Arline Jean Wayne Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 5:05 AM, Arline Jean Wayne went to heaven at the age of 93 in Fullerton, California. Arline was born in Chicago, Illinois to Carl Wolff and Clara Kalman Wolff on September 20, 1926. She was the youngest of their 3 children: Erwin “Erv”, Bertram “Buddy”, and Arline. In her early years in Chicago,she worked as a jewelry model. In her mid-20’s, she and her mother moved to Los Angeles, CA, where Arline began working for Allstate Insurance as a bookkeeper. She and her boss, William “Bill” Wayne, fell in love and eloped to Yuma, Arizona on September 6, 1953 and were married. Arline quit her job to become a homemaker. After several years in Southern California, Bill was transferred to the Seattle, WA area, where they started their family. They had 2 children, Richard and Barbara in 1959 and 1961. In 1965, they returned to Southern California and settled in the Los Angeles Suburb of La Habra, where they lived for 35 years, and remained in Southern California permanently. She and Bill were happily married for 66 years. They loved to take long road trips and had driven through 48 states. Arline loved music, theater and baseball, especially her LA Dodgers. She loved clothing and jewelry, children and animals (especially dogs), and she and Bill usually had 2 or 3 dogs at a time. She is remembered as a strong, kind, and loving woman. She had a strong faith, being raised Jewish, and became a Christian at age 91. She gave the best advice and had a way of making people feel special. However, her greatest joys came from spending time with her family, especially her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She taught her children love, responsibility, hard work, and commitment. Those left behind to cherish their memories of Arline are her husband, William Wayne of Yorba Linda, CA; her son, Richard Wayne of Anaheim Hills, CA; her daughter, Barbara Wise of Orange, CA; her four grandchildren, Derek Wayne and Mitchell Wayne, Mark Wise and Jennifer Wise; her five great grandchildren, Michael, Matthew, Mason and McKenzie Wayne and Leona Gigliotti-Wise, and her niece, Caryl Wolff.

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Arline Jean Wayne

September 20, 1926 - May 19, 2020