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Russell James Williams

Russell James Williams

Jun 2, 2010

Russell James Williams, born 07-26-1959, passed 06-02-2010. Pacifica High c/o 1977.

A loving Dad, Papa, Son, Brother, Uncle and Friend. His heart was larger than life and his love was unconditional.

Masoumeh Ezat Ebtehadj

Masoumeh Ezat Ebtehadj

May 31, 2010

Masoumeh Ezat Ebtehadj lives in , passed away at the age of 92. Born on October 15, 1917 and passed away on May 31, 2010.

Reta Carol Cagle

Reta Carol Cagle

May 26, 2010

Life has come full circle. On May 26, 2010, Reta Carol Cagle passed away peacefully at the age of 87 in the hospital in Mission Viejo among family and friends. Reta was born in Texas June 12, 1922 and excelled as an aerospace designer engineer, a female among mostly males, at Rockwell over 40 years. She was a loving...

Terrence Armstrong Noonan

Terrence Armstrong Noonan

May 22, 2010

Noonan, Terrence, 72, passed away on Saturday, May 22. He was born on September 11, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Miami University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He later attended Case Western Reserve University and earned an EMBA. He worked for 40 years in the automotive and plastics industry, with his career culminating as...

Lenora May Guy

Lenora May Guy

May 22, 2010

Lenora May Guy, Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and widow of Zenith Carl Guy, passed from this life on May 22, 2010. Lenora was born on December 3, 1932 and was 77 years, 5 months at the date of her death.

She was survived by two daughters, Carlene Matchniff of Los Angeles and Donna Goolsby of Moreno Valley,...

Judith A. Macurda

Judith A. Macurda

May 22, 2010

Dr. Judith A. Haythorne Macurda passed away in Dana Point, CA on May 22, 2010 at the age of 68. Born in Columbus, OH and raised in Glendale, CA, she graduated from USC and went on to earn her medical degree at UCI in 1969.

After working in private pediatric practice and as an outpatient physician at...

Brenda Kay Thomas

Brenda Kay Thomas

May 21, 2010

Brenda was born on May 15, 1959 in Cleveland Ohio. She moved to Calif. at the age of 5 with her parents and her sister. The youngest brother joined the family later. The family moved a lot, but stayed mostly in Orange County, CA. She started working at age 18 for Bivar, Inc. first in Santa Ana until the...

Marshall Samuel Austin

Marshall Samuel Austin

May 21, 2010

Marshall S. Austin, Colonel USMC Retired

The month following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Marshall graduated from high school in Long Beach, California and promptly went to sea in the engine room of a Merchant Marine oil tanker. Shortly after his 18th birthday on 20 June 1942 he was accepted for Naval Flight Training and upon...

Roger Ledin

Roger Ledin

May 20, 2010

Roger Ledin was born February 2, 1915, Groundhog Day, in Des Moines, Iowa to French immigrant parents, Francois and Marie Ledin. He was the youngest of four children, his older brothers being Walter and Rene and his sister Velma. At a young age Roger moved with his family to Fullerton, CA where his father began work in the agricultural...

Kelly Elizabeth Blair

Kelly Elizabeth Blair

May 16, 2010

Kelly Elizabeth Blair Dec. 28, 1967-May 16, 2010

Kelly Elizabeth Blair, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, was born in Ft. Worth, TX. She attended Paschal High School in Ft. Worth and moved to Pacific Palisades, CA where she attended Palisades High School. She later attended Santa Barbara City College, Lake Tahoe Junior College and Sacramento State...

Ethel Ida Maurer

Ethel Ida Maurer

May 16, 2010

Ethel Maurer, a spiritual being, entered this world on January 3, 1919 and departed May 16, 2010.

She is survived by her husband Clarence Joe Maurer; daughter Lynn Reed; son-in-law Jimmy Reed; stepson Kim Maurer; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A celebration of this human experience will be held Saturday, May 22nd at 1:00 p.m....

Patricia Anne Ranney

Patricia Anne Ranney

May 15, 2010

Patricia Anne Ranney, 70, was born October 19, 1939 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and passed away May 15, 2010 at home in Lake Forest, CA.

Patricia is survived by Charles, her husband of 50 years; daughters Kristi Joseph Toscano, Brenda Michael Barbee and Karla Steve Fruehauf; son Brian Ranney; sisters Nancy Sadowski, Susan Ciucci, Joni Otto, Sandi...

Denise Nanako Hudson

Denise Nanako Hudson

May 13, 2010

Denise Nanako Hudson, 53, was born January 30, 1957 and passed away May 13, 2010. A loving Wife, Mother, Aunt, Daughter, ANHS Band Booster, Insurance Underwriter, and friend.

Denise is survived by her husband, John; daughters Kellyn and Kristen; mother Yoshiko Sato and sisters Sharon Arakawa and Deann Sechrest.

Viewing and Funeral Services will be...

Mary L. Fay

Mary L. Fay

May 11, 2010

Mary Fay, 95, was born February 7, 1915 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and died peacefully May 11, 2010 in Irvine. She lived in Washington, DC until she and her husband, Art, moved to Laguna Woods in 1991. Art predeceased her in 1997. In 2003 she moved to Villa Valencia in Laguna Hills and enjoyed many of the social activities...

Alfred Corbett Lenhard

Alfred Corbett Lenhard

May 8, 2010

Lenhard, Alfred Corbett of Mission Viejo, CA died May 8, 2010. A resident of Orange County for 29 years and was originally from Detroit, MI.

Survived by daughters Mary K. Lenhard of Mission Viejo, Colleen Sass of Westminster, Maureen Blair of Irvine and son Alfred C. Lenhard II of Mission Viejo. Grandchildren Crystal Blair, Brooke Blair and...

Carolyn B. Gocke

Carolyn B. Gocke

May 8, 2010

Gocke, Carolyn Boyle

Born June 21, 1913 and passed away peacefully in Los Angeles on May 8, 2010.

Preceded in death by her parents, William Patrick and Elizabeth Boyle and her beloved husband, John Anton Gocke, M.D.

Loving mother of Joan Terence O’Brien, John Patricia Gocke, Patricia Terrence Molony, Suzanne Gocke, Victoria Gocke,...

Richard Allen Porterfield

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

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

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

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.

Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary

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