The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA)
April 24, 2002Howard Martin Cornwell, 95, of Fullerton, owner of Cornie's Mobile Service, died April 21, 2002, of natural causes.
Milton W. Zander
It is hardly possible at the present day to fully estimate the influence that wonderful convenience of the twentieth century � the automobile � has played in the colonization of desert wastes and the building of cities in places formerly remote from the centers of habitation. Suffice to say that some of our brightest business men are engaged in the automobile industry.
Among Pamonas enterprising and successful citizens who are engaged in handling automobiles is Milton W. Zander, the proprietor of a garage at 150 East Monterey Street, and agent for the Hupmobile and Briscoe cars. Mr. Zander is a Wisconsin boy by birth, and first saw the light of day in the Badger State in Clark County, November 10, 1886. He was reared and educated in Elgin, Ill., and came to Pomona in 1903, a youth in his teens. For four years he served an apprenticeship as machinist in the plant of the Pomona Manufacturing Company, and spent one year on gas engines. In 1908 he engaged in the auto repair business on his own account, having a small shop of two rooms. As the business grew he erected a small garage, and later built the fine modern building which he now occupies. In connection with the business he runs a first-class machine shop and maintains a service which is an important factor in making his sales, for his patrons know that he can be relied upon to make a car satisfactory to the purchaser, and the name Milton W. Zander stands for quality and satisfaction.
In 1919, Mr. Zander won a beautiful silver cup offered for cars costing at factory $1200 or under in the Los Angeles-Yosemite run; he made the run with a Briscoe, covering the 374.5 miles on thirteen gallons of gasoline, averaging 28.8 miles to the gallon, and since it was the first time he had ever been over the route and unfamiliar with same, could have doubtless made a still better record had he been familiar with the roads. On November 8, 1919, in an official test, Mr. Zander, with three passengers, in a Briscoe four-cylinder car, made a worlds record for economy for four-cylinder cars by making 51.2 miles on one gallon of gasoline. Besides his automobile agencies Mr. Zander also handles trucks and tractors and his garage stands for all that is to be desired in a modern motor car business, an example of the business ability and fair methods of its owner.
The marriage of Mr. Zander, which occurred in Riverside, united him with Miss Effie Whipp, a native of Missouri, and two children have been born to them, Dallas and Ellis. Fraternally, Mr. Zander is a member of the Knights of Pythias. In his church affiliations he is a member of the First Christian Church of Pomona, and in business circles he is active in the work of the local Chamber of Commerce.
Source
History of Pomona Valley, California
By A. L. Hickson
Historic Record Company (1920), p.718-719
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Chicago Daily Tribune
May 8, 1934Milton W. Zander, 47 years old, 6139 Ellis avenue, president of the United Air Cleaner company, 9709 Cottage Grove avenue, automobile accessory manufacturers, died suddenly of a heart attack yesterday while driving his automobile in the outer drive at 21st street.
He managed to shut off the ignition of his car as he collapsed. The machine then swerved into a pole. Gerald Slattery, 6157 South Hermitage avenue, a fire department inspector, who was driving behind Zander, took him to the Mercy hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Zander had been married only a week to Mrs. Bernice Zander, his second wife. She has been seriously ill in the Woodlawn hospital for the last four days. Because of her condition it was impossible to tell her of her husbands death.
Urbana Daily Courier
February 21, 1934Mrs. Effie Zander, 50, 805 South First street, Champaign, died at 12:45 today at a local hospital, where she had been a patient for the past two days. Mrs. Zander submitted to an operation yesterday.
She had resided in Pomona, Cal., practically her entire life, moving to Champaign five months ago. Besides her husband, W.M. Zander, she is survived by two sons, Ellis, a freshman at the university, and Dallas of Pomona, Cal.
Carteret County News
December 17, 2005Arthur Earl Browne, 93, of Morehead City, formerly of Pine Knoll Shores, died peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, at home.
Mr. Browne was born in Pittsfield, Mass. As a child, he moved to Pomona, Calif., and met his bride-to-be. He attended Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., graduating Phi Beta Kappa. His postgraduate work was at the University of California at Berkley. After a 34-year career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., he and Mrs. Browne retired to Pine Knoll Shores. There he performed many volunteer functions within the town. He was elected to the office of town commissioner and oversaw the financing for the construction of town hall. He was one of the founders of the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship Church and an active member. While a resident of Pine Knoll Shores, he was a member and supporter of the Bogue Banks Country Club. In 2004, he and Mrs. Browne relocated to Morehead City.
Mr. Browne is survived by his wife of more than 71 years, Constance M. Browne; two sons, Douglas Browne of Pine Knoll Shores, and Malcolm Browne of Brielle, N.J.; two granddaughters, Kristan Rygg of Altadena, Calif., and Kimberly Browne of Brielle, N.J.; three great-grandchildren, William Rygg, John Rygg and Caroline Rygg: and two sisters, Marjorie Rowland of Portland, Ore., and Dorothe Curtis of Molokai, Hawaii.
Mr. Browne was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Edith Browne.
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
August 31, 1989A memorial service will be held Sunday for Clarence J. Glacken, professor emeritus of the department of geography at the University of California at Berkeley.
He died August 20 at the age of 80 in Sacramento after a long illness.
Mr. Glacken was on the UC Berkeley faculty from 1952 until his retirement in 1976. In his last year there, he was awarded the Berkeley Citation, the campus' highest honor.
A fellow professor, David Hooson, said Mr. Glacken "supplied the historical and intellectual underpinnings for the environmental and conservation movements."
In 1968, the Association of American Geographers awarded Mr. Glacken its citation "for meritorious contributions to the field of geography."
Porterville Recorder
May 3, 2004Virginia Adela Lieurance, a resident of Porterville, died in Bakersfield Feb. 3, 2004. She was 81.
Mrs. Lieurance was a native of Pomona, and a resident of Porterville for 41 years. She was a clerk for the Porterville Municipal Court for more than 10 years.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Melvin Lieurance of Porterville; three sons, two daughters; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
The Fresno Bee (CA)
April 17, 2007Private family services for Melvin Lewis Lieurance, 86, of Porterville will be at a later date. Mr. Lieurance, a forest ranger, died Thursday.
Elgin Daily News
January 5, 1923."ZANDER KILLED WHILE AT WORK AS CONDUCTOR. Former Elgin Resident Crushed to Death at Ravenswood. PARENTS STILL LIVE HERE. Chief Conductor of Chicago Order of Rail Employees.
Julian Vernon Zander, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Zander, 540 Raymond street, a conductor on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad, was instantly killed at Ravenswood yesterday morning. Zander who formerly resided in Elgin for 20 years was caught between two cars and crushed to death. He was 47 years old.
For the last 20 years the accident victim had made his home in Chicago with his wife. He had been employed by the railroad for nearly 20 years. Recently he was elected chief conductor of the Wisconsin division, Order of the Railway Conductors of Chicago.
The deceased was born on September 18, 1876, in Black Creek, Wis. He moved to Elgin with his parents at the age of seven years, residing here for 20 years. He had made his home in Chicago since leaving Elgin. Mr. Zander had no children.
Besides his wife and parents he leaves two brothers, Leslie W. Zander of Elgin and Earl B. Zander of Aurora. One sister Ivy Ramsell of Seligman, Ariz., and two nephews, Adelbert Wallis of Annapolis, Maryland and Edward Wallis of Elgin also survive.
Elgin Daily News
April 22, 1908Mrs. J. Vernon Zander, formerly Miss Maude Borwnell, died last evening at her home at Warrenville, Ill., after a lingering illness. Deceased returned last Friday from California, where she went about two months ago in hopes of benefiting her health.
Besides her husband Mrs. Zander leaves a son 8 years old, her parents, sister and a brother, all of Warrenville, as well as relatives and many friends in this city.
Deceased was married about twelve years ago. Mrs. James Zander, mother of Mr. Zander, and Mrs. Eugene Heath went to Warrenville yesterday morning and were with Mrs. Zander when she died.
58111. Rear Admiral Adelbert Vernon Wallis
Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, FL
February 10, 1972Rear Adm. Adelbert V. Wallis Sr. (Ret.) 30-year Navy veteran, died Tuesday (Feb. 8, 1972).
He served in the U.S. Navy during World Wars I and II and the Korean Conflict. Adm. Wallis was graduated form Annapolis in 1922. During World War II, he saw combat in the minesweeper flotilla covering Atlantic and European waters. He received the Legion of Merit with Combat V, the French Croix de Guerre and was an honorary commodore in the Brazilian Order of Naval Merit. His last command before retiring in 1955 was at Green Cove Springs Naval Station.Adm. Wallis, 71, lived at 842 Placido Way NE. He was a native of Elgin, Ill., and came to the St. Petersburg area in 1942 from Tarpon Springs.
He was president emeritus and one of the founders of the Retired Officers Club of St. Petersburg. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans, Military Order of World Wars, honorary member of Flee Reserve Association, and was awarded the Outstanding Citizens Award by the Armed Forces Association.
He is survived by a son, Adelbert Jr., of Lake Worth; a brother, Edward R., of St. Petersburg; and three grandchildren.
Online obituary
ELEANOR M. ZANDER, Age 90, of Ojai, CA, passed away on April 9, 2011, at her daughter's home in Oak View, CA. after a long illness. Her strong Christian beliefs sustained her during her journey through life.
She was born on July 13, 1920 , in Downer's Grove, IL, to Joseph and Jennie Ambre. She was one of 13 children, and the second set of twins born to a family of three sets of twins. When she was 1 year old the family moved to Aurora, IL where she lived until after she married her sweetheart Donald Zander on October 15, 1938 and they had three children, a daughter and twin sons.
She is survived by her daughter Sandra Norris, son-in-law Walt Norris of Oak View, CA, 8 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and many nephews and nieces.
She is preceded in death by her parents and all 12 of her siblings.
She and her husband owned the Aurora Delivery Service and delivered everything from flowers and medicines to furnace clinkers. Subsequently, they sold the business, loaded their children into an old Packard, hooked on a trailer and moved to California. After several years in Long Beach, they moved to Anaheim and then on to Reno, NV in the early 1960's. They operated the 4 Season's Trailer Park until 1980 at which time they retired and moved to Idaho. In the following years they traveled to all the states, except Hawaii, in a 32' motor home until her husbands passing in 1986.
At that time, she began a new life without her husband of 49 years and moved to Calimesa, CA to live near her sister-in-law until 2005. Her daughter then moved her to Ojai, CA. to be nearer to family. She was never an idle lady and her favorite past-time was playing bingo and card games. She also enjoyed cooking for others. She simply loved people and that love was returned by many who knew her for her smile, witty sayings, and making everyone laugh.
Albany Times Union
June 29, 2013Mary Lee Zander of Spencertown died on June 27, 2013.
She is survived by Lorraine Zagarola, Lorraine's family, and her dear friend, Paula.
Mary was born in Beardstown, Ill. on January 31, 1930, the daughter of Mae Isabel (Reay) and Clarence Eugene Zander.
She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and did graduate work at New York University. She lived in New York City for many years and was a social policy research specialist for the Community Service Society of New York City. In a second career, Mary wrote the book, "How to start your own Bed and Breakfast," which was favorably reviewed nationwide. She co-founded Golden Hill Press, a publisher of Americana non-fiction.
During her years in Spencertown she played an active role in the community, first with the Spencertown Academy, serving as president, fund-raising chair and building committee chair during its major restoration. In later years, she started the Friends of Historic St. Peter's Presbyterian Church and served as its first president in its project to restore the church building. Mary loved reading, history, theatre, music from classical to show tunes and playing the piano. She was a member of the Hendrick Hudson chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary enjoyed sharing her sense of discovery and good humor and Oh, the lyrics and poetry she could recite! She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
58118. Harry Whitney Zander Jr.
St. Petersburg Times (FL)
May 11, 2007Zander, Harry Whitney, 66, of Zephyrhills, died Saturday (May 5, 2007) in Dade City. He was born in Watseka, Ill. He was active in the Bahr's RV Park of Zephyrhills.
Survivors include a sister, Georgia Garray; three nephews, Major Frederick, Jeffrey and George Hillman; and a niece, Janet Plank.