Ronald Simpson Alvarez
Aug 2, 2023
Ronald “Jun” Alvarez passed away on August 2, 2023, at the age of 79. He was born on August 19, 1943 in Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines to Ricardo Alvarez and Nellie Simpson Kinann. He immigrated to the US in 1964 and served in the Vietnam War. Jun was a long time resident of Carson, CA, where he raised his children,...
Virginia B Spurgeon
Aug 1, 2023
Virginia Brock Spurgeon, a longtime resident of Palos Verdes Estates known to her friends as “Jinny”, passed away on August 1, 2023 Jinny was born on November 27, 1932 to Jefferson and Jean Brock in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Evanston High School, and then Northwestern University where she became a registered nurse, R.N. She met her husband, Frederick C. Spurgeon,...
Maureen Ann Sie
Aug 1, 2023
Maureen, Pao Shi Ping, was born in Anhui, China and was raised as an only child. She chose her English name while attending high school in Taiwan. Deciding to venture to the United States, she earned a scholarship to Marymount College in Iowa, where she majored in American History. The nuns quickly acclimated her to America and Maureen was off...
James William Leech
Jul 31, 2023
James William Leech passed away in his home after a long illness on July 31, 2023, with his wife Donna Leech (Hester) by his side. Jim recently celebrated his 90th birthday with family on May 25, and his 66th wedding anniversary on July 6. A lifelong resident of Torrance, Jim graduated from Torrance High School in 1951 and was a...
Judy Mossman
Jul 31, 2023
"I love you more," was the expression Judy told her daughter Beth after hearing Beth say, "I love you, mom." She would then giggle...Judy Lee Mossman (Fierman) passed peacefully on July 31, 2023 at age 82 after a life well lived. Judy was born in Long Beach, California on February 19, 1941. She was raised in San Pedro by her...
Elmer L Mcdaniel
Jul 30, 2023
Elmer McDaniel (dad of three boys) and Irma McDaniel (mother of four girls) were both born in Winnsboro, Louisiana, she in 1930 and he in 1932. Their parents were Lula Price McDaniel and Calvin McDaniel. They were extremely poor sharecroppers who worked on poor farmland. They had a difficult time surviving from one crop season to the next. They planted...
Della Dawn Warner
Jul 30, 2023
Della Dawn Warner entered into eternal rest on the morning of July 30, 2023, in San Pedro, California. She was 89 years old. She was a beloved wife and mother. Della grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and Southern California and was a longtime resident of San Pedro. She had five brothers and one sister. She graduated from Downey Union...
Silvester Sanchez Cardona
Jul 29, 2023
Silvestre Cardona passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on July 29, 2023 in Lomita, California. He was born in Santa Ana, California on November 5, 1926, to Sylvestre and Rita Cardona. Silvestre joins loved ones in eternal rest, including his parents; his loving wife of 57 years, Consuelo Cardona; brothers, Ralph and Alfonso Cardona; and grandchildren, Celine...
