Obituaries
Recent Obituaries and Ceremonies at O’Connor Mortuary
Barbara Anne Rollinger
Jan 1, 2016
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA – Barbara Anne Rollinger, 63, of Newport Beach California and formerly of Schenevus, NY, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, January 1, 2016 at Kaiser Sand Canyon in Irvine, California with family at her side.
Barbara was born on March 7,1952, in Schenevus, NY, the first daughter of Anthony and Florence Dulkis....
Pauline F. Kessler
Dec 30, 2015
Pauline Frances Kessler, 92, loving mother, wife, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend died on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. She was born in 1923 in Forbes, Missouri, to Henry and Mary (Prussman) Spreckelmeyer. She married Roy Kessler, Sr. in 1944, at London Heights Methodist Church in Kansas City, Kansas.
Pauline is preceded in death by her parents,...
Stephen T. O’Hare
Dec 30, 2015
Stephen Thomas O'Hare entered the pearly gates on December 30th after battling lung cancer for the past year. He is survived by his one sister, Trude O'Hare Jones, who resides in Palo Alto, CA.
Steve was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and was the youngest of seven children. After graduating from St. John's University in...
Martha G. Mullaney
Dec 29, 2015
Martha Gabriela Estrada Mullaney
Martha Estrada was born on May 29, 1944 in Tapachula, Mexico, in the state of Chiapas. She was the third of eight children born to Martha and Gabriel Estrada. Her first sibling, Hector, died in infancy. Gabriel, Robert, Nellie, Angel, Tony and Helen are the loving siblings of her nuclear family.
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Gwen Brown
Dec 28, 2015
Tommy Gwendolyn Gregg Brown (Gwen Brown)
Tommy Gwendolyn Gregg Brown (Gwen Brown), age 88, of Laguna Niguel, California, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away on December 28, 2015. She was born July 10, 1927 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Ozella Veda and Thomas Webster Gregg. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Joseph R....
Federico Delos-Santos
Dec 27, 2015
Federico Delos-Santos lives in , passed away at the age of 71. Born on April 11, 1944 and passed away on December 27, 2015.
Wanda M. Clements
Dec 26, 2015
Wanda Merle Clements passed away peacefully on the evening of December 26, 2015, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was attended by her husband and sons at the time of her passing, at the Lake Forest Nursing Center, near her home in Mission Viejo, CA. Wanda was 80 years old.
Born on September 21, 1935, in Cullman,...
Edgar E. Bailey
Dec 26, 2015
Edgar Eugene Bailey, Jr. September 17, 1939 – December 26, 2015
Edgar Eugene Bailey, Jr. was born on September 17, 1939 in Houston, Texas, to his parents Reverend Edgar Eugene Bailey, Sr. and Ariel Ivae Augustine Bailey. He attended Chapman University from 1962-1964, and while there he met his wife Karen Ellen Finley. They married on May...
Patricia L. Hultin
Dec 25, 2015
Patricia Hultin was born on November 4, 1937 in Denver, Colorado to Peter and Marguerite Hansen, and went home to Jesus on December 25, 2015. She had 4 siblings: Michael, Frances, Kenneth, and Larry. Her brothers Michael, Kenneth, and Larry preceded her in death.
She was married to Richard (Dick) Hultin for 54 years and raised 3...
Catherina F. Dorris
Dec 24, 2015
Catherina F. Dorris lives in , passed away at the age of 84. Born on August 27, 1931 and passed away on December 24, 2015.
Odell M. Caruso
Dec 24, 2015
Odell ‘Del’ M. Caruso was born Arlette Odell Marrs on September 7, 1927 in Charlottesville, VA to parents William ‘Allen’ and Lilla Leake Marrs.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Philip J. Caruso Jr., 5 brothers, Alvin, Graham, Nelson, Ronnie and Steven Marrs and 3 sisters, Iris Coiner, Joyce Lenssen and Sue...
Sarah E. Albright
Dec 21, 2015
Sarah Ellen Albright, 79, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at home in El Toro, CA on 12/21/15. Born and raised in Greenfield, Ohio, she was preceded in death by her younger brother, Art Nicley, and granddaughter, Chelsea Buckley.
As a young girl, Sarah met the love of her life. The high school sweethearts married, started...
Philip Mendel
Dec 19, 2015
Philip ‘Phil’ Mendel was born December 12, 1936, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Following in the footsteps of his older siblings, Phil joined the armed services and was a Navy corpsman. After basic training Phil was stationed in Southern California. In 1958 Phil met and married Joel ‘Jody’ Mendel. Together they settled in Laguna Beach and created a wonderful life...
Gil Lamar Coley
Dec 15, 2015
Gil Lamar Coley lives in , passed away at the age of 55. Born on December 21, 1959 and passed away on December 15, 2015.
James Victor Hartwell
Dec 15, 2015
James Victor Hartwell, 84, of Newport Beach, California, passed away on December 15, 2015 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Jim was born in Long Beach, California on January 6th, 1931 to Vic and Evelyn Hartwell. He graduated high school at St. Anthony’s High School and then went to work for his father delivering pies to...
Sheldon H. Cohen
Dec 15, 2015
Sheldon Cohen, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, cousin and friend, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
He was incredibly loving, caring, dedicated, generous and loyal. He was the life of the party, always telling jokes and making people laugh and smile. He was a proud resident of San Juan Capistrano, serving his community on the...
Edward G. Arvizo
Dec 14, 2015
Edward G. Arvizo lives in , passed away at the age of 84. Born on April 10, 1931 and passed away on December 14, 2015.
Germaine M. Garcia
Dec 13, 2015
Germaine M. Garcia lives in , passed away at the age of 82. Born on May 08, 1933 and passed away on December 13, 2015.
Betty Lee Gee
Dec 12, 2015
Betty Lee Gee was born smiling on December 18, 1937 in Manila, Philippines. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Home Economics from Philippine Women’s Institute then immigrated to the United States for graduate school. On August 18, 1963, she married the love of her life, Arthur Gee, at the Columbia University chapel in New York City. Together they created...
Romeo Valencerina Doria
Dec 11, 2015
Romeo Valencerina Doria lives in , passed away at the age of 75. Born on March 23, 1940 and passed away on December 11, 2015.
Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary
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