Emanuel "Manny" Valdez

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Coastal Funeral Center

Posted event

November 9, 2025

Nov

Memorial service

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

First Lutheran Church

2900 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90503

Coastal Funeral Center

Posted an obituary

November 9, 2025

Emanuel Valdez Obituary

Emanuel Valdez—known as Papa to his grandchildren, Meme to his Texas family, and Manny to his friends—passed away peacefully at home in Gardena, California, on October 24, 2025, at the age of 85.Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on December 20... Read Emanuel Valdez's Obituary