Louetta Varner Jorgenson was born on May 1, 1928, the youngest child of 11, into the loving family of John and Rhoda (Smith) Varner in Black Oak, Arkansas. Although she was raised during the depression, Louetta talked about how their family was never hungry because of the hard work of her parents. Her family affectionately called her Doodle Bug after...
In loving memory of Robert Rubio Jr., AKA Cheerio, who was born on March 15th,1990 in Torrance, CA, and passed away unexpectedly on September 11th, at the age of 33. He graduated from Phineas Banning High School in 2008. He also studied at Los Angeles Harbor College. He was a Systems Administrator at NEOGOV in El Segundo, CA for three...
Joseph Cadranel Eskenazi was born in NYC, New York on Jan. 30, 1918 to parents that immigrated to Ellis Island from Turkey. They were Sephardic Jews who embraced their Spanish/Jewish culture and had an arranged marriage meeting on the boat to sail to America. They both worked as tailor and dressmaker in NYC. The siblings Eli, Joseph and Victoria lost...
Sally Ann Chaves passed away on September 9, 2023 at the age of 85. She was born in Los Angeles on October 24, 1937 and was a long time resident of Orange County, California. She is survived by her son, Michael Chaves and wife, Teresa West, and daughter Lisa (Chaves) Leonard and husband Lance Leonard, her sister, Linda Barlow, nephew,...
John Nick Proios passed away peacefully on September 8, 2023, at the age of 75. He was born on April 23, 1948, in Chios, Greece. He came to live in the United States in 1973. He met his wife Angelina in 1977 and they were married on March 21, 1981. He is survived by his wife of 42 years Angelina...
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved brother and son, Donovan Cyrus Nourayi, who left us on September 5, 2023. He was 32 years old. Dono, as he was affectionately called by friends and family, was born on March 21, 1991, to Julie and Mehrdad Nourayi in Torrance. He grew up in Rancho Palos...
Singer Gary Wright, best known for his 1976 soft rock hits “Dream Weaver” and “Love is Alive,” has died at age 80. Wright’s son, Justin, confirmed to Rolling Stone that his father died on Monday at his Palos Verdes Estates home after battling Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia for the past six years. Wright was born on April 26,...