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Alameda Sun www.alamedasun.com July 24, 2014 12 VINES Cafe & Gallery THOMSEN’S Garden Center Both at: 1113 Lincoln Avenue & Color Specialists Perennials, Roses, Garden Ornaments, Container Gardens, Gifts from the Garden Trees & Shrubs Specialty Coffee & Teas; Fresh Pastries; Collectibles; Original Artwork; Vintage, Contemporary & Native American jewelry HISToric Bay Station A Shopping Destination of Distinction at Lincoln Avenue & Bay Street 1127 Lincoln Avenue (510) 522-2667 M-F 8am to 5pm, Sat 8am-2pm FREE RECYCLING: Tires ~ Oil ~ Batteries [email protected] www.royal-autorepair.com For All Your Automotive Needs ROYAL AUTO REPAIR ROYAL AUTO REPAIR UPCOMING EVENTS: Tonight Trop Rock w/ Loren Davidson July 31 International Flight Lounge with DJ Jab Aug 2 & 3 Drums a Go-Go Aug 7 Otto’s Grotto Aug 23 & 24 DJ Sid Presley’s Outer Limits Mastick Senior Center Membership is free Exercise your mind and body Meet new and old friends Learn something new Bingo* and thrift shop open to everyone *18 years of age or older 1155 Santa Clara Ave. • 747-7500 www.MastickCenter.com City of Alameda Paratransit ALAMEDA County Transportation Commission Transportation for Seniors and People With Disabilities We offer the following services: • Alameda Shuttle – free and open to the public! • Taxi ride discounts* • East Bay Paratransit ticket sales • Group trips – from Mastick Senior Center to various Bay Area locations • Scholarship program* • Transportation assistance *Restrictions apply Mastick Senior Center 1155 Santa Clara Avenue Alameda, CA 94501 Ph: (510) 747-7513 Fax: (510) 523-0247 TDD/TTY: (510) 522-5160 www.AlamedaParatransit.com Local Deaths Katherine (Kay) B. Tofflemire May 7, 1923 – July 12, 2014 Katherine Tofflemire passed away peacefully in Alameda on July 12, 2014, following a long illness. Kay was the last surviving child of Lino and Desideria Brusuelas, of Tularosa, N.M. Family was most important to her as she often shared her happy memories of growing up on a ranch in Tularosa. That’s where her love of gardening began. She also enjoyed oil painting and was a talented crafter. She was retired from AT&T where she worked as a telephone operator and was a member of Elizabeth Cochran Botts Kreitz died July 9, 2014, with her son Bob and daughter-in-law Tina holding her hands. Grandma Betty was 93 years old and filled each of her days with joyful living. Elizabeth was born Feb. 23, 1921, in Baltimore, the oldest child of Robert Thomas Botts and Sarah Tilgman Cochran Botts. Her broth- er, Robert, and sister Jane followed quickly. When she was six, her mother died. Betty’s strong sense of family was formed then. Betty graduated from Franklin High School in Reisterstown, Md. and after two years of college joined one of the first groups of women to enlist in the WAVES. She trained at Hunter College in New York City and U.S. Naval Training School, Indiana University. Her first orders were to the Naval Air Station (NAS), Alameda. That assignment would change her life. She met a stunning, tall, blonde Ralph Kreitz at NAS. The two married in 1944 at St. Lawrence O’Toole in Oakland after a whirl- wind romance. Their only child, Robert, was born in 1945. Their joy and Alameda family life was shattered when Ralph contract- ed polio in 1946, causing Betty to return to work at NAS in the Supply Department until her retirement in 1976. Betty was a woman of incred- ible strength and character. She supported Ralph as he lived with the effects of polio for 22 years and raised a remarkable son. Friends were a central part of Betty’s life. The Stitch and Chatter Elizabeth Cochran Botts Kreitz Club met weekly for over 65 years. These eight women were the essence of compassionate, supportive, cre- ative friends and were ahead of their time. In retirement, Betty lived a life of travel and fun with her dear friends. Ireland, England, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii and numerous states were on her active itinerary. She shared many trips and activities with her dearest friend and soul mate, John Sheffield. They danced, laughed and loved being with her grandchildren. Roberta Elizabeth, her namesake, Erin Christina and her husband Jack Shirey, Tyler Robert and his wife Carla Menchini received Betty’s unconditional love and great cooking. Great grandchildren Makenzie, Emerson, Finley Shirey and Ethan Kreitz brought joy and smiles to Grandma Betty in her last years. A memorial mass and celebra- tion of Elizabeth will be held Aug. 16, 1 p.m. at Newman Hall, Holy Spirit Chapel, Berkeley. Elizabeth enjoyed her garden and colorful flowers. The family requests you wear bright colors and do not send flowers. Donations in Elizabeth’s honor can be made to: Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda, CA 94501 the Telephone Pioneers. She is survived by her son Mark Tofflemire and wife Jane, her daugh- ter Lois Baxes and husband Michael, and her grandson William Leoppard III, her sisters-in-law Mary Salazar and Juanita Brusuelas as well as many nieces and neph- ews. She will be greatly missed by all who loved and cherished her. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations in Kay’s memory be made to the American Cancer Society or the Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Greer Family Mortuary and Cremation Services FD 1408 865-3755 greermortuary.com units on the property. The number was 48. I voted for the Measure WW, more for the Bay Trail than the beach, but also for the regional parks in other parts of the Bay Area. Much of the support for the ini- tiative is more opposition to hous- ing than support of open space. I have heard several discussions dissolve into the usual rants about more houses and more traffic. Alameda does need housing, especially for people of moderate income. Crab Cove would benefit from a larger parking lot on warm summer Sundays. There is much local sentiment for both housing and parks. There is even some rec- ognition that preventing residential building in cities results in urban sprawl, increased freeway traffic, and greenhouse gasses. I have been a resident of Alameda for 46 years and a mem- ber of the Sierra Club for at least 51. Reading your letter, I have decided to suspend my member- ship in the club. — Selina Faulhaber Continued from page 4 Letters: To the editor available for a rent they can afford. Moving can also be costly, rent- ers said. One renter who was among the dozens evicted from Marina View Towers when new owners took over and began renovating in June 2013 said the move cost them $5,000 – a financial hardship. Like many who participated in the survey, this person said they’re in favor of rent control. Thomas said the fear prompted by rising rents is bad for Alameda, while other members of Renewed Hope told the City Council that the increases are decreasing diversity and pushing out people who are active members of the community. The nonprofit’s rent committee is being held at 7 p.m. today in the social hall of Buena Vista United Methodist Church to discuss the council’s decision; the meeting is open to the public. “I think it’s a bad situation for a community; it just erodes the fabric of existence,” Thomas said. “It will make Alameda change from a real community into a brochure image with an attractive surface, but a hollow core.” Read more Alameda news at http://webh.it/alamedasun. 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