Alameda County Obituaries

AILEEN ESTHER DURDEN 

Submitted by: Thomas Brammer 

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Alameda Times-Star 3/3/2005.

	A longtime Bay Area resident passed away Saturday, February 
12, 2005 in Las Vegas. Aileen was born in Lincoln, NB on February 8, 
1918, she moved to California in 1936 and lived in San Leandro and 
Hayward for many years. She retired to Las Vegas 4 years ago. Mrs. 
Durden was a homemaker who loved to knit and crochet. In her younger 
years she was an accomplished seamstress. She also taught crocheting 
classes to the ladies in her retirement community. She was a member of 
St. Clemens Church in Hayward and a member of the East Bay Gem & 
Mineral Society. She is survived by her children, Karen Fisher of Sugar 
Land, TX; Charles Durden of Las Vegas and John Durden of Livermore. 
Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and 3 great 
great grandchildren. Mrs. Durden was preceded in death by her husband 
of 69 years, Kenneth Durden, in 2003. A funeral mass will be said Saturday, 
March 5, 2005 at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Lomitas 
Ave, Livermore, CA. Donations can be made to the American Heart Association.