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Rita <I>Duran</I> Abelar

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Rita Duran Abelar

Birth
Sonora, Mexico
Death
15 May 2000 (aged 91)
San Marcos, San Diego County, California, USA
Burial
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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OBITUARY:
Rita D. Abelar, 91, died Monday, May 15, 2000, at a local convalescent home. Born Feb. 13, 2909, in Sonora, Mexico, she lived in San Diego County for 20 years. She was a homemaker for 53 years and a member of the W. Los Angeles Holiness Church and the United Methodist Church of San Marcos. She was a volunteer at the Encinitas Thrift Store and the Joslyn Senior Center. She was a seamstress for celebrities and a nanny for Vincent Price. Mrs. Abelar was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Abelar, in 1982; and her sons, Samuel Abelar and John Abelar. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Norma Abelar of Santa Monica; daughters and sons-in-law Esther and Paul Abelar of San Marcos and Ruth Abelar Russell and Douglas Russell of W. Los Angeles; niece Esther and Edward Sandoval of Huntington Park; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday, May 20, at Casa Escobar Restaurant in Marina Del Rey, with the Rev. Kenneth Ashitomi officiating. A private inurnment will take place at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood. Allen Brothers Mortuary, San Marcos Chapel, is handling arrangements. (North County Times, May 18, 2000)
OBITUARY:
Rita D. Abelar, 91, died Monday, May 15, 2000, at a local convalescent home. Born Feb. 13, 2909, in Sonora, Mexico, she lived in San Diego County for 20 years. She was a homemaker for 53 years and a member of the W. Los Angeles Holiness Church and the United Methodist Church of San Marcos. She was a volunteer at the Encinitas Thrift Store and the Joslyn Senior Center. She was a seamstress for celebrities and a nanny for Vincent Price. Mrs. Abelar was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Abelar, in 1982; and her sons, Samuel Abelar and John Abelar. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Norma Abelar of Santa Monica; daughters and sons-in-law Esther and Paul Abelar of San Marcos and Ruth Abelar Russell and Douglas Russell of W. Los Angeles; niece Esther and Edward Sandoval of Huntington Park; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday, May 20, at Casa Escobar Restaurant in Marina Del Rey, with the Rev. Kenneth Ashitomi officiating. A private inurnment will take place at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood. Allen Brothers Mortuary, San Marcos Chapel, is handling arrangements. (North County Times, May 18, 2000)

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  • Created by: Gwen Nolte
  • Added: Aug 2, 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6655779/rita-abelar: accessed ), memorial page for Rita Duran Abelar (13 Feb 1909–15 May 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6655779, citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Gwen Nolte (contributor 46513286).