Toshino Une
Sep 11, 2018
Toshio Une passed away on September 11, 2018 at the age of 93. She was born in Aiea, Hawaii on January 1, 1925. She is survived by her daughters, Miharu Kagawa, Carol Mochinaga, Irene (Terry) Ishigo and five grandchildren, Christie, Eric, Amy, Chris & Traci. Services will be held privately at Green Hills Memorial Park on Thursday, September 27, 2018,...
Wayne "Bud" Branning
Sep 9, 2018
Wayne Branning, or “Bud” as he was known, was born on Jan. 5, 1933 in Reno, Nevada, to George & Sally Branning. He passed away on Sept. 9, 2018 at his home in Yucca Valley, California. A life long resident of California, he grew up in Gardena on a goat ranch. He married his high school sweetheart, Mary Harmon in...
Benjamin A. Hodor
Sep 8, 2018
Benjamin Arnold Hodor April 17, 1969 to September 8, 2018 It is with overwhelming sadness that the family of Benjamin “Ben” Arnold Hodor, age 49, announce his passing from glioblastoma on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at his home in Palos Verdes Estates. The unexpected diagnosis of the disease in May 2017 did not damper his love of life and his...
James Amato
Sep 8, 2018
James Amato, otherwise known as ‘Jim’ to his friends and ‘Jimmy’ to his family, was born in Los Angeles to parents of Sicilian descent. He had a brother named Leonard, in whose footsteps he followed. He attended Halldale Elementary, Bret Harte Junior High and Washington High School. After high school, he attended Harbor College and then USC, where he earned...
Dale D. Ketcham
Sep 5, 2018
“It’s when you smell the breeze, taste the salt and feel the waves beneath your feet that you truly know that you are alive.” -Anthony T. Hincks Dale Dennis Ketcham, who loved the sea nearly as much as his family and friends, passed away Wednesday, September 5th as the result of a cardiac arrest following a brief illness. He was...