David A. Cross

David A. Cross, 55, of Monrovia, passed away on March 29, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor. He was born August 11, 1957, in Seattle, Washington, to the late Frank R. Cross and Dorothy L. (Shoe) Hinshaw.

Dave graduated from the Indiana School of the Blind. He was a past president of the south side AAA club. He had an impressive knife collection. Dave also enjoyed building model cars, listening to rock and roll, collecting CDs. A very active person, he participated in 5-K walk-a-thons, and loved to travel, especially to his hometown, Seattle.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his cherished leader dogs, Guapo, Rocky, Bosco, and Jordan.

Survivors include his brother, Stephen Cross (Billie) of Seattle; Susan Tennison (Lance) of Seattle; Annie Wedlund of Seattle; Dianne M. Olleman (Ed) of Monrovia; Catherine Ream (Rick) of Seattle; nephew, Nic Cross of Seattle; nieces, Cybil Burnside, Natalie Robinson, Stephanie Chang, Micki Ream, Tara Wedlund; great nephews, Nate and Nick Burnside, Jacob and Garrett Robinson.

The graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday, April 7, 2013, in the West Union Cemetery, Monrovia. A gathering of family and friends will follow the service at Dianne and Ed Olleman’s house. Rev. Gordon Esterline will officiate the services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made the Leader Dogs for the Blind (www.leaderdog.org). Funeral and cremation arrangements are being handled by the Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville. Visit www.carlislebranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.