Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Alving, William "Bill" Westin March 13, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
William "Bill" Westin Alving 
Services: Sat., Mar. 19, 11:00 a.m.

Bill, born in Oakland, CA, on December 12, 1911, passed away at Pilgrim Haven 
Los Altos on March 13, 2005. He and his late wife, Juanita, were married for 
70 years. Survivors include: son, John Alving, daughter, Marjory Alving, five 
grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. 

Bill grew up near Calistoga. He attended the Tucker School and graduated from 
Calistoga H.S. in 1929, where he was the editor of the "Stoga" yearbook and 
Senior Class President. He hiked in Yosemite, fished and climbed Half Dome 
with his father and sister. Once Bill helped the rangers push the "Fire Fall" 
over Glacier Point.

He attended UC Berkeley, played in the Cal Band and was business mgr. of the 
Daily Cal. After graduation, in 1933 during the depression, his first job was 
selling maps. One of his fond memories was a road trip he took with his 
brother-in-law. In 1934, they drove their aging Dodge over 10,000 miles across 
the U.S. and into Canada. After the trip, Bill married Juanita Eitel. They 
shared a house in Oakland with good friends until they were able to purchase 
their own. 

He worked for General Petroleum (Mobil Oil) in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and 
Bakersfield where he was active in Kiwanis, the Kern County Chamber of 
Commerce, and the annual Mobil Economy Run. He organized pack trips into the 
high Sierra in search of Golden Trout and went duck hunting. Salt Lake City 
was his next assignment. His territory included Las Vegas; he and Juanita had 
fond memories of that town in its heyday. 

He changed jobs in 1961, moved to San Mateo, and traveled the U.S. as head of 
sales for the Telsta Corp. Retiring in 1976, he continued to enjoy salmon 
fishing with his long time fishing "buddies", entertaining with Juanita and 
their many friends and traveling. Their favorite trips were: to the Pyramids 
in Egypt, a safari in Africa, visiting his parents' home in Sweden and 
retracing his father's journey down the Yukon River during the Alaska Gold 
Rush. Listening to classical music was his lifelong pleasure.

His life will be celebrated along with his wife, Juanita and his sister, Thyra 
on March 19, 11:00 a.m. at the Pilgrim Haven Fellowship Hall; 373 Pine Lane, 
Los Altos, CA 94022.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Napa County Historical 
Society, 1545 2nd Street, Napa, CA 94559. He will be interred at the Tulocay 
Columbarium in Napa, CA. 


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