Henrietta Kincer

Henrietta Kincer was born in Los Angeles, California on July 4th, 1937. And boy, she was proud to be an Independence Day baby. She grew up in the suburbs of Alhambra, CA for most of her childhood, along with her younger brother Richard, born in 1944. She attended Emery Park elementary school and then on to Alhambra High School, where she made and kept in touch with numerous friends throughout her lifetime.

She married her high school sweetheart Derek in 1957 and over the next 11+ years had two children, Jennifer in 1958 and Michael in 1968. She divorced in 1969, began working as a secretary for various companies and also began dating Jack, born in 1935 who came from the hills of Kentucky and owned a service station in Los Alamitos, all while she continued to raise her two children. This was the era she was known as the "Lady in the Green Mustang" owing to her classic 1967 olive-green Ford Mustang.

Her life took a tragic turn when her youngest son Michael died in May 1974 from the result of a terrible accident. She married Jack in November of that same year, and later birthed another son Joey in 1977, retiring from work in order to become a full-time homemaker. They all lived together in Cerritos before moving to San Juan Capistrano in 1987. Mom dedicated all of her time to raising Joey and helping her husband run his real estate and tax business.

In 1990 she turned to becoming an antique dealer, since she loved all things old and unique, and had several spaces throughout antique stores across south Orange County. She moved to a retirement community in 1994 and continued keeping busy with her antiques, hobbies, visiting friends and keeping up with her family. Her parents lived until the late 1990s.

In 2006, she along with Jack and Joey began taking annual roadtrips across the county, visiting more than 40 states over the next 12 years. Until she met Jack, she had never travelled outside her home state, but she absolutely loved to travel with her family and discover new places while learning about our country's history. She also learned how to use a digital camera and computer (with the help of her son) to help capture the many photos she would always take.

Mom retired from the flailing antique business in 2012 with the rise of the internet, but still managed to keep busy with traveling and family. In 2018 she was diagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) which attributed to the start of her dementia. Despite procedures to try and stave off her condition, her mental state slowly declined over the next 7 years. In July 2025 she took a fall that fractured her hip, which unfortunately she couldn't recover from, and passed away shortly after midnight on November 3, 2025.

Arrangements are under the care of Forest Lawn, Cypress, CA. She will be buried next to her first son that passed away. She will be joined in an adjacent plot by her other son Joey in the future.