Ferril Curtis Elder
May 23, 2022
F. Curtis Elder, 93 of Torrance, California was born on May 26th, 1928, in San Angelo, Texas. Our Hero departed on May 23rd, 2022, and was preceded in death by his wife, Martha. Curtis spent his youth in Texas until his family relocated to San Pedro where he graduated from San Pedro High in 1945. He enlisted in the Reserve...
Francis Robert Gerardi
May 20, 2022
Francis Robert Gerardi, age 96, of Palos Verdes Estates, CA, passed away on May 20, 2022. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, February 12, 1926. At 18, Frank joined the United States Navy in 1944, serving in World War II. He then returned home and earned his Bachelor's degree from Brooklyn Poly Technical Institute in 1951, after which he...
Roquita Lucero Yabut
May 18, 2022
Roquita Lucero Yabut passed away in her sleep on May 18, 2022 in Torrance, California after a long struggle with dementia. She was 88 years old. Roquita was born on August 16, 1933 in Cebu, Philippines. She was the fourth of eight children of Prudencia and Luis Lucero. Their family lived in the small coastal town of Alegria, where she...
Charles Knauer
May 15, 2022
Charles David (Dave) Knauer, Jr. of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, passed away peacefully with family members present on May 15,2022 after a long, prosperous life. Dave was born July 1933 to Charles and Alvina Knauer in Duluth, Minnesota. After graduating from Denfeld high school in 1951, he went on to study Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University for his Bachelor...
Fortunata C. Cortez Aka Rose
May 14, 2022
Fortunata Cortez passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the age of 93. She was born on March 30, 1929 to Quintin and Sofia Cabreros in and is survived by Daughter, Leah C. Naeole. She and her family are members of St Philomena Catholic Church, 21900 S Main St, Carson, CA 90745. Live...
Jesse Matt James
May 13, 2022
Jesse Matt James born to Jesse & Rhethia James in Los Angeles, CA January 27, 1953. Jesse was an employee at the VA Hospital in Westwood, CA for a number of years as a cook. His brothers Pierre, Geoffery, Roger Beattie and Jesse Jr. and his sisters Donna - Eunice - Jackie Barbara - Faith - June - Esther.
