Mountain Views News          Saturday, September 5, 2015

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, September 5, 2015 

Walking Sierra Madre…The Social Side 

by Deanne Davis

REMEMBRANCE


MARY EDNA YULE

October 25, 1920 – August 12, 2015

Mary Yule, a 78 year resident of Sierra Madre, 
passed away August 12th from complications 
due to a stroke. Mary was born in Akron, Ohio 
to Julia and Rudolph Davis (Davidovich). The

oldest daughter, she had five sisters and four 
brothers. She was attending high school in 
Ohio until 1936 when her mother moved with 
Mary, two brothers and her five sisters west to 
California, all traveling in a 1931 Buick sedan, 
pulling their belongings in a small trailer. 
Along the way they had to sell the trailer to 
get money to continue the trip. After relying 
on the kindness of strangers and sleeping 
beside the road, they arrived in Pasadena with 
35 cents to their names. Mary and her oldest 
siblings found work within days of arriving in 
California. The family moved to Sierra Madre 
in 1937.

 Mary began her career with California 
Water and Telephone in 1941 as an operator 
in the office at Highland and Baldwin Avenues 
and remained with the telephone company for 
31 years, retiring in 1972. In 1947 she married 
John J. Yule of Sierra Madre and they remained 
together for 52 years until his passing in 1999.

 A devout Christian, she was a member of 
the Church of the Nazarene, and before being 
slowed by strokes, the Congregational Church 
of Sierra Madre. 

 Mary loved to walk and could be seen all 
about town power walking long before the term 
became popular. Always thinking of others, 
ready to help anyone in need, she was known by 
many in town for her Poppy Seed and Rum 
cakes.

 She is survived by sons John and Dennis 
of Sierra Madre, daughter Valerie Chasin of 
Malibu, her brother James Davis of Granite 
Bay and sisters Katherine Jenkins of Sierra 
Madre and Jean Lewis of Monrovia, three 
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren 
and many nieces and nephews. 

 There will be a graveside service on Thursday 
September 17th at 2:00 p.m. at the Sierra Madre 
Pioneer Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please 
consider donating to Feed the Children and 
Operation Smile.

“See,” cries the chorus of admiring preachers, “How 
Providence provides for all His creatures!” 

“His care,” the gnat said, “even the insects follows: 

For us He has provided wrens and swallows.”

Sempen Railey

Yes, and people out walking Sierra Madre early 
in the morning. No bears, no deer, just gnats! 

Gnats in your nose, eyes and ears,

Did I swallow one?

Aack! One of my greatest fears!

They’re bad this year, friends, but, hopefully, 
with a little cooler weather these nasty little guys 
will go back where they came from! Mt. Wilson 
Trail Race many times winner, Sharon Pevsner, 
celebrated a birthday last week and dear friends 
decorated her house with TP like you couldn’t 
believe. They did the house across the street, too, 
so those folks wouldn’t feel left out. 

Belong to the Auto Club? Get Westways 
Magazine? Be sure to see the lovely article on 
Sierra Madre on Pages 32 and 33. The Wistaria 
Vine, E. Waldo Ward, T-Neer Tea Room, Bailey 
Canyon Trail, and several of our local restaurants 
are mentioned. So neat to see this.

Speaking of neat, our own Victor Espinoza, 
Triple Crown winning jockey, will be one of the 
stars when Dancing With The Stars comes back this 
month. Athletes always do really well on DWTS so 
we’re pretty sure Victor will be a contender all the 
way to the end. As you’ll recall, Victor is a huge 
supporter of the children at City of Hope, donating 
his winnings from the Belmont Stakes to City of 
Hope.

If you haven’t been to the Sierra Madre Playhouse 
to see Always Patsy Cline, you need to go. It’s 
terrific. Cori Cable Kidder, who plays Patsy Cline, 
sounds exactly like her. She sings everything Patsy 
Cline made famous: I Fall To Pieces, Walkin’ After 
Midnight, Sweet Dreams, Crazy, and a whole lot 
more. The story features Patsy and her greatest 
fan, Louise (Nikki D’Amico). This musical is fact 
based, there really was a Louise and she really 
did meet her idol, Patsy Cline, and corresponded 
with her for several years before Patsy’s untimely 
death. We were surprised and delighted with 
how great this show is. Excellent 4-piece band, 
and two exceptional artists. The show has been 
extended to September 27th, so call Mary at 626-
355-4318 or go to the Playhouse Website: www.
Sierramadreplayhouse.org. I bought my tickets 
online. Couldn’t have been easier. Place was sold 
out, too! Walked across the street after the show 
to Sierra Brigante and had an amazing salad – 
Insalata Rustica, featuring radicchio, Belgian 
endive, roasted walnuts, apples, bacon, tomatoes, 
Gorgonzola and their own Caesar dressing. Zach 
had made Sangria, too, which was awfully good. 
Some of us even had two!

Creative Arts Group is having a Flea Market this 
Saturday, September 5th. I’m thinkin’ a little early 
Christmas shopping?

Walking up in the Canyon a few days ago, we 
noticed a plaque on a wall: “The Site of Charley’s 
Cabin.” We’ve walked past this plaque and this 
cabin about five thousand times and never really 
noticed it. Well, Charles Chantry purchased that 
property in 1915 and built a small cabin there. The 
current building replaces the original one-story 
cabin which was constructed of horizontal, square-
hewn logs with a half-dovetail notching system. 
Charles Chantry came west seeking gold, arrived 
in Sierra Madre around 1905 and rented burros 
to children visiting Carter’s Camp. There’s more 
to Charley’s story and you ought to take a walk up 
there yourself and take a look. Charley’s Cabin is 
where Woodland Drive meets Sturtevant. 

School is really happening all over the place. St. 
Rita’s is filled with joyful little people and our Texas 
kindergartener and second grader are already well 
into week two. Someone sent me these teacher 
quotes that made me smile....

“A great teacher is the perfect combination of Mr. 
Rogers and Rambo!”

“Every child in your class is someone’s whole 
world.”

“The object of education is to prepare the young to 
educate themselves throughout their lives.”

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KATHY MARY MARZ

July 23,1942-August 13, 2015

By Joan Schmidt

 Kathy Marz was a beautiful lady inside and 
out. As long as I can remember she has been an 
integral part of our choir-the 10:30 Mass and 
our Religious Education Program. She also 
was responsible for the beautiful flowers and 
decorations in our Church every Sunday and 
on special Holy Days. I would be in awe of the 
banners, the flowers-the candles- who designed 
all these beautiful settings? It was Kathy.

 She also taught Religious Education for 
years and especially helped in the two-year 
Confirmation Preparatory Program. She was so 
good at what she did, she was chosen to be the 
“sponsor” for several Confirmation students.

 Kathy was preceded in death by her husband 
Mark and her parents. She leaves behind her four 
children, Dianne, Melissa, Chris and Michael and 
so many friends who deeply love her and will miss 
her greatly.

 Her services were beautiful and began with 
the Rosary-Joyful Mysteries because Kathy had 
a special devotion to the Blessed Mother. It was 
concelebrated by Father Eugene, Father Michael, 
and Father Ed Benioff. There was an awesome 
combined choir-representing ALL the Masses, 
and the music was uplifting and beautiful. Her 
son Chris wrote a song and sang it, accompanied 
by guitar. Her daughter Dianne read and 
Melissa sang, Ave Maria. All four children were 
gift-bearers.

 Eulogies were by her children, Francine 
Moore, (10:30 Choir Director) and Gary Cooper, 
Bereavement Group. All spoke of her selflessness 
and putting all others first, sacrifices Kathy made 
for friends and family. She was “best mom”, and 
her children are “eternally grateful for the endless 
love, prayers and support. It is incredible how 
many lives our Mama touched.” RIP dear friend 
to all, Kathy.


SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER

During the week of Sunday, August 23rd, to 
Sunday, August 30th, the Sierra Madre Police 
Department responded to approximately 292 calls 
for service. 

Wednesday, August 26th 

At 8:29 pm, Sierra Madre Police responded to 
the 400 block of Fairview Avenue regarding a 
stolen vehicle. Upon arrival, the victim informed 
Officers that he had parked and secured his vehicle 
in his driveway at around 6:30 pm. At around 7:15 
pm he returned to his driveway to discover his 
vehicle was missing. The victim stated his car was 
paid off and he was in possession of all the keys. 
The victim’s vehicle is described as a GRAY 2013 
Subaru Impreza. This case has been forwarded to 
the Detective Bureau. 

Thursday, August 27th 

At 11:14 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to 
the 200 block of Windwood Lane regarding a 
theft report. Officers were informed by the victim 
that at around 11 am, while working in her home 
office, she noticed a newer model hatchback 
vehicle stop in front of her house. A White male, 
6’02” tall, average build, aged between 25-35 years, 
with short brown hair, exited the passenger side 
of the vehicle and approached her front door. The 
suspect walked to the front porch then walked 
back and got into the vehicle. The victim thought 
the suspect may have been delivering a package 
that she had been waiting on, so she went to her 
porch and discovered an open box with nothing 
inside. The empty box was addressed to an address 
in Pasadena. Shortly after this incident a theft of 
a package was reported from the 400 block of 
East Orange Grove and the empty box left on that 
porch was addressed to the first victim. This case 
has been forwarded to the Detective Bureau. 

Sunday, August 30th 

At 2:21 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to 
the 70 block of East Highland Avenue regarding 
a male subject passed out in a vehicle that was 
blocking the driveway. Officers approached the 
vehicle and discovered a male asleep in the driver’s 
seat with the seat reclined all the way back. When 
Officers woke up the 

male and asked him if he knew where he was, 
the man stated “North Hollywood.” Officers 
were able to distinguish a heavy odor of alcohol 
emitting from the man’s breath. He informed 
Officers that he had four beers 3-4 hours prior. 
Officers determined the man was intoxicated to 
a level where he was unable to care for his safety. 
Officers arrested the man for public intoxication 
and transported him to Pasadena Jail for 
detoxification.


MAD CATFISH LINE UP:

Day 1 – Saturday - September 5th

11:00 am Yu Ooko Band

12:30 pm Leslie Baker

 2:00 pm The Delgado Brothers

 3:30 pm Sunnie Paxson

 Introducing Richard Cameron Lovely

 4:30 pm Ray Bailey & Friends

 Tribute to B.B. King

Day 2 – Sunday - September 6th

11:00 am The Scorch Sisters

12:30 pm Barbara Morrison

 Introducing Richard Cameron Lovely

 2:30 pm Corney Mims & 
The kNOW-IT-ALLzl

 4:00 pm Ray Bailey Review

 Tribute to B.B. King

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