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Lawrence Scott Canoff
Jun 22, 2018
Larry Canoff, age 66, passed away on June 22, 2018, following a five-year battle with multiple degenerative neurological conditions. He is survived by his wife Karen, daughter Alyssa, son Vince and Vince's daughter Cora. Larry was born in Chicago, Illinois, to parents Edna and Ray Canoff. He was a graduate of Sullivan High School and obtained a master's degree in...
Juventino Cuevas
Jun 22, 2018
Juventino "Ray" Cuevas, born on January 24, 1937 in Santa Paula, California, to the late Maria Cuevas and the late Pedro Cuevas, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family, at age 81 on June 22, 2018 in La Mesa, California. From 1959 to 1965, Juventino served in the U.S. Army. He was a hardworking and dedicated police officer for the...
Guillermo Ignacio Suarez Grosso
Jun 17, 2018
Guillermo ("Gillie") Ignacio Suárez, was born on July 11, 1962, to Dr. Guillermo & Mrs. Clara (Grosso) Suárez, on the ancient Atlantic peninsula of Cádiz, Spain. It sparked in him a lifetime passion for fishing, sailing, and the sea. The Suárez family immigrated to Colorado in 1966, before settling in Ames in 1968, where Gillie attended Elementary at Meeker and...
James Wayne Erb Allen
Jun 16, 2018
Beloved husband, father, musician, teacher, engineer, and entrepreneur — died on June 16, 2018 at the age of 78 from complications related to diabetes. Born in Turtleford, Saskatchewan to James A. and Cecelia Allen, Wayne and his brother Denis grew up in the Canadian heartland, exploring the countryside, building forts, playing hockey and digging ice tunnels on the playground (hiding...
Sotero Urbina Rodriguez
Jun 16, 2018
Sotero Urbina Rodriguez, 85, born March 25, 1933 in Plateros, Zacatecas, MX, passed away on June 16, 2018, in Spring Valley, San Diego County, CA. He previously resided in El Paso, TX (30 years), Ontario, CA (7 years), San Gabriel Valley (14 years), and Los Angeles, CA. After completing school in Mexico, Sotero married Maria Eugenia Guereque on February 8,...
Frank Garey
Jun 14, 2018
Frank Garey, resident of San Diego, CA passed away on June 14, 2018 at the age of 86. Born in New York State, he completed his BA at Brooklyn College, settling in Brooklyn with his wife Diana. For much of his life, he worked for New York State in various capacities, including personnel and administration. Frank believed strongly in equality...
Stephen Paul Karo
Jun 14, 2018
Steve was born in Paterson, New Jersey on May 19, 1943 to Steve Sr. and Evelyn Karo; his brother, Robert and sister, Joan, live in San Diego. In 1959 his family moved to San Diego where he spent his senior year at Lincoln High School. He attended San Diego State as a music major and joined Phi Mu Alpha, the...
Thomas Ray Lockhart
Jun 13, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Thomas Ray Lockhart announces his sudden passing on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at the age of 64 years. Thomas also known as Tom will be lovingly remembered by his wife Rosalinda Lockhart and his children, Tara Lockhart, John Lockhart, Arlene Palma, and Reycris Sebastian. Tom will also be fondly remembered by...
Carol Ann Johnson
Jun 13, 2018
Carol Ann Johnson, 73, passed away Wednesday June 13, 2018 at home with family after a battle with cancer. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 6th, 1945 to the parents of Del Roy and Violet Wendt. Carol was an amazing wife, mother, and friend. Carol met her husband, Ken while working at Honeywell and married August 1, 1970....
Robert Nolasco Fernandez
Jun 9, 2018
War came to Bob Fernandez when he was 11 years old. Born and raised on Oahu, and living near Hickam Air Force Base, he witnessed the Japanese air attack his own neighborhood on December 7th, 1941. The war would change Hawaii and young Bob forever. As servicemen flooded onto his island, he got to know some of them, shining their...
Tufa Iuvale
Jun 9, 2018
Tufa "Tee" I'Uvale Jr died peacefully in his sleep on June 09, 2018 in San Diego, CA after losing his battle with lung cancer. He was 60. Tee was born on October 7, 1957 in Lawton, Oklahoma to his parents Tufa and Nellie I'uvale. Tee grew up in San Diego, Ca. At the young age of 17, Tee joined the...
Joey Alton Thompson
Jun 8, 2018
Joey Alton Thompson was born in Jena, LA on May 4, 1966 and died in San Diego, CA on June 8, 2018. He moved to San Diego, California in 2007 where he met me, Marie Garberick, in 2008. We were married in 2010. He was an amazing husband – we traveled, danced and experienced life to the fullest. He was...
Michelle Lynn Kinard
Jun 6, 2018
Michelle Lynn Kinard, 46, resident of Spring Valley, CA, passed away unexpectedly on June 6, 2018. Immediate survivors include her mother, Cynthia Pinckard Johnson (Dennis, deceased), Spring Valley, CA; sons Mario Burton, 19, and Aiden Talbot, 10, Spring Valley CA; brother James Kinard (Robin), El Cajon, CA; step brother Daryl Johnson, Jamul, CA; step sister Sarah Johnson, San Diego, CA;...
Jane Marie Mays
Jun 3, 2018
Jane Marie Mays, 68, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018 at home with family by her side. She was born in Crosby, MN on November 7, 1949 to parents Catherine & Arthur Martinetto. Jane was a wonderful daughter, wife, mother, and friend. She met her husband Warren Mays while working at the same restaurant in San Diego. They married in...
Trinidad Leon Chamberlain
May 31, 2018
Sis. Trinidad Leon Chamberlain, known to many as "Trinie," passed away on May 31st, 2018, at the age of 88 years. Trini was born November 27th, 1929 to Ignacio and Isabel Leon. As a native of San Diego, Sis. Chamberlain attended San Diego High School and graduated in 1947. She met her husband Charles Chamberlain, Jr "Chuck" at the USO...
Blanca Lucia Steele
May 31, 2018
Blanca Lucia Steele (nee Arana Martinez) age 79, passed away at Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego, California on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Blanca will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Robert, her two sons Robert and Charles, and her grandson, Michael. Blanca always took care of...
Ginny Fleming
May 29, 2018
Virginia Lee "Ginny" Fleming, 91, was promoted to her eternal reward in the ultimate Paradise on May 29, 2018. She was born in New London, CT on June 28, 1926 to parents Ellery & Isabel Edwards. Ginny was a wonderful daughter, wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend and mentor. Our profound loss is Heaven's gain! We have the confidence of...
Cheryl Janeen Stoker
May 26, 2018
Cheryl Janeen Stoker, 50, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Scripps Memorial Hospital. She was born in Los Angeles, CA on June 18, 1967. She was a wonderful daughter, wife, mother, grammy and friend. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, June 1, 2018 at the Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church, 17010 Pomerado Road, San Diego CA...
Dennis Thomas Johnson
May 22, 2018
Dennis Johnson, age 64, passed away peacefully at his home in Spring Valley, CA, on May 22, 2018 after a decline in health due to chronic pancreatitis. Dennis is survived by his wife of 31 years, Cynthia Ann (Pinckard); son Daryl Johnson, Jamul, CA; daughter Sarah Johnson, San Diego, CA; stepdaughter Michelle Kinard, Spring Valley, CA; stepson James Kinard (Robin),...
Vestal Elizabeth Bontrager
May 21, 2018
Vestal Elizabeth McConnell Bontrager was a Christian, Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Executive volunteer for Navy Relief Society and Sunday School teacher in eleven churches and Navy Chapels (one assignment was for ten years). Vestal was born on 24 February 1924, Rural Route Fresno, Ohio, graduated class of 1942 West Lafayette, Ohio High School. She married John Kenneth Bontrager 25...

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