This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Toetperwine Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8030 Message Board Post: Death Takes Tehachapi Resident Herminie Emma Mathisen, 59, a Tehachapi resident since 1921, passed away in a local hospital on Tuesday, June 28. She was born November 5 in Redlands, Calif. and was very active in community affairs. Mrs. Mathisen was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Post No. 221, a member of the Community Congregational Church and a Gold Star Mother of World War II. She is survived by one son, Edward K. Mathisen of Phoenix, Arizona. Three daughters, Louise Smith and Charlotte Mathisen of Tehachapi; Emilie Toetperwine of Boerne, Texas and five granddaughters. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 1, at 2:00 p.m. in the Community Cong. Church in Tehachapi under the direction of O'Donnell Funeral Home. Rev. Ralph Jeffs will officiate and interment will follow in Tehachapi Cemetery. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 30 Jun 1955