Frances May Stonebreaker

1925 - 2010

STONEBREAKER- Frances May
Stonebreaker Born Sept 21,
1925, in Essex, ON, Canada and
passed away peacefully on Sept
17, 2010, in Vista, CA with
family by her side. A faithful
wife, loving mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, aunt,
great-aunt, sister and friend. She
was diligent to live and practice
the Christian virtue of doing onto
others as you would have them do
onto you. Whatever she did she
did well, after her family was
raised she owned and operated
The Nostalgia Nook, an antique
shop, in West Covina, CA.
Eventually, she bought and
restored the building, which
became one of the historic
buildings in West Covina. Her
accomplishments and talents were
many: Certified Antique
Appraiser, Realtor, Private Pilot,
Dental Assistant, Restorer of
Antique Furniture to name a few.
She married Robert "Bob"
McKenzie, an RCAF fighter pilot
on September 23, 1943, who was
killed in action on July 7, 1944
and is interred in a military
cemetery in France. On
November 13, 1946 she married
high school sweetheart, Kenneth
H. Stonebreaker. They had four
husky strapping sons James,
Kenneth, David, and Robert.
Sadly-tragically three sons have
predeceased her in death. Frances
is survived by her third son
David. She has ten wonderful
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. Frances is
also survived by her brother
Robert G. Hetherington and
family, half-brother Dennis W.
Hetherington, half-sister Mary
Ann Hetherington-Glaeseman,
and step-brother James L.
Stevens. Frances will be missed
greatly. Services will held at
Inglewood Cemetery Saturday,
September 25, 2010 at 2 pm.
Titus 2:13 - Awaiting the blessed
hope and the glorious appearing
of our great God and Savior Jesus
Christ. Donation may be made to
Free Flight, an exotic bird
sanctuary, 2132 Jimmy Durante
Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014.