Eunice Robinett
6/13/2000
Six days after she was reported missing, Eunice Mary Robinett was found dead Friday about two miles from her Magalia home. An Alzheimer's disease patient, Mrs. Robinett had wandered away from her home last week in the middle of the night. According to the sheriff's report, she had apparently slipped and fallen down a steep embankment to a creek where she sustained injuries to her head and leg. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection conducted a 30-man search of the area that they had planned on discontinuing on Sunday if Mrs. Robinett hadn't been located.
Mrs. Robinett was 77.
Born in Mammoth, Utah, to Marith and Hans Hegna, she was manager of the school cafeteria at the Port Hueneme High School District for 26 years before retiring.
She lived in Port Hueneme from 1963 to 1984, when she moved to Magalia.
A lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she attended Paradise Ward III.
She enjoyed taking walks, gardening, cooking and swimming. She loved the beach.
She is survived by her husband, Donald; daughters, Denise Harrison of Colorado Springs, Colo., Patricia Stecz of Medina, Ohio, Pamela Fricker of Rawlings, Md., Melanie Leasure of Modesto, Cathy Robinett of Oakview, and Christina Robinett of Santa Barbara; son, Greg of Manhattan Beach; brother, Bert Dahl of Oakview; sister, Gladys Sorenson of West Jordan, Utah; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She is predeceased by her son, Jeffery, who died last year.
A memorial service was held yesterday. Cremation will take place at Chapel of the Pines Mortuary and inurnment is scheduled for Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura.
Chapel of the Pines of Paradise is handling the arrangements.
6/13/2000
Six days after she was reported missing, Eunice Mary Robinett was found dead Friday about two miles from her Magalia home. An Alzheimer's disease patient, Mrs. Robinett had wandered away from her home last week in the middle of the night. According to the sheriff's report, she had apparently slipped and fallen down a steep embankment to a creek where she sustained injuries to her head and leg. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection conducted a 30-man search of the area that they had planned on discontinuing on Sunday if Mrs. Robinett hadn't been located.
Mrs. Robinett was 77.
Born in Mammoth, Utah, to Marith and Hans Hegna, she was manager of the school cafeteria at the Port Hueneme High School District for 26 years before retiring.
She lived in Port Hueneme from 1963 to 1984, when she moved to Magalia.
A lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she attended Paradise Ward III.
She enjoyed taking walks, gardening, cooking and swimming. She loved the beach.
She is survived by her husband, Donald; daughters, Denise Harrison of Colorado Springs, Colo., Patricia Stecz of Medina, Ohio, Pamela Fricker of Rawlings, Md., Melanie Leasure of Modesto, Cathy Robinett of Oakview, and Christina Robinett of Santa Barbara; son, Greg of Manhattan Beach; brother, Bert Dahl of Oakview; sister, Gladys Sorenson of West Jordan, Utah; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She is predeceased by her son, Jeffery, who died last year.
A memorial service was held yesterday. Cremation will take place at Chapel of the Pines Mortuary and inurnment is scheduled for Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura.
Chapel of the Pines of Paradise is handling the arrangements.
Eunice Robinett
6/13/2000
Six days after she was reported missing, Eunice Mary Robinett was found dead Friday about two miles from her Magalia home. An Alzheimer's disease patient, Mrs. Robinett had wandered away from her home last week in the middle of the night. According to the sheriff's report, she had apparently slipped and fallen down a steep embankment to a creek where she sustained injuries to her head and leg. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection conducted a 30-man search of the area that they had planned on discontinuing on Sunday if Mrs. Robinett hadn't been located.
Mrs. Robinett was 77.
Born in Mammoth, Utah, to Marith and Hans Hegna, she was manager of the school cafeteria at the Port Hueneme High School District for 26 years before retiring.
She lived in Port Hueneme from 1963 to 1984, when she moved to Magalia.
A lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she attended Paradise Ward III.
She enjoyed taking walks, gardening, cooking and swimming. She loved the beach.
She is survived by her husband, Donald; daughters, Denise Harrison of Colorado Springs, Colo., Patricia Stecz of Medina, Ohio, Pamela Fricker of Rawlings, Md., Melanie Leasure of Modesto, Cathy Robinett of Oakview, and Christina Robinett of Santa Barbara; son, Greg of Manhattan Beach; brother, Bert Dahl of Oakview; sister, Gladys Sorenson of West Jordan, Utah; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She is predeceased by her son, Jeffery, who died last year.
A memorial service was held yesterday. Cremation will take place at Chapel of the Pines Mortuary and inurnment is scheduled for Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura.
Chapel of the Pines of Paradise is handling the arrangements.
6/13/2000
Six days after she was reported missing, Eunice Mary Robinett was found dead Friday about two miles from her Magalia home. An Alzheimer's disease patient, Mrs. Robinett had wandered away from her home last week in the middle of the night. According to the sheriff's report, she had apparently slipped and fallen down a steep embankment to a creek where she sustained injuries to her head and leg. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection conducted a 30-man search of the area that they had planned on discontinuing on Sunday if Mrs. Robinett hadn't been located.
Mrs. Robinett was 77.
Born in Mammoth, Utah, to Marith and Hans Hegna, she was manager of the school cafeteria at the Port Hueneme High School District for 26 years before retiring.
She lived in Port Hueneme from 1963 to 1984, when she moved to Magalia.
A lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she attended Paradise Ward III.
She enjoyed taking walks, gardening, cooking and swimming. She loved the beach.
She is survived by her husband, Donald; daughters, Denise Harrison of Colorado Springs, Colo., Patricia Stecz of Medina, Ohio, Pamela Fricker of Rawlings, Md., Melanie Leasure of Modesto, Cathy Robinett of Oakview, and Christina Robinett of Santa Barbara; son, Greg of Manhattan Beach; brother, Bert Dahl of Oakview; sister, Gladys Sorenson of West Jordan, Utah; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She is predeceased by her son, Jeffery, who died last year.
A memorial service was held yesterday. Cremation will take place at Chapel of the Pines Mortuary and inurnment is scheduled for Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura.
Chapel of the Pines of Paradise is handling the arrangements.
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