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Donald L. Garrison
Jan 28, 2013
Donald L. Garrison lives in , passed away at the age of 87. Born on February 02, 1925 and passed away on January 28, 2013.
Robert Lee Vetter
Jan 28, 2013
On January 28, 2013 Robert Lee Vetter III of Mission Viejo, CA passed away at the age of 44 and went to be with the Lord. Rob was born on August 10, 1968, the son of Robert Lee and Glenda Vetter of Phoenix, AZ. Rob was a passionate man. He loved his family so much and being an only...
Ronald F. Gidjunis
Jan 27, 2013
Ronald Frank Gidjunis 10/08/1953-1/27/2013
Ron was born in Maryland to Helen (Vaitkus) and Frank Gidjunis and was the eldest brother of Robert of Tampa, Florida. Though Ron's father passed away at the very young age of 37 in 1957, Ron has a memory of throwing a baseball to his dad in Milwaukee. Soon after his father's death,...
Delores Elaine Eifler
Jan 27, 2013
Delores Elaine (Dee) Eifler April 18, 1933 January 27, 2013
Dee passed away on January 27, 2013. A chapel service and viewing will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 31st at O'Connor Mortuary, which is located at 25301 Alicia Parkway, in Laguna Hills, California 92653. This will be followed by a graveside...
Eleanore M. Covellone
Jan 27, 2013
Eleanore Marie Covellone 1914 2013
Eleanore Marie Covellone, 98, a long time resident of Orange County, CA, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2013.
Mrs. Covellone was born in Amsterdam, NY on July 8, 1914. Eleanore and her family moved to Huntington Park, CA in 1920. She graduated from Huntington Park High School in 1931....
Daniel F. Ludwig
Jan 26, 2013
Daniel F. Ludwig lives in , passed away at the age of 60. Born on May 25, 1952 and passed away on January 26, 2013.
Robert W. Johnson
Jan 23, 2013
Robert W. Johnson, 82, of Rancho Santa Margarita, passed away peacefully at Saddleback Memorial Hospital in Laguna Hills, CA on 1/23/13 with his loving wife, family and friends at his side.
Robert (Bob) was born in Evanston, IL on Dec 14, 1930 to Werner Johnson and Ida Elvera Larson. The family moved to Sturgeon Bay, WI in...
Charles J. Capozzoli
Jan 22, 2013
Charlie Capozzoli, longtime resident of Dana Point's Monarch Bay community, passed away January 22 at Mission Hospital in Laguna Beach. He was 81.
Capozzoli, his late wife Donna and their four children came to Dana Point in 1975 and quickly became active members of the community, an effort he kept up well into his later years. A...
Barbara Kornreich
Jan 22, 2013
March 11, 1926 January 22, 2013
Our beloved Mother passed away due to complications from pneumonia. She kept a positive attitude and maintained her sense of humor throughout. She will be terribly missed by all who knew her.
She was a resident of Laguna Woods for 13 years, which is where they moved to after...
Donna M. Coticchia
Jan 22, 2013
Donna M. Coticchia passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 unexpectedly due to illness. She is survived by her husband James, her son Peter, her daughter Ann Marie, her sister Ethel, her daughter-in-law Wendy, her son-in-law Dan, and her grandchildren Alexis and Madison. She is dearly missed by all of her family and the many friends and acquaintances whose...
Hela Gamarra
Jan 21, 2013
Hela Gamarra lives in , passed away at the age of 86. Born on September 29, 1926 and passed away on January 21, 2013.
Robert Elliott Short
Jan 19, 2013
SHORT, ROBERT ELLIOTT, Lt Col USMC, passed away January l9, 2013. He was born April 11, 1932 to Vyval Clarence Short and Louise Elliott Short in Manchester, New Hampshire. Bob was predeceased by his beloved wife of fifty-five years, Marlene Coyne Short. He graduated from Mount Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh and received his BA degree from St. Vincent...
Leslie Howard
Jan 18, 2013
Lt. Col. Leslie T Howard, USAF (Retired), born in Miliken, LA in 1928 to the late Charles and Gladys Howard. Brother to his siblings: Charles, Edwin, Margaret, Henry Maureen, Donald and Jim.
Les attended McBride High School and St. Louis University where he obtained his Master Degree in finance.
He married Eleanor (Ellen) Wilson in...
Michael Cecil
Jan 17, 2013
IRVINE, Calif.'Michael William Cecil, 66, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, January 17, 2013. He succumbed to pneumonia complicated by his long courageous battle with ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Michael was born on November 26, 1946 in Ames, Iowa, to Dr. J.J. Cecil'deceased'and Maxine (Meckes) Cecil. He graduated from...
Dann Angeloff
Jan 17, 2013
Dann V. Angeloff Jr., 41 years old of Newport Beach, California, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2013 following a two year battle with bile duct cancer.
Dann Jr. was born on July 7, 1971 in Los Angeles. He grew up in San Marino, California and attended Carver Elementary, Huntington Junior High and San Marino High School....
Merlin Finley Mckee
Jan 17, 2013
December 17th 1939 – January 17th 2013
Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Merlin McKee passed away in San Juan Capistrano, where he has raised his children and lived for over 30 years.
Born in San Antonio, Texas to Merlin Finley McKee Sr. and Daltress Pelsue along with brothers Vaun and Garry. Served in the...
Daniel James Smith
Jan 14, 2013
Daniel James Smith Jr., aged 98, passed away on January 14, 2013. Jim was born on September 27, 1914, the child of Daniel James and Marie Magdalena Smith in Los Angeles, making him a third generation native Californian. He is survived by his devoted wife of 70 years Darthea; two children, Kathleen and Gregory; and four grandchildren, Nicole, Rand,...
Earl L. Milligan
Jan 14, 2013
Earl L. Milligan lives in , passed away at the age of 94. Born on November 20, 1918 and passed away on January 14, 2013.
Kyle Alan Morrison
Jan 12, 2013
Our 'precious' boy Kyle Alan Morrison, born January 3, 1998 to loving parents, Dave & Kathy Morrison, & big brother, Dylan. Kyle was taken suddenly & tragically from us to join Jesus on January 12, 2013. Kyle is survived by his parents; brother; grandparents Robert & Molly Ball, Al & Hazel Morrison; uncles Randy (Jane) Ball, Mike Ball; aunts...
Wilma Louise Carter
Jan 11, 2013
MISSION VIEJO Wilma Louise (Walker) Carter passed away Friday, January 11th, 2013.
Wilma was born April 13, 1931, in Meridian Idaho, a daughter of John Lorin and Amy Louise (Thompson) Walker. Wilma and their family moved to Perry, Utah in 1941 where she attended Box Elder Jr. High and High School. Following graduation she worked as a...
Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary
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