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Birth:          17 Feb 1918 Arcata Humboldt Co., Cal.
Death:          23 Jan 2004 Los Gatos, Santa Clara Co., Cal.

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Cal Birth Idx on ancestry
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Alfa Joyce Eastburn: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Saratoga News (CA) - February 4, 2004
Deceased Name: Alfa Joyce Eastburn
Alfa Joyce Eastburn died peacefully at her home in Los Gatos on Jan. 23. She was 85. 

Born in Arcata, Calif., she attended Humboldt State University and moved to the Bay 
Area with her husband, the late Samuel Eastburn, just before World War II. When her 
husband secured employment with the U.S. Navy at Lockheed Martin in 1957, the 
couple moved to Saratoga. 

An accomplished equestrian, Eastburn showed her horses on the Northern California 
circuit through the 1960s and '70s, and her Five-Gaited Saddlebred and Tennessee 
walking horse won several championships at the Grand Nationals at the Cow Palace in 
Daly City. 

She was also an avid community volunteer for O'Connor Hospital, the YWCA and the 
Happy Dragon Thrift Shop, and she was a member of the Los Gatos History Club. She 
was a member of a neighborhood coffee and sewing group formed in the late 1950s 
that still meets today. 

In later years, Eastburn and her husband traveled extensively, visiting China, Africa, 
the Greek Islands, Central America, Belize, and the Caribbean. They were active 
members of the Redwood City Yacht Club. 

She is survived by her daughters Jo Ann Perry of Cameron Park, Susan Boyce of 
Saratoga and Nancy Graham of San Jose; grandchildren Eric Graham of Santa 
Barbara, David Graham of San Jose, Sharon Boyce of Saratoga and Melissa Graham 
of Bremerton, Wash.; and great-grandchildren Nolan Graham and McKinlay Claire 
Graham, both of San Jose, and twins Ava Jean and James Bender of Saratoga. 

Donations in her memory may be made to Hospice of the Valley in San Jose. 

Parents
GASTMAN Joe W. ()
SPETZ Ann ()

Siblings
GASTMAN Alfa Joyce (17 Feb 1918 - 23 Jan 2004)

Marriage To EASTBURN Samuel Comfort (1 Jul 1915 - 17 Nov 1983)
    m.  

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Parents
EASTBURN Joseph Maule (25 Apr 1880 - 30 Jun 1950)
SEVIER Grace (4 Jul 1881 - 21 Apr 1947)

Children by EASTBURN Samuel Comfort 1 Jul 1915 - 17 Nov 1983
EASTBURN Jo Ann ()
EASTBURN Susan Alfa ()
EASTBURN Nancy Lee ()

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