Page 2 June 6, 2019 EL SEGUNDO HERALD
Obituaries
Kathleen Marie Motta
Kath – Mom – Nani
December 15, 1958 – May 20, 2019
Survived by her husband
Bob, daughter Rebecca,
son Ray, daughter-in-law
Jenn, grandson Ryan,
mother Beverly Cason,
brother Mike Cason / Martha,
sister Lisa Cason.
Love Forever
and Always
Donna McCarthy
Donna McCarthy, 94, passed
away on May 30, 2019. Donna
was born in Coweta, Oklahoma and
later moved to Manhattan Beach
before settling in El Segundo.
She retired from Western Airlines
in 1987 where she earned the
nickname, The Flying Granny.
She spent her retirement years
volunteering all over El Segundo.
She worked with the Chamber of Commerce,
Josyln Center, and Chevron. She volunteered
at the El Segundo High School Library
for over twenty years. As an original resident of
Park Vista from the day it opened in 1987, she
was fundamental in creating social programs,
decorating for each holiday, and connecting
the residents with the community.
She was honored for her work
in 1998 by being awarded El
Segundo’s Senior Citizen of the
Year. She loved to be needed and
constantly offered to lend a hand
to any person, organization, or
service club she could find. She
loved to garden, solve crossword
puzzles, travel, and spend time
with her family. She was a beloved mom to
Nancy (deceased), Kevin, Laura, and Peggy and
loving grandmother to her 9 grandchildren and
11 great grandchildren. She will be terribly
missed but never forgotten. A Celebration of
Life will be held at Park Vista in El Segundo
on June 15th between 1:00 and 3:00.
Loretta Wicker
Long-time El Segundo resident
Loretta Wicker passed away
peacefully May 16, 2019, at her
sister’s home in Pagosa Springs,
CO. Loretta was born October
17, 1945, to Floyd and Glenna
Ebaugh at Inglewood Women’s
Hospital in Inglewood, CA. After
first living in Westchester, CA,
Loretta’s family moved in the
late 1940s to El Segundo where she attended
elementary, junior high, and high school.
Loretta graduated from El Segundo High
School in 1963 and attended El Camino College
in Torrance, CA, where she earned an
Associate of the Arts degree in1966. She later
worked as a secretary at Computer Sciences
Corporation and Universal Underwriters. In
1971, Loretta married John Darrell Wicker
of Torrance, CA, and the couple made El
Segundo their home. Loretta devoted her life
to her family as a wife to John and mother
to their three children and gave her time
to the community as a Brownie and Girl
Scout leader and Bobby Sox
manager and coach. She loved
camping with family and friends
and watching her children play
sports as they grew up. Loretta
enjoyed travelling with friends
and family, visiting the beach and
Disneyland, and singing karaoke.
Loretta and her beautiful voice
will be dearly missed. Loretta
is survived by her daughter Jodie Dowling
(Mark) of Danville, CA; sons John Wicker
and Jay Wicker of Torrance, CA; grandson
Connor Dowling and granddaughter Courtney
Dowling; siblings Patti Vyzralek (Clay) of
Pagosa Springs, CO, and Janette Goeglein
(Patrick) of Agoura Hills, CA. Loretta was
predeceased by her husband John (2007)
and her parents Floyd (1980) and Glenna
(2016). Interment will take place Friday,
June 28, 2019, at Riverside National Cemetery,
Riverside, CA. A private Celebration
of Loretta’s Life for family and friends will
follow in El Segundo, CA. •
“Many people will walk in and out of
your life, but only true friends will
leave footprints in your heart.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt