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Dale William Macneil
May 6, 2014
Dale William Macneil, age 64, passed away on May 6th, 2014. He was born on January 19th, 1950 in Whittier, California to Richard H. and Elizabeth Macneil. Dale graduated from Valencia High School in 1968 and attended Fullerton Junior College before he went into the Army. While in the Army, he was honored with a Purple Heart and a...
Joseph Adamo
May 5, 2014
Joseph Adamo lives in , passed away at the age of 75. Born on May 13, 1938 and passed away on May 05, 2014.
John V. Scarich
May 4, 2014
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Benjamin H. Harris
May 4, 2014
Benjamin Hosea Harris, recently of Laguna Woods, passed away May 4, 2014, in San Diego. Born April 4, 1922 in Glendale, California, Ben grew up in Riverside with his siblings Vic, David, and Toni. After graduating from Riverside Polytechnic High School and Riverside Community College, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps where he proudly served stateside as flight...
Patty Albert
May 3, 2014
Patty Albert lives in , passed away at the age of 84. Born on July 05, 1929 and passed away on May 03, 2014.
Anna Brenda Caudillo
May 3, 2014
Anna Brenda Caudillo lives in , passed away at the age of 25. Born on September 05, 1988 and passed away on May 03, 2014.
Emma V. Scurci
May 1, 2014
Emma Vartanian Scurci
May 21, 1922 Los Angeles, California
May 1, 2014 Lake Forest, California
Emma Vartanian Scurci is preceded in death by her parents, Ruben Vartanian, of Yerevan, Armenia; her mother, Araxie Yangebarian Vartanian, of Tiblisi, Republic of Georgia; her husband, Frank Scurci and her brother, Henry Vartanian.
She is...
Lanny Leon Gisler
May 1, 2014
Lanny Leon Gisler, 77, of Orange, CA passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, May 1, 2014 from pancreatic cancer with family at his bedside. Lanny was born in Orange, CA on June 10, 1936 to Antone V. Gisler and Beulah M. Davison. He grew up in Santa Ana and later moved to Orange. He was born into...
Timothy Littlejohn
May 1, 2014
Timothy Littlejohn 9/26/1964 – 5/1/2014
Tim is survived by his parents, Doug and Paula Littlejohn, and his brother, JD Littlejohn.
A graveside service to honor Tim will be held on Thursday, May 8 at 10:30am at Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana.
Timothy L. Ewen
May 1, 2014
Tim is survived by his wife Candy, and children Lynley, Leslie, Brelyn and Bobby.
Tim worked since 2005, in the New Product Introduction Department at Western Digital, transitioning drives from development to production. Among many interests and accomplishments, Tim was a sports enthusiast who enjoyed SCUBA diving, which he became involved in at age 14. In 2013,...
Marie Connor
May 1, 2014
Marie Connor lives in , passed away at the age of 85. Born on July 30, 1928 and passed away on May 01, 2014.
Stuart Pierce Trumble
May 1, 2014
Stuart P. Trumble (Stu), Laguna Niguel, succumbed to cancer on May 1, 2014 in his home with his family by his side at the age of 75.
Stu was born in Alton, IL on July 11, 1938 to Fred and Mary Trumble, an addition to older brother Raymond.
He married Juliet Jennen in 1958 in...
Richard A. Karoly
Apr 30, 2014
Richard A. Karoly passed away on April 30.
Services will be held on May 24 at the South Shores Church In Dana Point, CA. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Tricia.
Richard was born in Cleveland, Ohio December 31, 1943. He graduated from Miami University, Oxford Ohio. He earned his Masters in...
Marilyn J. Spainhower
Apr 30, 2014
Marilyn J. Spainhower September 18, 1926 – April 30, 2014
Marilyn J. Spainhower, born to Florence and Willis Schueth of Bloomington, IL, attended Illinois State University and worked as a social worker at Catholic Charities of Peoria, IL. Married 09/13/52 to Paul, they recently celebrated their 61st anniversary.
Survived by daughters Kathy Manning, Mary Everett...
Ferydoun Kalhori
Apr 28, 2014
Ferydoun Kalhori lives in , passed away at the age of 88. Born on October 26, 1925 and passed away on April 28, 2014.
James F. Cassidy
Apr 27, 2014
James Cassidy was with loved ones just before he passed away peacefully the night of Sunday, April 27th, 2014. Fiercely intelligent and well read, he spent his last morning engaging clearly with his family about current events. Though he would never take himself so seriously to say so, he brought curiosity, interest, and knowledge to conversations with loved ones...
Gladys E. Prothero
Apr 27, 2014
Gladys E. Prothero, a lifetime resident of Orange County, passed away suddenly on Sunday April 27th 2014, she was 85 years old. Her husband of fifty-two years, Raymond H. Prothero Jr., had passed away in 2001. She is survived by their three children, Bill Prothero, Bob Prothero, and Nancy Frasu, nine grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, and one great, great,...
Richard E. Schneider
Apr 26, 2014
Richard E. Schneider lives in , passed away at the age of 84. Born on March 02, 1930 and passed away on April 26, 2014.
Nicholas Pedone
Apr 26, 2014
Nicholas Pedone of Mission Viejo, CA passed peacefully on Saturday April 26th at 10:36pm, at home surrounded by his family. Nick was born November 17th, 1932 in Cottonwood, Arizona. He is survived by his wife Jan, son Tim (daughter in-law Alesia) of San Diego, California, daughters Cheryl Gwartney of Mission Viejo, California & Tina (son in-law Gary Giampaolo) of...
Ellen Marie Johnson
Apr 25, 2014
Ellen Marie Johnson lives in , passed away at the age of 61. Born on August 19, 1952 and passed away on April 25, 2014.
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