Obituaries
Recent Obituaries and Ceremonies at O’Connor Mortuary
Howard Jeffery Chamberlin
Feb 27, 2008
Howard Jeffery Chamberlin lives in , passed away at the age of 54. Born on November 23, 1953 and passed away on February 27, 2008.
Daniel W. Huss
Feb 27, 2008
Daniel W. Huss 42
Beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend to many. Survived by his wife, Cathy; son, Austin; sister, Allison Hudson; mother, Margaret, and father, Robert Huss. Daniel was born in Bryn Mawr PA. He graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Cal State Fullerton. He worked in the mortgage industry for 20 years....
Margaret J. Bird
Feb 26, 2008
Margaret J. Bird was born in Columbus Junction, Iowa, on June 18, 1917. She left the family farm to attend Monmouth College in Illinois where she earned a teaching credential and taught High School English. In the later years of WWII she worked for the USO, and moved to California in 1946. She was an accompanist for the Santa...
James Baumgartner
Feb 26, 2008
James Baumgartner lives in , passed away at the age of 69. Born on January 14, 1939 and passed away on February 26, 2008.
Leroy Robert Guck
Feb 24, 2008
Guck, LeRoy R., 75, passed away February 24, 2008. Roy was a founding father of the computer industry, joining Burroughs Corporation in 1957. He retired from Unisys Corporation in 1991 after decades of innovations in the fields of mainframe computer hardware and software. Roy served in the U.S. Air Force and the Air National Guard.
Roy is...
Emma Maxine Brown
Feb 22, 2008
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, wife and friend, Emma Maxine Brown 82 of Irvine, CA joined her husband John, our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, in heaven on Friday, February 22, 2008. They are together once again and for eternity. Our memories of her love and support, her strength and guidance in difficult times,...
Carol Ann Yerke
Feb 22, 2008
Yerke, Carol 'Pepper'
It is with great sadness that the family of Pepper Yerke announces her passing after a long battle of lung cancer, on Friday, February 22, 2008.
Pepper will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 40 years, Tom, her children, Lisa and Michael and her two grandchildren, Jonathan and Braden. Also her...
Severina Dimaano Suva
Feb 20, 2008
Born January 8, 1938 in the Philippines, Severina Dimaano Suva joined the Lord on February 18, 2008 in Mission Viejo, CA. A retired Construction Insurance Underwriter with AIG, Severina is survived by her husband, Romeo J. Suva; daughters, Rochelle Ambrose husband Henry, Rhena Carusillo-Miller husband Ronald; brothers, Virgilio P. Dimaano, Raymundo P. Dimaano; grandchildren, David Ambrose, Jennifer Ambrose, and...
Sigmund Peter Kaminski
Feb 20, 2008
Sigmund P. Kaminski, 92, was born December 5, 1915 in Cicero, IL and passed away February 20, 2008 in Camarillo, CA after residing in Casta Del Sol in Mission Viejo, CA for 23 years. He is a retired Engineer for the Burlington Northern Railroad after 45 years of service. Sigmund was married to the late Clementine D. Kaminski for...
Rafael Severino Garcia
Feb 19, 2008
Rafael Severino Garcia, 68, was born January 8, 1940 in Cuba and passed away February 19, 2008 in Orange, California. Rafael is survived by his wife, Ofelia; daughter, Annette Garcia; sons, Raphael Lisa Garcia and George Darine Garcia; brothers, Alberto Garcia and Fernando Ruiz; grandchildren, Alex Garcia, Francesca Garcia, Quinton Garcia, Mason Garcia and Miller Garcia.
Eshrat Feshangchi
Feb 18, 2008
Eshrat Feshangchi lives in , passed away at the age of 73. Born on July 28, 1934 and passed away on February 18, 2008.
Willard H. Ford
Feb 18, 2008
Ford, W.H. 'Bill'
Born August 5th. 1922 in Dearborn Michigan and recently a 36 year resident of Laguna Niguel passed away in Anaheim February 18th at the age of 85. Bill was an original student of Henry Ford's Greenfield Village, a veteran of the U.S. Navy during WW II, former employee and retiree of Ford Motor Company,...
Jeannette Julia Ryder
Feb 17, 2008
Jeannette Ryder
She was born on New Year's Day, 1927, and the world was never the same.
Jeannette lived her childhood in the Bay Area during the Great Depression, and was a teenager during World War II. Always a good student, especially in the business/secretarial areas that took off in the post-war years, she held...
Joseph Michael Stude
Feb 17, 2008
Stude, Joseph M., 80, of Lake Forest, CA, formerly Palatine, Illinois passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Survived by his son, Michael; 3 grandchildren, Crystal, Tiffany, Grant. Brother to Lyla Albertz. Joining his beloved wife, Edie, and his daughter, Kathleen, mom and dad, Joseph and Madeline. Director of Mancuso, Howard, and McLean Teams, which set standards of excellence only...
Paula Johanna Beldner
Feb 16, 2008
~Paula Johanna Beldner~ Our sweet Paula, born in Breda, The Netherlands, passed away on February 16th at the age of 56. She was an amazing wife, mother, sister and friend. Paula was the love and soul mate of her husband Steven for more than 28 years. As a mother, Paula was the cornerstone of raising her daughter Erin to...
Marjorie C. Vandemore
Feb 11, 2008
Marjorie C. VanDeMore was born December 10, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio. She lived at 706 E. 124th Street, Cleveland, OH. She was the daughter of Harry K. & Elizabeth Baird Brown, both natives of Scotland, and sister of Harry Brown.
Marjorie died February 11, 2007 at Saddleback Memorial Hospital, San Clemente, CA 92671 of complications of pneumonia,...
Damian Andreas Rivera
Feb 8, 2008
Damian Andreas Rivera lives in , passed away at the age of 5 months. Born on August 21, 2007 and passed away on February 08, 2008.
Gerald W. Moersfelder
Feb 7, 2008
Gerald W. Moersfelder, 94, was born May 12, 1912 in South Dakota and passed away February 7, 2008 at home in Laguna Woods, CA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara. Gerald is survived by many relatives and friends. He will be dearly missed.
Marjory L. Thompson
Feb 7, 2008
Thompson, Marjory Lawrence, 93, left her sleeping body and entered heaven on February 7, 2008. Her family and friends are blessed with memories of her wonderful love, sweet spirit, positive attitude, and generous heart. She reared her children in Fullerton and Brea and later relocated to Lake Forest and Mission Viejo. Fullerton and She was active in Fullerton Evangelical...
Jana Lyn Mcgovern
Feb 6, 2008
Jana Lyn McGovern
Born 20 July 1965 in Chicago, IL Died 6 February 2008 Survived Brother, Christopher; Parents, John and Jo Donahue; Children, Kendra and Brett
Memorial Services
Sunday 2/17/08 1PM South Shores Church 32712 Crown Valley Parkway Monarch Beach, CA 92629 949 496-9331
Donations in memory of Jana Lyn McGovern...
Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary
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