In loving memory
June 30, 1955 – September 10, 2026
Family and friends are warmly invited to join us in remembering Marco.
John Doe was born in Pasadena in the summer of 1946, the second of four children, and lived nearly all of his eighty years within a few miles of where he started. He met Margaret at a friend’s birthday party in 1969 and told his brother that night that he intended to marry her. They were together for fifty-four years.
He spent thirty-one years as a machinist, and he was the kind of man people called when something was broken — a carburetor, a screen door, a difficult afternoon. He was unhurried and hard to rattle. He kept a notebook of every car he ever owned, with the mileage at which he sold it. He was a poor singer and sang constantly.
John Doe is survived by his wife Margaret, his daughters Claire and Susan, six grandchildren, and a great many people who thought of him as their own. He would have been embarrassed by a page like this, and pleased that you came.
Friday, September 25, 2026
Outside the Church of the Recessional
Light refreshments before the service.
Church of the Recessional, Forest Lawn – Glendale
1 hour
Please arrive by 8:45 AM so we can begin on time.
Forest Lawn – Glendale
30 minutes
A short committal at the graveside, a few minutes’ drive from the church within the park. Cars will be guided from the church; please follow the family.
Vegas Seafood Buffet, Glendale
About 2 hours
Food and soda will be provided. Guests may purchase alcoholic beverages separately.
Service
The church service will be held here. It is a small stone chapel in the older part of Forest Lawn Glendale.
Drive to
Forest Lawn Museum
1712 S. Glendale Avenue
Glendale, CA 91205
The church is across the parking lot from the museum.
Luncheon
110 S. Brand Boulevard
Glendale, CA 91204
About ten minutes from Forest Lawn.
Parking
Marketplace Parking Structure
120 S. Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, CA 91205
Just behind the restaurant. The first 90 minutes are free, then $3 per hour.
Flowers may be sent directly to Forest Lawn ahead of the service; please have them delivered by 8:00 AM on Friday and marked for the Illingworth service.
If you have a story or a photograph of Marco, we would love to have it. Everything collected will be printed and kept for the family.