Mildred Delphine Brewster

Mildred Delphine Brewster passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2010. She was born March 10, 1919, in Struthers, Ohio, the youngest of nine children of John Joseph and Mary Repasky Pekarcik. Following her graduation from Secretarial College, she began working as a secretary at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. It was through her carpool that she met her future husband, Leo Brewster. Married on September 26, 1953, they settled in Dayton. Two years after the birth of their only child, Amy, they relocated to Glendale, California where they lived until 1995.
During their time in Glendale, Millie worked as school secretary at Incarnation, the Catholic elementary school Amy attended, and later as a secretary for 17 years for the Phillip Morris Company, retiring in 1984. Eleven years later, Millie and Leo moved to Escondido to be closer to their grandchildren. They spent many hours enjoying their activities such as basketball and softball, as well as their school functions at Tierra Bonita, Twin Peaks and Poway High.
Millie is survived by husband, Leo Brewster of Escondido; older sister, Josephine Pekarcik Gonda, age 96, of Youngstown, Ohio; daughter and son-in-law, Amy Brewster and Jeff Parrott formerly of Poway but now of San Diego; granddaughters, Laura, Kate and Michelle Parrott; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be from 6 PM until 8 PM on Sunday, October 31, 2010, at Alhiser-Comer Mortuary with the Rosary at 7 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM on Monday, November 1, 2010, at The Church of St. Timothy in Escondido. The Committal will follow at 3 PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Millie's name to The Church of St. Timothy, the Arthritis Foundation, or the charity of your choice.