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Ilse Inlow
Oct 4, 2017
Ilse Marie Louise Kramer Inlow was born to Hedwig and Paul Kramer in Koslin, Germany on December 19, 1925.
She and her brother Siegfried grew up in Berlin and lived a storybook childhood, until the war began in 1939. Her teenage years were interrupted by constant air raids and other plights of war until her family was...
Paul F. Marks
Oct 1, 2017
Paul F. Marks lives in , passed away at the age of 75. Born on September 18, 1942 and passed away on October 01, 2017.
Esther E. Pierce
Oct 1, 2017
Esther E. Pierce lives in , passed away at the age of 86. Born on July 24, 1931 and passed away on October 01, 2017.
T J Smith
Oct 1, 2017
Thomas "TJ" Smith died peacefully in Laguna Hills, CA at the age of 74. He is survived by his wife, Hsio, and daughter, Nancy.
Thomas was born on December 24th, 1942 in Miami, Florida to John Alva Smith and Angela Ellen Roach. He served in the Air Force for 26 years before retiring in Southern California. He...
Sarah Chacon Kincaid
Sep 30, 2017
At 6:45pm on Saturday, September 30, 2017, Sarah Chacon Kincaid, peacefully passed away at home with Ray, Katherine and Kelsey in the room. Their beloved dog, Lexi, was also nearby, staying close to Sarah and watching over her. Our dear Sarah is finally free of cancer. She was the most faith filled person I knew. She trusted in God...
Lenore Wilson
Sep 27, 2017
Lenore Wilson, exemplary school teacher, wife, mother of three, and grandmother of nine, passed away September 27 at 1:50 a.m., the day after her 86th birthday.
Lenore Ruth Brenda was born in Bad Axe, MI in 1931, to Frederick and Elizabeth Brenda, who had immigrated from Germany (Elizabeth via Brazil). Lenore was the ninth of ten children....
Ruth Major Turner
Sep 27, 2017
Ruth Major Turner was born on April 24, 1933 in Charleston, South Carolina, to Solomon and Alma Wilson Major. Of the ten children born to this couple, Ruth was the eighth child born into this strong family of the South. Her father, Reverend Solomon Major, of St. Jude AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, had a strong work ethic,...
Haeja K. Choi
Sep 25, 2017
Haeja K. Choi lives in , passed away at the age of 76. Born on August 29, 1941 and passed away on September 25, 2017.
Berta M. Miller
Sep 25, 2017
Margarita (Berta) Miller, age 86, of Rancho Santa Margarita, died peacefully at home on September 25th, 2017.
Born in Guatemala in 1931, Margarita was married to Louie Miller in 1964, and lived and worked in Guatemala as well as the USA. She was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, and worked as a Christian...
Peter Wood Donaghy
Sep 24, 2017
Peter Wood Donaghy, age 72, of Coto de Caza, CA passed away suddenly at home on September 24, 2017.
Mr. Donaghy was born on June 14, 1945 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He moved from Pennsylvania to Southern California at the age of 4 and remained there for the rest of his life. He graduated from Westchester High...
Timothy James Powers
Sep 23, 2017
Timothy James Powers, 60, died peacefully on September 23, 2017 surrounded by family at his home in Laguna Niguel, California.
Tim is survived by his wife, Nancy, and two children, Jennifer Bruning and Chris Powers and his son-in-law, Alex Bruning. The oldest of eight brothers and sisters from an Irish Catholic family, Tim leaves behind three sisters...
Pamela Mcgee Adams
Sep 23, 2017
Pamela McGee Adams January 10, 1956 – September 23, 2017
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Pamela McGee Adams, age 61. After fighting a valiant battle with brain cancer, Pam died peacefully, surrounded by close friends and family in her home in Mission Viejo, California, on Saturday, September 23, 2017.
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Paul Huckabone
Sep 21, 2017
Paul Huckabone lives in , passed away at the age of 57. Born on June 06, 1960 and passed away on September 21, 2017.
Airman Christopher Gillebaard
Sep 21, 2017
Heart failure cuts short Orange County 19-year-old's Air Force dreams
Christopher Kyrillos Gillebaard wanted to become an aviator – just like his grandfather.
The 19-year-old graduate of Aliso Niguel High School had heard stories through his boyhood about his grandfather, Hank Gillebaard – life twists and turns that had inspired a 2015 biography, "Private Lucky:...
Dane Stewart
Sep 20, 2017
Dane Michael Stewart was born on May 2nd, 1990 in Mission Viejo, California. He spent his childhood in Rancho Santa Margarita, playing football, working with the Boy Scouts, serving in food kitchens and helping the homeless. He is survived by his mother, Rhonda, and father, Dana. Following high school, he attended Santiago Canyon College, then transferring and graduating from...
Kenneth Shin
Sep 20, 2017
Ken Shin was born on October 27, 1967 in Buffalo New York, the second child and only son to Dr. Hyun Won and Okja Shin, who had immigrated to the United States from South Korea. Although Ken was born in Buffalo, New York, he grew up in Michigan spending most of his formative years in Saginaw.
After...
Jane Hutchinson
Sep 19, 2017
Jane Niblock Hutchinson died peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones on September 19th, 2017 in Mission Viejo, CA. Jane was born on April 3rd, 1942 in Chicago to Charles and Marguerite Niblock. Although raised in Homewood, a Chicago suburb, Jane's most cherished friendships were formed during summers spent at Clark Lake in Door County, Wisconsin. Jane often...
Mary Keough
Sep 19, 2017
Mary Keough lives in , passed away at the age of 94. Born on November 24, 1922 and passed away on September 19, 2017.
Gilbert Orr
Sep 19, 2017
Gilbert Orr lives in , passed away at the age of 79. Born on July 01, 1938 and passed away on September 19, 2017.
Deborah Wells
Sep 17, 2017
In Loving Memory of Deborah "Debbie" Wells
Deborah 'Debbie' Wescoat-Wells died peacefully in her home on September 17, 2017 in Laguna Woods, California at the age of 59.
Debbie is survived by her husband, David; her step daughter Melissa; grand children Julianna, Madisyn and Jackson; and her sister Roseann and niece Linda.
Debbie...
Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary
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