Obituaries

Apr 21, 2017

James H. Leys lives in , passed away at the age of 85. Born on November 24, 1931 and passed away on April 21, 2017.

Apr 20, 2017

Myrtha J. Thornbrooke lives in , passed away at the age of 82. Born on October 23, 1934 and passed away on April 20, 2017.

Apr 20, 2017

Louise “Liz” Mary Carr was born August 25, 1931 in Dansville, New York to Dr. Charles and Mary Gullo and peacefully passed away April 20, 2017 in Trabuco Canyon, California. She was 85 years old. Louise is survived by her eight children Martie (Doug) Williams, Christina Carr, Carmela Carr, Jay (Claudine) Carr, Lisa (Fred) Carr, Diana (Adi) Carter, Greg...

Apr 19, 2017

Betty Vines Diesen 5/23/27 – 4/19/17

Betty Vines Diesen, 89, of Irvine, died peacefully in her own home on April 19, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Betty was born and raised in Many, Louisiana.

After completing Many High School at age 16 she attended finishing school at the Gulf Park College for Women...

Apr 18, 2017

Francesco Tutino lives in , passed away at the age of 92. Born on May 06, 1924 and passed away on April 18, 2017.

Apr 17, 2017

We said farewell to our Mom Linda Josephine Allen on April 17, 2017. She was 95 years young. She was born on November 24, 1921 to Eddie and Samilia Habre in Brooklyn, NY.

She is predeceased by her parents, her loving husband Major Warren H. Allen (USMC Retired), her siblings Nick Habre and Violet Hajaar and her...

Apr 15, 2017

James Arthur O’Hearn, 80, of Costa Mesa, CA, died April 15, 2017. Jim was born May 14, 1936 in Cincinnati, Ohio to William and Virginia (Shea) O’Hearn. He is preceded in death by his sisters Rosemary, Alice, and Patricia and his good friend and brother-in-law Garry Stickley.

Jim was a 75-year resident of Orange County, spending the...

Apr 13, 2017

Jeanne Marie Carpenter of Coto De Caza, California passed away April 13, 2017. She was 61. She was preceded in death by her parents Jerry and Jean Chudomelka. Jeanne is survived by her husband Dennis Carpenter; her daughter Tammi Wright and her two grandsons Eric and Bryan Wright. She is also survived by her siblings, Jerry Michael of Mission...

Apr 13, 2017

Mary Wittenmeier, 75 of Mission Viejo, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on April 13, 2017, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Everyone who knew her would agree she was one of a kind. Born in Columbus, Ohio Mary met and married the love of her life, Jerry Wittenmeier. His careers in the military and...

Apr 13, 2017

Evelyn A. Callahan lives in , passed away at the age of 99. Born on February 24, 1918 and passed away on April 13, 2017.

Apr 11, 2017

Salvatore (Sam) Natale Montevideo, 94

Sam Montevideo joined his wife, Grace in paradise on April 11, 2017.

Sam was born on Christmas Day in 1922, in San Giovanni di Gerace, Calabria, Italy. He was the oldest of four children born to Angelo and Maria Josephina Montevideo.

As was quite common in the early...

Apr 10, 2017

Stephen Michael Lochowicz, beloved son, brother and father, passed away at his home in Irvine California on April 10, 2017. Steve was born in Nashville, Tennessee on March 6, 1961. In 1974, he moved to California with his family where he lived out the remainder of his life.

Although Steve had pursued many career opportunities, including the...

Apr 8, 2017

Barbara Jane (Edgemon) Johnson, beloved mother and friend, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of April 8, 2017. She was fondly known to her friends as “Bobbie” and is survived by her 3 sons, Carl, Chris and Mike Lawrence, her brother Stan Edgemon and her daughter-in-law Patti Lanham. She was predeceased by her loving second husband, Orange...

Apr 7, 2017

Mohamad Ali Sadri, 96, was born March 21, 1921 in Tehran, Iran and passed away April 7, 2017 in Laguna Woods, California.

Mohamad earned his Doctorate Degree and worked as the General Manager of a large petrochemical division in Iran.

Mr. Sadri is survived by his wife Papoor Sadri; his son Sasan Sadri; his daughter...

Apr 7, 2017

Harold Ralph Crookes was a son, brother, husband, friend and most importantly Father. Harry was born January 30th, 1946 in Dublin, Ireland. He moved to Canada in 1951 and to the USA in 1954. Known as Harry & Har by his beloved family. His friends and trusted co-workers called him Hal.

Harry-Har-Hal graduated from University of Michigan...

Apr 7, 2017

Carol Ann Vukich, 79, died peacefully at home in Mission Viejo, California on Friday, April 7, 2017.

Carol was born June 8, 1937 in Hollywood California and grew up in the San Fernando Valley where she attended Bellarmine – Jefferson High School and Glendale College.

She was a model and a flight attendant on Hacienda...

Apr 7, 2017

Jane Gannon, a 30-year resident of Orange County, passed away peacefully at her home in Aliso Viejo at the age of 92. She is survived by her sister-in-law Grace Gannon of Henderson, NV and eight nieces and nephews; Michael Bremner of Canoga Park, CA, Martin Bremner (Bebeth) of Tucson, AZ, Stacy White (Sean) of Acton, CA, Mary Taylor of...

Apr 7, 2017

Melanie Joy Zahradnik, 41, was born August 14, 1975 in Massachusetts and passed away April 7, 2017 in Mission Viejo, California.

Melanie is survived by her life partner Javier Jiminez; sons Anthony Zahradnik, David Abella and Fabian Zahradnik; mother Susan Zahradnik; father Richard Zahradnik; sister Jen Zahradnik and her life partner Chad Walters; brother Ryan Zahradnik and...

Apr 7, 2017

Bella DeGruccio was born Isabella Rose Santoro on May 29, 1922 in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. She was the third youngest of ten children born to Italian immigrants. Bella grew up in a brownstone with ‘railroad car’ rooms – a kitchen, living room, and two bedrooms. A bathroom was added later off the kitchen. At five,...

Apr 6, 2017

Kha Nguyen was born on May 25th, 1952 in Vietnam. He spent four years studying mathematics in Japan during his early 20s before earning his bachelor’s in electrical engineering at the University of Florida. He moved to California where he met his wife Jennifer. He worked for almost forty years as an electrical engineer, earning awards and patents among...