A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. January 19 at St. Sebastian Church, 235 9th St. in Santa Paula. A funeral mass will be held at the same church at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 20, with graveside service at Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery to follow.Arrangements are under the direction of Skillin-Carroll Mortuary, 738 E. Santa Paula St., 525-3391.Robert Ashworth FishRobert Ashworth Fish, 88, passed away on the afternoon of December 29, 2004, after a short illness.Bob was born on May 20, 1916, in Tucson, Arizona. His grandfather, Franklin Nye Fish, had come to California as a Forty-Niner, but then moved to Arizona in the 1860s to become a pioneer businessman in Tucson. His father, Franklin Wakefield Fish, attended the University of Arizona and was a member of that university’s very first football team.Bob grew up in Douglas, Arizona, along the Mexican border, where his father was an assayer for Phelps Dodge Corporation and later a hotel operator. He was the youngest of four children. Among his friends while growing up was Raul Castro, later a governor of Arizona.He played football as a lineman at Arizona State College in Flagstaff (now Northern Arizona University), graduating in 1938 with a B.S. in industrial arts and a teaching credential.He then taught school in Yuma for a year before moving to California, where he worked in construction with his brother Franklin in Stockton. With the entry of America into World War II, he enlisted in the Seabees and was sent to Espirito Santo in the South Pacific in 1942.In 1943 he returned to the U.S. for officer training, returning later that year to the Pacific as a second lieutenant and an engineering officer on an LST. With his shipmates he participated in numerous landings in the Pacific campaign.Demobilized in 1946, he came back to California and worked for the next three years as a heavy equipment operator. Among the jobs he worked on was widening and extending the runways of the Los Angeles International Airport across Sepulveda Boulevard.In the fall of 1946 his sister-in-law, Mary, the wife of his brother Franklin, arranged a blind date for him with Margaret Scott Ehret, a young widow who attended the same Presbyterian Church in Pomona, California, as Franklin and Mary. Bob and Margaret joined their lives in marriage on May 2, 1947.In 1949, Bob decided to return to teaching, and he found a position as an industrial arts teacher and football coach at Monrovia High School. In 1954 he moved with his family to Santa Paula. He taught at Santa Paula High School until his retirement in 1978 and also coached football there.He and his wife Margaret pursued an active life together, teaching for two years at the American base high school in Wurzburg, Germany, and traveling to many places, including Australia, Costa Rico, Mexico, and numerous countries in Europe. After retirement Bob worked for a number of years as a part-time handyman and carpenter.He was active in his church, serving as an elder in the Monrovia Presbyterian Church and several times as an elder and as a deacon in the Santa Paula Presbyterian Church.He will be remembered for his integrity and kindness, as a steadfast friend, and as a beloved and respected teacher, husband, father, grandfather, and uncle.Bob was preceded in death by his brothers Franklin and Edward and his sister Margaret.He is survived by his wife Margaret, his son Chris Ehret (wife Patricia), and his daughter Florence Pierce (husband Don); six grandchildren, Susannah, Joanne, Seth, Amy, Laura, and Sarah; two step-grandchildren, Allan, and Jana; ten nephews and nieces, Jim, Peggy, George, Donald, Franklin, Robert, Marjory, Margaret, Gary, and Ronald; and six great-grandchildren.Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 22, at the First Presbyterian Church, 121 Davis Street, Santa Paula. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Presbyterian Church or to a favorite charity.
Obituaries
January 19, 2005
Obituaries
Marion Dudenhoeffer Hinke
Marion Dudenhoeffer Hinke, a longtime government worker, died Monday, November 27, 2004 in Silver Oak Manor in Livermore. She was 96. Mrs. Hinke was born on April 19, 1908 in Erie, Pennsylvania.Marion deeply loved her family, her friends, her faith, and the world. There was no limit to her enthusiasm, energy, boundless curiosity, and generosity to her relatives and charities.She worked Division of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor from 1934 to 1945, and then in the clerical staff for the State Department. Her job allowed her to travel the world.In Lisbon, she served as an assistant in the office of the Ambassador. Next she was appointed secretary and administrative assistant to the Counselor of Embassy, and worked on the evacuation to Japan during the Korean War. Upon her transfer to Paris, she served as secretary to the Deputy Special Assistant for MDAP.She then transferred to Paris, France in 1952, where she met and married Frederick William Hinke in 1953. She retired from the Foreign Service and followed him to Monrovia, Liberia, where he served as Counselor of Embassy. They retired in 1958 to Santa Barbara. They both attended classes at the University of California, Berkeley.After Fred’s death in 1960, she moved to San Francisco, living there until 1995. She graduated from the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design in 1964, and enjoyed a second career in interior decorating. Upon Marion’s retirement, she traveled extensively in Eastern Europe, Central and South America, and Asia. Her health began to fail in 1995, when she moved to Livermore.She was the most exciting person in any group - funny, gracious and hospitable - and gave outstanding service in the clerical staff of the Foreign Service.Marion is survived by her stepdaughter, Helen Karnes; sister, Helen Skinner; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick W. Hinke, and her stepdaughter Margaret Woods.A memorial mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 22 at St. Sebastian’s Church in Santa Paula. Interment will follow at Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery.Donald Earl HopkinsDonald Earl Hopkins, 66, of Santa Paula, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2005 at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura. He was born November 10, 1938 in Fillmore, and was a lifetime resident of Ventura County.Mr. Hopkins worked as ranch foreman for Limoneira Company for 33 years. He enjoyed playing baseball, woodcarving, and tending to the trees. Don went to be with the Lord to worship Him.He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Leona Hopkins; stepson Clay Allan Chesser; father-in-law Raymond Rainey; and niece, Lora. He is survived by his wife, Cyndi Hopkins; daughter Debbie Kiddel, her husband Gavin, her sons, Gregory and Graham, and three grandsons; son Boyd Hopkins, his wife Tina, his three children, three stepdaughters and four granddaughters; his brother, Harvey Hopkins and wife Ola, and their sons, Eric, his wife Kime and son Jeremy, and Howard, his wife Carol, and their children and grandchildren; and his mother-in-law Margaret Rainey.A memorial - “Praise of New Life” - will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, January 21 at Faith Community Church, corner of Central Avenue and 1st Street in Fillmore, with Mark Rathe officiating.Arrangements are under the direction of Skillin-Carroll Mortuary, 538 E. Santa Paula St., Santa Paula, 525-3391.Mary Salazar MartinezMary S. Martinez, 82, peacefully joined her heavenly Father on January 15, 2005, with her loving family by her side.Born in Santa Paula on Rancho Limoneira, Mary was a retired social worker for the Ventura County Department of Welfare and Child Protective Services. She helped many families and remained close friends with some of them her whole life. She was instrumental in bringing the Dental Care Society into Santa Paula to administer dental care to underprivileged children. She was an interpreter for the Santa Paula Family Counseling Service and was a member to the statewide Children’s Advisory Committee.In 1960, Mary was an activist to change an old law on the books that stated any person voting must be able to read and write in English. She did many other things too numerous to name here. Incredibly generous, loving, compassionate and understanding are just a few words that describe this extraordinary lady.The legacy of her spirit will live on in her children, Mary Louise Duncan (husband Robert Kent), Aurora Kelly (husband Mike), Joe Martinez, Jr., Greg Martinez (wife Beverly), and James Martinez (wife Diane); grandchildren, Victoria and Chris Duncan (wife Michelle), Bryan and Sean Kelly, Jimmy and Lexie Martinez, and Nicholas Martinez; brothers and sisters, Margaret Ritzel of Palm Desert, Henry Cuevas (wife Lupe) of San Bernardino, Clara Glenn of El Centro, Fernando Cuevas (wife Josie) of Davis, Gilbert Cuevas (wife Angie) of Oxnard, Ray Cuevas (wife Delia) of Phoenix, and Alex Cuevas (wife Maria) of Concord; in-laws Alfonso and Delia Martinez, Tomasa Martinez, and Hortensia Valdez; and many other beloved cousins, nieces, nephews, co-workers and friends.Mary has joined her loving husband of 50 years, Joe T. Martinez, who preceded her in death.
