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Nancy Kathryn Wager
Sep 24, 2025
Longtime Chevrolet Trackside Communications Representative, Nancy Wager, passed away on September 23, 2025 after a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer.
Nancy was an integral part of the General Motors/Chevrolet Motorsports Trackside Communications team beginning in 1995 when she built both the off-road truck racing and stadium truck racing trackside public relations programs with GM/Chevrolet...
Janice Dee Rowley
Sep 23, 2025
Janice Dee Rowley, born on November 26, 1953, was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven with the loving embrace of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 23, 2025. She was 71. Janice lived a majority of her life in California, most recently Lake Forest. She also lived in Santa Clarita, Laguna Niguel, Lakewood and Long Beach. Janice...
Sallie Landell Plaskoff
Sep 23, 2025
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Gregory Paul Robertson
Sep 22, 2025
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Clifton Jeffrey Berry
Sep 21, 2025
Clifton Jeffrey Berry sadly passed away at the age of 64 after a courageous three-year battle with aggressive colon cancer on September 21, 2025, at Saddleback Hospital in Laguna Hills, California. He was surrounded by his wife, his son, and his youngest brother David.
He is survived by Saeideh Berry, who was his loving and devoted wife...
Emily Frances Heller
Sep 21, 2025
Emily Francis Heller (née Michalski) Obituary
Emily Frances Heller (née Michalski), 79, of Ladera Ranch, California, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2025. She passed away at Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
Emily was born on July 8, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee to Joseph Victor and Emily...
Barry Scott Simon
Sep 21, 2025
Barry Scott Simon, 84, of El Toro, California, passed peacefully in his sleep on September 21, 2025, surrounded by loved ones in his family home—exactly as he had wished.
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Barry attended Lane Tech High School before joining the United States Marine Corps, where he served in Okinawa, Japan. While on leave,...
Mark Reasinger
Sep 20, 2025
Mark Douglas Reasinger, born on May 2, 1956, was a beloved husband, proud father and grandfather, brother, minister, mentor, cancer survivor, and life coach who devoted his life to his family, friends, and helping those in need. Â He was welcomed into Heaven on the afternoon of September 20, 2025, his 28th wedding anniversary with his wife and soulmate, Denyse....
Peter John Gates
Sep 20, 2025
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Kiarash Noorizadeh
Sep 17, 2025
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Dr. Kiarash Noorizadeh, born on the 16th of July, 1972, in Tehran, Iran, suddenly passed away at the age of 53 at his home in Irvine, California on the 17th of September, 2025. Born to Morteza Noorizadeh and Nooshin Ghobadi, now passed, he has one sibling, his younger sister, Neusha Noorizadeh,...
Viola Ruth Johnson
Sep 17, 2025
Viola Ruth Johnson was born October 1, 1922, in Long Beach, California and went home to be with the Lord peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday evening, September 17, 2025, in her Laguna Woods home. Viola was fondly known as "Vi" by her beloved husband Art, and the rest of her family. She was born to Raymond and Ruth...
Ernest Anthony Bonanno Jr
Sep 17, 2025
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Ilse Lenschow
Sep 17, 2025
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Ilse Lenschow. Ilse passed away peacefully on September 17, 2025 in Laguna Beach, California. She was 84.
Ilse was born in Vienna, Austria on June 27, 1941 to Franz and Rosa Hanak. Â In 1965 her adventurous spirit and drive for success drew her to New York...
Brennan Rae James
Sep 17, 2025
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Persida Krecu
Sep 16, 2025
Persida (Persa) Krecu was born on October 14, 1932 in Grebanc, Yugoslavia (Serbia) to Jon and Ana Samanc. Â She was the second oldest of seven children.
In 1956, she married Josif Krecu, whom she was with for 64 years until his passing in 2020. Â They went on to have their first two sons, Milijan and Dimitri. Â As...
Mary Anne Stickle
Sep 15, 2025
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Carol Kelley Ray
Sep 14, 2025
Carol Kelley Ray, 89, of Laguna Woods, California, passed away peacefully on September 14, 2025, in Mission Viejo, California.
Carol was born on December 7, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the late Charles and Virginia Kelley. She grew up in the Pittsburgh suburbs with her siblings, Gloria and Charles Jr.
At the age of 17,...
Kimberly Ann Shabazian
Sep 13, 2025
Kimberly Ann Shabazian, born January 29th, 1954 in Los Angeles, passed away after 71 trips around the sun in Lake Forest, CA on September 13th, 2025, after being a long time resident of Laguna Beach. Â Born to Evadean and Roger Smith (passed), she is survived by her husband, Steve Shabazian, daughter, Elizabeth Fuerstman, her two siblings, Steve Smith and...
Thomas Raymond Havard
Sep 12, 2025
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Yulia Tjiauw
Sep 9, 2025
In Loving Memory of Yulia Tjiauw
With heavy hearts, we share the passing of our beloved Yulia Tjiauw, who left us peacefully on September 9, 2025, at the age of 71.
Yulia was born on July 12, 1954, in Jakarta, Indonesia. From the very beginning, she lived a life defined by patience, quiet strength, and...

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