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Sigrid A. Carlson

1956 - 2017

Sigrid A. Carlson obituary, 1956-2017, Los Angeles, CA

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Sigrid Carlson Obituary

February 12, 1956 - January 6, 2017 Sigrid Anne Carlson (née Overstreet), attorney, mother, and beloved wife, a resident of Huntington Beach, California passed away on January 6, 2017 following a battle with cancer. Sigrid, born in Nashville, TN, in 1956, grew up in San Diego, CA. She was a passionate advocate of immigrant rights, an enthusiastic traveler and explorer. A graduate of the University of California in San Diego, she went on to study law at UCLA. As an attorney she was committed to the defense of the rights of the less powerful, working in legal aid, homeowner defense, worker's compensation and immigration law. In her free time she taught English language and naturalization classes for new immigrants. At home, Sigrid was fiercely committed to her children and grandchildren. With her beloved husband, she attended the Chabad congregation at Shul by the Shore in Long Beach, CA. She is survived by her husband, Frank Willis, two children and two grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at Rose Hill Memorial Park.

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Published by Los Angeles Times on Jan. 8, 2017.

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Tammy Sue

August 14, 2019

Lovely, generous lady!!

May God be with her!

Tony Flores Crawford class of 72

January 27, 2017

RIP

Donn Dufford

January 27, 2017

The good she did for others will live on forever. Bless the family.

A fellow Crawford High grad.

Jill Luoma-Overstreet

January 12, 2017

Dear Aunt Sisi, I had dad read this to you at your bedside a few days before you passed because you deserve to hear these words. I leave them here now in loving memory.

Here's to celebrating the life of an incredibly strong, intelligent, and compassionate aunt whose capacity to love those around her is absolutely boundless. Here's to celebrating a woman who's taught me what it means to live the life that one has with grace, meaning, and worth.

I'm beyond blessed to have had you in my life, although it may have not been as often or for as long as I would have truly wished. I can promise you one thing, and that is that you will continue to be in my thoughts and inspire me in everything I do.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the childhood memories you've provided me with, for your amazing support at my graduation, and for the conversations we've shared and the wisdom you've imparted unto me over the years.

I love you more than you know.

Your niece,
Jill

Jenn

January 9, 2017

I am sincerely sorry for the loss of your loved one. May you find comfort in knowing that those who have passed on in death God keep in his memory because they are precious in his eyes. My sincere condolences to you and your family during this difficult time.

Gracia Luoma-Overstreet

January 9, 2017

I remember Aunt Sisi coming to meet me and pick me up after camp one year. I was so excited to see her. I walked around Point of Rock with Aunt Sisi and my mom, looking at different shops or tourist points. I'm not a big fan of tourist attractions, and yet somehow, I had so much fun on this day. We went into a small craft shop and I admired some of the beautiful boxes, but I couldn't buy any of them, so I walked out, the images still swimming in my eyes. My mom and I went to a nearby shop and waited for Aunt Sisi to catch up. She finally did come to join us, and she had one of the boxes I was admiring. "I saw how happily you admired this box, and I wanted you to have it," she said. Plain and simple. It makes you happy, and I want you to have it. Aunt Sisi is a woman with a beautiful and kind soul, and she will be dearly missed.

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