Sherie Ann DiBernardo passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 following a three-year battle with cancer. She was a devout wife and mother, and is survived by her husband John DiBernardo and three children Kiani, Makaila and Koa. She was born on September 18, 1973 to Philibert and Gloria Tom Sun in San Pedro and lived her life as a...
Bob Tadashi Wada passed away on August 26, 2018 at the age of 87. He was born in Marysville, CA on January 12, 1931 and was a longtime resident of Harbor City. He was predeceased by his son, Curtis Wada. He is survived by his daughters, Julia (Rickey) Tominaga and Anne (Gregory) Wong, grandsons, Aron Wong and Brennan Tominaga, loving...
Billie Joan Pack, the daughter of Forest and Mary Pack, was born in Bicknell Indiana on November 18, 1932. She married her beloved Virgil R. Gibbs on March 31, 1951 and they celebrated 64 years of marital bliss as well as being longtime residents of Torrance, California. She was an active church member and deacon at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian in...
Louise Lee was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 17, 1930 to Jean May and Frank Lee. She was the fifth of seven children – Lillie, Rose, Paul, Violet, Louise, Howard and Lori. At the beginning of the war, Violet and Louise returned to China with their parents where they spent their formative years and adopted many traditions, customs,...
John Joseph Greaney, 89, of Harbor City, California, passed away peacefully August 22, 2018, at Westcoast Board and Care Facility, Torrance, California surrounded by family. He was born January 15, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of late James and Hannah Greaney. He was the oldest of 2 siblings. On February 6, 1993, he married Lena Ivanov Greaney who survives....
Robert John Vandermeer was born January 16, 1947 in Paterson, New Jersey and passed away on August 21, 2018 in Lakewood, California. He was a Police Officer for the Long Beach Police Department for 31 years. He is survived by his wife Linda Kalte Vandermeer, Step-Sons: Mike LeGrand and Alan LeGrand, Step-Grand Children: Juliana, Cameron, Jake, Taylor Rose, and many...
Marcelino “Marcy” was born on December 9, 1930 in Stockton, California. His parents, Marcelino and Amalia moved back to the Philippines where Marcelino grew up in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, his parents’ hometown. He obtained his early education in Sinait and continued on to the Philippine Union College in Caloocan, Rizal. In 1950 he returned to California and Joined the Navy...
Hideo "Barney" Tanaka A funeral service for Hideo "Barney" Tanaka, 91-year-old, Stockton-born Nisei, longtime resident of Gardena and WWII Navy veteran, who passed away on August 20, 2018, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Green Hills Memorial Chapel, 27501 S Western Ave, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275. A private interment will follow. He...
A San Pedro resident for over 55 years, Marvin L. Cockrell was born in Saluda, South Carolina on October 14, 1921 to the late Beulah and Fletcher C. Cockrell. He passed away on August 20, 2018 in Palm Desert, CA. surrounded by family. Marvin is survived by his loving family; daughters Anastasia Bell and Kathryn (Phillip) Garcia, stepson Steve (Sheila)...