Obituaries
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Ethel Mae Bryant
Sep 7, 2015
Ethel was born on August 19, 1926 and passed away on Monday, September 7, 2015. Ethel was a resident of Laguna Woods, California.
Emmie H. Shigezawa
Sep 5, 2015
Emmie was born on May 25, 1922 and passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015. Emmie was a resident of Honalulu, Hawaii.
Jude J. Balazy
Sep 4, 2015
Jude was born on December 27, 1944 and passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015. Jude was a resident of Laguna Woods, California.
Judith Ann Akana
Sep 3, 2015
Judith Ann Akana was born on April 11, 1955, and died on September 3, 2015 in Fountain Valley with her family and friends by her side. She was 60 years old. She is survived by her husband, Alan Akana, her parents Henry and Cynthia Shin, and her brother and his family, Greg and Colleen Shin. Judy and Alan never had...
Richard Ross Overfield
Sep 3, 2015
Richard was born on September 7, 1938 and passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015. Richard was a resident of Laguna Woods, California.
Kenneth Franklin Barnes
Sep 2, 2015
Kenneth Franklin Barnes passed away September 2, 2015 in Laguna Woods, California. He was born in Morgan Hill, California on February 15, 1922. He was a loving husband, grandfather, and great grandfather. Kenneth was a World War II Army Air Crop Veteran and he also received the Bronze Medal for WWII Western Pacific Duty. As a member of the Laguna...
James A. Mazzotta
Sep 2, 2015
Please join us in remembering James and view the McCormick & Son Journey of Remembrance Video Tribute (Click the link below) and afterwards please share your thoughts and fond memories with our family below. http://videos.lifetributes.com/630144
Marie Carmen Ferrin
Sep 1, 2015
Marie Carmen Ferrin was born Dec 18th, 1921 and passed away on September 1, 2015 at the age of 93. She was an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Laguna Arts Festival, and volunteered at South Coast and Saddleback Hospitals as a "Pink Lady". Marie is survived by her 2 sons, Anthony Jr. and Robert, 5 Grandchildren (Kristin, Jenifer, Anthony III,...
Chester Francis Hodkowski
Sep 1, 2015
Chester was born on November 2, 1927 and passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Chester was a resident of Ladera Ranch, California.
Gerald Paul Prouty
Sep 1, 2015
Long-time Bismark resident, Gerald Paul Prouty, 68, died September 1, 2015, at the home of his sister in Newport Coast, CA. After surviving a massive heart attack in CA on Dec.24th, 2014, Jerry slowly began to recover. With a positive attitude and cheery disposition, he worked hard to regain his strength. After 8 months of dialysis and physical therapy, his...
Herbert Alan Guiness
Aug 31, 2015
Born April 25, 1991, Herbert Alan Guiness passed away on August 31, 2015 at the age of 94 in Mission Viejo, California. He is survived by his beloved daughter Ava and step-son Andrew. Herbert was born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Louis and Gertrude Guiness. After growing up in Massachusetts, he later moved to Los Angeles, California. It was in California...
Jean Anne St. Hilaire
Aug 30, 2015
Jean St. Hilaire was born on December 11, 1926 in Natick, Mass. (near Boston) to her parents Joseph and Sarah St. Hilaire. She passed away on August 30, 2015. Jean lived many years in Long Beach, California where she was a very committed Special Education Teacher in the Public School System. Twenty-plus years ago Jean moved to Laguna Woods after...
Sylvia Gertrude Levin
Aug 29, 2015
Sylvia was born on March 31, 1915 and passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015. Sylvia was a resident of Newport Beach, California.
Chad Michael Corey
Aug 29, 2015
Chad was born on August 5, 1986 and passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015. Chad was a resident of Hemet, California.
Ardell G. Delsol
Aug 27, 2015
Ardell was born on January 18, 1932 and passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2015. Ardell was a resident of Dana Point, California.
Rodger Swearingen
Aug 27, 2015
Dr. Arthur "Rodger" Swearingen, PhD, Captain, US Army, 1943-46. In 1943, Rodger Swearingen left college after two years to enlist in the US Army as an officer in the Intelligence Corps. He attended the Army Intensive Japanese Language School as well as the Intelligence Service Language School. He then was assigned as a Prisoner of War Interrogator in the Counter...
Josephine Catherine Montroy
Aug 25, 2015
Josephine Montroy was born on November 27, 1941 and passed away on August 26, 2015 at the age of 73 in Laguna Hills, California. Josephine is survived by her daughter, Julia Montroy. Josephine was born in San Diego, California to her parents, Martin and Josephine Montroy. In 1958 she moved to New York City to fulfill her passion of being...
Peter James Astrup
Aug 24, 2015
Peter James Astrup was born November 13th, 1932 in the Bronx, New York. After a brave and courageous fight against Pancreatic Cancer, diagnosed in the fall of 2013, he passed away at age 82 in Irvine, CA on August 24th, 2015. He died at home surrounded by his loving family. A career Marine, he retired as a Chief warrant Officer...
Betty Jean Bright
Aug 24, 2015
Betty was born on November 12, 1929 and passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015. Betty was a resident of Lake Forest, California.
Lily Knotts
Aug 24, 2015
Lily was born on December 16, 1927 and passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015. Lily was a resident of Laguna Woods, California.

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