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Recent Obituaries and Ceremonies at O’Connor Mortuary

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Howard Franklin Smith Jr.

Howard Franklin Smith Jr.

Feb 27, 2022

Howard Franklin Smith Jr.

Howard Smith peacefully entered eternal life surrounded by his loved ones on February 27, 2022.  Howard was born in Pennsylvania on October 26, 1946, and lived a purposeful life for 75 years.  He served his country with distinction as a  military police Sergeant in the USMC. His responsibilities included patrol of...

Harold Joseph Hansen

Harold Joseph Hansen

Feb 26, 2022

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation in Harold's name to one of the following organizations:

https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

https://pva.org/

Candace “Candy” Ann Werve

Candace “Candy” Ann Werve

Feb 25, 2022

It is with deep regret that we announce the death Candace A. Werve, our wife, mother, grandmother and great friend. She passed away peacefully on February 25, 2022 at her home in Laguna Niguel, California.

Candy spent her early years in Los Angeles and attended St. Bernard elementary school. As a teen she moved to Omaha, Nebraska,...

Brooks Stewart Talley

Brooks Stewart Talley

Feb 24, 2022

Brooks Stewart Talley

Brooks Stewart Talley passed from this world into Heaven on February 24, 2022.  Just as he promised, he ran the race God set before him with perseverance, unwavering courage, immense love and compassion for others, and unshakable faith.

This past year was filled with repeated, and oftentimes painful, setbacks in...

Helen Patricia Herr

Helen Patricia Herr

Feb 23, 2022

Helen Patricia "Pat" Herr passed away on February 23, 2022 after a three-year battle with breast cancer.

Born on December 6, 1937, Pat O'Brien grew up in Mt. Vernon, New York before attending college at the State University of New York at Potsdam.  After graduation, Pat began her career as an elementary school  teacher.

In...

Robert Fredric Harrington

Robert Fredric Harrington

Feb 19, 2022

Robert "Bob" Fredric Harrington

Robert "Bob" Fredric Harrington, Sr, peacefully passed away from complications due to aspirational pneumonia on February 19, 2022, shortly after his 83rd birthday, surrounded by his children.

Bob was born on February 10, 1939, in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, class of...

Teresita “Tess” Bondoc Madlangbayan

Teresita “Tess” Bondoc Madlangbayan

Feb 19, 2022

Teresita "Tess" Bondoc Madlangbayan lives in Lake Forest California, passed away at the age of 82. Born on January 13, 1940 and passed away on February 19, 2022.

Herbert Charles Carlson

Herbert Charles Carlson

Feb 18, 2022

In loving memory of Herb Carlson

Date of Birth July 20, 1947

Date of Death February 18, 2022

Services Saturday, March 5, 2022, 11 a.m. West American Rubber Co. Orange, CA

Officiating Jonathan Wright Donovan Olson...

Robert V. Costello

Robert V. Costello

Feb 16, 2022

Robert V. Costello

Robert V. Costello died on February 16, 2022 with family by his side at the Reata Glen retirement community, in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA. The cause was cancer.

Robert "Bob" Costello was born in 1939 in Flint, Michigan and raised in the suburbs of Detroit. He played basketball for his...

Jean Ross Hinkson

Jean Ross Hinkson

Feb 14, 2022

Jean Ross Hinkson

Jean Ross Hinkson, RN age 87 died on February 14, 2022. Jean was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on March 19, 1934 and moved to Laguna Beach in 1959 to work as a nurse at the newly opened South Coast Hospital in 1959.  Shortly after moving to Laguna Beach she met and...

Suharto Noto

Suharto Noto

Feb 13, 2022

In Loving Memory of Suharto Noto

Suharto Noto, 76, of Irvine, passed away on February 13, 2022 from heart disease.

Suharto was predeceased by Tjipto Hario Lanton-Tjeng Liap Liong (father), Lismi-Nio Kwe Nio (mother), Kok Tjang (brother), Kok Gie (brother), Kok Ping (brother), and Kok Oen (brother). He is survived by Dorothea Gertrude Noto-Liem (wife),...

William Sims Yancey

William Sims Yancey

Feb 12, 2022

William Sims Yancey 1935-2022

William (Bill) Sims Yancey, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 86 on February 12, 2022. Bill was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 31, 1935 to William and Ellen Yancey. Bill grew up in Memphis, and as a boy enjoyed playing every sport with his...

Bob Davila

Bob Davila

Feb 12, 2022

In Memory of BOB DAVILA May 30, 1927 – February 12, 2022

On February 12th, 2022, the former Mayor of Downey (1985-1986), Bob Davila passed away peacefully at age 94 with his daughter and two granddaughters by his side as he joined our Lord and Savior.

Bob was born...

Esther Louise Karlson

Esther Louise Karlson

Feb 11, 2022

Esther Louise Karlson

Esther Louise Karlson of Laguna Woods, California passed away on February 11, 2022 at the age of 94.  Esther was born on December 9, 1927 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Carl and Elsa Johnson, one of seven children.

Esther loved the Lord and served in various capacities at a number of...

Richard James Salter

Richard James Salter

Feb 11, 2022

Rip Salter

Richard James Salter passed away at the age of 94 in Irvine, California, on February 11, 2022.  Richard (known as "Rip") was born to Henry and Anna (Homola) Salter in the village of Salineville, Ohio, on December 7, 1927.

As a youngster, he enjoyed baseball and inherited his lifelong nickname that...

Ramona C. Parkinson

Ramona C. Parkinson

Feb 11, 2022

Ramona C. Parkinson lives in Costa Mesa California, passed away at the age of 90. Born on November 04, 1931 and passed away on February 11, 2022.

Robert Eugene Harrison

Robert Eugene Harrison

Feb 10, 2022

Dr. Robert Eugene Harrison

Dr. Robert Eugene Harrison, age 98, formerly of Mission Viejo and Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and most recently of Laguna Hills, California, passed away peacefully early on the morning of Thursday, February 10, 2022, at his home.

Robert Harrison will be remembered for his love and devotion to Jesus...

James Stanley Graver

James Stanley Graver

Feb 7, 2022

James Graver

November 6, 1938 – February 7, 2022

Mission Viejo, CA – James Stanley Graver joined our heavenly Father on February 7, 2022, three years after beginning an inspirational journey with pancreatic cancer.  Jim was born on November 6, 1938 to Stanley and Josephine Graver of Bristol, CT.  He was...

Robert Joseph Johnson

Robert Joseph Johnson

Feb 4, 2022

Robert Joseph Johnson

“Bob”

Robert J. Johnson, 72, of Mission Viejo, CA, passed into eternal life on February 4, 2022.

Bob was strengthened and comforted by the presence of his family when he passed. Bob is survived by his wife Pamela, his three children: Racheal Yard, Christopher Johnson, and...

David Michael Chereb

David Michael Chereb

Feb 4, 2022

David Michael Chereb September 19, 1944 – February 4, 2022

David Michael Chereb, a brilliant and accomplished economist, U.S. Air Force Captain, beloved husband, father, and Opa, passed away February 4, 2022, at home in Mission Viejo, California.

David was born September 19, 1944, in Port Jefferson, New York, to the...

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