Dee Hardison
Sep 30, 2017
Resident and former Mayor of the City of Torrance, Delores (Dee) Hardison died September 30, 2017 at the age of 79. Born Delores June Grinton on January 22, 1938 in Bellingham, Washington to Walter James Grinton and June Lenora Arntzen, Dee was the eldest daughter of nine children. Dee met her husband to be, Lowell, while attending college and the...
Janet Behrendt
Sep 29, 2017
Janet Behrendt passed away on September 29, 2017 at the age of 84. She was born on December 9, 1932 and was a longtime resident of Rancho Palos Verdes, California. She is survived by her daughter Kimberlee Diane Hall, Son-in-law Albert Thomas Hall, Granddaughters, Jennifer Lee Powers, Gina Brooke Behrendt, Grandson, Erik Conrad Behrendt, and Great-granddaughters Charlotte Elise Powers, Brooklyn...
Jack Kendall Bryant
Sep 28, 2017
Jack K Bryant Birth: 1 Nov 1925 - Enid, Oklahoma Death: 28 Sept 2017 - Torrance, California After seeing his wife, Peggy Ann Bryant, through a long illness, Jack Kendall Bryant passed on September 28, 2017 at the age of 91. Born November 1, 1925 in Enid, Oklahoma, he lived more than four decades in Southern California’s South Bay. He...
Lynda (Sapper) Guarino
Sep 28, 2017
Lynda (Sapper) Guarino passed away on the morning of September 28, 2017 in Torrance, CA. She was born in San Pedro, CA to John and Roberta Banes on February 12, 1949. She grew up and attended schools in Carson, CA but loved to spend her weekends with her grandparents in San Pedro. Lynda is remembered for being a compassionate and...
Peter Hatzopoulos
Sep 27, 2017
Peter Hatzopoulos passed away peacefully on September 27, 2017, at the age of 87. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 28, 1930. Peter relocated to Hermosa Beach, California, in 1946, along with his parents, Veniamin and Anastasia, his three sisters, Madeline, Evelyn, and Olga, and Madeline’s husband, Pete. Peter remained in Hermosa Beach throughout his life. Upon graduating...
Betty Kathryn Goodwin
Sep 26, 2017
Betty Goodwin, longtime Rancho Palos Verdes resident, died on September 26, 2017; she was 89. Born in Irvine, Kentucky, to Thomas Cox and Kathyrn Sternberg Cox, she was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and was the first in her family to graduate from college, earning a Bachelor of Music from the prestigious Cleveland Institute of Music. An operatic soprano, she also...
Catherine Bernadette Smith
Sep 22, 2017
Catherine Bernadette Smith passed away on September 22, 2017 at the age of 84. She was born in Dublin, Ireland on May 24, 1933 and was a resident of Torrance, California. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Featherston, son, Steve (Antoinette) Smith, grandchildren, Kristin Smith, Brooke Smith, Robyn Smith, Ryan Featherston and Quin Featherston. A visitation will be held...