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Stanley Raymond Green
Aug 11, 2021
Stanley Raymond Green died on August 11, 2021 at home in Mission Viejo, CA at the age of 92. Stan was born in Los Angeles, CA to Raymond and Helen Green during the beginning of the Great Depression. He graduated from Loyola High School and Washington State University. Stan enlisted in the Air Force, serving from 1954 to 1957...
Bishop Peter Esterka
Aug 10, 2021
Bishop Emeritus Peter Esterka dies
At 7:30 am on August 10th, in California, the Bishop Emeritus Mons. Peter Esterka, a native of Dolnà Bojanovice, entered into eternity.
Bishop and doctor of theology, Peter Esterka, Auxiliary Bishop (Emeritus) of Brno, Titular Bishop of Cefala, and Bishop for Czech Catholics in Diaspora, died in California on August...
Martin Alfred Tenney
Aug 10, 2021
Martin Alfred Tenney , 70, of Rancho Santa Margarita, California passed away on August 10, 2021. He is survived by his beloved triplets, Andrew, Brandon and Carissa as well as his daughter in law Jessica, son in law Mike, and grandpups Hero and Joey.
Marty was born on July 3 rd , 1951 in Lynwood,...
Richard Eugene Gruen Jr.
Aug 10, 2021
Richard (a.k.a. Rick, Ricky, Rich, Big Rich) Eugene Gruen Junior was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Richard Eugene Gruen Senior and Eleanor Lee Gruen on May 26, 1961 weighing 10 pounds 10 ounces. He was the first son, and the youngest of three, with two older sisters: Leah and Joy. All three siblings were born within three years...
Johannes Bartholomew Heemskerk
Aug 9, 2021
Johannes Bartholomew Heemskerk
On Monday, August 09, 2021, Johannes Bartholomew Heemskerk, loving husband and father of three children, peacefully passed away in his home at the age of 90. He was preceded in death by his son Steven Heemskerk and survived by his beloved wife Geertruida (Truus), and children, Suzette McCauley and Jack Heemskerk. “Joe”...
James Patrick “Fitz” Fitzgerald
Aug 7, 2021
Jim “Fitz” was born in Chicago in 1946 to James and Clara Fitzgerald. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Carol. After a wonderful trip to Disneyland during a cold winter in Chicago, the family decided to move to sunny California and relocated to San Bernardino.
Jim was the kind of man that accomplished...
Betty Grace Bankson
Aug 5, 2021
Betty Grace Bankson
Betty Grace (Combs) Bankson, 96 of Hesperia, California, departed to her new Heavenly Home on August 5, 2021 from her Residential Care home in Lake Forest, California. Survived by 4 children: James Bankson, Micheal Bankson, Janene Bankson, and Russell Bankson, 7 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, sister Eileen (Combs) Stanton and numerous beloved...
Nancy Jean Grabmiller
Aug 3, 2021
Nancy Jean Grabmiller, 68, of Mission Viejo, California, passed away on August 3rd, 2021, from complications of pneumonia.
Nancy was born on March 5 th , 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri to Sorrels and Luella Ellis. She received her Business Administration degree from the University of Missouri in Kansas City in 1975. On January 3, 1981, she...
Jonathan Petke
Aug 3, 2021
Jonathan Petke, 74, husband of Mary Hobart Petke, passed away August 3, 2021. Jon, son of the late Walter Petke and the late Mary Hunt Petke, was born in Gloucester, Mass. He spent his youth in Bristol, Connecticut, attending local schools. He graduated from Williams College in 1969 where he captained the football team.
Jon was proud...
Carol Jane Hatch
Aug 2, 2021
Carol Jane (Bond) Hatch, age 82 of Murrieta California , departed August 2nd, 2021 at home in Murrieta. Survived by husband Stephen Edward Hatch, 5 children: Stephen Hatch Jr., Victoria (Hatch) Wood, Linda (Hatch) Krebs, Keith Hatch, Kevin Hatch, 11 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, 3 sisters: Marilyn (Bond) Weil, Barbara (Bond) Lucas, Betty (Bond) Colby, numerous beloved extended family...
Dr. Paul Joseph Luddy
Jul 28, 2021
It is with deep sadness that the family of Paul Joseph Luddy, DVM, announce his passing on July 28, 2021. He was 58 years old.
Paul was the fifth of six children born to Vincent and Germaine Luddy. He was raised in Montgomery County, Maryland, and lived first in Kensington and later in Darnestown, Maryland. As a...
Joseph Anthony Tomei
Jul 28, 2021
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Joseph Anthony Toméi. He was born in Akron, Ohio on October 7, 1948, to Carmella and Domonic Tomei.
When he was six years old, along with his brothers Danny and Donny, his mother married Joseph Gentner, the father who raised him, and the man Joe considered...
Patricia Ann Dean Christiansen
Jul 28, 2021
Patricia Ann Dean Christiansen
On the evening of July 28, 2021, Patricia Ann Dean Christiansen of San Juan Capistrano, CA passed peacefully at her home after a long struggle with cancer.
Patricia D. Christiansen, loving wife of Elmer Leon Christiansen and mother to their seven children, is preceded in death by her parents...
Lillian Marie Fagan
Jul 28, 2021
LILLIAN MARIE PAOLINO FAGAN
Lillian was the youngest and last surviving of 15 children. She also lived the longest, to age 96. Her parents immigrated to America in the early 1900s from a small town, Capestrano, in Abbruzzi, Italy. Her father was a civil engineer, working in the coal mines of Colorado. After growing up...
Mary Rita Mcdonald
Jul 25, 2021
Mary Rita McDonald lives in Castaic California, passed away at the age of 96. Born on August 13, 1924 and passed away on July 25, 2021.
Robbie Janice Fulbright-Sleeth
Jul 23, 2021
Robbie Janice Fulbright Sleeth
Robbie Janice Fulbright Sleeth passed away July 23, 2021 at Southern Hills Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from Covid-19. She was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on October 11 1941, daughter of Robert and Wilma Meisenheimer. She graduated from Central High School in 1959 and married William (Bill) Fulbright on...
Robert Leo Cerney
Jul 22, 2021
Services
Military Funeral: August 11, 2021 – 9:30 am Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church 21682 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, CA 92630
Funeral Mass: August 11, 2021 – 10:00 am Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church 21682 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, CA 92630
Reception: August 11,...
Sheldon Charles Hubocan
Jul 21, 2021
Sheldon Charles Hubocan lives in Mission Viejo California, passed away at the age of 84. Born on August 28, 1936 and passed away on July 21, 2021.
James Hunter Lewellyn
Jul 19, 2021
James Hunter Lewellyn- Obituary
James (George) Hunter Lewellyn 50, of Mission Viejo, California passed away unexpectedly on July 19 th , 2021. George was born June 1st, 1971 in Long Beach, California, and grew up in Mission Viejo, California, a town he loved. Having the soul of a traveler, he made a home in many...
Georgina “Gigi” Arayata-Arca
Jul 18, 2021
Georgina "Gigi" Ortega Arayata – Arca
Georgina, or Gigi, as she was lovingly called by family and friends, passed away quite unexpectedly on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at the age of 66 in Irvine, California. She was the fourth child of Andreina Ortega-Arayata (RIP May 27, 2021) of Manila, Philippines and of Emmanuel Reyes Arayata...
Obituaries for O'Connor Mortuary
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