Elizabeth Brooke Bañuelos
Jun 29, 2023
Elizabeth Brooke Spencer Newlin Bañuelos died Thursday, June 29, 2023, at home in San Pedro, Calif. She was 53. “Her smile, joy, positivity, honesty, and unconditional love,” said her cousin, Christy, “filled the room.” Brooke was born with blue eyes and peach-fuzz hair on Feb. 21, 1970, in Long Island, N.Y. Early to talk and to learn to read, she...
Toshi Otsu
Jun 28, 2023
Toshi Otsu died peacefully on June 28, 2023. She was born the first child of Kihei and Nobu Kobayashi in Los Angeles 4/19/1921. She graduated George Washington High School then attended the Paramount College of Beauty, graduating with honors July 10, 1941. Because of FDR’s Executive Order 9066, the Kobayashi family was sent to an assembly center and then to...
Irene Juanita Duarte
Jun 25, 2023
Irene J. Duarte passed away on Sunday June 25th, 2023 at the age of 78. She fought a hard battle with septic shock and was surrounded by her family when she passed. She was born in Torrance, CA on June 14, 1945 and was a lifetime resident of Torrance. She attended Narbonne High School and went on to marry Henry...
Glenn Lampa Ballon
Jun 24, 2023
Glenn Lampa Ballon passed away peacefully on June 24, 2023, at Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center where he was surrounded by family members. He was only 54 years old. He will be greatly missed. Glenn was born on July 29, 1968 in Long Beach, California, to Glicer and Conchita Ballon. He was the youngest of three children. He attended Carson...
Brandon Joseph Mcdermott
Jun 23, 2023
Brandon was born on February 24th, 1997, in Redondo Beach, California at South Bay Medical Center. The same hospital where his mother worked as an RN in Labor and Delivery and his father worked as a Respiratory Therapist in the NICU. He was a happy easy-going boy that was always curious and full of life. His “happy place” (according to...