Gonzalo R. Romero
Dec 12, 2015
Gonzalo was born June 25, 1924 in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, the youngest of 5. His mother, a midwife by profession, was a full-blooded Pascua Yaqui Indian although Gonzalo looked very Castilian throughout life, similar to Anthony Quinn with whom he was friends in his teens. He was called 'Talo' (nickname for Gonzalo) as a child, walking across the Sierra...
Charles "Chuck" Degraffenreid
Dec 12, 2015
Charles Robert DeGraffenreid, age 90, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at his daughter's home in Huntington Beach, CA. Charles was born January 18, 1925 in Chickasha, OK to Henry Grady DeGraffenreid and Bessie Carson DeGraffenreid, and had 2 younger siblings, Florence and Don. Following the death of his mother when he was 12 years old, he lived in Oklahoma City...
Michael Makoto Kittaka
Dec 11, 2015
Michael Makoto Kittaka, the son of Hiromi Kume and Takeo Kittaka, passed away December 11, 2015 at the age of 50. He was born on April 25, 1965 in Los Angeles and was a life ling resident of Torrance. Michael is survived by his beloved wife Mika Uematsu Kittaka; mother, Hiromi Kume Kittaka. Visitation will be held Friday, December 18,...
Marjorie C. Caliman
Dec 11, 2015
Marjorie Lee Cunningham Caliman (also known as "Marje" and "Precious") was born on November 18, 1929 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Ann Emily Ellison and Eddie Cunningham, the eldest of five children. She graduated from Inkster High School in Michigan and Homer G. Phillips School of Nursing in St Louis, Missouri. She received a degree in Public Health in Nursing from...
Robert G. Schwarz
Dec 10, 2015
Bob Schwarz, 87, passed away in Torrance on December 3, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was born in Woodland Hills, CA on February 17, 1928 and moved to San Pedro when he was 12 years old. He joined the U.S. Army when he was 18 years old and served in the Motor Pool. He married Shirley Davis when she...
Dennis Arthur Mathews
Dec 10, 2015
Funeral Home: Green Hills Mortuary and Memorial Chapel 27501 S.Western Ave. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA US 90275
John M. Kielbasa
Dec 9, 2015
John Matthew Kielbasa passed away in his home on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, in Huntington Beach, California, at age 67. John was born on September 25, 1948, in Utica, New York. He is the 3rd of 5 children and the only son born to Matthew C. and Mary T. Kielbasa. John grew up in Denver, Colorado. In 1961, at the...
James D. Sunstedt
Dec 9, 2015
Funeral Home: Green Hills Mortuary and Memorial Chapel 27501 S.Western Ave. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA US 90275
Marilyn L. Coakley
Dec 8, 2015
Marilyn Coakley, a long time Lomita resident, passed away in Torrance at the age of 82. She was one of 8 children born in Ellsworth, Michigan to William Petter and Blanche Smith Petter. In 1952 she married Newel "Bob" Coakley and they moved the family, daughter Jeanne and son Norman "Bud" to Torrance, California in 1967. Marilyn and Bob enjoyed...
Luis Diaz Barragan
Dec 8, 2015
Luis Diaz Barragan, the son of Manuel Diaz and Evanelina, passed away December 8, 2015 at the age of 93. He was born February 2, 1922 in Mexico City, Mexico and was a long time resident of Huntington Beach. Luis is survived by many family and friends. A visitation will be held Tuesday, December 15, 2015 from 10am to 12pm...