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Minnie Donnie Mary Arroyo

Minnie Donnie Mary Arroyo

Mar 30, 2010

Our mother, Donnie Arroyo, age 81 of San Clemente, CA died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Coastline Community Hospital in Santa Ana, CA.

Donnie was born Minnie Mary Bonanno on April 14, 1928 in Queens, New York of Sicilian parents. She grew up in New York State with her many cousins, aunts & uncles; proud of her...

James L. Mcnally

James L. Mcnally

Mar 30, 2010

James L. McNally, Lt. Col. Ret. passed away on March 30, 2010 at his home in Laguna Hills. Born on December 9, 1930 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Harold E. and Joy G. McNally. He married his wife Ann on April 9, 1955. He was a Strategic Air Command Pilot in the United States Air Force for twenty-one years....

David Eugene York

David Eugene York

Mar 29, 2010

David York passed away on March 29, 2010 after a long-term illness. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Neva York, His two daughters, Anita York and Candace Moore and his grandson Colin Moore. He is also survived by by 3 of his sisters Dolly Womach, Ann Taylor and June Meacham.

Dave was born on...

Ralph Howard Miller

Ralph Howard Miller

Mar 29, 2010

MILLER, Ralph Howard Born Dec. 8, 1923 – Iron Mountain Michigan Passed Mar. 29, 2010 – Santa Ana California

Ralph was a man of few words in his later years, which stood in stark contrast to the man many new during his days when he was building his company. Miller Castings Inc. an aerospace foundry, in Whittier,...

Pacita Enrile

Pacita Enrile

Mar 29, 2010

Pacita Enrile lives in , passed away at the age of 81. Born on May 01, 1928 and passed away on March 29, 2010.

Alice Jubala Martinez

Alice Jubala Martinez

Mar 28, 2010

Martinez, Alice Jubala, of San Juan Capistrano, passed away on Palm Sunday peacefully at 5:15 a.m. Sunday morning after being surrounded by her entire family all week.

Memorial Services: 4/7 7:00pm Rosary/Viewing 4/8 10:00am Mass Mission San Juan Capistrano Basilica, followed by graveside Burial at Ascension Cementary.

She was born in Mesilla Park, New Mexico...

William Farrell Hoyem

William Farrell Hoyem

Mar 27, 2010

William Farrell Bill Hoyem, age 65, of Lake Forest, passed away on Saturday March 27, 2010 after a courageous battle with renal cell cancer.

Bill was born in Alhambra, CA on May 24, 1944. He was a graduate of Mater Dei High in 1962 and served 4 yrs. in the Air Force. Bill was a dedicated Paramedic/Firefighter...

Lucille D’Amico Jones

Lucille D’Amico Jones

Mar 27, 2010

Lucille Jones, our loving sister, aunt and dear friend, passed away on March 27, 2010 in Laguna Beach, California.

A 40-year resident of Laguna Niguel, Lucille is survived by her brothers Nicholas, Patrick and George Mendiola and her sister Mary Fritz.

A memorial mass will be held on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 10:00 AM...

Diane Elizabeth Schwichtenberg

Diane Elizabeth Schwichtenberg

Mar 27, 2010

Diane Elizabeth Schwichtenberg passed away on March 27, 2010 after a long courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

She was born to George and Frances Nell O’Brien on July 1, 1938 in Everett, WA. Her family resided in Concrete, WA until 1948 when they moved to Seattle, WA. She graduated from Holy Rosary High School and attended Central...

Brian John Hayes

Brian John Hayes

Mar 25, 2010

Brian John Hayes lives in , passed away at the age of 31. Born on August 21, 1978 and passed away on March 25, 2010.

Kellie Sue Smith

Kellie Sue Smith

Mar 25, 2010

Kellie Sue Smith, 53, Rancho Santa Margarita, was born on October 31, 1956 in Springfield, MO, the fourth of five children to Homer and Betty Smith. She was a brave survivor of breast cancer 10 years, uterine cancer 3 years; however a third cancer, peritoneal, was detected in November 2009 which she could not beat and departed from this...

Silvano Liberatore

Silvano Liberatore

Mar 25, 2010

SILVANO LIBERATORE

Preceeded in death by his father and mother, Bernardino and Maria Liberatore

Survived by- Children: Daniel Liberatore, Michael Kelly Liberatore, and Shannon Liberatore Grandchildren: Cody, Summer and Marlin Liberatore Great-Grandchild: Craven Liberatore Siblings: Maria Pia Orfeo Corona, Aldo Luiza Liberatore, Marisa Saverio Basile Many nieces and nephews

Silvano immigrated to the...

Natalie Louise Tollen

Natalie Louise Tollen

Mar 25, 2010

TOLLEN, NATALIE L., 87, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2010 in Lake Forest, CA where she had resided for the last 33 years. Natalie's was a life well lived with love, loyalty, respect, and kindness to all who's lives she touched. She was born on May 23, 1922, in Cambridge, MA to Joseph and Charlotte MacFarland Cummings.

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Marguerite Berney

Marguerite Berney

Mar 24, 2010

Marguerite Berney lives in , passed away at the age of 80. Born on August 18, 1929 and passed away on March 24, 2010.

Thang Ngoc Chien Pham

Thang Ngoc Chien Pham

Mar 23, 2010

Thang Pham was born on January 1, 1956 in Vietnam. After finishing Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, he moved to Long Beach, California where he was married to Lien Cong. Although he worked full time as a medical doctor at Kaiser Permanente, he was deeply devoted to the Lord. Through his passion as a doctor and pastor, Thang...

William Clark Pasley

William Clark Pasley

Mar 23, 2010

Dr. William Pasley died March 23rd at his home in Mission Viejo. Bill was born in Los Angeles California on July 13, 1925. He attended Arizona State Teacher's College, California Polytechnic Institute at San Luis Obispo, and University of Notre Dame. He lettered in football, basketball, and track in high school and college. He volunteered and spent 3 years...

Ruth Ann Clapperton

Ruth Ann Clapperton

Mar 21, 2010

Ruth was born Ruth Ann Ackley on September 21, 1925 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Her parents were Eugene and Selma Ackley Helgersen. She had one brother Richard. Ruth grew up in the Lake Geneva area and, according to Ruth; she loved school, got good grades and was very well behaved. She moved to California in 1944 at the age...

Dorothy Karin Fenn

Dorothy Karin Fenn

Mar 20, 2010

Longtime Mission Viejo resident Dorothy Karin Fenn, loving wife and mother of three, and grandmother of three, passed away March 20. The daughter of Roderick and Ramona Robertson, Dorothy was born in 1936. She and her brothers, Brock and Rod, were raised in Arcadia and spent summers in Balboa. In 1955 she graduated from Newport Harbor High School, and...

Henry Fredrick Schoemehl

Henry Fredrick Schoemehl

Mar 20, 2010

Henry Fredrick Schoemehl, an electrical engineer in the sound recording and aerospace and defense industries, died Saturday 20 March 2010 following a lengthy pulmonary illness. He was 83.

Mr. Schoemehl, a resident of Laguna Woods, Calif., was born in Terre Haute, Ind., to Anna and Henry Schoemehl on June 1, 1926. As a resident of nearby Seelyville,...

Millard “Mike” Marrin

Millard “Mike” Marrin

Mar 17, 2010

Millard Mike Marrin passed on March 17th. Mike was a kind and gentle man with a great sense of humor. He was a people person who made friends easily and made people laugh wherever he went. Mike lived a very successful life both personally and professionally. He was born in New York, but has lived in Orange County for...

Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary

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