John Edward Kowan
Aug 13, 2026
John Kowan, 68, of Torrance, California, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2026, surrounded by his loving wife and sons.
Born on October 13, 1958, in Inglewood, California, at Daniel Freeman Hospital, John was the beloved son of Al and Daisy Kowan. He grew up in Torrance and attended St. James School, followed by West Torrance High School.
It was during high...
Mary Jane Garland
Aug 12, 2026
Mary Jane Garland, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, wife, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2026, at 5:30 a.m. in Torrance, California. She was 87 years old.
Born on December 7, 1938, in Columbus, Ohio, Mary Jane was the second of four children to Evelyn Marie and George Victor Foutts. At the age of three, she moved with her...
James Earl Warner
Aug 12, 2026
James WARNER was born in Greenville, Mississippi on September 1, 1954 to Lillie Mae WARNER, who later married Robert Earl Shaw. The family moved from Mississippi to Los Angeles, California in 1962. James graduated from George Washington High School in 1973. James had a long career as a butcher at Woo’s Market and later for the US Postal Service ....
Annie Louise Appel
Aug 12, 2026
Dear sweet sweet Annie has passed away after 2 years of fighting brain tumor. She was an art warrior and a peace activist. There are no words to express the sadness that her passing is causing all of us left here to deal with the pain of knowing that she is not on the planet. But I know for sure...
Leonard Patino Jr.
Aug 11, 2026
Leonard Patino Jr. was born on November 24, 1979, at Torrance Memorial Hospital to his mother, Alicia Gomez Patino. He is survived by his beautiful wife, Salina Patino; his four children, Leonardo Patino III, Armando Patino, Alina Feliz Patino, and Leylina Candy Patino; his father, Leonardo Patino Sr.; and his sister, Gina Patino.
If you knew Leo, you knew he was...
Josefina Cerna Andrade
Aug 11, 2026
Josefina Cerna Andrade was born on August 27th, 1938, in Moroleón, Guanajuato, Mexico, to Silvestre Cerna and Maria Hernandez. By the time she was ten years old, she was already caring for her three younger sisters — the twins, Magdalena and Martha, from the time they were born until they were four, and Lola, from birth until she was nine.
On...
Joan Marie Carsten
Aug 11, 2026
Joan Marie Carsten was born on December 18th, 1929 to Roy Amos Creutzburg and Margaret Creutzburg in Illinois. Joan and her Husband Thomas Alfonso Carsten settled in Torrance California in 1960 after returning from multiple years overseas as a Navy Family.
Joan loved to paint landscapes and was an active member of the Torrance Artist’s Guild for many years.
Daughter Jo was...
Lupe Hill
Aug 8, 2026
Lupe Hill, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away on August 8, 2026, surrounded by her immediate family and loved ones.
Born Lupe Echavarria in Torrance, CA on January 19, 1957, she was the tenth of eleven children born in her family, and grew up in the town of South Redondo Beach. Lupe lived almost her entire life in the...
Jerri Ann Trull
Aug 8, 2026
It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Jerri Ann Trull, a wife, mom, grandma, sister, aunt and friend who died at the age of 84. She was born to James and June Bennett in Chicago, Illinois. Her family moved to Redondo Beach in 1953, where she later graduated from Redondo Union High School.
As a stay-at-home...