Obituaries

Recent Obituaries and Ceremonies at O’Connor Mortuary

John S. Kelly

John S. Kelly

Mar 28, 2005

John S. Kelly lives in , passed away at the age of 55. Born on November 02, 1949 and passed away on March 28, 2005.

Kenneth E. Hansen

Kenneth E. Hansen

Mar 28, 2005

Kenneth E. Hansen, 64, of Huntington Beach, a retired operations manager, died march 28, 2005, of complications due to diabetes, cardiac arrest and kidney failure. Services 9:00AM Saturday April2, 2005 @ St. Nicholas catholic Church in Laguna Woods. With burial to follow at Good Shepherd Cemetery Huntington Beach, CA. Ken was born in Hawthorne, California on September 21, 1940....

Bruce Pollock

Bruce Pollock

Mar 27, 2005

Bruce died March 27, 2005. He is survived by his loving children, Kevin and David Pollock, Wendy Katz , and 5 grandchildren and 5 great granchildren.

Robert Moore Watkins

Robert Moore Watkins

Mar 25, 2005

Robert died March 25, 2005. He is survived by his loving wife, Alice, daughter, Mary Lou, and 2 grandchildren.

David P. Bushnell

David P. Bushnell

Mar 24, 2005

Remembered and beloved by his family, friends and members of the international business community, DAVID P. BUSHNELL, founder of Bushnell Optical Corporation, Bushnell International and 8 other domestic and foreign companies, succumbed to non-Hodgkins lymphoma at his home in Laguna Beach, CA on March 24, 2005. He was within days of his 92nd birthday.

Sylvia Joan Amaral

Sylvia Joan Amaral

Mar 23, 2005

Sylvia Amaral, a resident of Orange County for the last 7 years, died Wednesday, March 23 at the age of 64. She is survived by her loving husband Edward, her beloved children Kimberly Perez and Joseph McGowen, her sisters Aurea Lopes, Dina Cutropia and Stella Law, her brother Jesse Lama and four grandchildren.

Irene Little

Irene Little

Mar 23, 2005

Irene Little passed away on the morning of March 23 at 8:25. Born Georgina Irene Goatham on Christmas Day, 1921 in Forfar, Scotland, she traveled first to Canada at a very young age and arrived in Inglewood, California around the age of 5. She attended Morningside High School before meeting her surviving husband of 60 years, Norman H. Little....

Edward E. Day

Edward E. Day

Mar 22, 2005

Edward E. Day, 70. Born June 15, 1934 in Oklahoma. Passed away March 22, 2005 in Mission Viejo, California. Edward was preceded in death by his son, Edward Watson Day, II. Edward is survived by his wife, Emmy; daughter, Katherine Mattimore Day; daughter-in-law, Kelli Day; grandchildren, Johnathon Kuper Day, Sarah Jane Braun and Edward Day Braun.

Mildred G. Neal

Mildred G. Neal

Mar 21, 2005

Mildred G. Neal lives in , passed away at the age of 88. Born on March 04, 1917 and passed away on March 21, 2005.

Donald A. Durant

Donald A. Durant

Mar 20, 2005

Don slipped quietly away from us at 11:36pm Tuesday night at his home in Monarch Beach, California.  Trudy was at his side.  They celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary on February 28.

Don had fought a valiant battle against chronic lymphocytic leukemia since 1992, and had recently been treated for lymphoma.   He was suffering from a lung infection,...

Steve Burdg

Steve Burdg

Mar 20, 2005

Steven Robert Burdg died on Sunday, March 20th at the age of 57. He is survived by his Soulmate, Best Friend and Loving Wife of 35 years, Nancy: Two Loving and Caring Sons, Jeffrey Steven and Scott Edward; Two Daughter-in-Laws, Kristy and Kelly; and Two Little Grandaughters, Molly and Isabelle. He is also survived by his Brother, Craig and...

Glen E. Tipton

Glen E. Tipton

Mar 17, 2005

Glen Tipton, 73, died on March 17, 2005. Glen is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Laura. They were married June 18th. Glen is also survived by his Loving Daughter Lynne Saremi; Loving Son David E. Tipton and 2 Grandchildren. A vigil service will be held on Sunday, 3/20/05 – 7:00PM at O'Connor Laguna Hills Mortuary. Funeral...

William Charles Pinder Ii

William Charles Pinder Ii

Mar 16, 2005

William Charles Pinder II, 69 died on March 16, 2005. William is survived by his loving daughter Elizabeth Pinder and Loving son Brian Pinder. A Vigil service will be held on Monday, 3/21/05 – 7:30PM at O'Connor Laguna Hills Mortuary. A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday 3/22/05 – 10:30AM at St. Kilian Catholic Church in Mission Viejo....

Norah Edyth Planck

Norah Edyth Planck

Mar 15, 2005

Norah E. Planck died Tuesday, March 15th at the age of 85. She is survived by her loving Son, Stephen Giacoma.

Services will be held on Monday, March 21, 2005, 11:00am at O'Connor Laguna Hills Mortuary.

James D. Unger

James D. Unger

Mar 14, 2005

James D. Unger born 3/20/1954 in Pennsylvania, died unexpectly on 3/14/2005. Loving father to Julie, Jennifer, Melissa and Michael. Devoted son of Patricia Morgan; is survived by his sister Karen Unger. A funeral service and vistitation will be held on Sat. 3/19/2005 at Saddleback Church 9:00am, followed by a graveside service at El Toro Memorial Park. Reception to follow...

Jack W. Falck

Jack W. Falck

Mar 14, 2005

Jack W. Falck of Balboa Island, Ca. Passed away March 14th at the University of California Irvine Medical Center at age 80. A memorial service will be held at St. Johns Episcopal Church, 30382 Via Con Dios, Rancho Santa Margarita at 3:00pm on Sunday, March 20th. There will be a reception immediately followng the service. Jack is survived by...

Robert L. Thomas

Robert L. Thomas

Mar 13, 2005

Robert Lee 'Tommie' Thomas was born August 1, 1923 in Miami, Florida and passed away in his sleep on March 13, 2005 at home in Mission Viejo, California. To friends and family in Florida he has always been Lee – to all who have subsequently known him, he has been Tommie – courtesy of the navy where you are...

Barbara Osuna

Barbara Osuna

Mar 13, 2005

Barbara died 3/13/2005. She is survived by her loving mother, Mercedes Estrada, loving children, Cassandra Garcia, Adelina Linares, Kathy Martinez, Belinda Hawley, and Aalex Osuna, loving sister, Alicia Aros and brothers, Frank Estrada and Mario Rodriquez, 13 Grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

Dean W. Hart

Dean W. Hart

Mar 12, 2005

Dean was married to his loving wife Ruth Andrews Hart for 53 and 1/2 years. Dean graduated from Long Beach Poly with the Class of 1945 and was a Navy Veteran of WWII.

Dean and Ruth have left their legacy at a number of churches over the years stretching from Long Beach and Escondido, CA to Arizona....

Charlotte Herron

Charlotte Herron

Mar 12, 2005

Charlotte Herron, born July 16, 1945, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on March 12, 2005.

She attended Phineas Banning High School in Wilmington. She later attended California State University at Long Beach. She was a homemaker all of her life. She enjoyed decorating, traveling and animals. Charlotte was loved by all who knew...

Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary

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