James W. McCurry, 89, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 21st in R.P.V., CA, in the company of family. He was preceded in death by his childhood sweetheart, Ann McCurry of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, and survived by their five children: James B. McCurry of Madison AL, Dr. Robert D. McCurry of Canon City CO, Don R. McCurry, Sally Lou McCurry...
Eduardo “Eddie” Antonio Manuel Vasquez was in a head on collision on December 21, 2019. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:21pm. Eddie was born At Harbor City Kaiser Permanente and raised in San Pedro. He was the Light of His parents eye. He is survived by his parents Eduardo Manuel Vasquez “Eddie” and mother Shontae Sheree Mattera...
Joseph Zanki passed away on December 19, 2019 at the age of 80. He was born in Komiza, Croatia on November 27, 1939 and was a longtime resident of San Pedroa and of Orange County, California. He is survived by his wife, Charlene Zanki,son, Joseph G. Zanki, daughter, Stephanie Mague, daughter, Melanie Edwards. Grandchildren, Kyle and Jacob Mague, Isabella, Angelo...
Edith Larson (91) passed away peacefully in the hospital on December 18, 2019 after a brief struggle with end-stage lukemia. Born in June of 1928 in San Pedro, she first lived in San Pedro then her family moved to Lomita. She graduated from Narbonne High School in 1947 and began her working life at Harbor General Hospital, then finding other...
Arthur Laffey, 87 passed away peacefully in his home in San Pedro on Wednesday December 17th with his wife Virginia of 65 years, by his side. He was born in Pittsburgh PA Aug. 4, 1932, and moved to the San Pedro area in 1958. Art was a 2-year army veteran and will be buried with honors. Known as Pap-Pap to...
David “Dave” Conlon passed away on Saturday December 14, 2019 at the age of 89. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dave graduated from Withrow High School and went onto be the Ohio Air National Guard’s first Cadet graduate in 1953 and continued to fly with the OANG for ten years. After earning his engineering degree from The Ohio State University in...