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Joseph James Wolfe

Joseph James Wolfe

Jul 25, 2020

Joseph James Wolfe, age 68, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at his home in San Diego in the company of loved ones. He was born on March 31, 1952 in Buffalo, NY to Joseph and Barbara (Vroman) Wolfe. A member of the 1970 graduating class of Bennett High School, Joe went on to earn his Associate Degree in...

Keith Kohler Howell

Keith Kohler Howell

Jul 24, 2020

Now and then, God makes a giant among men. Keith Kohler Howell was one of those truly remarkable individuals who was larger than life itself and whose zeal and positivity defied his reality. Born in Salt Lake City on July 28, 1970, the middle child and only son of Robert and Ann Howell, he grew up in San Diego and...

Rosene Iva Mclewin

Rosene Iva Mclewin

Jul 19, 2020

Rosene Iva (Goldstein) McLewin passed away peacefully at age 92 from complications of Alzheimer's at The Montera Retirement Home, La Mesa, CA. She is survived by her husband, Robert (Bob) Arthur McLewin and three children; Roseanne Meyerhoff and partner Bruce Furbush, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; Phyllis Gill and husband Donald, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; Carol Rundle and husband...

Gerald Dennis Hawkins

Gerald Dennis Hawkins

Jul 14, 2020

After a long courageous battle with prostate cancer, his life's journey ended surrounded by loved ones. Born at home, in the mountains of North Carolina, He grew up in the vast beauty of green mountains and had a great appreciation for nature. He was lovingly known as 'Hawkins" by his friends and family. After an honorable discharge from the United...

Fleurene Carol Adams

Fleurene Carol Adams

Jul 12, 2020

F Carol Adams, 85, of San Diego, Ca. died in the early morning hour of July 12th, 2020. Carol was born in 1935 in San Diego, California to Carol and Llowell Adams. She is survived by her two daughters, Laura and Darlene, her granddaughter Jennifer, and her son Robert. She had a heart attack and was unable to recover from...

Donna Ovian Courtney

Donna Ovian Courtney

Jul 11, 2020

Donna Ovian Courtney 1953-2020 On Saturday, July 11, Donna Ovian Courtney retired peacefully into heaven. She was resting quietly in her home, and was surrounded by her family, at the time of her passing. Born in Whitinsville, Massachusetts on August 6, 1953, Donna was the second child of Ann and Stephen Ovian, and was beloved by her parents, her older...

Susan Jane Bearder

Susan Jane Bearder

Jul 5, 2020

Susan Jane Bearder was born April 1st, 1939 in Wisconsin to Lester and Susan (Taylor) Bearder. Sue was an employee of Wisconsin Bell, in Fond du Lac, Wi in the Engineering Department. During that time, she joined Big Sisters of Fond du Lac Country and about a year later became a member of their Board. She helped organize the first...

Leonard Williams

Leonard Williams

Jun 30, 2020

Leonard Williams of Rancho Bernardo died on June 30, six weeks after receiving a diagnosis of cancer. "I come from hardy peasant stock," is how Big Red Len (BRL) described his heritage. Turns out he was right, as he made it to 91, though his really good jokes only made it to 90. Born in NY and raised in Hazleton,...

Joseph Lee Murphy Iii

Joseph Lee Murphy Iii

Jun 22, 2020

Joseph Lee Murphy III passed away on the morning of June 22, 2020, at the age of 59. He was born on February 2, 1961 in Grand Rapids, MI the first of three sons of the late Lee and Judith Murphy. Joe was always an industrious young man even in his elementary years. He would rise early and deliver newspapers...

Anthony Charles Boles

Anthony Charles Boles

Jun 17, 2020

ANTHONY CHARLES BOLES (TONY), AGE 69, passed away in San Diego on Wednesday June 17, 2020. He was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Welby Charles Boles and Jewell Arletha White on September 13, 1950. Tony is a Vietnam Veteran. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Special Forces regiment. He served two tours of duty from 1969-1971 under MACVSOG (Military...

Ronald A. Mills

Ronald A. Mills

Jun 14, 2020

Ronald Allen Mills, 61, passed away on June 14th, 2020 in San Diego, California. Ronnie was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 26th, 1958; he graduated in 1976 from the Center High School and attended the University of Missouri at Columbia. Ronnie was preceded in death by his father, John Courtland Mills lll, his mother Mary Ruth Mills and...

Melvin Hawks

Melvin Hawks

Jun 12, 2020

Melvin Hawks was born on January 7, 1934 in Pasadena, California. He was the first of three children of Ralph and Edna Hawks of Massachusetts and California. Melvin holds the distinction of being a 2nd generation native born Californian… on his mother's side. Melvin played various wind instruments for his high school marching band. He paraded and played at various...

Stephanie Raney

Stephanie Raney

Jun 12, 2020

Stephanie Marie Raney (1955-2020) Stephanie Marie Raney passed away quickly and peacefully, with her daughter by her side, on Friday, June 12, 2020 in La Mesa, California, at the age of 64. She was born on July 31, 1955 in Washington, D.C. to Lawrence Brown Raney and Patricia Ann Raney. She lived with kidney disease for nearly two years until...

David G. Stanfel

David G. Stanfel

Jun 9, 2020

David G. Stanfel, age 65, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 in San Diego, California after sustaining injuries from a bicycle accident. Dave was born in Joliet IL to parents Peg (nee Gray) and Donald Stanfel (deceased). He grew up the second oldest of five siblings and from an early age, had a passion for athletics, an appreciation for life's...

Clifford Henry Albrecht

Clifford Henry Albrecht

Jun 7, 2020

Clifford was born in Lajunta, Colorado on October 8th, 1940 and moved to California with his family at 10 years old. He met his lifelong love, Carolee, in El Cajon on New Year's Eve of 1970 and married August 18, 1973. They lived in various areas of San Diego county where their raised their daughter Dawna. Clifford worked in the...

Kirsten Rain Tomlinson

Kirsten Rain Tomlinson

Jun 6, 2020

Kirsten Rain Tomlinson Kirsten Rain Tomlinson 17, October 24, 2002 - June 6, 2020, lived a life that was full of memories that centered around her family and friends who she deeply loved. She always brought a smile to your face and her presence was surely known wherever she went. Kirsten always strived to be a loving, caring and honest...

John William Daly

John William Daly

Jun 1, 2020

JOHN WILLIAM DALY 10/ 03 /1936---------06 / 01/2020 " GOD SAW I WAS GETTING TIRED, HE PUT HIS ARMS AROUND ME AND SAID, 'COME WITH ME, I ONLY TAKE THE BEST'. JOHN DIED PEACEFULLY AT HOME. NO PAIN AT ALL. ALL HE DID WAS SAY , " I LOVE YOU " AND TAKE TWO SHORT, NICE BREATHS, AND PASSED ON....

Jose Arnaldo Acosta

Jose Arnaldo Acosta

Jun 1, 2020

José Arnaldo Acosta, 66, of San Diego CA passed away on June 1, 2020. Jose "Big Poppa" Acosta was born in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico on Janurary 31, 1954 to Edith Mercedes Torres and Jose Angel Acosta. At the Age of 4 his family moved to the Bronx, NY in search of a new life in the big city. He joined...

Joseph Nomura Eldridge

Joseph Nomura Eldridge

Jun 1, 2020

In Loving Memory of Joseph Eldridge On June 1, 2020, Joseph Nomura Eldridge passed away peacefully in San Diego. Born on December 22, 1951 in Tokorozawa, Japan to William Howard Eldridge and Tomoko Nomura, Joe was born in the post-wartime period to parents who found love despite the adversity between their countries. Joe and his parents lived in Japan until...

Katherine Mary Barnes

Katherine Mary Barnes

May 30, 2020

Katherine Mary Barnes passed away peacefully on May 30 2020 while her oldest daughter, Lori held her hand. She was born on July 4, 1959 in Los Angeles, Ca to William and Rosemary Kinnally, and was the oldest of six children. Kathy became a single mother at age of 23 with three children. She decided to go back to school,...

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