Frau Theresia Wurm

January 2, 1928 - March 12, 2005

She passed away peacefully in her sleep and is survived by her daughter Terri Glenn, her son Martin Wurm, her grandchildren Stefan Kurz, Sandy Kurz, Brian Glenn, Heidi Wurm, Megan Wurm, Crystal Wurm, Sammie Joe Wurm and her great grandchild Kirsten Kurz.

She loved to cook, sew and crochet, but her greatest joy was being with her family. She always made each of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren feel very special and unique. She always said that he had no favorites. She just loved them all.

The funeral will be Saturday, March 19th at Calvary Capel Cemetery. 4201 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90023, (323) 261-3106. Viewing 9:00 - 11:00 AM. Funeral mass at 11:00 AM.

My brother Tony and I first met Frau Wurm on May 5, 1952. We were quite a bit younger then. I was 13 months old and Tony was just 1 month old. The Wurm, Seitz and Fehr families were immigrating to America. Unlike most other immigrants, we flew from Germany to America on Flying Tiger Airlines with a stop-over in Iceland. Because we were families with infants, the Red Cross arranged for us to fly to America. Oh, I can't forget, there was one other member along for the ride - more about that in a minute. We arrived at LaGuardia Airport in New York on May 6 and boarded a train for Los Angeles. The Red Cross had arranged for our family to go to L A because my father had asked that we be sent "to a place where it never snowed." What a wonderful wish - it made all the difference in our lives. Well, we arrived at Union Station on May 9th and like so many others before, we made our way to St. Stephen's. You know the rest of the story. Oh, about the other member of our flight, it turned out to be Terri. You see, Frau Wurm was 8 1/2 months pregnant. Terri was born two weeks after we arrived and we've been friends ever since.

These three pictures were taken just a week before Frau Wurm passed away. I think she was happy knowing that she was with friends and family that meant most to her.