Category Archives: Residents

Patricia was born in San Gabriel, California. She studied at California State University, Los Angeles, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969 and a Master of Arts degree in 1972, both in Spanish. During the period from 1970 until 1985, she served as a high school teacher in San Gabriel. In 1987 […]

Ann is always seeking to learn more, always trying to see things in new ways, and always ready to experiment with unfamiliar techniques and media. Ann brings a great deal to the world of art. Her enthusiasm and exuberance find their way into every piece she creates, bringing the viewer along on her journey of […]

New residents Carl and Thelma recently moved to the Townehouse from Las Vegas after an 18-year retirement odyssey that took them to Oxnard, Prescott, Arizona, and Las Vegas. While they are happy to be back in Ventura County, Carl says that he almost froze to death the first few weeks. Carl had a forty-five-year career […]

Barbara Morris was born September 9, 1949, and was raised on a farm in Harrisville, Mississippi. Barbara has 11 siblings (6 brothers and 5 sisters). Her parents raised all her siblings in church, where she became very active. Barbara was a Sunday School teacher, choir director and the choir president. She also worked in the […]

Wai was born and raised in China. She met her husband after the second world war. They married and moved to California with her husband’s father. They settled in Santa Paula and bought a grocery store in town. Wai and her husband, along with four children managed the store for eleven years. When the store […]

In Shirley’s own words: I’m a mother, grandmother, retired teacher, and self-published author of children’s picture books called the Pelican Family Series. I love learning and helping children learn. I also love observing nature. It was doing that, watching a long line of brown pelicans fly by at the Manhattan Beach pier, that gave me […]

Tessa was born in London, England, during World War II. In 1975 she moved to California and settled in Newbury Park with her husband and two children. During this time, she worked as a legal secretary. After meeting her new husband, Tessa found an opportunity to start her own business as a Certified Résumé Writer; […]

Meet Ventura Townehouse resident and centenarian Col Robert O. Beringer! Long-time Ventura resident Ret. Air Force Colonel Robert O. Beringer celebrated his 100th birthday with friends and family this past fall, October 6, 2021. Born in Wisconsin as one of 8 siblings, Robert looks back on a long, fulfilled life of military duty, including a […]

Ron has always had an interest in woodworking, especially intarsia woodworking. This is the art of creating a mosaic-like picture from pieces of wood. Different species of wood are selected for their color and cut to size using a scroll saw. Ron would create an illusion of depth by carefully selecting the grain pattern and […]

As a child, Barbara always had a fascination with collecting dolls and accessories. However, it wasn’t until she retired that she made her first three-story dollhouse. Barbara attended workshops and classes to learn many fine techniques. During her travels, she visited specialty shops in Spain and Mexico. Many of her collections were found here in […]