Zenaida Gonzales
Sep 28, 2013
Zenaida Gonzales, the daughter of Rafael and Catalina Ochoa, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2013 at the age of 82. She was born on June 5, 1931 in Carson, California and had been a life long resident of Wilmington. Zenaida is survived by her beloved husband, Richard Gonzales Sr.; children, Susie (Art) Savedra and Richard (Coreen) Gonzales Jr.; grandchildren,...
Ana G. Aranda
Sep 28, 2013
Ana G. Aranda, the daughter of Manuel and Ramona Paladino, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2013 at the age of 88. She was born on November 17, 1924 in Granada, Nicaragua and had been a long time resident of Carson, California. Ana is survived by her loving children, Luis (Lillian) Aranda Jr., Mary Jo Kelley, Cynthia (Mario) Ricci; grandchildren...
Elvira Helga Schneider
Sep 28, 2013
Elvira Helga Schneider was born in Essen, Germany to Gustav and Thekla Borck. At the age of 8, she lost her father, and the family grew up in Langenndernbach, in the state of Hessen, Germany. Shortly after the war, Elvira married Heinrich Schneider; they had two children, Ilse (Persichina) and Claudia (Lockwood). The family immigrated to America. Heinrich came one...
Carl Jay Stahnke
Sep 27, 2013
Carl Stahnke, 87, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013 of natural causes at Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance, California. Carl was born in 1926 to Carl Julius and Grace (Goodwin) Stahnke in Ocean View, Virginia. The second of 3 children, Carl graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1944. He married the love of his life, Kathryn...
Frances Silva Contreras
Sep 26, 2013
Frances, the daughter of Camillo and Lazara Contreras, was born November 20, 1915 in Durango, Mexico and passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 26, 2013 in Carson, California. She was preceded in death by Jesus, the love of her life and husband of 50 years. Frances is survived by 11 of her children, Arailia, Alice, Virginia, Carmen, Lorenzo, Jessica, Maggie,...
Catherine "Kitty" Burich
Sep 24, 2013
Catherine LaFontaine Burich, better known as "Kitty", past away at her home on September 24, 2013. She was born on April 3, 1926 to Burrel and Edith Payne, in Brawley California. Kitty came to San Pedro in the early 1940's where she had worked at the Globe Theatre, Shanghai Red, then was an operator for Magic Music, where she met...
Torayo Makita
Sep 24, 2013
Torayo Makita, the daughter of Torakichi and Natsu Watadani, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2013 at the age of 101. She was born on July 19, 1912 in Maui, Hawaii and had been a long time resident of Los Angeles, California. Torayo is survived by his loving children, Caroline (Frank) Young and Beatrice (Rupert) Yoshikawa; grandchildren, Greg, Lance, Eric...
William G. Klein
Sep 24, 2013
Bill went home to be with the Lord on 9/24/13. He was born 1/21/27 in Sacramento, California and lived there until 1975. He was promoted and transferred to Montreal, Quebec and lived there for four years. He moved to San Pedro, California in 1978 and retired in 1986 after 30 years with Carter-Hawley-Hale Corp. He married the love of his...
Janet Dolores Shour
Sep 23, 2013
Born in Point Marion, Pennsylvania, on April 13, 1929, Janet Shour moved to Los Angeles in 1950 and settled in the Harbor Gateway. In 1963 she graduated from the Harbor College nursing program and worked at Torrance Memorial Hospital for 25 years until she retired in 1991. Since her retirement, she has been a very active volunteer in the Harbor...
Gertrude Louise "Trudy" Hesse
Sep 22, 2013
Trudy passed away at her home in Torrance CA, September 22, 2013. She was born in Wadena, MN, September 6, 1925. The beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt and dear friend to many, she is survived by her husband of 63 years, Maynard, daughter Kathleen (Perry Cockreham), son Mark (Vickie Loop), grandchildren Mitchell and Kaylie, and several nieces and nephews....