BREWSTER, Mildred Delphine passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2010.
She was born March 10, 1919 in Struthers, Ohio,(Mahoning County) the youngest of nine children of John Joseph and Mary Repasky Pekarcik.
Following her graduation from Secretarial College, she began working as a secretary at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. It was through her carpool that she met her future husband, Leo Brewster. Married on September 26, 1953, they settled in Dayton, Ohio. Two years after the birth of their only child, Amy, they relocated to Glendale, California where they lived until 1995.
During their time in Glendale, Millie worked as a secretary for 17 years for the Phillip Morris Company, retiring in 1984. Eleven years later, Millie and Leo moved to Escondido to be closer to their grandchildren.
Millie was dedicated to creating and mailing 30 to 40 monthly birthday and anniversary cards to family members across the country to keep in contact with all the relatives.
Millie is survived by husband, Leo Brewster of Escondido; older sister, Josephine Pekarcik Gonda, age 96, of Youngstown, Ohio; daughter and son-in-law, Amy Brewster and Jeff Parrott of San Diego; granddaughters, Laura, Kate and Michelle Parrott; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated on Monday, November 1, 2010 at the Church of St. Timothy in Escondido. Arrangements are by Alhiser-Comer Mortuary.
Published in the Dayton Daily News on 10/31/2010