Category Archives: Residents

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 […]

Robert and Marilyn Westberg When Marilyn saw Robert in French class at college her heart did a flip! Then he asked her out to the ballgame. Bob noticed other boys in their French class were interested in her so, on their second date Bob asked her to go steady and sealed it with a first […]

Teri grew up in Manhattan Beach and attended Marymount High School. She met her husband Don when she was 22. They both attended USC. During their 62 years together, they lived in Westchester, Glendale, Hancock Park, Newport Beach, and most recently, Newbury Park. They have two daughters, Torie and Toni, as well as two granddaughters, […]

Rod and Nordine were residents of Ventura County for around forty years, beginning in 1963. Rod had been an agent for State Farm Insurance Companies in Ventura during that period. He retired in the year 2000 and they moved to the central California mountains, first living in the Sierra Nevada mountains, near Shaver Lake. Then […]

“What a great year! Each month I had the privilege of working with my calendar guys and dolls, yet time seems to fly by so fast. Age never seems to be an issue and seeing our models actively participating in this project gave me great joy! Their smiles and enthusiasm inspired and motivated me to […]

Barbara was born of German-American heritage. Her first teacher was a private teacher on the staff at the Hart School of Music, Hartford, Connecticut. She later graduated from the University of Louisville Conservatory of Music, Kentucky, with a BA in music. Later she moved to California and received a Master’s in Music from California State […]

Meet Townehouse resident Phyllis “Cookie” Dimant – an amazing life story indeed! Cookie was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1937 to Cy and Emma Korentajer. When Cookie was ten years old her family fled the Nazis, eventually making their way to the United States with stops in China and Japan. Growing up in Los Angeles, […]