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, August 13, 1999 Vol. 7 No. 25 John Carl Ziler, 50 year resident, is remembered DOWNEY-Services for John Carl Ziler, a resident of Downey for 50 years and a partner in the home building firm of S.T. Ziler & Sons, were held Aug. 10 at Rose Hills Memorial Park. He was born Feb. 8, 1912 in Alba, Missouri, and died Aug. 5. He attended Huntington Park High School, was a 1933 graduate of UCLA, a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, and was a record setting glider pilot and sailing enthusiast. He was a member of the Downey United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Helen; his children, Lorna Poley, John S. Ziler, and Fred Ziler; his brother S.T. Ziler; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.