Individual Details
Leora Lavernie CRABTREE
(4 Aug 1918 - 31 Jul 1994)
1 Jan 1920, Porterville Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 212 Sh 5A;
Elza H. Crabtree, head, 28 (1891), born CA both parents born CA, laborer-store
Inez Crabtree, wife, 21 (1898), born CA both parents born CA
Bertha Ione Crabtree, daughter, 4 (1915) born CA both parents born CA
Leora L. Crabtree, 1 (1918), born CA both parents born CA
Elza L. Crabtree, 2/12 (Oct 1919) born CA both parents born CA.
Information on this family from Sharon Riggan Joe who provided a family group sheet to Ethel Brown.
Obituary shows she had a sister Bertha Northrup of Porterville. She was, I believe, half-sister by Elza's first wife.
After Inez died, Laverne lived with Elias Greenbury Wilson and Annie Bell Wilson. They had a daughter Naomi. They lived on Newcomb Drive in Porterville. Naomi never married.
Obituary in Porterville, Cal., Recorder on Tuesday, August 2, 1994:
"Laverne L. Weisenberger
A graveside service is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Old Porterville Cemetery for Laverne L. Weisenberger, 75, who died Sunday. The Rev. Mike McGuffee of the First Southern Baptist Church in Porterville will officiate.
A lifelong resident of Porterville, she was a retired central processing technician at Sierra View District Hospital. She was a member and past president of the Native Daughters of the Golden West and a member of the Porterville Gleaning Seniors, Senior Bowling League, and in earlier years had been involved in the Parent Teachers Association (PTA). She was a former Cub Scout leader.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon L. Weisenberger, in 1981.
She is survived by three sons, Elza Weisenberger of Porterville, Louis Weisenberger of Exeter and Larry Weisenberger of Portland, Ore.; a daughter, Lora Riggan of Porterville; a sister, Bertha Northrup of Porterville; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to the Porterville Gleaners, P.O. Box 1551, Porterville, CA 93257, or to the American Heart Society, 1495 W. Shaw, Fresno, CA 93711.
Arrangements are under the direction of Myers Funeral Service."
Elza H. Crabtree, head, 28 (1891), born CA both parents born CA, laborer-store
Inez Crabtree, wife, 21 (1898), born CA both parents born CA
Bertha Ione Crabtree, daughter, 4 (1915) born CA both parents born CA
Leora L. Crabtree, 1 (1918), born CA both parents born CA
Elza L. Crabtree, 2/12 (Oct 1919) born CA both parents born CA.
Information on this family from Sharon Riggan Joe who provided a family group sheet to Ethel Brown.
Obituary shows she had a sister Bertha Northrup of Porterville. She was, I believe, half-sister by Elza's first wife.
After Inez died, Laverne lived with Elias Greenbury Wilson and Annie Bell Wilson. They had a daughter Naomi. They lived on Newcomb Drive in Porterville. Naomi never married.
Obituary in Porterville, Cal., Recorder on Tuesday, August 2, 1994:
"Laverne L. Weisenberger
A graveside service is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Old Porterville Cemetery for Laverne L. Weisenberger, 75, who died Sunday. The Rev. Mike McGuffee of the First Southern Baptist Church in Porterville will officiate.
A lifelong resident of Porterville, she was a retired central processing technician at Sierra View District Hospital. She was a member and past president of the Native Daughters of the Golden West and a member of the Porterville Gleaning Seniors, Senior Bowling League, and in earlier years had been involved in the Parent Teachers Association (PTA). She was a former Cub Scout leader.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon L. Weisenberger, in 1981.
She is survived by three sons, Elza Weisenberger of Porterville, Louis Weisenberger of Exeter and Larry Weisenberger of Portland, Ore.; a daughter, Lora Riggan of Porterville; a sister, Bertha Northrup of Porterville; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to the Porterville Gleaners, P.O. Box 1551, Porterville, CA 93257, or to the American Heart Society, 1495 W. Shaw, Fresno, CA 93711.
Arrangements are under the direction of Myers Funeral Service."
Events
| Birth | 4 Aug 1918 | Porterville, Tulare Co., California |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1920 | Porterville Twp., Tulare Co., California | |||
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | Porterville Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 47 Sh 21A; La Verne Wilson, ward, 11 (1918-19), born CA both parents born CA. With Elias and Anna Wilson family. | |||
| Marriage | 4 Jan 1936 | Bakersfield, Kern Co., California - Gordon Louis WEISENBERGER | | ||
| Death | 31 Jul 1994 | Bakersfield, Kern Co., California | | ||
| Burial | Aft 31 Jul 1994 | Old Porterville Cemetery, Porterville, Tulare Co., California | |||
| Reference No | 114 |
Families
| Spouse | Gordon Louis WEISENBERGER (1915 - 1981) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Elza Henry CRABTREE (1891 - 1970) |
| Mother | Inez Leora DUNCAN (1898 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Elza Lyle CRABTREE (1919 - 1978) |
Endnotes
1. Leora Lavernie Crabtree birth certificate, #69.
2. Crabtree/Weisenberger marriage certificate, Bk 540 pg 314.
3. CADI - post 1940.