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William E. Erickson 1923-2020 William E. Erickson of Mutual 4 died on September 20 at the age of 96. He was born in Minnesota in 1923. When he was 17, his family moved to California and he became a lifelong resident of the Golden State.

He proudly served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. Afterwards as a civilian, he enjoyed piloting his personal planes for many years.

William moved to Leisure World in 1995, where he was an active member of the community, serving on his mutual’s board, and tending his minigarden.

William was known for taking discarded wood and building supplies, and turning them into beautifully finished, functional items such as furniture, frames, instrument cases, and toys. When his grandchildren were young, they always looked forward to receiving gifts from “The Junkman.” He is survived by his wife, Betty Currie, his three sons, Mike, Daniel, and Tim, along with five grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. A kind man with a quiet and wry sense of humor, he will be missed. William’s family and friends will remember him with loving fondness and gratitude for having had him in their lives.

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Lola White 1933– 2020 Lola White, 86, a resident of Mutual 4 for 20 years, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 22. She was with her husband and eldest daughter until the end.

Lola was born on Nov. 22, 1933 to Martin and Charlotte Mosher in Los Angeles. She grew up in Eagle Rock, where she met the love of her life, Stu White. They were married June 19, 1953 and recently celebrated 67 years of a happy and loving marriage.

Lola was a great wife and homemaker for Stu and a wonderful mother to three daughters, Lori Garcia (Steven) of South Pasadena, California; Jenn Ballard (Mark) of Union, Ohio and Jill Smith (Philip) of Eugene, Oregon. She had the gift of hospitality and loved to entertain others. She was very active as a Christian Women’s Leader, Bible teacher, was involved in Bible studies and was a mentor to young mothers. She loved to travel and planned and organized many trips for the family and friends, visiting Europe, Central America, the Caribbean and Asia. She was also proud to have reached her goal of visiting every U.S. state capital.

Besides her husband and daughters, she leaves behind four grandsons, four granddaughters, and two great granddaughters.

Her memorial service will be held at Cornerstone Church, Long Beach on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m.

•••• Velma Herron 85 Patrick Hunn 53 Kathleen Spencer 63 Kenichi Nakagawa 81 Jean-Francois Chapier 88 Tony Burrell 60 Blanca Dominguez 97 Robert Kent 89 Winifred Smith 91 Carolyn Husemoller-LaBelle 72 Cezar Salazar 82 Kimberly Hutchinson 67 Families assisted by McKenzie Mortuary, 961-9301 —paid obituary