Hilda E. Aho, the daughter of Squire and Alice Shaw, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2012 at the age of 97. She was born in Canada and had been a long time resident of San Pedro, California. Hilda was a San Pedro Emblem Club Member #451 and a Charter Member for many years. She is survived by her long...
Lucille Wright was born on November 10, 1919 in Lake City, Arkansas. She married George Spencer and became Lucille Spencer on February 24, 1939. She was a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and friend to all. She was always willing to help when you needed it. She was really proud of her heritage and shared her life stories with all...
Dwight E. Karr, the son of Edgar and Grace Karr, passed away on October 28, 2012 at the age of 71. He was born on April 4, 1941 in Denver, Colorado and had been a long time resident of Carson, California. Dwight is survived by his beloved wife, Irene Karr; children, Wayne (Veronica) Karr, Rebecca Karr and Carrie (Steve Lewis)...
Stephen Evans Hoag (97) a 66 year resident of Torrance, California passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2012 after a long battle with peripheral artery disease. Steve was born in Burlington, Vermont on January 30, 1915 to Frank and Hazel Hoag. He spent his childhood growing up in Vermont and following his graduation from high school he attended diesel/mechanics school....
Jeanette Florence Mitko, the daughter of Tony and Florence Vanderpas, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2012 at the age of 81. She was born on December 18, 1930 in Minnesota and had been a long time resident of Gardena, California. Jeanette will be remembered by her beloved family, son, John (Kristy) Carlton; granddaughter, Synthia Carlton and siblings, Reuben Vanderpas,...
Judith Gale Parton was called to her eternal home on October 27, 2012. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. Judy was born in the City of Orange and lived most of her life on Palos Verdes. After graduating from USC, Judy worked as a dental hygienist for over 40 years. Judy was active in the community...
Ted H. Hamasaki, the son of Kay and Yuriko Hamasaki, passed away on October 26, 2012. He was born on May 3, 1951 in California and had been a life long resident of Long Beach, California. Ted is survived by his loving mother, Yuriko Hamasaki; brother, Glenn (Melody) Hamasaki; nephews, Toshi, Brandon (Cindy) and Kyla and niece, Kimiko (Matt) Wybenga...
Our mother, Mrs. Horng-Lian Deng was born in Jian-Ping, Laio-Ning Province, China on September 8th, 1929. She had two brothers. Her father studied in Japan and was also a successful banker and businessman. Her parents doted on her as the only daughter of the family. In 1947 she graduated with high honors from Re-He Girls' high school with the intention...
Ivan Knezevic passed away on October 26th, 2012 at the age of 83. He lived in San Pedro for the last 53 years. Ivan was born in Bosnjaci, Croatia along with 7 sisters and 3 brothers. He worked for Sparkletts for 25 years and was one of the founding members of the Croatian Hall where he spent time doing volunteer...
Evelyn Louise Weie, the daughter of Albin and Louise Bloomgren, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2012 at the age of 92. She was born on December 14, 1919 in Los Angeles, California and had been a life long resident of San Pedro, California. Evelyn is preceded in death by her sister, Florence Bloomgren and is survived by her beloved...