By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer
Monday, December 20, 2010
Judy Dunberger died from a fire in her condominium.
SEMINOLE — Sometime before Christmas last year, 64-year-old Judy Dunberger's heart went bad and she spent her favorite holiday in the hospital.
This year was going to be extra special.
Weeks before her annual Christmas Eve dinner party, Dunberger scrubbed the kitchen and cleaned glassware. She put up a 10-foot artificial Christmas tree and decorated it, placing an angel at the top. She dusted off the angel figurines dotting her condominium.
Just before 1 a.m. Sunday, a fire erupted in the bedroom of her condominium at 9695 86th Ave. She was severely burned and doctors gave her a 1 percent chance of survival, so the family decided to take her off life support later that day.
"It's tough because you don't ever want to let go, but it ...