The Mardesich and Borelli families are sad to announce the passing of our beloved Nick Mardesich on January 4, 2023. Nick was born in San Pedro, CA, September 14 1946, to parents Emil and Mary Mardesich. The second of three sons, he remained in "Pedro" until graduating from San Pedro High School, in 1964. Always extremely intelligent and athletic, he...
Our hearts were broken and filled with grief on the night of January 3, 2023. Calvin James Morse passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 85. Calvin “Cal” was born in the town of Peterborough, New Hampshire, on October 17, 1937, to Dorothy and Winslow Morse. One of his favorite childhood memories was that his parents would...
With extreme sadness, we announce the passing of Jat Thomas Kalunakaahele Nihipali. Jat was a kind and gentle soul who has undoubtably left his mark on this earth through his giant smile and abundant Aloha. He will be deeply missed by many. Jat was born April 29, 1994 to Lillian and Thomas Nihipali. As a child, Jat always had a...
Our beloved Adele was born January 10, 1935 to Domenico and Vincenza Amalfitano on the beautiful island of Ischia, Italy where she grew up with her 4 sisters and 2 brothers. At the age of 15 she met her love Giovan Guiseppe Sasso and married 8 years later on October 27, 1958. While Adele enjoyed assisting in midwifery her ultimate...
Doctor Agustin Diaz, 86, of Rolling Hills Estates, California, passed away on January 2, 2023. Agustin was the oldest son of Emilio Díaz and María Teresa Zubieta and was born in Madrid, Spain. He won a scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and went on to complete his Masters at Duke University and his Doctor in Philosophy...
Elizabeth Ann Henson peacefully passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023. She was born as Elizabeth Ann Christopher and named after an aunt by an uncle, was born on August 10, 1931. Her siblings nicknamed her “Boogie;” not sure why. Although she did say, as a young girl at home she would say, “Someone’s coming, " meaning that she had...
Eugene Tomio Wada passed away peacefully on December 31, 2022 at the age of 71. He is survived by his wife Susan Wada, sons Derek and Daniel Wada, brothers Eric Wada, Dean (Gloria) Wada, Tim (Susie) Wada, and many other relatives.
Fumiko Yasumura passed away peacefully at home on December 31, 2022, at the age of 81. She is now joined by her husband, Isamu, in heaven. She is survived by son, Robert, daughter-in-law, Yuri, grandchildren, Miya and Aya, and daughter, Grace. She is also survived by sisters, Tokiko (Fujii) Takamura, Mieko (Fujii) Menya, and brother, Hiromichi Fujii in Japan.
Ruth Henley (Clark) , age 100, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at her home in Palos Verdes, California. She was born October 23, 1922 in Clarksville, Arkansas to John E. Clark and Arra V. Frailey Clark . She was the second oldest of 7 children. She was married to J. L. Henley until his passing in 1999. They...
Armida Krueger passed away peacefully at her home in San Pedro, California, surrounded by her loving family on Friday December 30th, 2022. Armida was born on February 24th, 1934, in San Pedro, California to her mother Octavia Palacios, and father Guadalupe Barragan Sr. She attended Barton Hill Elementary School, Dana Middle School, and San Pedro High School. Armida was Baptized...