Antoinette Marie Skidmore

ANTOINETTE MARIE SKIDMORE, NE'E BIASOTTI - 81, born on July 22, 1940, in Altadena, CA, United States, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. She resided in Walnut, CA most of her life but resided in Covina, CA at El Descanso Retirement Home at the time of her passing. Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Lawn, Covina Hills, California.

"Toni" passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born to Joe and Mary Biasotti in Monrovia, California. After Mary passed away in 1948, Joe remarried Eleanor who helped raise Toni and her three sisters. Toni attended Immaculate Conception School and graduated from Monrovia High School in 1958. She attended Citrus Junior College in Azusa and Mt. SAC in Walnut. She was employed by Mobil Oil Company, Consolidated Electrodynamics Corp., Consolidated Systems Corp., Unitek Corp., SDS Data Systems, and Schulz Tool & Mfg. Co. She loved being on the Bowling League at work. Toni was also an Instructional Aide for the Rowland Unified School District from 1981-2006. Toni was a long standing member and President of the Diamond Bar-Walnut Lions Club for the year of 1996. She was active in Collegewood Elementary School activities for her two children Brian and Karen. She was a Girl Scout troop leader and Boy Scout troop committee member. Toni is survived by her husband Paul, daughter Karen, son-in-law Darren Elpant, and two grandchildren, Aiden and Milo. Toni's first born son Brian passed away in 1996. Toni's three sisters are JoAnn Craigmyle, Barbara Oropeza, and Sue Gallion, (who has since passed). Toni loved her family and she was always there to lend a helping hand. She was a good friend to many and a caring soul to friends and family. She was truly one of a kind and will be greatly missed. A viewing will be held Saturday, May 7th at 9:30am then the interment service will commence at 10am at Forest Lawn - Covina Hills in the MEMORY CHAPEL. The address of Forest Lawn is on the right side of this page. Her husband and daughter ask that any donations in her memory be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Everyone is invited to a reception following the Forest Lawn service at Paul's home. His address is: 1310 Wesleyan Ave. Walnut, CA 91789. There will be catered food and drinks. Please join us.