Phillip Kaiser Philip Kaiser, age 86, died on April 21st, 2007 at the Bright View Assisted Living Facility in Arbutus, Maryland. He had been ill and passed away peacefully from complications due to pneumonia. Mr. Kaiser was born on May 20th, 1920 in Visalia, California and is preceded in death by his parents, who were of Volga German decent, Philip Kaiser and Maria Katherine “Kattie” Simon of Warenburg, Russia. His parents emigrated from Russia to Fresno, California in 1907. Mr. Kaiser was the tenth of thirteen children. On August 11th, 1943, he married Mildred Karl, who was born on December 31, 1922 in Fresno, California. Both of her parents, John Peter Karle and Katherine Wills (Andreas) were also of Volga German descent and resided in Fresno, California. Mr. Kaiser was in the Navy during WWII and then worked for the Lucerne Milk Company. He also was employed for many years as a Pure-Pak operator for the Producer’s Dairy Plant in Fresno. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mildred, his oldest daughter Kathi and her husband Michael Parli of Maryland, their children, son Jason, daughter-in-law Alexis and children Jackson and Bennet of Long Island, New York, and daughter Tiffany Parli of Maryland. Philip Kaiser is also survived by his son, Darrel and daughter-in-law, Betty of Corpus Christi, Texas. On April 24th, 2007, there will be a memorial service in Arbutus, Maryland. Carla Wills-Brandon, Ph.D. www.carlawillsbrandon.com Death is just a bus stop before the next trip!