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Rosa Paiz
May 25, 2017
Rosa Paiz lives in , passed away at the age of 74. Born on December 14, 1942 and passed away on May 25, 2017.
Thanh Van
May 22, 2017
Thanh Van lives in , passed away at the age of 77. Born on December 09, 1939 and passed away on May 22, 2017.
Helen Mary Chase
May 21, 2017
Helen Mary Chase passed away peacefully on May 21, 2017 at the age of 98. Helen, born and raised in Seneca, New York, came to California at the age of 26. Her family settled in Los Angeles where she became an Executive Secretary at Union Bank.
Upon retirement, she moved to Laguna Woods, CA where she spent...
Jeffrey Scott Scherzer
May 21, 2017
Jeffrey Scott Scherzer lives in , passed away at the age of 27. Born on January 07, 1990 and passed away on May 21, 2017.
Mary C. Ehman
May 21, 2017
Mary C. Ehman (Szymborski), age 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep in Mission Viejo, CA, on May 21, 2017. Born in South River, New Jersey on January 7, 1925, she lived most of her adult life in Garden Grove, CA. Mary was an OB and Maternity Care nurse for many years at Palm Harbor, Riverview, Fountain Valley and...
Mary F. Defranco
May 21, 2017
Noted local artist Mary DeFranco passed away peacefully Sunday morning May 21st at her home in Laguna Niguel. She was 91 years old. Mary was born in Los Angeles on February 1, 1926 to Josephine Follis and Leonz Herz. She resided in Southern California her entire life.
Mary married Victor DeFranco on June 15,1952 and they resided...
James Francis Boyle
May 21, 2017
James Francis Boyle (1934 – 2017)
Jim was the seventh child born on May 14, 1934 to Bernie and Agnes Boyle. He was educated at Loyola High School and played two years on the Varsity Basketball Team. Upon graduation in 1952, he earned a basketball scholarship to attend Loyola University, Los Angeles. Jim managed to juggle the...
Angel G. Varela
May 20, 2017
Angel G. Varela lives in , passed away at the age of 57. Born on April 11, 1960 and passed away on May 20, 2017.
Chizuko Hill
May 20, 2017
Chizuko Hill lives in , passed away at the age of 88. Born on November 12, 1928 and passed away on May 20, 2017.
Mohammad Zahabi
May 19, 2017
Mohammad Zahabi lives in , passed away at the age of 100. Born on April 15, 1917 and passed away on May 19, 2017.
Julia Lewis
May 19, 2017
Julia Lewis lives in , passed away at the age of 82. Born on November 19, 1934 and passed away on May 19, 2017.
Donald Cooke
May 19, 2017
Donald Cooke lives in , passed away at the age of 94. Born on January 10, 1923 and passed away on May 19, 2017.
Eva Louise Mehner
May 18, 2017
Eva Louise Mehner died peacefully on May 18, 2017 at home in Lake Forest, California. She was born December 18, 1923 in Roosevelt, Utah, the daughter of Eva May Wimmer and Francis Xavier Bellon. After 23 years in Roosevelt she moved to Salt Lake City for a year, and then on to San Francisco, California where she was a...
Cynthia Ann Curran
May 18, 2017
Cynthia (Candy) Ann Curran, 71, died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, May 18, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Gerard H. Curran, devoted mother of Christopher (Heather) and Justin (Genesis) Curran, loving grandmother of Alida and Danielle Banh and Isla and Lexi Curran, cherished sister-in-law to Catherine (John) Tomasiewicz, Michael Curran, and the late Sr. Patrick Curran...
Doris Sinclair
May 18, 2017
Doris Sinclair, a Wife, a Mother, a Woman of Sacrifice
Doris Sinclair, 77, was born December 29, 1939 in the Parish of Lucy, Jamaica and passed away peacefully May 18, 2017 at home in Laguna Woods, California.
Doris was one of six children and grew up to be the trailblazer in the family as she...
Ralph Tennant
May 16, 2017
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Ralph’s name to: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research PO Box 5014 Hagerstown, MD 21741 or www.michaeljfox.com
Janet Russo
May 16, 2017
Janet Russo was born Juana Casal Torres on July 7th, 1922 in Vigo, Spain. A year later she crossed the Atlantic by boat with her mother arriving in Ellis Island in June of 1923. Because of this, her name is on the American Immigrant Wall of Honor, currently on display in Ellis Island.
She was raised in...
Cheyenne Carrasco
May 16, 2017
Cheyenne Carrasco lives in , passed away at the age of 18. Born on December 06, 1998 and passed away on May 16, 2017.
Lucile V. Monteer
May 16, 2017
Lucile Verna Monteer 92, was born August 6, 1924 in Ogden, Utah and was called home to our Lord on May 16, 2017. Lucile was preceeded in death by her husband of 62 years, Harold, in 2008. She is survived by sons David (Martha), Charles, Robert (Jacqueline) and daughter Margo (Gary) Carmichael. And loving grandmother to 8 grandchildren and...
Mac Mcnamar
May 16, 2017
In lieu of flowers donations may be sent in Mac's name to: The Center for Spiritual Living P.O. Box 3912 Laguna Hills, CA 92654
or to Saddleback College Foundation Laguna Hills Camera Club Scholarship 28000 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo, CA 92692
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