Veronica Marie Brucker
Aug 1, 2025
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2025, VERONICA MARIE BRUCKER, LOVING DAUGHTER, SISTER, MOTHER OF THREE, AUNT, GRANDMOTHER, COUSIN AND FRIEND, PASSED AWAY AT AGE 46, IN SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA.
VERONICA WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 3, 1978 IN INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA. SHE GREW UP IN SAN PEDRO, WHERE SHE ATTENDED TAPER AVENUE ELEMENTARY, DANA JUNIOR HIGH, AND TOBERMAN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
VERONICA HAD...
Marie Cecilia Bauer
Jul 29, 2025
In Loving Memory of Marie Cecilia Bauer
December 8, 1932 – July 29, 2025
Marie Cecilia Bauer passed away peacefully on July 29, 2025, in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Born on December 8, 1932, in Stewartville, Minnesota, to Anna (Hrdlicka) and Wayne Ware, Marie lived her life guided by Midwestern values—kindness and compassion, humility and modesty, honesty and integrity—and, most of all,...
Lourdes Fausto Avelino
Jul 28, 2025
Lourdes Fausto Avelino, age 71, was called to heaven to join our Almighty God on Monday, July 28, 2025, at UCLA Santa Monica, CA. She was born to David and Caroline Fausto on February 2, 1954 in Naga City, Bicol, Philippines. She was born at 6am in the home of her paternal grandmother, “Mama Bicol” on Bardin St. Just as...
Justino Chua Li
Jul 28, 2025
It is with great sadness that Justino Li has returned home on Monday, July 28, 2025.
Born and raised in the Philippines, Justino became a software engineer by trade; he and his immediate family immigrated to the United States in the early 80's to settle in for a better life. His passions include watching TV shows and movies. Although his later...
Fikret Malkoc
Jul 26, 2025
Fikret “Frank” Malkoc passed away on July 26, 2025, at the age of 68. He was born in Karlovac, Croatia, on November 4, 1956, to Branka and Nazif Malkoc, and immigrated to San Pedro, California, in 1983 at the age of 27. After moving to the U.S., Fikret often went by “Frank,” though many in the Croatian community affectionately called...
Hinako Kajita
Jul 24, 2025
It is with a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Hinako Kajita, age 89, after a long illness. She was born on March 3, 1936.
Hinako was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, and friend. She was a devoted homemaker who dedicated her life to caring for her family and home. She was always there to lend an...
Donna June Steele
Jul 24, 2025
Donna June Steele
Donna June Steele (née Conrad) passed away peacefully on July 24, 2025, in Louisville, Colorado, at the age of 79. Born on February 1, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. Donna spent the majority of her life in California before relocating to Colorado in February 2025 to be closer to her daughter, grandsons and son in law.
Donna is lovingly...
Gordon William Cowan
Jul 24, 2025
**In Loving Memory of Gordon**
Gordon William Cowan was born on May 22, 1934 in Long Beach,Ca. Gordon was a gentle and strong presence in the lives he touched. His journey of life took a profound turn when he lost his father at the tender age of 16, an experience that shaped him into the compassionate man he became. In his...