Dear friends, I was in an orphanage as a child and am searching for my roots. I just got transcriptions of death certificates for Kenneth and Helen COLE (see below). Their residence at death was Santa Monica. Does anyone go to a library [ie. Carson library?] that has microfilm of the The Daily Breeze newspaper? Or another newspaper that might have their obituaries? Could you -please - do a look up? About Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary; 1-800-966-5113; 1218 Glendon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024-4914 Phone: (310) 474-1579 Personnel told me yesterday that I must get a court order-from a judge to get any info from them. What is your experience, friends? Can I find if their cremated remains are at the Westwood cemetery? Of course maybe their ashes were 'scattered'. About the Neptune Society, 562 South Palos Verdes Street, San Pedro, CA 90731; Ph: (310) 831-0664 or 1-800-201-3315. Yesterday, they said they don't know what from their records they can provide to me. I spoke to Attorney John Erpelding, yesterday. He said Kenneth and Helen COLE had a married son (abt age 70) still living in California in 1988 when Helen died who is probably still be alive. This is a surprise, because I had been told that the son had died in an accident in Hawaii when he was a teenager. This attorney said a woman attorney in Orange County handled Helen COLE's estate. Do you think I can find Helen's "will" or probate record in Orange County? The attorney said Kenneth COLE was a noted aviator/ pilot. That once the newspaper carried a story about his narrow escape when his plane controls failed and while in flight, he gave his wife step by step instructions as she crawled into the fuselage and fixed the problem. Do you think I can find the probate record of Kenneth COLE's estate? Kenneth COLE was one of my father's 4 older brothers. He took flight training in the Army Air Corps with Charles Lindbergh and was in WWI . He was involved with the start of the early Cleveland, Ohio airport He may have been involved with the Curtiss-Wright Historical Association 2735 Airport Dr Torrance, CA 90505-0000 Phone: (310) 325-6155 Any help will be most appreciated. Gratefully, Mary Kay Cole Ward, 1432 Yeardley Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23225; Ph 804-232-9338. DEATH certificate info: Kenneth R. COLE: age 76 died 27 Aug 1978 at White Memorial Hospital, 1720 Brooklyn Ave, Los Angeles; residence: 914 21st St, Santa Monica; He was owner of Duraware Plastic Co; Cremated 1 Sep 1978 Grandview Crematory, Glendale; Funeral Director: Westwood Village Mortuary Helen Foshay COLE age 83 died 22 Sep1988 at St. John's Hospital, 1328 22nd St, Santa Monica; Residence: 2107 Ocean Ave #308, Santa Monica; Attorney John Lo Erpelding, 1061 Villa View Dr, Pacific Palisades 90272; Cremated 27 Sep 1988 Dilday Mottells, 1250 Pacific, Long Beach; Funeral Director: Neptune Society Thanks for any help, friends. Gratefully, Mary Kay Cole Ward in Richmond, VA