Obituaries
Recent Obituaries and Ceremonies at O’Connor Mortuary
Richard Allen Porterfield
May 7, 2010
Richard Allen Porterfield lives in , passed away at the age of 75. Born on January 21, 1935 and passed away on May 07, 2010.
Concetta Majewski
May 5, 2010
Connie Majewski, 92, was born October 4, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois and passed away May 5, 2010 at home in Laguna Woods, CA.
Connie is survived by her husband of 68 years Edward; sons Tom Lynn Majors, Jim Mary Majewski and Rick Jackie Majewski; 16 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Connie was loved by all who knew her...
Gary Stephen Medeiros
May 5, 2010
—Medeiros, Gary Stephen
Born: April 21st, 1954, Died: May 5th, 2010
The family of Gary Medeiros is extremely sad to report that at the age of 56, our beloved Gary was involved in a motorcycle accident in Madeira County. Gary was born in Oakland, Cal
Catherine Sue Strzelewicz
May 3, 2010
Catherine Sue Strzelewicz lives in , passed away at the age of 60. Born on October 05, 1949 and passed away on May 03, 2010.
Jessica Kirsten White
May 2, 2010
Jessica Kirsten White, 24, of Lake Forest died on May 2, 2010. She is survived by her father, David White; her mother, Lise White; and her sister, Michele Rojano.
Visitation from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Monday, May 10, 2010 at O’Connor Mortuary in Laguna Hills. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday,...
Robert Allen Bombarde
May 1, 2010
Robert Allen Bombarde, born in Portland, OR, on May 25, 1924 passed away on May 1, 2010, 24 days short of his 86th birthday in Mission Viejo, CA. He was the eldest of three children and only son of Alice and Domenico Bombarde.
Bob is survived by his daughter, Kerin Bombarde-Schwartz, and her husband, Jim, and his...
Cora B. Benson
May 1, 2010
Cora B. Benson, 88, was born August 27, 1921 in California and passed away May 1, 2010 in Mission Viejo, CA. Cora is survived by her son Robert J. Benson; daughter Patricia Kaylor and 5 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband John A. Benson.
Graveside service will be Friday, May 7, 2010 at 2:00...
Frank Frederick Mayes
May 1, 2010
Frank Mayes was born on August 25, 1919 in Los Angeles, CA, the only child of John Frederick Mayes and Florence Hollister Mayes. He grew up in Huntington Park, graduated from Huntington Park High School and received his Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1941. He was employed by Douglas Aircraft Co. during WWII. He continued...
Mary Kathryn Balyeat
Apr 30, 2010
Mary Kathryn Balyeat, 82, was born December 11, 1927 in Elkhart, Indiana and passed away April 30, 2010 in Trabuco Canyon, CA. She was married for 52 years to Bennie Balyeat, also of Elkhart.
Mary worked as a Purchasing Agent at UC Irvine Student Health Center for 13 years.
Mary is survived by her daughters...
David Archibald Williams
Apr 30, 2010
David A. Williams, 86, was born September 30, 1923 in New Waterford, Ohio and passed away April 30, 2010 in Mission Viejo, CA. He served in WWII as an Ensign in the US Navy. He was a retired Mechanical Engineer, who worked for 35 years at Westinghouse Bettis Lab. He was employed on Nuclear Submarine Program, and also at...
Lucille Pace
Apr 29, 2010
Lucille Pace: Born: March 10, 1920 – Died April 29, 2010
Lu was a dedicated loving daughter to Joseph and Mary Armentano, a generous sister to her 6 brothers and sisters, and a loving wife to Joseph Pace, her husband of 60 years, who preceded her in death.
Most of her youth was spent in...
Brian Campbell Fyfe
Apr 28, 2010
Brian Campbell Fyfe, 27, was born April 8, 1983 and passed away April 28, 2010. Brian was the Tour Manager for the band, The Confession. Brian is survived by his mother Marian Campbell Fyfe; father Bruce J. Fyfe; brother Kevin Campbell Fyfe.
Henry Robert Stiepel, M.D.
Apr 26, 2010
Henry R. Stiepel, M.D. passed away peacefully on Monday, April 26, 2010. Dr. Stiepel was born in 1922 in Marklissa, Germany. He immigrated to the United States with his wife, Christine Stiepel, M.D. whom he met in medical school in Leipzig in 1951. He practiced internal medicine with Kaiser Permanente for 40 years until his full retirement in 1996....
Steven Arnold Salinger
Apr 26, 2010
Steven Arnold Salinger lives in , passed away at the age of 59. Born on July 23, 1950 and passed away on April 26, 2010.
Thomas Arthur Rosko
Apr 25, 2010
Thomas Arthur Rosko, 81, died Sunday, April 25, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer.
Thomas was born June 27, 1928 in Hillsboro, IL, the eldest of three sons. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts & Science in 1952 and a Master's Degree in Labor &...
Philip Alan Wahlner
Apr 25, 2010
Philip Alan Wahlner lives in , passed away at the age of 80. Born on June 29, 1929 and passed away on April 25, 2010.
Lillian Mary Vogel
Apr 24, 2010
Lillian Mary Springer Vogel, born September 6, 1913 in Buffalo, NY, passed peacefully Saturday, April 24, 2010.
She is survived by her son Richard and wife Sandy; daughter Gelene and husband Dan; daughter Mary and husband David; 9 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Vogel was a member of Mission Lutheran Church and taught both Vacation...
Herman Daniel Schwichtenberg
Apr 24, 2010
Herman Daniel Schwichtenberg lives in , passed away at the age of 84. Born on July 05, 1925 and passed away on April 24, 2010.
William Keith Jorgensen
Apr 23, 2010
Keith Jorgensen, 82, of Mission Viejo, CA, died April 23, 2010. Memorial services will be April 28, 1:00 p.m. at O'Connor Mortuary in Laguna Hills. Wayne Carlson of Holdrege, Nebraska, will be officiating.
He was born March 16, 1928, in Dawson County, Nebraska, to L.W. 'Bob' and Mona Boggs Jorgensen. On November 11, 1950, he married Darlene...
Robert Francis Eggers
Apr 22, 2010
Robert Francis Bob Eggers, 77, a long-time resident of Dana Point, passed away 4/22/10. A leader of Marines for nearly three decades, Colonel Eggers held a variety of positions during an exemplary military career. Among his many duty assignments were two complete combat tours in Vietnam.
He also led officer candidates through rigorous qualification training at Quantico,...
Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary
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