Obituaries
Recent Obituaries and Ceremonies at O’Connor Mortuary
Terry Frederick Lorenz
Dec 19, 2008
Terry Frederick Lorenz of Hemet, CA, passed away on December 19, 2008. Terry died peacefully, with family and friends by his side. Terry, the son of Frederick and Letha Lorenz, was born on June 14, 1940, in Santa Monica, CA. He grew up in, CA, and attended Loyola High School where he formed many of his lifelong friendships. Terry's...
Eileen Hilda Mcnamara
Dec 19, 2008
Eileen Hilda McNamara lives in , passed away at the age of 88. Born on June 27, 1920 and passed away on December 19, 2008.
Tim J. Deierling
Dec 16, 2008
Timothy J. Deierling of Laguna Niguel, CA passed away on December 16, 2008, after a courageous 2-year battle with cancer. He was with some of the people who were most meaningful to him, and he was an inspiration to all of us in his fight to survive. Many of us who could not be with him had the opportunity...
Matthew Ryan Simmons
Dec 12, 2008
Matthew Ryan Simmons was born on February 7, 1980 in Fullerton, California to his biological parents Hope Cornejo and Kevin Rainey but adopted by John and Cindi Simmons. Matthew went home to be with the Lord on December 12, 2008 in Savannah, Georgia at the age of 28. Matthew grew up in Mission Viejo, California with his parents and...
Matthew Eugene Thompson
Dec 11, 2008
A Catholic mass and burial will be held for Matthew Eugene Thompson, 91, of Mission Viejo, CA on Friday December 19th at 9:00 am preceded by a rosary at 8:30 am at St. Kilian Catholic Church, located at Estanciero and Marguerite in Mission Viejo. He passed peacefully in his sleep on the afternoon of December 11th, 2008.
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Algimont Paul Kerza-Kwiatecki
Dec 11, 2008
Beloved husband and father died peacefully at home on Dec. 11, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Klaipeda, Lithuania, on May 16, 1936 to Paul and Sophia Kerza. During WWII he emigrated to Poland and later attended Wroclaw Medical School.  In 1961 he emigrated to the United States of America and received his PhD...
Violet Marie Baldyga
Dec 10, 2008
Violet Marie Baldyga of Irvine passed away 12/10/2008. Violet is survived by her husband of 55 1/2 years, Edward F. Baldyga; daughters, Valerie Boyd and Mary Anne Fakharzadeh; sons, Edward, Thomas, and James Baldyga; 4 grandchildren, Kristin, Ryan, Anthony and Corey; 2 sons-in-law, 3 daughters-in-law; brothers, Fred, Nicholas and Frank Coscia. Violet was preceded in death by her infant...
Byron Allyn Linde
Dec 10, 2008
Byron Linde, 66, a resident of Orange County for 34 years, was born September 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington and passed away December 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA. Byron is survived by his wife, Sandy; sons, Todd and Christian Linde and 5 grandchildren.
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Susan Marie Condon
Dec 8, 2008
Susan Marie Condon lives in , passed away at the age of 54. Born on February 15, 1954 and passed away on December 08, 2008.
Paul Albert Froemming
Dec 3, 2008
Paul was born on November 28, 1912 in New Ulm, MN. His grandparents and family came from Germany in the late 1890’s. They were proud to be Americans and learned the English language without the aid of many schools available to immigrants. In 1916 his family purchased and moved to a farm three miles from Elgin, ND. Paul had...
Yuki Akioka
Dec 3, 2008
Yuki Akioka, 71, was born March 15, 1937 on Okinawa and passed away December 3, 2008 at home in Lake Forest, California. Yuki is survived by her husband, Harry; daughter, Miki Dan Minnick; grandchildren, Mica, Logan, Mackenzie and Donovan.
Ercole Joseph Aliotta
Dec 2, 2008
Ercole Joseph Aliotta lives in , passed away at the age of 84. Born on June 19, 1924 and passed away on December 02, 2008.
Robert George Johnston
Nov 30, 2008
Robert George Johnston lives in , passed away at the age of 93. Born on August 21, 1915 and passed away on November 30, 2008.
Charles Franklin Sanders
Nov 29, 2008
Charles F. Sanders, 76, born 12/22/31 Louisville, KY; died 11/29/08 Laguna Niguel, CA. BS, MA degrees from University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, PhD degree from University of Southern California. Chemical engineer with Esso Research & Engineering, Linden, NJ; professor of engineering at San Fernando Valley State College, later Dean of the School of Engineering & Computer Science at California...
Arlene E. Harm
Nov 29, 2008
Arlene E. Harm lives in , passed away at the age of 76. Born on July 22, 1932 and passed away on November 29, 2008.
Philip Roland Fagan
Nov 29, 2008
Philip Roland Fagan passed away at the age of 75. He was a kind and caring family man who was proud of his Irish-Italian heritage. He was a devoted husband, father and son who shared his love of the ocean, animals, drawing and cooking with all who knew and loved him. Philip was born in Newport, Rhode Island on...
Brendan Ryan Niemic
Nov 28, 2008
Brendan Ryan Niemic
Brendan was born April 7, 1984 in Turnersville, New Jersey. He had an older brother, Devin Niemic, who passed away in June, 2006; and a younger sister Lauren Niemic who attends college and works here in Orange County. He was always big for his age and looked older than he was. He was always...
Lawrence Bernard Burns
Nov 28, 2008
Lawrence Bernard Burns lives in , passed away at the age of 82. Born on December 25, 1925 and passed away on November 28, 2008.
Dolores E. Mora
Nov 26, 2008
Dolores E. Mora lives in , passed away at the age of 95. Born on October 27, 1913 and passed away on November 26, 2008.
James M. Holbert
Nov 25, 2008
Born in Butte, Montana, spent his first few years in Mexico, due to his father’s business. The family moved to San Clemente in 1950, where he spent the rest of life. Both Jim and Gerry grew up in San Clemente, met in 1966, they fell in love and married the following year. Blessed with two children and 41 years...
Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary
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