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Addie Cervellone

Addie Cervellone

Jul 25, 2008

Addie Cervellone lives in , passed away at the age of 82. Born on March 14, 1926 and passed away on July 25, 2008.

Norman Thomas Mcginnis

Norman Thomas Mcginnis

Jul 24, 2008

Norman T. McGinnis was born in a sod house on a homestead east of Maurine, South Dakota, August 3, 1919. He was the youngest son of Gideon Melvin McGinnis Mel and Florence Lydia Ellis McGinnis. His family moved to a 160 acre farm and ranch about seventeen miles northeast of Faith, South Dakota, on the Moreau River when he...

Danny J. Bryden

Danny J. Bryden

Jul 24, 2008

Danny J. Bryden lives in , passed away at the age of 61. Born on November 19, 1946 and passed away on July 24, 2008.

Robert Bruce Baird

Robert Bruce Baird

Jul 24, 2008

Robert Bruce Baird, 70, was born May 20, 1938 in Oklahoma and passed away July 24, 2008 in Laguna Hills, CA. A Minister with the Assemblies of God Church, Bob, also served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. Bob is survived by his wife, Jerry Sue; daughters, Rebekah Marie Mitchell and her husband, Scott,...

Rita Ghuloum

Rita Ghuloum

Jul 24, 2008

Rita Ghuloum lives in , passed away at the age of 28. Born on January 14, 1980 and passed away on July 24, 2008.

Jay W. Yeats

Jay W. Yeats

Jul 24, 2008

YEATS, Jay 'Papa J' 82, was born September 15, 1925 in Texas and passed away July 24, 2008.

Papa J is survived by triplet daughters, Paulette Large; Suzette Cummings and her husband, Alan Cummings; Annette Hannan and her husband, James Hannan; brothers, Ralph Yeats, Henry Yeats and Conard Yeats; grandchildren, Nicole Derenard, Travis Cummings, Kelly Jung, Stacy...

Elizabeth Stella Argenziano

Elizabeth Stella Argenziano

Jul 23, 2008

Elizabeth S. Argenziano, 96, was born February 5, 1912 in Pennsylvania and passed away July 23, 2008 at home in Mission Viejo, CA. She is survived by her daughter, Joanne John Caravolias; son, Carmen Lisa Argenziano; grandsons, Peter John Caravolias, Joseph Carmen Argenziano and Anthony Angelo Argenziano; granddaughters, Elizabeth Ann Peter Arvanitis and Mia Rose Spackman.

John Gerald Mcentyre

John Gerald Mcentyre

Jul 23, 2008

JOHN G. MCENTYRE, Ph.D., L.S. P.E.

Born 11/3/20 in Topeka, Kansas died 7/23/08 in Mission Viejo, California. He was the son of Winifred Dwyer and Guy McEntyre of Topeka, Kansas.

Dr. McEntyre was Professor Emeritus of Land Surveying at Purdue University for 18 years where he and Professor Kenneth Curtis founded a 4-year land-surveying program....

Orelia W. Paalani

Orelia W. Paalani

Jul 23, 2008

Orelia W. Paalani lives in , passed away at the age of 83. Born on July 17, 1925 and passed away on July 23, 2008.

William C. Keith, Jr.

William C. Keith, Jr.

Jul 22, 2008

William Charles Keith

After a brave battle with cancer, Bill Keith passed away peacefully at home on July 22nd.  He leaves behind a loving wife, three children who consider him their hero, and five grandchildren.

Born in Oakland, California, in 1923, he enlisted in the Marine Corps during World War II and served in the...

Melesio Guereca Reyes

Melesio Guereca Reyes

Jul 20, 2008

Melesio Guereca Reyes lives in , passed away at the age of 88. Born on December 20, 1919 and passed away on July 20, 2008.

Ellen M. Tennant

Ellen M. Tennant

Jul 17, 2008

She was born Ellen Morine Schumacher on July 5, 1922 in the very small town of Corder, Missouri, as the youngest of 5 children. She grew up in St. Charles, Missouri. Her father died in a mining accident when she was only 18 months old, and her mother suffered a nervous breakdown and was put in an institution when...

Dorothy Evelyn Elfgen Miller

Dorothy Evelyn Elfgen Miller

Jul 16, 2008

Miller, Dorothy, 89, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, died peacefully at Mission Hospital on July 16, 2008, from colon cancer.

Born at St. Charles, Missouri, on Sept. 8, 1918, to Louis Elfgen and Dorothy Baumann Elfgen, She lived her childhood and most of her adult life in St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated from Rosati-Kain High School for...

Marc Adam Lazzara

Marc Adam Lazzara

Jul 15, 2008

. ‘Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.’ —Albert Einstein

Doctor Marc Adam Lazzara was one of those men who could make you smile while he was injecting you by just cracking a joke or playfully teasing. Countless patients would walk out of his office with an immense grin on their face and a...

Harriet Sylvia Freedman

Harriet Sylvia Freedman

Jul 13, 2008

Harriet Sylvia Freedman lives in , passed away at the age of 90. Born on October 18, 1917 and passed away on July 13, 2008.

Ronald Lee Stafford

Ronald Lee Stafford

Jul 12, 2008

Ronald Lee Stafford, January 27, 1911 – July 12, 2008 A Godly Man of Great Character! A Wonderful Son & Brother. A Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather!

Ronald began life in North Carolina, one of 12 children of Claude and Matilda Stafford. He married Pansy Louise McKinney on May 12, 1933. They relocated to West Virginia...

Helen Rose Brassaw

Helen Rose Brassaw

Jul 12, 2008

Helen Rose Brassaw was born November 21, 1921 in Michigan and passed away July 12, 2008 in Laguna Beach, CA. She was 86 years old. Helen worked as a Nurse's Aide at the South Coast Medical Center for 15 years. She is survived by her husband, Oscar; daughter, Susan Michael Bentley; sons, Ronald Brassaw and Kenneth Brassaw; sisters, Mary...

Jean-Pierre Lacouague

Jean-Pierre Lacouague

Jul 11, 2008

Jean-Pierre Lacouague was born on October 30, 1923, to Pierre and Bonifacia Lacouague at their recently acquired 261-acre homestead in San Juan Capistrano. The land was purchased from Cornelio and Ysidora Forster Echenique. John, as he was called, learned to speak Basque with his parents and Spanish, simultaneously, from the Mexicans in the area.

In 1928, he...

Beth M. Myszka

Beth M. Myszka

Jul 11, 2008

Beth M. Myszka, 42, of Lake Forest passed away on July 11, 2008. She is survived by her parents, James and Rose Myszka, Sr.; her sister, Michele Myszka; her brother, James Myszka, Jr.; her sister in law, Kimberly Myszka; her nephew, Kyle Myszka and her niece, Karlie Myszka. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM on Friday,...

Mary Margaret Cirino

Mary Margaret Cirino

Jul 10, 2008

On Thursday, July 10, Mary Margaret Cirino of Laguna Woods was ushered into heaven in the arms of the Angels, joining her beloved husband, Jack. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her adoring children. Mary came into this world on August 16, 1927, in Philadelphia, the first of seven children born to John and Sophie Rynkewicz. She spent her entire...

Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary

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