Miguel Candido Nava Cerano
Jan 25, 2021
Miguel Nava was a man that was full of life. He was born on 10/05/1968 in Michoacan, Mexico and came to the United States at a young age. He began a life with his wife Lucila Herrera and from that love came three children Michael, Jeffrey and Daniel. Miguel lost his battle to the aftermath of Covid, he was an...
Angelika Hegedus
Jan 23, 2021
Angelika Margareta Grau (Angie) was born December 16, 1927 in Fulda, Germany. She was a woman of strong Catholic faith. She loved all animals and they had an amazing attraction to her. She worked as a pharmacist’s assistant and nurse. During WWII she met John Reuter, an Army soldier. They fell in love, married, and moved to California. They had...
Mary Pappas
Jan 23, 2021
Mary J. Skouras Pappas, 92, passed away in Burbank, California on January 23, 2021 due to COVID-19 related complications. Mary was born in Providence, Rhode Island on August 1, 1928. She and her husband Nicholas J. Pappas were married in April 1950. They were together for 35 years before his passing in 1985. Mary is survived by her sister Helen...
Raymond Mulcahy
Jan 22, 2021
Raymond C. Mulcahy, 60, of Wilmington, California, passed away unexpectedly on January 22, 2021. He passed away peacefully with his wife and two daughters surrounding him. Ray spent his career growing to become one of the top Piledrivers of his time. During his time with Union 2375, he mentored and trained many young adults, while serving his union as the...
Steven T. Kuykendall
Jan 22, 2021
Steven T. Kuykendall, age 73, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at home in Long Beach, CA, surrounded by his family, after an 18 month battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born on January 27, 1947 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Henry and Frances (Campbell) Kuykendall and was the oldest of three children. After graduating from Oklahoma City University in...
Vai Robert Toomalatai
Jan 22, 2021
Born in the village of Matautu-tai, Apia, Samoa on September 15, 1954, Vai Robert To'omalatai (Lesā/Bishop) was the second of fourteen children and the eldest son of High Chief Peniamina F. To’omalatai and Kolini Fepulea’i To’omalatai. In addition to growing up in a large, loving family, Vai grew up in a Godfearing, Christian home mentored by his grandfather, former long-standing...
Douglas Andrew Hellmer
Jan 21, 2021
Douglas Andrew Hellmer passed away on January 21, 2021 exactly a week after his 72nd birthday. He was born in Urbana, IL to Leo A. and Adeline Hellmer. Doug graduated from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. He taught for a few years before volunteering for a two-year assignment with the Peace Corps. He...
Pedro Mercado Ocampo Jr.
Jan 21, 2021
Pedro M. Ocampo Jr., 73, passed away on January 21, 2021, from an unexpected heart attack. Even though a failing heart took him away from this world, his loving heart left a beacon of light for his family. Pedro is survived by his beautiful wife, Priscilla. He was a proud dad to five beautiful daughters: Shelly, Olie, Mitzie, Pinky, and...
Sharon Alexander
Jan 20, 2021
Sharon Ann Alexander, age 80, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Sharon was born in Maine and her family moved to California when she was young. She married Ray Alexander at the age of 19. She was a very busy stay-at-home mom to five children. Once the kids were grown, she started and ran her own business, Ray’s Trucking, which...