November 13, 2018
Rudy Romero
Rudy Romero
February 17, 1939 - October 31, 2018Rudy was born in Los Angeles, CA on Feb. 17, 1939 to Lorenzo and Luz Romero. He was the youngest of seven children. He graduated from Garfield High School in Los Angeles. On June 7, 1964, he married Linda Liebig. He was a barber for 54 years...
November 12, 2018
Donald Brown
Donald Brown
Donald Lee Brown passed away unexpectedly on November 7, 2018 of natural causes. Don was a 43 year resident of the Whittier/La Habra area, moving here from Huntingdon, Pennsylvania where he was born on July 10, 1938. Don's passion was boating, woodworking & carpentry....
November 3, 2018
Eleanor F. Clark
Eleanor F. Clark
12/3/1925 - 10/16/2018Eleanor was born in Belfast Maine. She was the daughter of Abbie Arvilla (Daggett) Lamson and Roland George Lamson. As a young girl, she traveled across the United States and moved to San Jose, California with her mother and teenage brothers in 1939. When...
October 28, 2018
Wilbert Stanley Sykes
Wilbert Stanley Sykes
October 30, 1942 - October 22, 2018Wilbert Stanley Sykes was born in Cranston, Rhode Island, on October 30, 1925, to George E. and Evelyn E. (Hyland) Sykes. He passed away peacefully on Monday, October 22, 2018, in Rancho Cucamonga, California, at the age of 92. He was...
October 24, 2018
George Soto
George Soto
Feb. 22, 1962 - Aug. 16, 2018We welcome all family and friends to join us on Saturday, October 27th 2:00pm at the V.F.W Hall, As we gather to celebrate the life of our beloved brother, uncle and friend, George J. Soto (Pelon).11912 Riviera Rd. Suite A Santa Fe Springs CA,...
October 18, 2018
Elmer VanWuyckhuyse
Elmer VanWuyckhuyse
July 9, 1927 - Sept. 25, 2018Elmer James "Jim" VanWuyckhuyse was born on July 9, 1927 in Rochester, New York and passed away peacefully on September 25, 2018, in Brea, California at the age of 91. Jim attended Edison Technical High School in Rochester before enlisting in the...
October 17, 2018
Elmer "Jim" Dugan
Elmer "Jim" Dugan
July 9, 1929 - October 7, 2018Elmer "Jim" Dugan, 89, died October 7th, 2018, with family by his side, at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, CA. Jim was born on July 9th, 1929 in Colorado Springs, CO to William and Thelma Dugan and was the brother to Alma Fisk. Jim owned and...
October 7, 2018
Philip W. Reed
Philip W. Reed
11/27/1919 - 09/24/2018Philip "Phil" Reed passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018 surrounded by family. Phil's favorite hobby was collecting and restoring antique cars and motorcycles, while running a chrome plating business in Santa Fe Springs, CA.He is preceded by his...
October 4, 2018
Choon Soo Oh
Choon Soo Oh
October 10, 1926 - September 23, 2018Dr. Choon Soo Oh of Laguna Hills, CA, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2018 at the age of 91. Dr. Oh was born on October 10, 1926 in Pyongyang, Korea in what is now North Korea. He immigrated to the US in the mid 1950's as a student...
October 2, 2018
Richard "Dick" Cardenas
Richard "Dick" Cardenas
Richard "Dick" Cardenas was born in Whittier, CA, on May 24, 1935, son of Stella and Dale Sheldon. He passed away September 27, 2018, in Whittier California. Dick lived his entire life in Whittier. He attended Bailey Elementary and Whittier High School and graduated in 1953....
Leslie L. Peauroi
Leslie L. Peauroi
May 5, 1944 - Sept. 27, 2018Leslie L. Peauroi, 74, passed away peacefully at her home in Whittier, CA on September 27, 2018 surrounded by her family. Leslie was born on May 5, 1944 in Salinas, CA to her parents Lester & Irene Nunes. On October 10, 1970, Leslie was married to...
September 30, 2018
Gloria Morisak (EILAND)
Gloria Morisak (EILAND)
Morisak, Gloria (EILAND)Gloria (EILAND) Morisak, 94, died at home in Whittier, California, on September 19, 2018 following a long battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held at 1pm on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at White Emerson Mortuary, 13304 E. Philadelphia St.,...
Richard Frederick Wales
Richard Frederick Wales
Wales, Richard Richard Frederick Wales, 92, of Yorba Linda, went to be with the Lord on September 19, 2018. Born March 22, 1926 in Pasadena, CA, he graduated from Big Bear H.S. and obtained his bachelors, masters, and doctorate of Education degrees from U.S.C. Dick joined the...
September 26, 2018
John Callinan
John Callinan
September 16, 1932 - September 8, 2018John Gavin Callinan, 85, known to friends as "Gavin," passed away on Saturday, Sept. 8, in Fullerton CA.Gavin was born on September 16, 1932, in Kent, England, to John Gavin Sr. and Mary (Cooney) Callinan. After a year abroad, the family...
September 23, 2018
Randall Lew "Randy" Hawkey
Randall Lew "Randy" Hawkey
Hawkey, Randall (Randy) LewJuly 5, 1943 - Nov. 21, 2017Randy was born on July 5, 1943 at Beverly Hospital in Montebello, CA.He attended and graduated from Montebello High School in 1961. After high school, Randy then matriculated to the University of Southern California for...
September 14, 2018
Hannah May Whitson
Hannah May Whitson
Nov. 14, 1921 - June 8, 2018Hannah May Whitson, 96, died peacefully at home surrounded by those who loved her on June 8, 2018, after a two-year battle with cancer. She was born in Yenangyaung, Burma, where her father, Idris Thomas, had taken a job with the Burma Oil Co. in...
September 13, 2018
Burdena Broussard
Burdena Broussard
Jan. 27, 1927 - Sept. 8, 2018Married 73 years to Benny Broussard. Moved to Whittier in 1945 from Orange Texas. Survived by her husband Benny, her son Jerry, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.She is known for her smile and laughter. She was a devote woman of God....
Carlos Mejia
Carlos Mejia
Carlos Mejia passed away on August 31, 2018 after a long illness. Carlos was born in Acambaro, Guanajuato on June 10, 1951, and immigrated to the United States as a child with his parents, Roberto and Elvira. He came of age in Berkeleya point of pride for him throughout his...
September 7, 2018
Reverend Gina Lynn Chapman
Reverend Gina Lynn Chapman
Reverend Gina Lynn (Kangas) Chapman, passed away, surrounded by friends and loved ones, on Monday, August 6, 2018 at 7:35 pm at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier, CA. She is survived by Debbie McCollum, her partner of 11 years. Born September 26, 1948 in...
September 5, 2018
Marina Uranga Anaya
Marina Uranga Anaya
Marina Uranga was born February 18, 1937, to Francisco Javier Uranga and Refugio Salazar Uranga. She was the fourth of nine children and the first to be born in Los Angeles. Her parents were born in Chihuahua, Mexico and separately emigrated to El Paso, Texas, where they met...
September 4, 2018
Harold Claybaugh
Harold Claybaugh
*Claybuagh, Harold James "Jim"* *1941-2018* Harold James “Jim” Claybaugh passed peacefully Aug 1, 2018 at his place of residence. In Flagstaff, AZ. He is survived by his mother Freida Killingsworth his sister Janet Funderburg (Les), his children Mary Teresa Caughey,...
September 1, 2018
Elizabeth Beckman
Elizabeth Beckman
December 18, 1037 - August 23, 2018KATHLEEN "KATIE" MULCAHEY died on Thursday, August 23rd at home. She is survived by her children: Laura (Ralph Malafronte), Elizabeth (Tom Beckman), Patrick (Rebecca), Michael (Monica), Amy (Paul Hinz), Paul (Mary), son-in-law, Kirk McKenzie,...
August 31, 2018
Albert PRATCAVAGE
Albert PRATCAVAGE
PRATCAVAGE, Albert My sweet brother, Albert Pratcavage, passed away May 1, 2017. He was loving, kind, and giving to everyone. Albert loved animals, art, music, and he volunteered at the Whittier Senior Center in California for 20 years. While Albert did have a disability, he...
Robert G. Welsh Jr.
Robert G. Welsh Jr.
March 5, 1935 - August 15, 2018Robert "Bob" G. Welsh, Jr., 83, of La Habra, CA, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on August 15, 2018.Bob is survived by his wife Joyce (Lester) Welsh and her children Mark Lester (wife Ruth) and Valerie Musielak. He is also...
