Elaine Marie Pettersen

Elaine M. Pettersen Camarillo, California Elaine Marie (Maltais) Pettersen, 70, passed away peacefully in her home October 4, 2010 after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. Elaine was born June 25, 1940 in Fall River, Massachusetts to Roger and Juliette Maltais. She lived in Hawaii, Washington, Arizona, Texas, and settled in Camarillo in 1980. She was an active member in many civic, community and professional organizations her entire life, including Camarillo Rotary Club, the California and National Associations of Realtors and the St. John’s Hospital Board (Oxnard, CA). As a prolific and successful Real Estate Broker in Ventura County for 30 years, Elaine was known and admired by hundreds of families, clients, and colleagues. Her professional life focused largely on being of service to others. Her strong service ethic manifested itself in: the care and attention she gave to her real estate clients; her willingness to continuously lend a sympathetic ear and on-going support to others; and the mentoring and coaching she offered to various professional colleagues. Elaine was a tremendously joyful person. Among her favorite things to do were gardening, cooking, traveling, enjoying music and movies, and spending time with her family. Elaine loved people and always wanted to know their story. Elaine is survived by: her sister, Jeanne Garant of Port Jefferson; NY; eldest son Eric and Eric’s wife, Andrea, of Chicago, IL; son Christian and granddaughter, Sienna, of Glendale, CA; youngest son, Seth, of Camarillo, CA and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Ronald Maltais. Memorial Services will be held at Padre Serra Parish, 5205 Upland Road, Camarillo, CA and will include a Vigil on Friday, October 8 at 7 PM, and a Funeral Mass on Saturday, October 9 at 11 AM. Interment will follow at Conejo Mountain Memorial Park, 2052 Howard Street in Camarillo. Donations can be made in Elaine’s name to the St. John's Healthcare Foundation, 1600 North Rose Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93030.