Veljko Visko Vojkovich
Jan 15, 2025
In Loving Memory of Veljko Visko Vojkovic Veljko Vojkovic was born on July 24, 1937, in Rukavac, Otok Vis, Croatia. He immigrated to the United States with his wife Beba and a four year old son, Paul. In December 1970 he was employed as a commercial fisherman for the industries of Star-Kist, Pan Pacific and Van Kamp which was a...
Karen Susan Mikels-Jacobson
Jan 14, 2025
Karen Mikels-Jacobson, age 81, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in Carlsbad, California. She was born April 5, 1943, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Karen was an avid reader, animal lover, prided herself on maintaining her beautiful garden, and most of all enjoyed caring for and being surrounded by her family and grandchildren. Karen is survived by three children, Deren...
Reynold Ramos Custodio
Jan 13, 2025
Reynold Ramos Custodio "Rey" May 28, 1959 – January 13, 2025 Reynold Ramos Custodio, lovingly known as "Rey," passed away on January 13, 2025, at his residence in Wilmington, California. He was born on May 28, 1959, at Harbor General Hospital in Torrance, California—arriving 14 minutes after his fraternal twin, Roland "Roy." The youngest of the Custodio family, Rey was...
Sonja Sofija Pintaric
Jan 13, 2025
Sonja (Sofia) Pintarić passed away peacefully on January 13, 2025 at 86 in her home in San Pedro, California. She was born on April 24, 1938 in Croatia, immigrated to Canada in 1967 then came to California in 1982. She and Duško married in Zagreb, Croatia in 1963 and were married for 55 years until Duško’s passing in 2018. Sonja...
Purificacion Salas
Jan 12, 2025
Purificacion Flores Salas also known as “Puring” was born on February 2, 1932 in Minalin, Pampamga Philippines. She has two brothers and two half-sisters. She later moved to Manila where she met her husband, Arturo Salas. Together they raised six children, Edith, Elizabeth, Evelyn, Ronald, Ethelene and Rommel along with two nieces Nita and Mila. She had fourteen grandchildren and...
Jeffrey E. Fortini
Jan 11, 2025
Our good friend Jeff Fortini passed away on January 11, 2025 after a years long fight with esophageal cancer. He was born December 20, 1954 and lived the majority of his life in the South Bay area of Southern California, most recently in the city of Hawthorne. He spent the majority of his life in public service, first in the...
Garry Helms
Jan 11, 2025
Garry Maurice Helms, born to Mary and Curtis Helms on February 1, 1947, passed away in San Pedro, California, on January 11, 2025. Garry was a long-time resident of San Pedro and attended Dodson Middle School and San Pedro High School. Classmates recall his athleticism in track and field, his talent in theater arts, his sense of humor, and charming...
Felix Cardenas
Jan 11, 2025
Born in Colonia Morelos, Mexico September 8, 1945, Felix Ruiz Cardenas, passed away January 11, 2025 at the age of 79. He is survived by His Wife Mary, Daughters Vicki and Sonya, Son David, and grandchildren Vanessa, Chris, Melissa, Joseph, Vincent, Eric, Payton and Chase, his Cardenas siblings Nacho, Fernando, and Jesus. Also his Estrada siblings Gloria, Jesus, Armando, Cruz...
Wayne Harold Perry
Jan 11, 2025
Wayne attended Sierra Madre Elementary School and graduated from Pasadena High in 1956. He went on to graduate from Pasadena City College and attended UCLA for a degree in Turfgrass Management. Wayne always kept busy with jobs, from delivering newspapers and working Christmas shifts at the Post Office to helping at the local gas station and his mom's store, Perry's...
Ellen Pinedo
Jan 10, 2025
Ellen (Luna) Pinedo December 24, 1951 – January 10, 2025 The City of Angels has gained another angel. Ellen (Luna) Pinedo passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, January 10, 2025, after a courageous 17-month battle with cancer. Initially given only weeks to live after her diagnosis in Chicago, she defied the odds with remarkable strength, fueled by the...