Velma Tamme

Tamme, Velma (Nay), age 89, a long time resident of Yorba Linda, passed away August 30, 2007. Born in Kansas to Earl and Sadie Nay, she moved with her family to Yorba Linda in 1920 and graduated from Fullerton High School. Velma married William J. Tamme in 1936. Velma retired from the Yorba Linda Post Office and enjoyed a life time of singing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Tamme in 1979, and her son, Donald Tamme, in June 2007. She is survived by daughters, Carole Tamme of Anaheim Hills, and Diane(Tom) Hezmalhalch of Yorba Linda; daughter-in-law, Carmela Tamme of Kapaa, Kauai; grandaughters Lisa Maranan of Alberqueque, Holly Hoffinger of Aliso Viejo, Julie Stetler of Orange, and Cherie Erney of Placentia; grandsons, Jim Tamme of Kapaa, and Billy Hezmalhalch of Yorba Linda; four great-grandchildren, plus many nieces and nephews. Velma was loved and will be missed.