Frances G. Gorman
Jan 1, 2020
Frances Gaba Gorman (Bob) Passed away peacefully at his home in Palos Verdes January 1, 2020. He said he wanted to make it one more year, and he died just a little over an hour into the new year. He was 98 years old. Born in Long Beach, CA in 1921, Bob grew up in Santa Monica and the South...
John Thomas Nichelson
Jan 1, 2020
Our beloved John Thomas Nichelson passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at the age of 96. John was born on March 29, 1923 to Harold Nichelson and Charlotte Woodings. The oldest of two boys and two girls, John was born and raised in Los Angeles and attended John Marshall High School where he lettered in basketball. In his spare...
Oscar Florente Ferrer Jr.
Jan 1, 2020
Oscar Florente Ferrer Jr., 50 passed away peacefully on January 1, 2020. He was a resident of Rancho Palos Verdes. Oscar was born on July 3, 1969 in the Philippines to Oscar Velasco Ferrer Sr. and Rosario Florente and raised in Fresno, California. Oscar is survived by his loving Husband Ty Hokanson, his mother Rosario Ferrer, his sisters Maria Connie,...
Guadalupe Madrigal Sanchez
Dec 29, 2019
Guadalupe “Lupita” Madrigal was born on December 12, 1946 in the town of Coalcoman in Michoacan, Mexico. She was born to Jose and Maria who named her after Our Lady of Guadalupe. At the age of 24, Lupita, strong-willed and brave, made the decision to journey to the United States. With almost nothing to her name, she built a life...
Valeriana Cruz Buendia
Dec 27, 2019
Widowed Valeriana “Belen” Cruz Buendia died peacefully in Wilmington, CA on December 27, 2019 at the age of 83. Valeriana is survived by her six children, Josephine, Joselito, William, Virginia, Michael, and Patricia; her eleven grandchildren, Jeffrey, Valerie, Jenilee, Joselito, Michael, Melissa, Matthew, Kaelin, Gregory, Andrew, and Emma; and her sibling, Paquito, Philippines. She is preceded in death by her...
Suzuyo Nishikawa
Dec 25, 2019
On December 25, 2019 our mother, Suzuyo Nishikawa passed away at Kei Ai nursing home in Gardena Ca. She was born, Suzuyo Sakai on October 13, 1926 to Miyaju Sakai and Kame Shimazaki of Sasebo Japan. She finished her education and planned to become a secretary. At the age of 23, she met then married Bob Wataru Nishikawa. They had...
