Dale Elizabeth Vorreuter, a longtime resident of Pacific Palisades, passed away peacefully, surrounded by good friends, on October 14. She was 89 years old. The daughter of Arthur and Margaret Vorreuter, Dale grew up in upstate New York, where she attended Skidmore College. She then moved to Los Angeles with her parents and continued her education at UCLA, graduating in 1942. She was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority and later served on the board for many years as an advisor. Dale worked for the state’s Employment Development Department and later for the Hospital Association of California. Her position was like that of an attorney in that she represented clients. She also trained personnel for the Hospital Association. In the Palisades, Dale lived on Las Casas Avenue and had many friends on the Las Casas-Grenola loop. For more than 30 years she walked the loop every day with her dogs, usually two beautiful cocker spaniels. She also enjoyed driving her beloved convertible and riding her bicycle well into her 80s. Tall with beautifully coiffed silver hair and perfect posture, Dale especially loved children and knew many of those who lived along the loop. Dale lived alone, and this became difficult about four years ago. She faced growing confusion and getting lost, not being able to find her car after a trip to town, and finally agreed to the need for household help and the end of driving her car. A wonderful group of neighbors had watched over her and continued to help out when she had problems. She was grumpy for a while, but gradually adjusted to everything but the loss of the car. Dale did not wish to have a memorial service and has now joined her parents at Forest Lawn cemetery. Her friends did hold a sort of ‘wake’ for her at the house with her trustees and many neighbors, who shared good food along with pictures and stories about Dale’s life.
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