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Mary Teresa Michela

Mary Teresa Michela

Oct 12, 2010

Mary Teresa Michela lives in , passed away at the age of 94. Born on November 21, 1915 and passed away on October 12, 2010.

Samuel Magedman

Samuel Magedman

Oct 12, 2010

Samuel Magedman lives in , passed away at the age of 88. Born on July 08, 1922 and passed away on October 12, 2010.

Nereo Moisterio Loresto

Nereo Moisterio Loresto

Oct 12, 2010

Our Lord received into his embrace Nereo Moisterio Loresto who passed away in Irvine, CA October 12, 2010. He is survived by his loving family: wife Adulfa Loresto, daughter Marisol Chang, sons Ray and Nereo Loresto, sisters Prudencia Pahilga, Lilia Loresto, Sr. Maria Aucelia Loresto, his brother Mauro Loresto and grandchildren Trinity, Nereo, Christian, Michael and Roman.

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Nicolas Cancela

Nicolas Cancela

Oct 11, 2010

Nicolas Cancela lives in , passed away at the age of 80. Born on September 16, 1930 and passed away on October 11, 2010.

Aurora H. Vargas

Aurora H. Vargas

Oct 10, 2010

Aurora H. Vargas lives in , passed away at the age of 85. Born on October 17, 1924 and passed away on October 10, 2010.

Anne Martha Risak

Anne Martha Risak

Oct 10, 2010

Anne Martha Risak lives in , passed away at the age of 90. Born on November 19, 1919 and passed away on October 10, 2010.

Dean E. Palmer

Dean E. Palmer

Oct 9, 2010

Dean Edward Palmer was born on March 21, 1934, and died on October 9, 2010, due to complications from dementia and pneumonia. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Gloria Palmer, his four children, nine grandchildren and a new great grandson.

Dean was born in Coquille, Oregon; he was the sixth child of eleven. Because...

Mary Ann Banko

Mary Ann Banko

Oct 9, 2010

Mary Ann Banko, Born Sept 25, 1937 New Castle, PA A loving wife and mother passed away Sat. Oct. 9, 2010 at Mission Viejo Medical Center after a 2-1/2 year battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 54 years John P. Banko, Jr. of Mission Viejo and her son Joseph A. Banko and his wife Kathleen...

Arthur Andrew Costello

Arthur Andrew Costello

Oct 9, 2010

Arthur Andrew Costello lives in , passed away at the age of 65. Born on May 03, 1945 and passed away on October 09, 2010.

Charlotte M. Gandall

Charlotte M. Gandall

Oct 8, 2010

Charlotte M. Gandall was born on September 29, 1911 she attended Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu, Hawaii and graduated in 1929. She married Albert K. Gandall Jr. She passed away on Oct 8, 2010 and is survived by her children: Charlotte Posten, Joan Schmidt, Albert K. Gandall III, Thelma Han, twelve Grandchildren, eight Great-Grandchildren, and one Great-Great-Grandchild.

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John D. Loughrey

John D. Loughrey

Oct 7, 2010

John D. Loughrey, proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Born in Detroit, Michigan on Oct. 12, 1924. Passed on Oct. 6, 2010 at 85 and resided in Lake Forest, CA.

Survived by Valeria Joyce, wife of 42 years; sisters Beverley and Betty Lou; brother Bill; sons, John D., Jr, Don, Keith Dana, Robert; daughters Valerie Don,...

Betty Graham Keith

Betty Graham Keith

Oct 7, 2010

Betty Graham Keith

February 10, 1927 October 7, 2010

Betty Keith grew up in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She married Bill Keith in 1948, and during their sixty years together, they moved frequently as part of Bill's career as a Marine Corps officer, around the country and to Korea. After settling in Dana Point in...

Beth Noreen Hatcher

Beth Noreen Hatcher

Oct 6, 2010

Beth Noreen Hatcher lives in , passed away at the age of 78. Born on February 13, 1932 and passed away on October 06, 2010.

Bill Steinriede

Bill Steinriede

Oct 5, 2010

Bill Steinriede lives in , passed away at the age of 65. Born on December 14, 1944 and passed away on October 05, 2010.

David Anthony Lopez

David Anthony Lopez

Oct 4, 2010

Lopez, David Anthony born on July 2, 1947 in Delano, CA, died on 10/04/2010 in Laguna Hills, CA. He graduated San Clemente high school, and attended Santa Ana College. David owned Lopez Communication in Dana Point, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Guillermo Lopez and Aurora Lopez. David is survived by his brothers William Lopez, wife...

Antonette A. Quinonez

Antonette A. Quinonez

Oct 3, 2010

Antonette Adelina Quinonez aka: Mom, Grandma, Gigi, Sis, Annie & Lena was born in Los Angeles on November 10th, 1925 and died in Coto de Caza, California on October 3rd, 2010. She was extremely proud to be a California Native and felt very blessed to be an American. Her heritage was Mexican & Sicilian and she was the oldest...

Daniel Charles Higgins

Daniel Charles Higgins

Oct 3, 2010

Daniel C. Higgins, 73, was born November 10, 1936 in Mount Vernon, NY and passed away October 3, 2010 in La Mesa, CA. A Mechanical Engineer for 43 years who retired from Southern California Edison, Daniel is survived by his daughter Jennifer Lynne Higgins; sons Matthew Blake Higgins and Christopher Ryan Higgins; daughter Kimberly Anne Higgins; daughter-in-law Maria Higgins,...

Barbara Jean Fieberg

Barbara Jean Fieberg

Oct 2, 2010

Barbara Jean Fieberg, 80, passed October 2, 2010, with her loving family at her bedside in Mission Viejo, CA, after a long battle with Leukemia.

A viewing will be held Friday evening, October 8, 2010 from 7 to 9 pm to be followed by a memorial service on Saturday October 9, 2010 at 1 pm.

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Jeanne Louise Bacon

Jeanne Louise Bacon

Oct 2, 2010

Jeanne Louise Guderian Bacon born in Algona, Iowa on October 22, 1925.

Died on October 2, 2010 and resided in Lake Forest, CA

Jeanne was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Jeanne and her husband, Merrill farmed over 200 acres outside of Blooming Praire, Minnesota and operated charter busses until they retired in 1986....

Joan Frances Knaggs

Joan Frances Knaggs

Oct 2, 2010

Joan Frances Schario Knaggs, age 78, a resident of the Palmia community in Mission Viejo, California passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Mission Hospital after a long lung cancer illness.

Joan was born March 15, 1932 in Kitchener Ontario Canada, the youngest of four children, Leon, Dorothy and Mary. She enjoyed a loving childhood and...

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