OBITUARIES

Los Angeles and Orange County, CA Obituaries

Joshua Jahvel Maurice Harris

Joshua Jahvel Maurice Harris

Sep 14, 2018

Josh , to his family and friends was born on June 14, 1994 and went home to be with our Lord unexpectedly on September 14, 2018. He was born in San Pedro, CA and resided in Long Beach, CA where he graduated from Robert A. Millikan High School in 2014.  Josh loved riding horses while residing or visiting with his...

Hananiah Hoyt

Hananiah Hoyt

Sep 6, 2018

Life Reflection

Hananiah Javan Hoyt was the third of five children born to Henry Hoyt Jr. and Christine Hoyt in Los Angeles, California.  He was born August 17, 1982.

At an early age Hananiah accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior and was baptized by his grandfather Henry James Hoyt at Emmanuel Missinoary...

Felex Sablan Blas

Felex Sablan Blas

Aug 31, 2018

Felix Sablan Blas passed away the evening of August 31, 2018 at the age of 78. Felix was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to everyone that knew him. He worked as an Airline Crew Chief for over 36 years until he retired. Felix loved having a good time. He enjoyed bowling, dancing, watching sports and loved joking...

Julio Herrarte

Julio Herrarte

Aug 27, 2018

Abreme tus manos Jesus, tus santos manos

cubreme con tus alas para siempre

guardame en el trono de tu pecho

y dejame ser lo que tu en mi has amado.

Voy a andar sobre tus huellas

y a beber por ti el cruel castigo.

nada podra contra...

Ruben Cruz Marquez

Ruben Cruz Marquez

Aug 23, 2018

God saw you were getting tired

and a cure was not to be,

so He put His arms around you,

and whispered, "Come to me."

With tearful eyes we watched you,

and saw you pass away.

Although we loved you dearly,

we could not make...

Daniel Warren Nason

Daniel Warren Nason

Aug 13, 2018

An obituary is not available at this time for DANIEL WARREN NASON. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

William Harvey Bumgarner

William Harvey Bumgarner

Jul 21, 2018

Obituary of William Harvey Bumgarner

William Harvey Bumgarner of Bell, California.  Born July 23, 1928 in Taylorsvillle, N.C. passed away July 21, 2018 at Kindred Hospital La Mirada, California following a brief illness.  He was the son of the late Edgar Ernest Bumgarner and Relda Wave Swaney Bumgarner.  He was also preceded in death by brothers:  John,...

Richard Vernon Meese

Richard Vernon Meese

Jul 21, 2018

Richard Vernon Meese passed away on July 21, 2018, after a short and hard battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer.  He was 63. Richard was born to J.R.Meese and Gladys Timms at Fort McClelland Alabama in 1954. Richard lived on Army bases in his early childhood including Alabama, Hawaii, Japan, and San Francisco.  He graduated Hamilton High School in Los...

Richard Douglas Young

Richard Douglas Young

Jun 25, 2018

Richard Douglas Young was born in Chandlerville, Kentucky, August 14, 1936.

After a long life of giving, Richard passed in Ontario, California, June 25, 2018.

He will be missed.

Richard spent most of his life in Chandlerville with his father, Bradley Young, mother, Ada Young (Conley),

and six brothers.

...

Michele Helen Samuel-Diakite

Michele Helen Samuel-Diakite

Jun 13, 2018

Michele Samuel was born on June 21st, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the middle child of three children.

Michele was educated through the Philadelphia public school system. She made friends easily in her younger years, and well into adulthood.

She has always been outgoing and extremely funny -- her sense of humor will never...

Deborah Della Rene Bryant

Deborah Della Rene Bryant

Jun 5, 2018

An obituary is not available at this time for Deborah Della Rene Bryant. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Reynaldo B Lumagui

Reynaldo B Lumagui

Jun 4, 2018

I'm Not There

Do not stand at my grave and weep,

I am not there, I do not sleep,

I am a thousand winds that blow,

I am the softly falling  snow,

I am the gentle showers of rain,

I am the fields of ripening grain,

...

Kosal Khiev

Kosal Khiev

Jun 3, 2018

Footprints In The Sand

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord.  Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonged to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last...

Lupe Hernandez Perez

Lupe Hernandez Perez

May 31, 2018

Lupe Hernandez Perez

May 22nd – May 31st 2018

Lupe H. Perez was born on May 22nd, 1934 and was 1 out of 12 children born to Manuel and Paz Hernandez.

Lupe was known to her immediate family as “Little Grandma”.

She loved trips to the beach and afternoons sitting on...

Josephine Melda Tafoya

Josephine Melda Tafoya

May 28, 2018

Josephine Tafoya was born in Penasco, NM on Dec 5th 1934. She was 1 of 10 kids to Rosarito & Cruz Pacheco and was the 2nd to the youngest of children. She preferred to go by Josie. Josie grew up on a farm, where she worked hard and had a pet pig. She always mentioned this pig. In this...

Dorothy Belle Richardson

Dorothy Belle Richardson

May 12, 2018

Dorothy Belle (Krogfoss) Richardson

Dorothy Belle Richardson, 90 years old of Long Beach, Ca. passed away peacefully in Norwalk, Ca.  in the presence of family. Dorothy was born in Hugo, Oklahoma to parents Brian and Mattie McDowell Haneline on January 24, 1928.  She attended Calif. State University Dominguez Hills where she earned a Master’s degree in English...

Jean M. Wheeler

Jean M. Wheeler

May 7, 2018

Jean Marie Wheeler passed away May 7, 2018, at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, due to complications from a stroke. She was 81 years old.

Jean was born to Fred and Lucy Marasca, September 11, 1936, in Boston, Massachusetts. She has a younger surviving brother, Alfred Marasca, of Newport Beach, California. The Marasca Family relocated...

Leon Michael Barros

Leon Michael Barros

May 4, 2018

His smile and joy for life brightened lives from Nicaragua to southern California where he roamed the beaches in search of vballers. Lee was an avid beach volleyball player, known from Marina Del Ray, to Torrance, Manhattan Beach and more recently Pig Beach. He was a pro with camera and could get great pictures of people that never looked...

Caridad Vergara Valdemor

Caridad Vergara Valdemor

Apr 29, 2018

God’s Garden

God looked around His garden,

and found an empty space.

He looked down upon the Earth,

and saw your tired face.

He put His arms around you

and lifted you to rest.

God’s garden must be beautiful,

For He only takes...

Taranlicia Angeakaleia Anderson

Taranlicia Angeakaleia Anderson

Apr 29, 2018

Taranlicia Anderson was born on October 8th, 1969. She was the first born of Alice Faye Mitchell. Taranlicia was born and raised in Long Beach California. She was the eldest of six siblings. Taranlicia was the Matriarch and Soul of the family. She kept her siblings in line, and her family together. Taranlicia is survived by: her mother, Alice...

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