Marlowe Duane Debban was born on a farm in Bonduel, Wisconsin where he lived until his marriage to Ann in 1944. Soon after, they moved to the big city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There he learned the bakery trade. Each of his three daughters was born in a different city in Wisconsin. In 1957, the family moved to California to the Hawthorne area where Marlowe worked at the Upjohn Corporation compounding plastics. He went back to school at forty and graduated from the California College of Mortuary Science in 1966. He served his apprenticeship at Vega-Robison Mortuary in Montebello. He relocated to McMillan Mortuary in Gardena where he worked for thirty years as manager until his first attempt at retirement in 2000. In retirement, he was recruited to work again in East Los Angeles at the Latino-Americano Mortuary where he worked part-time until December 2011. As a Funeral Director, Marlowe attended several management courses at the National Funeral Foundation in Evanston, Illinois. He took a personal interest in helping the people who needed his services. His friendliness and deep concern for the families he helped made him many lasting friendships. Marlowe served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher of teenage boys at Faith Tabernacle in Los Angeles for many years. Marlowe was active since 1974 in the Gardena chapter of the Rotary Club, serving two terms as president. At his retirement, he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by his fellow Rotarians.
He is survived by his wife Ann Debban,
his daughters Barbara Kadan-Ochoa (Jesse Ochoa),
Carla Debban-Waffer (Daws Waffer), Yvonne Fields and grandchildren, Kristin Mehaffey, Alan Mehaffey, and Derek Kadan.
He is survived by his wife Ann Debban,
his daughters Barbara Kadan-Ochoa (Jesse Ochoa),
Carla Debban-Waffer (Daws Waffer), Yvonne Fields and grandchildren, Kristin Mehaffey, Alan Mehaffey, and Derek Kadan.
Marlowe Duane Debban was born on a farm in Bonduel, Wisconsin where he lived until his marriage to Ann in 1944. Soon after, they moved to the big city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There he learned the bakery trade. Each of his three daughters was born in a different city in Wisconsin. In 1957, the family moved to California to the Hawthorne area where Marlowe worked at the Upjohn Corporation compounding plastics. He went back to school at forty and graduated from the California College of Mortuary Science in 1966. He served his apprenticeship at Vega-Robison Mortuary in Montebello. He relocated to McMillan Mortuary in Gardena where he worked for thirty years as manager until his first attempt at retirement in 2000. In retirement, he was recruited to work again in East Los Angeles at the Latino-Americano Mortuary where he worked part-time until December 2011. As a Funeral Director, Marlowe attended several management courses at the National Funeral Foundation in Evanston, Illinois. He took a personal interest in helping the people who needed his services. His friendliness and deep concern for the families he helped made him many lasting friendships. Marlowe served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher of teenage boys at Faith Tabernacle in Los Angeles for many years. Marlowe was active since 1974 in the Gardena chapter of the Rotary Club, serving two terms as president. At his retirement, he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by his fellow Rotarians.
He is survived by his wife Ann Debban,
his daughters Barbara Kadan-Ochoa (Jesse Ochoa),
Carla Debban-Waffer (Daws Waffer), Yvonne Fields and grandchildren, Kristin Mehaffey, Alan Mehaffey, and Derek Kadan.
He is survived by his wife Ann Debban,
his daughters Barbara Kadan-Ochoa (Jesse Ochoa),
Carla Debban-Waffer (Daws Waffer), Yvonne Fields and grandchildren, Kristin Mehaffey, Alan Mehaffey, and Derek Kadan.
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