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)
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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