Ophelia “Tiny” Todd

March 14, 1927 - May 18, 2020

Dearest Tiny (Ophelia) Todd passed away peacefully Monday, May 18th, at the age of 93 in her Downey home of 70 years. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and mother-in-law. She was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Chuck Todd. She is survived by her children, Michael Todd (Peggy), Vicki Gunderson (Dave), Steven Todd (Linda) and Patrick Todd (Nancy), and by her grandchildren, Crystal Ticknor, Michelle Miller, Erick Todd, Leah Scott, Kevin Todd, and Rigo Todd. She so enjoyed her 12 great grandchildren.
Tiny was a most energetic homemaker and mom. Her backyard was filled with flowers and fruit trees, her house and bedroom are covered in her hand-crafted oil paintings, and the inner side of her house was adorned with an extensive and beautiful pastoral mural. Even her kitchen cupboards were painted in flowers. Despite a 4th grade polio diagnosis, from which she recovered, she took up tap dancing in her later years. Next, she formed two dance acts, the Dancin’ Grandmas, who all retired before she was ready, so she gathered a second group, Tiny’s Troupers. The two dance acts generously performed for schools, hospitals, and organizations for 35 years. An accomplished seamstress, she not only stitched various items for her kids through the years, she also made the costumes for her dance group, sewing sequins and feathers onto their leotards. In between her other activities, she took up doll making as well, and has left behind a lovely array of doll babies with exquisitely painted faces.
A lover of swing and social dancing, Tiny traveled each week to the Mayflower Ballroom to dance, dance, dance. There she met her soon-to-become companion, Slim Tanner, who passed in 2017, and with whom she laughed and enjoyed another 30 years.
Tiny is greatly missed by her family and her many friends, who all wish her Godspeed.