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Nancy Douglas Rodwell
Nov 6, 2020
Nancy Douglas Schmidt Rodwell was born on December 2, 1927, and died on November 6, 2020, at the age of 92. She is survived by five children: Lindy Rodwell of San Diego, CA, Mark Rodwell of Wichita Falls, TX, Tim Rodwell and Jan Rodwell of Houston, TX, and Laurie Rodwell of Conway, AR. She is also survived by three grandchildren:...
Conrad Paul Martinez
Nov 5, 2020
Conrad Paul Martinez June 10, 1946 - November 5, 2020 Conrad was born on June 10, 1946 in Manila in the Philippine Islands, the second of 4 children (two sisters and one brother) of Severo and Araceli Martinez. Conrad's father served in the U.S. Navy and, at the age of 14, his family moved to San Diego. His family was...
Dolores Elsa Lopez
Oct 30, 2020
Dolores Elsa Lopez September 5, 1941- October 30, 2020 Our mom, Dolores Elsa Lopez, also known as "Nana" to her granddaughters, passed away at home & joined our dad, George Lopez, in Heaven on Friday, October 30th. Dolores was born on September 5, 1941 to Clotilde & Frank Ledesma. Back in the 1940's she lived in the same neighborhood with...
Janet Gillen
Oct 29, 2020
Janet Gillen 1923 – 2020 Born April 1923 in Vallejo, California to Charles F. Osborn and Elizabeth Osborn. Died at age 97 in San Diego, California, October 2020. Her father was a Naval officer and the family relocated frequently with his military assignments. After he passed away, mom finished high school in Brooklyn, New York, went to junior college in...
Arthur C. Mitchell
Oct 21, 2020
Arthur C. Mitchell Arthur Mitchell 63, was born in San Diego, California on January 10, 1957, and died on October 21, 2020. Arthur was the oldest child of Richard and Marjorie Mitchell. Arthur grew up in San Diego. He attended All Saints Episcopal School from kindergarten through sixth grade. He then attended St. Vincent's Catholic school for seventh and eighth...
Billy Gene Mcvay
Oct 19, 2020
Billy Gene McVay was born in Stella, Arkansas, September 10th 1932, and died October 19th, 2020. He was the fourth child out of eight of Mary Flossie Young and William Elmer McVay. He is survived by two brothers, Gerald of Tennessee and Doug of Washington. The family moved from Arkansas to Yakima Valley in Washington State. Billy joined the U.S....
Marilyn L. Reiter
Oct 11, 2020
Marilyn was born September 21, 1935 in Oak Park, IL to Charles and Evelyn (Hansen) Barber. She and her brother Chick grew up together in Oak Park until moving to Calif and remained close and until his passing. Marilyn and Chick combined their families whenever possible at Thanksgiving, birthdays and other functions. Marilyn graduated from high school in Oak Park,...
Linda Ann Malarkey
Oct 4, 2020
Linda Ann Malarkey, age 80, died of complications from COVID-19 on October 4th, 2020, in San Diego, California. Linda was born on August 31, 1940, in Avon, Ohio, to parents Carl and Marlys Lorenz. She graduated from Avon High School in 1958. In 1960, she moved to Lakeside, CA with her parents and accepted a position with the US Postal...
Margaret Colleen Kuklok
Oct 2, 2020
Margaret Colleen Kuklok, 70, of Huntley, MT, died peacefully on Friday, October 2, 2020 at the home of her daughter Callie and son-in-law Paul Greer of San Diego, CA. Her husband, Gordon, by her side. Colleen's kind, hard-working and resilient presence touched many as she bravely endured the past 18 months with an ALS, "Lou Gehrig's" diagnosis. Colleen was born...
Ricky Leroy Lewis
Sep 30, 2020
Ricky "Rick" Leroy Lewis of La Mesa, CA passed away peacefully in his sleep the morning of September 30, 2020 following a long battle with lung cancer. He was 73. Rick Lewis was born June 8, 1947 in South Bend, IN, the only child of Donald Lee and Betty Lou (Cassell) Lewis. He relocated to Sepulveda, CA with his father...
Helen Katherine Finlay
Sep 25, 2020
Helen Katherine Finlay June 17, 1926- September 25, 2020 Helen Finlay, age 94, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2020 in San Diego, California where she has resided happily since the mid 1980s. She was born June 17, 1926 to William and Helen (Allen) Finlay of Pittsburgh.Helen was preceded in death by her brother, William Finlay Jr. In the words...
Marianne & Benny Ayap
Sep 18, 2020
Benny Ayap 1928 - 9/01/2020 ------------------------- Marianne Ayap 1926 -9/18/2020 Benny Ayap, 92, passed away on September 1, 2020 peacefully in his sleep at home in San Diego while under hospice care and the care of a family caregiver, and his beloved wife Marianne Ayap, 94, passed away 17 days later on September 18, 2020 in her two daughters' arms...
Lester Walter Marr
Sep 16, 2020
Lester Walter (Marr) Epitomized his generation: a hard-working, churchgoing, family man. Born on October 9, 1924 in Bangor, Maine, and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Lester lived with his parents Mary Parady Marr and Alexander Marr, brothers William and Harold, and sister Celia Marr Guanya. When Celia moved to sunny Southern California to escape the winters, the rest of the family...
Leo Goodman Robinson
Sep 15, 2020
Leo Goodman Robinson 'Sonny' September 1954 – September 2020 Leo Goodman Robinson passed Tuesday, September 15, 2020, in San Diego California at the age of 66. Leo was born on September 9, 1954, in Little Rock Arkansas. He is survived by sisters Katherine Warren, Leola Robinson, Brenda Robinson, and Phyllis Robinson, brothers Robert Robinson, William Forte, Fred Robinson, and wife...
Martha Louise (Jones) Coxe
Sep 15, 2020
Martha Coxe passed away on September 15 after a short illness. Born in Los Angeles, she came to San Diego when she was 3 to live with her aunt/uncle. She attended Washington Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High and graduated from San Diego High School in 1945. She made life-long girlfriends in junior high, loved history, sports and the beach. She married...
Maria J. Mirabella
Sep 11, 2020
On September 11, 2020, Maria Judi Mirabella passed away peacefully at her home with her devoted sisters, Cecelia and Anita, by her side. Maria fought a long courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Maria was born in 1961 in Queens, New York, the fourth of five children to James and Grace (Rudyanski) Mirabella. In 1976, the family decided to move to...
Marcia Kay Edwards
Aug 31, 2020
Marcia Kay Laudenschlager Edwards, 83, passed away peacefully at her daughter, Robbin's home in La Mesa, CA, on Monday, August 31, 2020. Marcia was the loving wife of the late Nils F. Edwards, with whom she shared 57 years of marriage at the time of his passing in 2013. They resided in Marshalton, PA and moved to Ocean City, MD...
Angelos Sarantinos
Aug 29, 2020
Dr. Angelos Lascos "A.L." Sarantinos, passed away on August 29th, 2020 in San Diego, CA at the grand age of 92. Our dad A.L. was born April 19th,1928 in Tacoma, WA to Greek immigrants Maria and Lascos Sarantinos. With the beautiful Puget Sound and Mt Rainier as his backdrop, A.L. thrived in his youth. He graduated from Stadium HS in...
Charles Henry Peabody
Aug 24, 2020
Charles Henry Peabody, known as Chuck to all, age 86, died in San Diego, California, on Monday, August 24, 2020, from natural causes. Chuck was born on April 24, 1934, in Cambridge, New York. He was the son of George Albert Peabody, Sr. and Belle Dora Cox. Chuck was one of five children that grew up on a picturesque dairy...
Julian Javier Flores
Aug 21, 2020
Julian Javier Flores (March 13, 1972 - August 21, 2020) , born to the parentage of Julian Flores and Angelina Ramirez , breathed his last in the early morning of August 21, 2020; he was 48 years old. He came with nothing but hope and built an incredible life for himself and his family through hard work and determination. On...

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