Julie Konkol passes away at 94

Julie Konkol, resident of Downey since 1948, passed away from respiratory failure on July 4. She was 94.

Konkol was born in El Paso, Texas, in 1922.
 
She was active in St. Raymond’s Ladies Guild, Downey Newcomers Club, Campfire Girls and PTA while her daughters were growing up.
 
She retired from L.A. Trade Tech and traveled.
 
Her husband, Edward, preceded her in death. She leaves two daughters and their husbands (Laura and Paul Coble and Katherine and Billy Kruse) and five grandchildren – Elizabeth and husband Kurtis Hughes, Dr. Jeffery Coble, Jonathan Kruse, Sarah and husband Bryan Amarr and Brian Kruse.
 
A memorial service will be at Miller Mies on Friday, July 21 at 10 a.m. with a reception following.