Patrick Eugene Formby

Jan 17, 2014

Patrick Eugene Formby, the son of Evelyn and Paul Formby, passed away on January 17, 2014 at the age of 86. He was born on November 11, 1927 in Floydada, Texas and had been a long time resident of Los Alamitos, California. Patrick was preceded in death by his loving wife Ellen. He is survived by his son Paul (MaryBeth)...

Ruriko Westna Watanabe Yatabe

Jan 17, 2014

Ruriko Westna Watanabe Yatabe (age 92) passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, Jan. 17. She was a resident of Gardena for over 65 years. Ruriko was secretary/treasurer of the Gardena Valley News for over 40 years before her retirement. During WWII she was relocated to an internment camp in Amache, Colorado. She is preceded in death by her...

Cheryl Jeanne Harper

Jan 16, 2014

Born and raised in San Pedro, Cheryl went to be with her parents Mary Lou and Malcolm after a brave battle with melanoma. She attended Point Fermin Elementary, Dana Jr. High and was a S'70 graduate of San Pedro High School. She was a member of the Emanons youth club. In 1971 she married the love of her life Richard...

Pasi Hamalainen

Jan 16, 2014

Pasi M. Hamalainen, a gifted financial executive, devoted father and cultivator of many long-term friendships, died in his sleep on Jan. 16 at his home in Manhattan Beach, Calif. He was 46. Though he came from modest beginnings in Finland, Hamalainen earned an Ivy League education and parlayed it into a stellar career with Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), one...

Bernice Lee

Jan 15, 2014

Bernice was born in Shreveport, LA on April 22, 1921 and passed away peacefully Jan. 15, 2014 at age 92. She was a longtime resident of San Pedro. She was the proud mother of 6, Grandmother of 9 and Grandma the Great of 4. Service will be Thursday Jan. 30th at 1:00pm in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes....

David C. Bursey

Jan 14, 2014

David C. Bursey, the son of the late Horace and Gavather Bursey, passed away on January 14, 2014 at the age of 73. He was born on January 21, 1940 in Louisiana and had been a resident of Riverside, California. David is survived by his beloved wife, Alice Bursey; siblings, Margie Jones, Theresa Bursey and Willie Bursey and a host...

Connie Alisa Morris

Jan 14, 2014

Connie Alisa Morris passed away at her home in Apple Valley with loving family and friends by her side, on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 due to complications from Metastized Lung Cancer. Connie was born March 30, 1962 in Georgia where she was adopted by Tom and Romie Morris of West Point Georgia and spent her childhood years moving throughout the...

Fern Louise Dillard

Jan 13, 2014

Fern Louise Dillard, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2014 at the age of 89 in Pasadena, CA. She was born in the Township of Ridgeland, South Dakota on September 8, 1924 to Absalon and Jessie Rye. She grew up in Mobridge, South Dakota and lived for many years in Torrance, CA and Idyllwild, CA. She was preceded in death...

Helen Avis Gulliver

Jan 12, 2014

Helen Gulliver, 91, passed away peacefully January 12, after battling heart and breathing problems the last years of her life. Born in Long Beach on July 19, 1922, she remembers her childhood years in Long Beach as a wonderful time—if you've seen an Our Gang Comedy, you have a picture of what it was like. Her father, O. E. Himes,...

Robert Charles Rupert

Jan 12, 2014

Robert Charles Rupert, the son of Walter and Ruth Rupert, passed away on January 12, 2014 at the age of 88. He was born on January 2, 1926 in Greeley, Colorado and had been a long time resident of Palos Verdes Estates, California. Robert is survived by his loving wife, Lois "Beth" Rupert; children, David (Cara) Rupert, Lois (Greg) Baxter...