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Estrella Cuervo Pilar
Oct 23, 2015
Estrella Cuervo Pilar lives in , passed away at the age of 90. Born on November 15, 1924 and passed away on October 23, 2015.
Gene Stephen Johnson
Oct 22, 2015
G.S. "Steve" Johnson passed away of natural causes on Oct. 22, 2015.
He was a native of Southern California and born Aug. 18. 1952 to Houston O. and Joyce Johnson. He graduated from La Canada High School in 1970.
He worked for Nissan car dealerships most of his life as a service manager and was...
Luz R. Co
Oct 21, 2015
Luz R. Co lives in , passed away at the age of 101. Born on February 14, 1914 and passed away on October 21, 2015.
Genevieve Mildred Smith
Oct 20, 2015
Genevieve Mildred Smith October 27, 1919 – October 20, 2015
Genevieve (Gen) Mildred (Miller) Smith was born on a farm near Julesburg, Colorado on October 27, 1919 to Bernard R. Miller and Anna T. Michalek. She was the eldest of five children–one boy and four girls. Farming was difficult where they lived during the Great Depression, so...
James Rankin
Oct 20, 2015
James Rankin lives in , passed away at the age of 86. Born on May 19, 1929 and passed away on October 20, 2015.
Keith Nicholas Lee
Oct 18, 2015
Keith Nicholas Lee Sr., a.k.a. Nick Lee, 71, of Los Angeles, California, passed away peacefully in his sleep early Sunday, October 18 at his beloved cabin in Lake Arrowhead, CA. Born in Compton, CA to Keith and Faustina Lee he lived most of his life in Orange County, California.
Nick Lee was a gregarious gentleman with an...
Nick Edward Yocca
Oct 15, 2015
Nick Edward Yocca passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, October 15, 2015, at the age of 85. Nick was the original senior founder of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth.
Born in Windber, Pennsylvania, a small coal-mining town, Nick was the ninth of ten children born to the late Nicola and Assunta Yocca, both immigrants from the...
Kenneth Ray Martinez
Oct 14, 2015
Kenneth “Ken” Ray Martinez 1945-2015
Ken Martinez, 70, passed away on Wednesday October 14, 2015 in La Jolla, CA at Thornton Hospital surrounded by family.
He graduated from Point Loma High School with the class of 1963 where he lettered in Football and Baseball. As a standout athlete, he went on to play both sports...
Francis Cleon Kemp
Oct 14, 2015
On October 14, 2015, Francis C. Kemp left behind his earthly garden to join his beloved wife Dorothy and daughter Denna Rae in heaven. Frank served as a radar mechanic in the Army Air Force during WWII and then joined the merchant marine where he discovered his love of the sea and eventually became a commercial fisherman. He built...
Wenceslao Santiago
Oct 14, 2015
Wenceslao Urbiztondo Santiago, Jr.
November 3, 1928 – October 14, 2015
Wenceslao Urbiztondo Santiago, Jr., 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Saddleback Memorial Hospital, Laguna Hills, CA. Wenceslao was born on November 3, 1928 in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. He was the sixth of thirteen children of Wenceslao Esquerra Santiago...
Christina M. Hammond
Oct 14, 2015
Hammond, Christina Marie, aged 49, beloved wife and mother, passed away unexpectedly on October 14th, 2015 in Laguna Beach, CA.
Christina is survived by her loving husband, Mark Hammond, and her children, Brittney Toca, Garic Toca and stepchildren, Holly Hammond and Hunter Hammond; her sister Carol and her husband Costantino De Angelis; and nieces and nephews: Alex...
Mary Jane Didelot
Oct 13, 2015
Mary Jane Didelot lives in , passed away at the age of 84. Born on May 09, 1931 and passed away on October 13, 2015.
Irene Bauer
Oct 13, 2015
Irene Bauer lives in , passed away at the age of 78. Born on November 22, 1936 and passed away on October 13, 2015.
John S. Kistner
Oct 11, 2015
John Steven Kistner passed away on October 11, 2015 at his home in Menifee, CA, with his loving wife by his side. John was born in Bakersfield, CA on October 30, 1946, and lived most of his childhood in West Los Angeles, where he met and kept special friends for the rest of his life.
John attended...
Florence T. Scanlan
Oct 11, 2015
Florence Teresa Scanlan, 84, aka Granny Flo, left us for heaven on October 11, 2015. She called Laguna Woods her home for the last 30 years. After dealing with dementia, and a lingering cold she succumbed at Mission Hospital, where she had worked as a registered dietician until she retired 10 years ago.
Florence was a woman...
Raed Moughabghab
Oct 10, 2015
Raed Moughabghab lives in , passed away at the age of 48. Born on May 21, 1967 and passed away on October 10, 2015.
Viewras Erskine
Oct 8, 2015
Viewras Erskine lives in , passed away at the age of 89. Born on February 03, 1926 and passed away on October 08, 2015.
Marilyn Louise Cova
Oct 7, 2015
Marilyn Cova of Ladera Ranch, CA died Wednesday after a long illness, surrounded by the children she loved.
Family was always the center of Marilyn's life. She doted on her children and grandchildren, and in 2006 took her extended family on a Mediterranean cruise. She never wanted a family gathering to end, and would fight to stay...
Patricia Jane Carlson
Oct 7, 2015
Patricia (Pat) Jane McGinity Carlson peacefully passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2015, in Brea, CA, one day before her 77th birthday. Pat was born on October 8, 1938, in Santa Monica, CA.
Pat’s childhood was greatly impacted with tragedy. At age 5, she lost her father to cancer; and at age 16, her mother died in...
Lynn Imus
Oct 7, 2015
Lynn K. Imus October 3, 1941 – October 7, 2015
Lynn Kirby Imus passed away from pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at his home in Laguna Hills, CA at the age of 74. Lynn was born in Omaha, NE on October 3, 1941. He attended Dearborn High School in Dearborn, MI, where he met his...
Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary
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