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Jennie C. Mangiola

Jennie C. Mangiola

Apr 6, 2017

On April 6, 2017 Jennie Mangiola passed away after several years of chronic illnesses.

She was the devoted wife to Dominick ‘Mick’ Mangiola (d. 1993). She is survived by three sons – John, Mark and Paul; eight grandchildren – Dominick, Sarah, John, Heidi, Jean Marie, Nicole, Joey and Jack.

Jennie was born in Brooklyn, NY...

Connie R. Gonzalez

Connie R. Gonzalez

Apr 6, 2017

Connie R. Gonzalez lives in , passed away at the age of 86. Born on March 04, 1931 and passed away on April 06, 2017.

William H. Rowe

William H. Rowe

Apr 4, 2017

William Howard Rowe (60), of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, died suddenly of natural causes on the 4th of April, 2017 while away on business in Chicago, IL. He was born Nov. 24, 1956 in San Francisco, California.

He was a “larger than life” presence in the world, and left a space that will never be filled. Bill...

Molly F. Ho

Molly F. Ho

Apr 4, 2017

Molly F. Ho lives in , passed away at the age of 91. Born on April 08, 1925 and passed away on April 04, 2017.

Joyce L. Brockett

Joyce L. Brockett

Apr 2, 2017

Joyce Louise Brockett (Hamm)

Joyce Louise Brockett (Hamm) was a native of Southern California, born in 1924 and raised in Alhambra. Her early years were spent with her father and brother, Dick. At the age of 18 Joyce’s brother Joe was born bringing great joy into the family.

Joyce completed her nurse’s training with the...

Lisa M. Brander

Lisa M. Brander

Apr 2, 2017

Lisa M. Brander August 15, 1966 – April 2, 2017

Lisa Brander (nee Lach) passed away suddenly on April 2, 2017. She was born in Albuquerque, NM to Michael and Alyce Lach. In the early years, her parents moved several times, finally settling in Irvine, CA in 1977. Lisa graduated from Irvine HS where she played varsity...

Nancy Kingsley

Nancy Kingsley

Apr 2, 2017

Kingsley, Nancy Fitzgibbon

Age 81 of Laguna Woods, CA, formerly of Elmira, NY, passed away at home on April 2nd, 2017 after an extended illness. She was surrounded by family and friends.

Nancy was born in Dubuque, IA on Nov. 28th, 1935, one of thirteen children.

She was predeceased by her late husband...

Allan Cressler Villarosa

Allan Cressler Villarosa

Apr 2, 2017

Allan Cressler Villarosa was born June 29, 1942 in Pennsylvania and passed away April 2, 2017 Laguna Hills, California. He was 74 years old. Allan is survived by his wife Marcia; son Marshal and his wife Lisa; daughter Michelle Mills; sisters Gladys Strey, Dolores Bigby and Diane Gilmore; brothers Arthur, Daniel and William Villarosa; four grandchildren.

Barbara Ann Lindsey

Barbara Ann Lindsey

Apr 1, 2017

Barbara Ann Wilkins-Lindsey

Sunrise: June 20, 1962 — Sunset: April 1, 2017

Barbara Ann Wilkins-Lindsey, 54 was born June 20, 1962 in Farrell County, Mississippi to the late John Taylor and Fannie Mae Wilkins. She was the youngest of three children, James Earl Wilkins and Debora Jean Wilkins (Pentecost).

Barbara confessed a hope...

Ingrid Goschi-Carlton

Ingrid Goschi-Carlton

Mar 31, 2017

Ingrid Goschi-Carlton lives in , passed away at the age of 48. Born on March 11, 1969 and passed away on March 31, 2017.

Billye Lee Campbell

Billye Lee Campbell

Mar 31, 2017

Billye Lee Campbell was born on October 7, 1931 in Dustin, Oklahoma and passed away March 31, 2017 at her residence in Dana Point, California. She was 85 years old. She worked at American Airlines in Tulsa, Oklahoma for 8 years and then returned to earn her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Billye...

Scott A.L. Weiss

Scott A.L. Weiss

Mar 31, 2017

Scott A.L. Weiss lives in , passed away at the age of 31. Born on February 27, 1986 and passed away on March 31, 2017.

Travis R. Craig

Travis R. Craig

Mar 28, 2017

Travis R. Craig lives in , passed away at the age of 75. Born on February 09, 1942 and passed away on March 28, 2017.

Ruth Elaine Bartos

Ruth Elaine Bartos

Mar 27, 2017

Ruth Elaine Donnelly Bartos 07.23.25 – 03.27.17

Ruth Elaine Donnelly Bartos of Redlands, California, passed away the night of March 27th, 2017 in Anaheim, California at the age of 91. She was born on July 23rd, 1925 in Augusta, Wisconsin and was one of six children to Rev. William James Donnelly and Margaret Agnes Laurie. While she...

Anne Tomaiko

Anne Tomaiko

Mar 27, 2017

Anne Tomaiko lives in , passed away at the age of 85. Born on July 17, 1931 and passed away on March 27, 2017.

William M. Curtis

William M. Curtis

Mar 27, 2017

William “Bill” Midwood Curtis was born August 6, 1940 in Mineola, New York, to parents Frank Curtis and Rosalind Vreeland. Bill graduated from Wesleyan University and received his law degree from Duke University, where he served as Editor-in-chief of the Duke Law Journal. He began his law career in New York, but moved to California in 1972. He specialized...

Manoutchehr Ahmadi

Manoutchehr Ahmadi

Mar 26, 2017

Murrieta, CA – Manoutchehr Ahmadi, age 77, passed away on March 26, 2017, at Rancho Springs Medical Center after a battle with compromising health issues.

Manoutchehr, affectionately known as Mano, was born June 9, 1939, in Iran. He was the son of Ahmad Ahmadi and Esmat Nikdel Ahmadi and was the middle son of a family that...

Maria Alvarez

Maria Alvarez

Mar 25, 2017

Maria Riano Alvarez was born April 16, 1925 to Campo Elias and Rebeca Riano in Bogota Colombia and passed away peacefully in her sleep March 25, 2017 at her residence in Rancho Santa Margarita, California at 91 years of age. She was one of 7 children, Maria is survived by her son Louis Alvarez, her son Alexander Alvarez, her...

Robert C. Murray

Robert C. Murray

Mar 25, 2017

Robert C. Murray, 90, died at his home in San Clemente on March 25, 2017, of Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Ogden Utah, on June 27, 1926, to John S. Murray and Sylvan D’Autremont. He grew up in Malta, Montana and Seattle Washington. Robert joined the Navy in 1944, serving as a Yeoman Second Class. While in the...

Stephen D. Wallace

Stephen D. Wallace

Mar 25, 2017

Stephen Douglas Wallace, 74, of Mission Viejo, California, beloved father, husband, and grandfather died on March 25, 2017. Steve died suddenly at home after a heart attack. He was born on September 10, 1942 in Long Beach, California to Ruth and Frank Wallace.

Steve grew up in Long Beach, California and graduated from Millikan High School. He...

Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary

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