Sandra; Got death cert transcriptions for both, but could not find obits. Here are the DCTs: San Diego 116-1553 Helen Euretta Mercer 1388 Summit Dr., Encinitas, CA Died: 7/9/1968, 8:15 pm, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA female, caucasian, SS#571-34-0670, housewife, married, age 67 Spouse: John W. Mercer Birth: 4/29/1901, Iowa FA: James Nugent, Iowa MO: Maggie May Hogan, Iowa Cause: Massive pulmonary embolism with multiple small emboli. Peripheral venous thrombosis. Cancer of breast with uncontrolled metastasis. Mortuary: Rose Hills Mortuary (Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA) Burial: 7/12/1968, Rose Hills Memorial Park (Also in Whittier). Informant: Spouse In County: 10 years in State: 24 years San Diego 212-320+321 John Wesley Mercer 3660-31 Vista Campana N., Oceanside, CA Died: 2/27/1985, 9:05 am, Faith Gardens Village, Vista, CA male, white, SS#564-36-3850, married, age 86, school superintendant for 34 years at Gordon School District. Spouse: Eunice S. Davies Birth: 7/27/1898, Iowa FA: Herman Mercer, Iowa MO: Susan Smith, Iowa Cause: Cardiopulmonary arrest, recurrent aspiration pneumonias due to paralyzed vocal cord, end stage COPD, atherosclerotic coronary disease. DR: Merle Albin Mort: Rose Hills Mortuary Burial: 3/1/1985, Rose Hills Memorial Park Informant: Spouse Hope these help. Donna At 05:59 PM 11/20/00 -0600, Lowell Tennyson wrote: >I received a message from Pat Andrews that said you might be able to >help me find information on Helen and John MERCER. > >The information I have is: > >Helen (Nugent) MERCER >Born 29 Apr 1901 in Iowa >Died 09 Jul 1968 (by California Death Index 1940-1997 OR > 15 Jul 1968 (by Social Security Death Benefit Index. >Place of death, Encinitas, San Diego Co., CA >Mother's name was Maggie HOGAN >Father's name was James NUGENT > > >John Mercer >Born 27 April 1898 in Iowa >Died 27 Feb 1985 >Place of death, San Diego Co., CA (no city given but would guess > Encinitas) >Mother's maiden name was Smith >This information came from the California Death Index 1940-1997 > > >Thank you for taking the time to be a volunteer. I volunteer in >Muscatine and Scott Co., Iowa sites for lookups in the Blue Grass >Cemetery records. My husband is the secretary of the association and we >have the official records. It's always a good feeling to be able to >help someone -- sometimes I even get wrapped up >in their stories and research! :) > >Sandra Tennyson >Blue Grass, Iowa > >