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Serena Acuna mourned by family
DOWNEY - Serena Ann Bayze-Acuna passed away at the young age of 57 early on the morning of April 14. Born March 3, 1956, she is survived by her husband Ralph Acuna; her three children, Twa... |
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Bettie Tompkins mourned
DOWNEY - Bettie Norman Tompkins passed away peacefully at home Sunday, May 5, surrounded by family. A longtime Downey resident, Bettie became president and CEO of Norman Seed Company, a bu... |
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Memorial set for Mary Lou Schmidt
DOWNEY - A celebration of the life of longtime Downey community icon and leader Mary Lou Schmidt will be held Tuesday, May 14 at 4 p.m. the Rio Hondo Event Center at 10627 Old River School R... |
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Richard Lee Williams was 92
DOWNEY - Richard Lee Williams, 92, a longtime resident of Downey, died peacefully May 4 at South Hills Country Home for the Elderly in West Covina. He was born Feb. 17, 1921 in Los Angeles... |
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Dr. Floyd Stauffer, husband of Mary Stauffer, dies at 96
DOWNEY - Dr. Floyd "Dal" Stauffer, who while in college competed in club and AAU regional competitions, diving on occasion with a then young Sammy Lee, the diving legend, and in swimming lat... |
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Jose Cuevas, 39, mourned
DOWNEY - Funeral services will be held Saturday for Downey resident Jose Cuevas, who died April 30, his 39th birthday. Cuevas was born April 30, 1974 to Jose Luis and Maria Cuevas in Ixtla... |
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Civic leader Mary Lou Schmidt dies
DOWNEY - Mary Lou Schmidt, a longtime Downey community icon and leader, passed away on April 24, at the age of 76. Here in her own words and those of her family and some close friends, is ... |
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Anna Hemphill mourned by family
DOWNEY - Anna Dell (Clark) Hemphill, born in Tulare, Calif., on Feb. 3, 1926, passed away at her home in Downey surrounded by family on March 16. She was 87 and a longtime resident of Down... |
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Roger James Nordin
Roger Nordin, born Feb. 23, 1947 in Jamestown, N.Y. to Rev. Willard and Esther Nordin, passed away on April 2 at his home in Downey after a courageous battle with cancer. A longtime Downey r... |
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Leonore Julia Stroh
Leonore Julia Stroh, born April 11, 1919, died peacefully on April 3, 2013 in her home in Downey, California. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Alvin. She is survi... |
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Services held for Jose Pajon
DOWNEY - A funeral Mass was held on April 5 for Jose Pajon, who died March 31 in Downey. He was 92. He was born to Gonzalo Pajon and Esperanza Samos in Habana, Cuba. He is survived by son... |
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Erma Rose Baysinger
Loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Erma passed away peacefully in her Downey home on March 23 from a pulmonary disorder. She was born in Genoa, Colorado to parents Percy and Ber... |
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Bette D. Richards
Bette D. Richards, age 92, died in Bozeman, MT on Jan. 31, 2013. She was born in Whittier, CA on April 19, 1920 to Roy and Edith Dugas Dutton. She lived all her life in Southern California ... |
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Donald L. Hollister
Donald L. Hollister, long time resident of Downey, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2013, at the age of 89. Born in Hollywood, California on November 18, 1923, he graduated from Hollywood... |
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Mary D. Fuller-Brown-Reed
Mary D. Fuller-Brown-Reed, 85, passed away into the Lord's hands on Jan. 25, 2013. Mary was born in Columbus, Arkansas to Sharper Witherspoon and Thelma Jefferson and was married three times... |
