Neil Roy Shambaugh

Shambaugh, Neil Roy (Danny) April 13, 1929 to September 24, 2010. Neil was born to Edward and Julia Shambaugh in Buffalo, New York, and moved to Southern California in 1945. After graduating from Loyola University in 1950, he served in the Air Force during the Korean War. Neil and his wife, Elisa Zobelein, met in Newport Beach in 1950 and were married in 1955. Neil's career in the Los Angeles Unified School District spanned 32 years. He taught at Huntington Park High School for ten years, was a District Coordinator of Secondary Education at USC for 17 years, and then returned to teaching at Garfield High School before retiring in 1988. In 1991, Neil and Elisa moved to Reno, Nevada, where they lived for 19 years. They moved back to Southern California this past June and settled at Morningside of Fullerton. Neil is survived by his wife of 55 years, Elisa Zobelein Shambaugh; daughter, Cecilia Garcia (Ernest), granddaughters Virginia and Elisa; daughter, Giulii Kraemer (Roger); grandsons, Geoffrey and Garrett; daughter, Stephanie Taddeo (Christian); grandson, Maxwell; and son, Neil Jr. (Teresa), and grandson, Ian. Neil is also survived by brothers Edward and Walter and sister Joan Ravenna. The family extends its deepest gratitude to the Nursing Staff of Park Vista at Morningside in Fullerton and VITAS Hospice of Irvine for their kind and loving care during Neil's illness. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Elisa Z. and Neil R. Shambaugh Scholarship in honor of John Berkley Ferguson, S.J. at Loyola Marymount University to the attention of Alma Vorst, Senior Director of UR Services, 1 LMU Drive, Suite 2800, Los Angeles, CA 90045.