Janet Elizabeth Ponder
April 3,1936-November 29, 2025
Janet Ponder was born in Los Angeles to Walter and Peggy (Margaret) Vowels. She delighted in tales of her childhood and teenage years growing up on the West Side with her older brother Bill. Some of her neighbors counted among the child actors of the 1930s and 40s. While attending Hamilton High School she met...
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Maria Luisa Sanchez passed on November 29,2025, at the age of 94, in the city of Long Beach, Ca. She was born in Calexico California to Alejandro Estrada and Luisa Gutierrez.
She had many jobs but her favorite job was working for the newly developed Head Start Program in San Pedro, Ca. She worked throughout her life but teaching children was...
Raudel Huizar Cortes, ‘Randel’ 57 passed on November 27th 2025. He lived by the quote “One day at a time.” Randel was born on March 25th 1968 to Adelina and Ignacio Huizar and was the second youngest of a family of 13 children. He grew up in Wilmington, CA where everyday during his childhood and teen years was an adventure....
Ashley Tatyana Gomez
November 27th, 1999 - November 27th, 2025
Ashley was a beautiful, kind hearted, young lady who wasn’t just loved but loved everyone. Mike and Cynthia reciprocated their love on to Ashley’s characteristics. She brought so much joy and happiness in this world. Her way of loving was holding hands in each interaction. She brought the best out of everyone....
Sunrise: January 15, 1927 Sunset: November 26, 2025
Margene Roark Higham entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on November 26, 2025, at the age of 98. She passed away peacefully in the presence of her loved ones. A beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and faithful servant of Christ, Margene leaves behind a legacy of love, devotion, and joy that...
In Loving Memory of Terrie Teruko Okabe [June 9, 1939 - November 26, 2025] Buena Park, California Terrie Teruko Okabe, age 86, passed away on November 26, 2025, in Buena Park, California. She leaves behind a beautiful legacy: 9 children, 28 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. Terrie was the kind of woman whose presence lifted every room. She faced...
Barbara B Jenkins, age 89, was born on August 22, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, to George Donaghue Baddley and Edna Grover Baddley. She lived the majority of her life in Manhattan Beach, California. She passed away peacefully on November 24, 2025 surrounded by her loved ones, after a long fulfilled life.
Barbara was a mother, grandmother, sister, mother in law,...
REMEMBERING ROXIE
Roxie was born on June 15, 1944 in Los Angeles, California as the second daughter of Lillian and Albert Stephens. Her sister Linda was 21 mos. older and Susan the baby of the family was 5 years younger.
She attended George Washington High School and graduated in 1962. In her senior year, she was named the “Fastest Hand on Earth”,...