Obituaries

Mar 30, 2014

Anthony Paul Caruselle (Tony) of Coto de Caza, 84, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2014 at home, surrounded by his wife and daughters.

Cherished husband of Marilyn Caruselle, his wife of 38 years. Loving and adored father of Evelyn Walker of Palm Desert, CA; step-father of Cheryl Cary of Natick, MA; Debra Fillmore and husband Blake...

Mar 30, 2014

Betty Ann Meliza of Mission Viejo, 94, passed away peacefully and gently on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at home. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Raymon E. Meliza and her son Michael W. Meliza. Betty was born in Peoria, Illinois on October 13, 1919, the only child of Oliver and Mildred Turgeon. She was raised by...

Mar 29, 2014

Doug White was born March 31, 1938 in Peabody, Kansas. He attended Wichita State, beginning his career at Beech Aircraft in Wichita, KS. He moved to CA in 1972 working for Magnavox in Torrance, CA. In 1974 he moved to Huntington Beach and remained in Orange County until his death. He finished his career at L3/Interstate Electronics in Anaheim....

Mar 29, 2014

Mary Katherine (“Kay”) Gillis passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her 4 children, in Laguna Woods Village, CA on Saturday, March 29, 2014 in her 95th year. She was predeceased by Paul, her husband of 70 years and her son Peter, (Maureen). Kay leaves behind her children, Anne (Neil), Michael (Robin), Martha (John), and Paul (Jane) and grandchildren,...

Mar 28, 2014

Jason Wilson was born November 9, 1988 in Mission Viejo California. He passed away March 28, 2014. He is survived by his parents Kelli Mjellem, Alex Wilson, and Norman Mjellem, and his sister Jade Mjellem. He has a huge extended family which includes his Grandmas RaNae Larson and Sixta “Aba’; His Uncles Lance Larson, Dustin Getchell, Alex De la...

Mar 27, 2014

Patricia Lucille Baker-born July 9th, 1930 in Lima Ohio passed away peacefully on March 26th at the age of 83. Known as Pat to her friends and family, she married Forrest Baker in 1955 and their love endured for 58 wonderful years. As a young woman, Pat was fiercely independent and moved away from home to live in California...

Mar 27, 2014

Cathie Jordan lives in , passed away at the age of 85. Born on February 15, 1929 and passed away on March 27, 2014.

Mar 26, 2014

Rita Marie Reznicek – born Rita Marie Turpin on March 13, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska, Rita passed away peacefully on March 26, 2014 at the age of 84, after a 9 year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. She married the love of her life, Mel Reznicek, in 1949, and their enduring love has served as an inspiration for 64...

Mar 26, 2014

Leland Thomas Leslie, 64, of Mission Viejo, California, passed away the morning of Wednesday, March 26, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Leslie; his son, William; his younger sister, Billie; and his four grand-children. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:30 am, Monday, March 31 at Mount of Olives Lutheran Church, 24772 Chrisanta Drive...

Mar 26, 2014

David Wayne Evans, 55, was born in Hobbs, New Mexico and passed away on March 26, 2014. David, "Dave", enjoyed life in a number of west coast cities including Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, Redlands, Newport Beach, and Aliso Viejo. He also was fortunate to have spent 4 years in Nigeria with his family as a child and travelled throughout...

Mar 25, 2014

Ronald Gene Benjamin, 69, of Coto de Caza, California, passed away, Tuesday, March 25th, 2014.

Ron was born September 18, 1944 in Oakland City, IN to Gene and Anna Belle (Bratton) Benjamin. He graduated from Ben Davis High School in 1962 and attended the University of Indiana after an honorable discharge from the army. In 1977 he...

Mar 25, 2014

Mary R. Alvarez lives in , passed away at the age of 87. Born on January 16, 1927 and passed away on March 25, 2014.

Mar 23, 2014

Ronald J. Truman

Ronald J Truman passed away March 23, 2014 in the arms of his loving wife. Ron was born on April 20, 1938 in Argonne, South Dakota to Glenn and Maude (Messmore) Truman. He married the love of his life Joan on March 9, 1968, in Illinois. They resided in the Chicago area until their...

Mar 21, 2014

Salvatore T. Pipitone lives in , passed away at the age of 84. Born on January 13, 1930 and passed away on March 21, 2014.

Mar 20, 2014

Please join me to say farewell to Judy, my beloved wife of thirty-one years. We will begin with a Memorial Service to celebrate the life of my extraordinary wife. Following the Memorial Service, I invite you to join our family for Celebration of Life Reception at Dove Canyon Country Club.

Judy’s favorite flowers: Stargazers – Casa Blancas...

Mar 20, 2014

Aaron David Forrest Faulk was born June 1, 1980 and died on March 20, 2014. He is survived by his father and step-mother, John & Sheryl Faulk; siblings Danielle (Mark) Levitan, Brandon (Brooke) Roberts, Carissa (Matt) Biss, and Shannon (Chad) Hahn; nine nieces and nephews, Caden, Mackenzie, Cooper, Logan, Wyatt, Dylan, Lily, Cohen and Drew; and his dogs, Stella...

Mar 19, 2014

Val Jean Wood lives in , passed away at the age of 92. Born on January 15, 1922 and passed away on March 19, 2014.

Mar 19, 2014

Albert Vanderdoes Jr. passed away from heart failure on March 19, 2014 at the age of 89. He is survived by Edna, his beloved wife of 64 years.

Albert was born and raised in Pasadena and was the owner of A & E Automotive located on Walnut Street in Pasadena for over 30 years. He specialized in...

Mar 19, 2014

Wesley Dean Motooka, 57, of Irvine passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 with his family by his side.

He was born in Chicago, IL on May 18, 1956 to Dan and Miyeko Motooka. Wes graduated from West High School in Torrance, CA and received a BS in Engineering from UC Irvine and a Masters in Electrical...

Mar 16, 2014

Fern D. Gertsen lives in , passed away at the age of 92. Born on February 23, 1922 and passed away on March 16, 2014.