It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our sister Francesca "Fran" Gina Kostrencich. She died peacefully with family at her bedside on June 21, 2021. Fran was born May 23, 1958 in San Pedro to parents Frank and Irene (Ursich) Kostrencich. She attended 7th Street School, Dana Jr. High and San Pedro High School, Class of...
Setsue Hashimoto Iinuma left us on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at her home in Torrance, California. She was born Setsue Hashimoto, in Waimea, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, on September 23, 1930 to Tokichi and Yumi (Kuribe) Hashimoto. She attended Waimea Elementary School, Waimea High School, and later, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She was the only child...
Joanne Sharkey, daughter of Salvatore & Angeline Napoli, passed away at Torrance Memorial Hospital on June 19, 2021. She was born February 1, 1942 in Duquesne, PA. Joanne was the youngest of 9 children and grew up in a loving Italian Catholic home. Joanne moved from Pennsylvania to Redondo Beach, CA with her high school sweetheart Tommy Poljak, where they...
Ning Wong left this world on June 16, 2021 surrounded by the love of his family. He was 92. Ning Wong was born on January 28, 1929, in St. Paul, Minnesota to his mother Lee Shee and father Wong Wing. His family was from the Guangdong province of China. Ning helped out in his family’s laundromat, developing a strong work...
Jennie Hernandez, lovingly called Tuti, passed away peacefully on June 15th, 2021, at her home in Riverside, CA, surrounded by loved ones. She was 95 years old. Jennie was born June 16th, 1925 in Calipatria, California to Tiburcio Martinez and Guillerma Soto. She spent much of her childhood on a farm, later relocating to San Pedro, CA. There she would...
Elodia S. Torres, daughter of Ciro A. Soto and Anastasia S. Soto, passed away peacefully on June 13, 2021 at the age of 97. She was born on January 13, 1924 in "La Rambla", San Pedro, CA, and had been a lifelong resident. Elodia was preceded in death by her husband David E. Torres and son Gilbert Torres along with...
Rosemarie passed peacefully away at her home in Long Beach, CA., on June 12th, 2021. Rosemarie was known as “Toots” by her dear lifelong friends and family. Toots would later become known as “Grandma Toots” from the neighborhood kids and many young men and women from the softball fields to the football fields. The only thing that Grandma Toots loved...
Family and friends of Darren are invited to share their favorite photos, video memories and heart felt messages on his Tribute page on the Green Hills Mortuary Website.
Filomena Aguilo, son of Vito and Camila Aguilo, passed away on June 8, 2021 at the age of 99. She was born on December 5, 1921 in the Philippines and was a longtime resident of Carson, California. She is survived by her children, Julius (Jocelynn) Aguilo, Hector Aguilo, Noel (Lynette) Aguilo, Prudencio (Kimie) Aguilo, Lorna (Jhonny) Magno, 15 grandchildren, and...
Cheryl Mecartea Sanadidi, beloved and respected educator, died on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, of complications related to Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA). She was 70 years old. Cheryl was born in 1950 in Houston, Texas, to parents, Ken and Dorothy Sorensen. She spent her childhood in Kasson, Minnesota, where she relished ice skating in winters, fishing and boating in summers, soaking...