Rita was born on April 2, 1931 in Ischia to Sabato & Lucia Pilato. She passed away with her loving husband Tony by her side of 66 years. She was predeceased her death by her parents, her sons Joe Calise, Anthony Calise jr, her sister Rafaela (Pete) Del Giacco, brothers Aniello (Lucy) Pilato, Arturo (Lucia) Giradi, Antonio (Teresa) Pilato, Joe...
Hank Umemoto passed away suddenly in his Gardena home on Sunday, December 22, 2019. He was ninety-one years old. Born outside of Sacramento, California, he was the youngest of five children of Ryosuke and Kusu Umemoto, Japanese immigrants from Wakayama prefecture. After his father died when Hank was two-and-a-half, he grew up on the family farm in Florin. As part...
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...