has left behind his wife Marie; brothers Stan and Jerry; children Linda, Mark, Bruce, Dolly, Leslie, Wes (“Bobber”) and Jack; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren

At his request, his ashes will be spread and a memorial service will be held at Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara, California.