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MacLeod Thiessen, 89, was Pearl Harbor survivor
HACIENDA HEIGHTS - MacLeod Chris Thiessen, an Air Force veteran who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor, died March 4 at age 89. He was born Nov. 30, 1923 in Lewiston, Idaho to George and ... |
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Alice Clements was volunteer
LA HABRA - Alice "Jane" Clements, a longtime volunteer in the La Habra community, died March 4 in Fullerton. She was 90. She was born July 14, 1922 in Oak Park, Ill., to John Thomas and Gr... |
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Eva McDaniel
Mrs. Eva McDaniel a longtime Downey resident since 1953, passed away after a lengthy illness on December 3, 2012. Eva was born in Los Angeles in 1925, and had a long marriage to "Mac" for 5... |
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Vita Chirco, 93, passes away
DOWNEY - Vita Maltese Chirco, 93, passed away March 3 at her home in Downey surrounded by family. She was born Feb. 20, 1920 in Sicily, Italy to Salvatore Maltese and Fara Pellerito. She... |
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In Memory of Maurice L. McAlister
Bullhead City, Arizona, resident Maurice L. McAlister (Mac), a real estate developer and banker who co-founded Downey Savings and Loan, died in Corona del Mar on February 13 of natural cause... |
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Margaret Johnson dies at 90
DOWNEY - Downey resident Margaret Elizabeth Johnson died Feb. 18 at age 90. Born in Westline, Penn., she moved to Downey in 1953. A homemaker, she retired to Temecula in 1982 but returned... |
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Bartender Jim Matos mourned
DOWNEY - Stox restaurant is hosting a memorial service Sunday from 2:30-4 p.m. for longtime bartender Jim Matos, who recently died. Matos bartended at Stox for more than 30 years, where he... |
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Jerry Scheerer mourned
DOWNEY - Jerry Scheerer, 60, died at his home in Portland, Ore., on Feb. 8. He was born in Oahu, Hawaii, on June 1, 1952 to Corky and Joanne Scheerer. The family moved to Downey in 1953 ... |
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Juanita Yancey passes away
DOWNEY - Juanita K. Yancey, a longtime Downey resident, passed away Feb. 13 in Dewey, Ariz., at a daughter's home after a prolonged illness. She was 90. Born in Missouri but raised on farm... |
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Emma Sonnenberg died in 2012
DOWNEY - Emma Sonnenberg, born 1916 in Liciszeury, Germany, passed away March 12, 2012. She married Julius Sonnenberg and immigrated to America. They moved to Downey in 1946. She worked ... |
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Blanca Guoz dies at 82
DOWNEY - Blanca Margarita Guoz, 82, died peacefully in Downey on Feb. 9. She was born Sept. 17, 1929 in Guatemala, the daughter of Jose Rodolfo Luna de Leon and Julia Pena del Valle. In ... |
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Margaret Johnson mourned
DOWNEY - Downey resident Margaret Elizabeth Johnson died Feb. 18 at age 90. Born in Westline, Penn., she moved to Downey in 1953. A homemaker, she retired to Temecula in 1982 but returned... |
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Nick Gregorio earned Purple Heart
DOWNEY - Longtime Downey resident Nick Gregorio passed away peacefully on Feb. 5 surrounded by his family. He was 94. The son of Italian immigrant parents, he was born in Linhart, Penn., w... |
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Services planned for Gwen Egge
DOWNEY - Longtime Downey resident Gwendolyn (Gwen) Roberta Egge passed away quietly on Feb. 18 at age 93. The eldest of four daughters, she was born in Cloud Chief, Okla., on Oct. 14, 1919... |
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Marla Iriarte-Claiborne
Funeral services for Marla Iriarte-Claiborne will be held March 2 at 11:30 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cypress. Immediately after the burial, a gallery exhibit in celebration of her life... |
