Sophie Petrasich
Sophie Petrasich of Rancho Palos Verdes, California passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 27th at the age of 98. She is survived by her brother Mike Haydukovich and sister Olga Flinn. She was born on June 1, 1919 in Bisbee, Arizona, one of ten children of Vaso and Milka Bogdanovich. The family later moved to Globe, Arizona where she grew up until the age of ten when she moved to Los Angeles, California to live with her oldest sister and family. She graduated from Belmont High School in 1937 and completed college courses at University of Southern California. She began working at Pacific Telephone in 1937 and continued to work for the company for 45 years, rising to the rank of third level supervisor. She met and married her husband Anton in 1942 and resided in San Pedro until 2005 when she moved to Rancho Palos Verdes. After Anton's death in 1991, she became active in the local senior citizens' group serving in all leadership positions. She also traveled extensively. Having no children of her own, Sophie regarded her many employees as her "kids" and was a dedicated boss and mentor. She thoroughly enjoyed her work and entertaining her family at her home. She maintained a positive attitude throughout her life and will be missed by her many nephews and nieces. She will be interred Sat. September 2 at Green Hills Memorial Park and a memorial celebration is planned for later this month at The Canterbury, located in Rancho Palos Verdes. It was Sophie's wish that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The American Parkinson's Disease Association or The American Cancer Society.Obituary
Sophie Petrasich of Rancho Palos Verdes, California passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 27th at the age of 98. She is survived by her brother Mike Haydukovich and sister Olga Flinn. She was born on June 1, 1919 in Bisbee, Arizona, one of ten children of Vaso and Milka Bogdanovich. The family later moved to Globe, Arizona where she grew up until the age of ten when she moved to Los Angeles, California to live with her oldest sister and family. She graduated from Belmont High School in 1937 and completed college courses at University of Southern California. She began working at Pacific Telephone in 1937 and continued to work for the company for 45 years, rising to the rank of third level supervisor. She met and married her husband Anton in 1942 and resided in San Pedro until 2005 when she moved to Rancho Palos Verdes. After Anton's death in 1991, she became active in the local senior citizens' group serving in all leadership positions. She also traveled extensively. Having no children of her own, Sophie regarded her many employees as her "kids" and was a dedicated boss and mentor. She thoroughly enjoyed her work and entertaining her family at her home. She maintained a positive attitude throughout her life and will be missed by her many nephews and nieces. She will be interred Sat. September 2 at Green Hills Memorial Park and a memorial celebration is planned for later this month at The Canterbury, located in Rancho Palos Verdes. It was Sophie's wish that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The American Parkinson's Disease Association or The American Cancer Society.