Obituaries

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Amir H Safai-Ellahi

Amir H Safai-Ellahi

Feb 22, 2025

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Donna Rose Drown

Donna Rose Drown

Feb 21, 2025

Donna Rose Drown, 93, passed away in Laguna Woods California on February 20, 2025. Donna grew up in Topeka Kansas, where she met her husband Roy Drown. They were married in 1950. All of her life she enjoyed music and singing. She was a member of several chorus and choir groups over the years. She was a dedicated wife...

Catherine Cynthia Escamilla

Catherine Cynthia Escamilla

Feb 19, 2025

Catherine (Cathy) Escamilla 1957 – 2025

On February 19, 2025, our beloved mother and grandmother, Catherine (Cathy) Escamilla, gained her wings and was reunited with her angels. She was 67 years old.

Born in Tucson, AZ, Cathy moved to Westminster, CA, at a young age. Though Southern California became her home,...

Wayne Laverne Corey Jr

Wayne Laverne Corey Jr

Feb 19, 2025

Wayne LaVerne Corey, Jr., born January 1, 1943 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at his home in Laguna Niguel, California. He was Tim to close friends and family. His parents were Wayne Sr. and Maxine, after whom his granddaughter is named. He had an older sister, Barbara (passed), and twin brother, James (Jim,...

Avelino Cruz Olivarez

Avelino Cruz Olivarez

Feb 18, 2025

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Helen Matthews

Helen Matthews

Feb 18, 2025

Helen Matthews was a caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She fell asleep in the Lord peacefully on February 18, 2025 at the age of 88. She was surrounded by her family at the time of her passing.

She was born in Akron Ohio on March 2, 1936 to Greek immigrants and lived a life...

John Joseph Gately

John Joseph Gately

Feb 18, 2025

John "Jack" Gately July 31, 1943-February 18, 2025

John "Jack" Gately Jr. of Laguna Niguel CA, passed away on February 18, 2025. He was 81. Jack was born in Rhode Island to John and Ruth Gately and grew up in Oakland Beach. He attended Warwick High School, where he starred on...

Juliette Sherman Whitaker

Juliette Sherman Whitaker

Feb 17, 2025

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Joan Irene Ligon

Joan Irene Ligon

Feb 16, 2025

Joan Ligon, 90, of Laguna Woods passed away in the company of her children and grandchildren on February 16, 2025, after a brief illness.

Joan was born on November 11, 1934, in Pittsburgh, PA, to Henry and Josephine Nauman. After graduating from Presbyterian Hospital Nursing School, Pittsburgh, PA, she went on to further her education at several...

Kathleen Louise Petersen

Kathleen Louise Petersen

Feb 16, 2025

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Jamshid Hajir

Jamshid Hajir

Feb 15, 2025

Jamshid Hajir, born in Tehran, Iran on February 18, 1933 passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on February 15, 2025 (three days shy of his 92nd birthday) in Irvine, California.  Born to Azizallah and Soghra Hajir, he was the oldest of their three children. He had a younger brother, Parviz (passed 2023), and has a younger sister,...

Steven Ford Yanagisako

Steven Ford Yanagisako

Feb 15, 2025

Steven Yanagisako was born on May 7, 1955, in Corona, CA, to parents, Ford and Nancy Yanagisako.  After graduating from Rosemead High School, he attended LA Trade Tech and graduated from Control Data Institute.  He began his career as a computer repair disc specialist with Bell & Howell and later with Digital Equipment Corp.  He lived in Temple City,...

Harold Dean Horsey

Harold Dean Horsey

Feb 15, 2025

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Terri Ann Szarowicz

Terri Ann Szarowicz

Feb 13, 2025

Terri Ann Szarowicz, known to those who loved her as Terri, Mom, or Grandma, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2025, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born in La Mesa, California, on March 15, 1952, and lived a life devoted to family, love, and connection.

Terri dedicated much of her career to...

Hossein Khaefi

Hossein Khaefi

Feb 13, 2025

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Peter Ryan Mcgraw

Peter Ryan Mcgraw

Feb 13, 2025

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Patricia Ann Brodie

Patricia Ann Brodie

Feb 12, 2025

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Bohung Yao Kung

Bohung Yao Kung

Feb 11, 2025

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Anibal Itamar Vicente-Aguilar

Anibal Itamar Vicente-Aguilar

Feb 11, 2025

Anibal Itamar Vicente-Aguilar, 47, born in San Clemente California, on July 11, 1977, passed away in Mission Viejo, California on February 11, 2025 from complications of a pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, Celina, his father, Virgilio, his mother, Alejandra, his brother Cris, his aunts Pam, Gloria and Tere, his uncles Fred, Kurt, and Marcial, his cousins Carlos,James,...

Remigio Alinsunurin Lebrilla

Remigio Alinsunurin Lebrilla

Feb 10, 2025

Remigio "Remi" Alinsunurin Lebrilla, born October 1, 1952 in Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines, passed away from multiple myeloma on February 10, 2025, at the age of 72, in his home in Kingman, AZ. He was surrounded by loved ones. He is survived by his loving wife, Lina Lebrilla; their children, Lissette Bartolome and husband Derek Bartolome, Oliver Lebrilla and wife...

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