Luther Okamoto of Hawthorne, CA passed away on December 20, 2013 at the age of 87. He was born on July 9, 1926 in Costa Mesa, CA to Japanese immigrant parents, Junichi and Mene (Koichi) Okamoto. He was the youngest of six children. Living siblings include George Okamoto of Monterey Park, CA and Sue Saiki of Mankato, MN and he...
Luther Okamoto of Hawthorne, CA passed away on December 20, 2013 at the age of 87. He was born on July 9, 1926 in Costa Mesa, CA to Japanese immigrant parents, Junichi and Mene (Koichi) Okamoto. He was the youngest of six children. Surviving siblings include George Okamoto of Monterey Park, CA and Sue Saiki of Mankato, MN. Luther is...
Teresa Cerna Ayala, the daughter of Jesus and Valentina Gutierrez, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2013 at the age of 80. She was born on November 13, 1933 in Zapoltitic, Jalisco, Mexico and had been a long time resident of Wilmington, California. Teresa is survived by her beloved sons, James Allala and Steve (Renee) Ayala along with her grandchildren,...
Simun Jaksic, the son of Nikola and Frances Jaksic, passed away on December 20, 2013 at the age of 76. He was born on August 31, 1937 in Croatia and had been a long time resident of San Pedro, California. Simun is survived by his loving wife, Ana Jaksic; children, Fane (David) Benedetti and Nick (Tiffany) Jaksic; grandchildren, Anthony and...
Robert Vaca, the son of Roberto Vaca and Gertrudis Calva (Vaca), passed away on December 18, 2013 at the age of 85. He was born on January 25, 1928 in Calexico, California and had been a long time resident of Torrance, California. Robert serviced in the United States Navy and fought in WWII. On July 26, 1950 he enlisted in...
Daniel Hegyan, the son of Joseph and Ana Hegyan, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2013 at the age of 88. He was born on September 5, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan and had been a long time resident of Palos Verdes Estates, California. Daniel is survived by his beloved children, Gwen Francine Klara, Marla Mathias and Melanie Hegyan-Bassham and grandchildren,...
It is with great sadness that the passing of John Lee Redding is announced. He died in Torrance Memorial Hospital on December 17, 2013 with his loving wife and friends at his bedside. John was born on September 5, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, a member of 4 boys, all deceased. In his teens he served in the U.S. Army, being...
Anka Ljubica Ambrosino, the daughter of Mate and Cvita Simicic (Klarin), born June 8, 1922 in Rava, Croatia passed away at her home on Wednesday, December 17, 2013 at the age of 91. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Vincent Ambrosino. She is survived by her son Dennis Ambrosino; grandson Vincent Ambrosino; and many nieces, nephews and...
In loving memory of Martin Grossman who was born April 22, 1922 in Paterson NJ and passed away December 17, 2013. Marty was a 32 year resident of Lomita whose passion for life and kindness to others will surely be missed. He is survived by his son Alex Grossman, daughter-in law Linda and Granddaughter Cigi Grossman. Memorial services will be...
Irving G. Bliss, the son of Harry and Cora Bliss, passed away on December 16, 2013 at the age of 85. He was born in Los Angeles, California and had been a long time resident of Lomita. Irving is survived by his loving step daughters, Tracy Hetz and Nancy Libadisos; 7 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Funeral Home: Green Hills...