California Obituaries, Los Angeles County Submitted by Sally Kaleta 17 Nov 2010 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. The Downey Eagle Friday, November 12, 1999 Vol. 7 No. 38 Former teacher Phyllis Reitzel funeral today DOWNEY-Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today, (Nov. 12), at the Miller-Mies Mortuary Chapel for Phyllis Babcock Reitzel, a past president of the Downey Emblem Club and a former Downey school teacher. She was a resident of Downey for 52 years. Born in Austin, Minnesota, she died Nov. 7. She retired as a teacher here in 1976. She served on various community project committees since 1957. Survivors include her daughter, Kay; husband Al; a nephew, Gary Babcock of Mission Viejo; and hundreds of friends. Burial will follow at Rose Hills Memorial Park.