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Merril Agnes Benes
Nov 10, 2019
Merril Agnes Benes lives in Laguna Niguel CA, passed away at the age of 66. Born on April 22, 1953 and passed away on November 10, 2019.
Peggy Sue Fodor
Nov 10, 2019
Peggy Sue Fodor lives in Dana Point CA, passed away at the age of 75. Born on February 16, 1944 and passed away on November 10, 2019.
Edmund Hugh Herlihy
Nov 7, 2019
Mission Viejo " Edmund Hugh Herlihy passed away Thursday the 7th of November in Orange County, California.
Born in 1946 in Ireland, Ed was a true global citizen having visited over thirty countries since he left Dublin at the age of nineteen. His career in the hospitality industry and love for adventure took him to Switzerland, France,...
Dr. Elbert Warren Clark Iv
Nov 7, 2019
Elbert Warren Clark IV, D.D.S., M.S.
Born November 6, 1927 Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, California Died November 7, 2019 Torrance, California
Elbert was born to Elbert W. Clark III and Elizabeth Quimby Clark on November 6, 1927. 4 years later the family moved to Laguna Beach California. The family gained a beautiful...
Patrick Hayn Hayes
Nov 7, 2019
Patrick Hayn Hayes lives in Mission Viejo CA, passed away at the age of 72. Born on December 05, 1946 and passed away on November 07, 2019.
Robert Terry Van Ness
Nov 6, 2019
Robert Terry Van Ness lives in San Clemente CA, passed away at the age of 91. Born on September 25, 1928 and passed away on November 06, 2019.
Jennifer Lee Zahradnik
Nov 5, 2019
Jennifer Lee Zahradnik lives in Laguna Niguel CA, passed away at the age of 42. Born on May 28, 1977 and passed away on November 05, 2019.
Melly Lim
Nov 5, 2019
Melly Lim lives in Lake Forest CA, passed away at the age of 83. Born on January 12, 1936 and passed away on November 05, 2019.
Janet Irene King
Nov 5, 2019
For Janet
Our mother, Our sister, Our grandmother, Our great grandmother, Our friend, Our beloved, Janet Irene King was called home this week at the age of 83. Loved ones by her side, she passed at peace.
Your wings were ready, but my heart was not. The gates of heaven received its newest angel yesterday, my beautiful...
Robert Stephen Moore
Nov 5, 2019
Robert Stephen Moore lives in Ladera Ranch CA, passed away at the age of 70. Born on July 26, 1949 and passed away on November 05, 2019.
Philip James Cool
Nov 4, 2019
Philip James Cool, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother passed away on November 4, 2019 in Lake Forest, California. He was born in Batesville, Indiana on January 27, 1943 to Philip and Lenora Cool. He is survived by his wife Leigh; children Christopher, Jay, Tammy, Terry, Michelle, Amanda, and Diana; step sons Rob and Matt; his sister Connie...
Kimberly Dawn Walther
Nov 4, 2019
Kimberly Dawn Walther lives in Mission Viejo CA, passed away at the age of 51. Born on August 13, 1968 and passed away on November 04, 2019.
Carol Ann Fraser
Nov 3, 2019
Carol Ann Durfee passed away peacefully at home on November 3, 2019 surrounded by loving family and beloved dog "Sandy'. Carol was born on June 9, 1933 in Fall River, Massachusetts to parents Rhoda and Maurice Durfee. While growing up in Fall River, she was active in the First Baptist Church Sunday School, choir and 'Order of Rainbow Girls....
Mary Theresa Carroll Freeman
Nov 1, 2019
Mary Theresa Carroll Freeman December 8, 1931- November 1, 2019
Mary Theresa Carroll Freeman, age 87, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2019 at Saddleback Memorial Hospital in Laguna Hills, CA. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to John and Estelle Carroll.
Mary was proud of her years working at North...
Betty Louise Baer
Oct 31, 2019
Betty Louise Baer
Born December 14, 1927 in Glenridge, New Jersey; passed away October 31, 2019 at the age of 91 in her home in Lake Forest, California with her husband Kenneth of 49 years at her side after suffering a fractured pelvis in a fall on the front walkway of her home.
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Veronica Ramirez Bernal
Oct 31, 2019
Veronica Ramirez Bernal lives in Stanton CA, passed away at the age of 41. Born on September 07, 1978 and passed away on October 31, 2019.
Vito Edward Castellano
Oct 30, 2019
Our dad and husband, Vito Edward Castellano, passed away on October 30, 2019, at the young age of 80. He is survived by his wife, Gini, grown children Debra and Andrew, and grandson Kai” as well as a large number of close-knit friends. After 3+ years of standing down metastatic bladder cancer, and embracing life until the very end,...
Carlos Manuel Zamora
Oct 30, 2019
Carlos Manuel Zamora lives in San Clemente CA, passed away at the age of 72. Born on June 28, 1947 and passed away on October 30, 2019.
Anthony Lacher
Oct 29, 2019
Tony was born on March 3, 1959 in Michigan. His family moved to Orange where he spent the majority of his young life. He attended Handy Elementary School, Yorba Jr. High and Villa Park High School. He earned his BA at the University of Redlands. He married at age 19 and welcomed his first born Kimberly Ann at the...
Dennis Graham White
Oct 29, 2019
Dennis Graham White died suddenly in his sleep of complications of heart disease, on October 29, 2019. After a sudden decline and surgery for heart disease last May and a couple of rough months, Dennis had regained a miraculous amount of strength in the two months previous to his passing. In that time had started playing his saxophone again,...
Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary
At O’Connor Mortuary, we understand how meaningful it is to remember and honor a life well lived. Our obituary listings are a place for families and friends to reflect, share memories, and celebrate the legacy of those they love. Each obituary is thoughtfully prepared to acknowledge a life’s story while providing important service details for those wishing to pay their respects.
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