My grandparents lived next door to Thelma and Ralph on Ryan in Bellflower. When we would visit back in the 60s, they would let my brother and me stay in a little guest house in their backyard. They were wonderful people and great friends to my grandparents Lyle and Ruth Johnson. I’ll never forget Thema’s little dachshund dog Charlie Brown.
Even though Aunt Thelma was an aunt on my husband’s side of the family, I loved her as much as I possibly could love an aunt. I always thought of her as MY aunt. She was such a wonderful person and she will be missed.