11-01-02obituaries

Steven George Harlock, 51, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2002 at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1951 in Glendale, Calif.
His family moved to Ventura County and he attended school in the Ojai Unified School District. He joined the U.S. Marines in 1968 and served one tour in Vietnam. Upon his honorable discharge, he returned to Ventura County for a few years before moving to the island of Hawaii in 1977. He returned to California in 1983 before moving permanently to Fort Dodge in 1986. He worked for The Draymen at the intermodal ramp until it closed in 2000.
Mr. Harlock was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. His interests included playing the guitar, songwriting, computers, politics, movies, history, gourmet cooking, Cubs baseball, Vikings football, fishing, music, reading and science fiction.
He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Robert Ballard, and granddaughter Sydney Ballard, all of Henderson, Nev.; mother Patti Evans of Fort Dodge; father Robert Harlock of Morristown, Ariz.; brothers James Harlock of Fort Dodge, and Charles Ashe of Fullerton, Calif.; sisters Susan Anderson of Clarinda, Iowa, Colleen Williamson of Victorville, Calif.; and many other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, George and Alma Harlock, and Daniel and Irene O'Grady; his nephew, Daniel Anderson; and his uncle, Melvin O'Grady.
His body was cremated. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. at the Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Fort Dodge.
His family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made in Mr. Harlock's name to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Lydia Frances Fitzgerald

Lydia Frances Fitzgerald, 91, of Ojai, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2002 at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura. She was born Aug. 21, 1911 in Kearney, Neb., and had lived in Ojai for 54 years.
Mrs. Fitzgerald was owner and operator of Fitzgerald Painting and co-owner of Fuller Paint and Glass.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Rolland "Ron" and Barbara Fitzgerald, and Floyd "Dee" and Charlene Fitzgerald, all of Ojai; sister Helen Leibfarth of Nebraska; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Lee Fitzgerald, in 1983.
Friends may call at Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai on Sunday, Nob. 3, from noon to 6 p.m.
Services will be held Monday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m. at Clausen Funeral Home, with Pastor Scott Harrell officiating. Interment will follow immediately at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home, Ojai.

Inez Blumberg Berry Thorpe

Lifelong Ojai resident Inez Blumberg Berry Thorpe, 95, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2002 at Ojai Valley Community Hospital after a brief illness. She was born Jan. 7, 1907 in Nordhoff (now Ojai), the daughter of early settlers to the Nordhoff Valley,
Mrs. Thorpe was a homemaker and a member of the Ojai Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Inez and George Russell of Arizona, Mary and James Kelley of Oxnard, and Ginger and David Morgan of Ojai; sons and daughters-in-law Bud and Donna Thorpe of Oxnard, and Larry and Joanne Thorpe of Ojai; 22 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai on Sunday, Nov. 3, from noon to 6 p.m.
Services will be held at the funeral home Monday, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m., with Pastor Paul Bergmann officiating. Private interment will be at Nordhoff Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home, Ojai.