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James Kenneth Bacinett

James Kenneth Bacinett

Oct 23, 2018

James peacefully passed away Tuesday October 23rd. Jim was born on May 3, 1949. He lived in Lakeside Ca for most of his life. Playing golf was his passion. He loved his family and his work and his friends. He was an Electrical Contractor for 50 years. He loved life and taught everyone to laugh. Jim had many friends old...

Dionisio Academia

Dionisio Academia

Oct 23, 2018

Dionisio Pascasio Academia, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and U.S. Navy Veteran peacefully joined our Heavenly Father and his beloved wife, Plaridel Villarin Academia, on October 23, 2018. He is survived by his 7 children—Dionisio Jr., Arlene, Edgar, Alan, John, Paul, Brenda—and their spouses, 18 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. He spent his life serving in the Navy with...

Valdemar Junior Christensen

Valdemar Junior Christensen

Oct 17, 2018

Valdemar J. Christensen, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University, and member of San Diego First Church of the Nazarene The Christensen family announces the passing of our "patriarch"—Valdemar J. Christensen. Aged 92 years, he died at home under hospice care on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at 4:20pm holding the hand of his wife of 69 years—Mildrene L....

Jeffrey Paul Burns

Jeffrey Paul Burns

Oct 12, 2018

Jeffrey (Jeff) Paul Burns was born on April 23, 1962 in Monte Vista CO. After a short time in Colorado and Chinle, AZ, his family moved to Glendale, AZ where he grew up and embraced a deep love of music. Jeff married the love of his life, Lorie Duncan, on March 15, 1986. He retired from the US Navy in...

George Harold Johnson

George Harold Johnson

Oct 12, 2018

George Harold Johnson, Jr. age 85, passed away on October 12th, 2018 surrounded by loved ones. George was born in Minnesota on February 26th 1933 to George Harold Sr. and Martina Lilian Johnson. George pursued a career in the military right after graduating high school where he dedicated his life for 27 years, earning the rank as Captain. It was...

Juliet Clara Miller

Juliet Clara Miller

Oct 11, 2018

Juliet Clara Miller, also known as; Judy, J.C, Mom and Grammy, passed peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of October 11, 2018. After a hemorrhagic stroke this past May and many years of severe hypertension, she could no longer fight. Juliet was the first-born of six and arrived on January 28, 1939 in Artesia, New Mexico to...

Pamela Grace Erekuff

Pamela Grace Erekuff

Oct 5, 2018

Pamela Erekuff loved people enthusiastically and unconditionally. Everyone. And she spent her life showing it. Despite chronic pain due to complications from MS, she was always happy to see you, and excited to meet someone new. To know her was to be her friend, and she was always there in a moment of need. Born to Paul and Patricia Stewart...

Richard Andrew Merkh

Richard Andrew Merkh

Oct 3, 2018

Richard Andrew Merkh died in his home on October 3, 2018, in Chula Vista, California, at the age of 37. Richard is survived by his loving and caring wife, Thea Marie (Demma) Merkh, and his beautiful, wonderful daughter Evalina Grace Merkh. Richard and Thea have been married for over 12 years. He is also survived by his father, Timothy Karl...

Ria Odell Kapferer

Ria Odell Kapferer

Sep 29, 2018

Ria is survived by her parents Cheryl Odell and Hans Kapferer. Brother Brian Kapferer and nephew Tyler, and her sisters Kristina Melville (Mike) and nieces Payton, Chase, and Cameron, and sister Bettina Greil (Robert) and nephews Mario and Patrick. Ria is preceded by Grandparents: Ruth Odell and Harold Odell, Gertrude and Johann Kapferer,and her Aunt Renate Lechner Ria was born...

Joan M. Narozniak

Joan M. Narozniak

Sep 22, 2018

The family of Joan Narozniak come to you in sadness, she passed away On September 22,2018. And while those who are left behind will miss her laughter, her jokes and her love that she had for each and everyone of us. We are glad for her she will soon rejoin with our Father in heaven and will reunite into the...

Bruce Donald Wilson

Bruce Donald Wilson

Sep 20, 2018

Bruce Donald Wilson, age 65, passed away peacefully from cancer on September 20, 2018. Bruce was born in Chicago in 1952, the 5th child of a family of 12, born to Robert and Patricia Wilson. Bruce was a freckled face, red headed boy that loved music, comics and art. Bruce began his first career as a graphic artist and left...

Regina Cabrera Estrella

Regina Cabrera Estrella

Sep 20, 2018

The family of Regina Cabrera Estrella with heavy hearts, sadly reports she has passed away. And while those who are left behind miss the effervescence of her spirit, for every room was always filled with joy and happiness when she was in it, we are glad for she has rejoined our Father in heaven and has reunited into the arms...

Paolo Annibale

Paolo Annibale

Sep 14, 2018

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Paolo Annibale. Paolo was a beloved husband, father, brother and friend to many. He was 74 years old and he will be greatly missed. Paolo was born on June 12, 1944 in Siculiana Sicily. Son of Alfonso Annibale and Antonia Siracusa. He was the youngest...

Byron Patrick Connolly

Byron Patrick Connolly

Sep 10, 2018

Byron Patrick Connolly, best known as "Pat", was born May 4, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Arthur Byron and Marie Geraldine (Koch) Connolly. Pat was raised in Syracuse, Indiana and upon graduation from Syracuse High School in 1958, was willing and ready to join the U.S. Marine Corps. There is no denying Pat is proud of his 22-year career in...

Charla Addison Mchenry

Charla Addison Mchenry

Aug 31, 2018

Daughter of Charles and Holly Henry, she was born in San Francisco CA, attended high school in the bay area and applied to the navy at the age of 19 where she met her first husband Eurell Malone and had two children Charles Malone and Stephanie Reeve. Later on in life she remarried Charles W. McHenry and had a daughter...

Nancy Jean Strong

Nancy Jean Strong

Aug 31, 2018

With profound sadness, the family of Nancy Jean Strong reports that she has passed from this world on August 31, 2018, as a result of complications of an earlier stroke. She was 88 years young. True to her name, Nancy was a strong woman who overcame life's challenges with determination and the will to succeed. She was by nature a...

Mary Elynn Estocado Mangibin

Mary Elynn Estocado Mangibin

Aug 29, 2018

Mary Elynn Estocado Mangibin was born to be the first child of Dominador Mangibin and Nimfa Villarosa Estocado on June 5th, 1960 and she was a happy child. She grew up in Olongapo City, Philippines with families, relatives and friends surrounding and culminating her conservative values and love of GOD. Mary Elynn, also known as Elynn or Babes, Ate Bhee...

Joanne Pankratz

Joanne Pankratz

Aug 27, 2018

JoAnne Pankratz, 84, of San Diego, California, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2018. She was at home with her beloved husband of 64 years, Walt. JoAnne was born in Fort Worth, Texas to Robert George "Bob" and Helen Viola "Vi" Walker on January 14, 1934. The family moved to Chicago when she was still an infant and then to...

Larry Max Thiringer

Larry Max Thiringer

Aug 25, 2018

Larry Max Thiringer was born in Redmond Oregon, to Hans and Edna Thiringer in February 1943. The Thiringers lived in Spokane, Wash. Larry has two brothers, Garry born in 1944, and Lenny in 1946. When Larry was about 10 years old he spent the summer at his Uncle’s dairy in Washington. He loved everything about it, rounding up the...

Pastor Carey W. Norman

Pastor Carey W. Norman

Aug 25, 2018

Pastor Carey Norman went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 25th 2018. He felt called into the ministry at the young age of 14 and after graduating from Biola College and Talbot Seminary went on to become the Pastor of Westview Bible Church, where he has faithfully served as their beloved Pastor for over 40 years. He...

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