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Barbara Lee Mingrone

Barbara Mingrone Obituary

October 21, 1918 - January 20, 2014 After reading many obituaries for friends and family, over the years, Barbara wrote her own, as follows: Write it Light When I depart this mortal coil, I'd rather you didn't spoil my obit with such inane clauses as "passed away from natural causes" or classify my main achievement as limited to your bereavement. It can be brief, my final bio, including stats like "from Ohio," but, I'd prefer you didn't write it that all I did with age was fight it-- and I will haunt the trite wiseacre who shrinks my life to fit "Homemaker". How pleasant could it just be writ: "Bon voyage to a soul of wit.". No flowers or donations please, just be kind to the ones you're with.

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Published by Los Angeles Times on Feb. 2, 2014.

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Angie and Myra Davis

April 8, 2019

Barbara and Peter are some of my parents oldest friends.. the memories are some of my oldest.. Peter introduced us to real Spaghetti sauce, Barbara to beans ala depression-chic. Would love to see Linda and Gina again.. we miss you all.. Myraand Angie.. of Nouvelle Zelande ..

April 1, 2015

Dan R

March 3, 2015

I remember Barbara as one of the nicest, smartest person I had ever met. She was a neighbor, I lived on Woodcliff rd. I was about 13 years old and new Linda and Gina. We would sit at her table for hours at a time talking about everything. She was so loving!! and so smart! She made me feel wanted. What great memories that I had of her as a young person. She made me feel wanted. You see I was the black sheep in my family. Thank you Barbara for all your kind words to me back then. May you rest in PEACE

Joanne

November 26, 2014

Aunt Barbara was Lauren Bacall to me and Uncle Pete was Humphrey Bogart. I loved them both , they were the celebrities of my life! RIP

At the pool circa 1962-63

Lenny Mingroni

February 15, 2014

February 11, 2014

She is off like clouds constantly re-forming into new shapes, blown by nameless, unidentifiable winds to where she can find peace. I will miss you. Thanks for what you taught me. I love you.

Phyllis Elliott

February 7, 2014

How kind of you to publish these lines! They are a fine tribute to a remarkable lady. I have the impression she is smiling each time someone she never met, laughs and shares her words with his or her own loved ones. She will be remembered with fondness by a much wider circle than she could have imagined.

Thank you for this gift in your time of loss.

February 6, 2014

Several years ago I got a tattoo for my Grandma. Isn't she beautiful?

Jocelyn Dean

February 5, 2014

Willy Jahn

February 4, 2014

At age 80, I feel so much Barbara's sentiments. No "died of complications of ....", please...just "died of certification of age"... Would have loved to have been Barbara's friend

February 3, 2014

Barbara Lee Mingrone, (nee Bellah), passed away at her home in the San Fernando Valley on January 20th,2014 at the age of 95. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter Michael Mingrone in 1988. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Boursse and Gina Mingrone and three grandchildren, Heather Boursse, Jocelyn Dean and Jared Fuller. Barbara graduated from San Jose State College where she met and married her teacher, Peter. While there she studied acting with Maria Ouspenskia. Following graduation, she and her husband learned to fly small aircraft in Quincy, CA. During WWII, she was a control tower operator in Winslow,AZ and then at Lockheed Airport in Burbank, CA. Peter went to work for Lockheed first in field service, then in international sales. They lived for several years in Bombay, India, Paris, France, and Sydney, Australia before settling in the San Fernando Valley where they continued their travels. Barbara especially enjoyed her trips to Egypt.

February 3, 2014

Harmony Millett

February 3, 2014

What an amusingly clever lady. I would have loved to have met her too. Very sharp & interesting lady. My love & support to Gina.

February 3, 2014

I never knew her personally, but through my wonderful step-daughter who adored her. She must have been quite something!

Louise Mandell

February 2, 2014

I loved her self-written obituary. i wish i had known her. She must have been very special.

Grant Abramson

February 2, 2014

Didn't know her, but just loved her self written obit. . . and an age appropriate photo to boot. Bet she was a very special presence in this world.

February 2, 2014

Following is the not-so-condensed version of mom's obituary..Mrs. Barbara Lee Mingrone,(nee Bellah),passed away at her home in the San Fernando Valley at the age of 95. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter Michael Mingrone in 1988. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Boursse and Gina Mingrone, and three grandchildren, Heather Boursse, Jocelyn Dean, and Jared Fuller. Barbara graduated from San Jose State College where she met and married her teacher, Peter. While there she studied acting with Maria Ouspenskia. Following graduation, she and her husband learned to fly small aircraft in Quincy, CA. During WWII she was a control tower operator in Winslow,AZ and then at Lockheed Airport in Burbank,CA. Peter went to work for Lockheed, first in field service, then in international sales. They lived for several years in Bombay, India, Paris, France and Sydney, Australia before settling in the San Fernando Valley where they continued to travel often. Barbara especially enjoyed her trips to Egypt. We were pleased to share the obituary she had written in 1995, as seen in the L.A.Times entry (2/2/14).

Elton Krug

February 2, 2014

Ms. Mingrone must have been a fabulous woman and obviously will be missed. She may have been so taken aback of these kind words to have been really pissed. But then again, her straight character would obviously have these words as grist for her mill. Thus, giving her a thrill. Rest well Ms. M. and enjoy where you'll be as I'm sure you will. Look for me when I climb that same hill.

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