Mar 11, 2018

Donald Arthur Berstler, 75, of Lakeside, CA, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2018, at Bosworth Gardens Assisted Living with family members by his side. Don was born and raised in Morristown, NJ. He was the oldest of his two siblings, Richard and Bette. Upon graduating high school in 1960, he joined the Marine Corp bringing him out to San...

Mar 7, 2018

Alejandro "Alex" Armando Vergara, beloved father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Born April 7, 1933 in Tucson, Arizona, he moved with his family to San Diego in 1968. Alex enlisted in the Marines in 1950 at the age of 17 to fight...

Mar 6, 2018

PRC Herbert Lee Francis Wall 02/26/1925 - 03/06/2018 Survivor Orphaned at about 5 years old during the Great Depression, escaped from the orphanage and was on his own for yrs. With the help of a kindhearted family, he went to school then joined the Navy in 1943. Fought in WW2, Korea and multiple tours in Vietnam. Joined the elite Navy...

Mar 5, 2018

Michael (Mike) Henry Champine, passed away unexpectantly from a major heart attack on March 5, 2018. Mike was born on November 24, 1946, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The youngest of four children he was raised in the Salvation Army Church and was a lifeguard and boat boy at church camp. Prior to graduation from Lincoln High School, he earned his Order...

Mar 3, 2018

Mrs. Susan Starr Livesay (née Cottle), of San Diego, CA, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the age of 78. Susan was born to parents Charles and Dorothy on June 12, 1939 in Atlanta, GA. She grew up as the second youngest of five and attended Deering High School. While in high school, Sue's favorites were reading, singing,...

Feb 28, 2018

A personal message from Vanessa's brother, Dennis Morgan My sister, my mother's daughter, her children's mother, my wife's sister in law, our children's aunt and to those of you reading this, your forever friend Vanessa Dawn Morgan has left this world. I say… THIS SUCKS! My sister was everything to me so I would like to share some of my...

Feb 27, 2018

James Carl Duncan Jr (Jimmy) was born and raised in San Diego. During his youth, he enjoyed playing baseball but his true love was music. Jimmy's first electric guitar was a sunburst Gibson Les Paul Copy, he received as a Christmas present. This led to music lessons, amps, fuzz boxes and other items that brought "Music" to the Duncan household...

Feb 25, 2018

Barbara Ann Taylor, 80, of Alpine, CA passed away peacefully in her home on February 25th, 2018. Barbara was born in Cut Bank, Montana to Elrod and Ruby Taylor. She was a wonderful daughter, sister, and mother to her seven children, twelve grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. She devoted her life to her family and loved them all. She was...

Feb 22, 2018

Jose Angel "Pepe" Rubio, at the age 40 left his physical life in his home in Oceanside, CA surrounded by his loving family, after a 4 year battle to cancer. February 22, 2018, marks the re-birth and his journey to our heavenly Father. Pepe as he preferred to be called by his family and friends was born in Mexico City...

Feb 20, 2018

Some may also know her as Lynne Morante or by her maiden name Lynne Thorpe. Lynne was born on January 21, 1954. She was the youngest of three children: David, Donna and then Lynne. Born into a rather confusing situation her life was challenging from the very start. After nearly three years with her older siblings she became an only...

Feb 20, 2018

Robert ("Bob") Taulbee Warren passed away peacefully on February 20, 2018 at age 91. He was preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth Rae Warren McDavid, his parents, Anna Isabel Taulbee Warren and Ralph I. Warren and his grandparents, Sophie Wickner Taulbee and James Perry Taulbee of Montgomery Co., Illinois and Elizabeth Kerr Beith Warren and John Parker Warren (a...

Feb 18, 2018

Bertha Marcello was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 27, 1927 and passed away peacefully on February 18, 2018 in La Mesa, CA. While Bertha made her home in San Diego for the past 89 years, her heritage originated in Portugal. Her father, Jose De Oliveira, from Lisbon, Portugal married Maria Gloria Gracsa Terceira, from the Azores, after migrating to...

Feb 16, 2018

Bonnie Mae McGhee Perry passed from this life on February 16, 2018, at her home in El Cajon, California. She was ninety-one. Bonnie was born to Samuel McGhee and Ada Leona Hale on March 27, 1926, at their home in Henley, Missouri. She was the youngest of their four children. Her family moved to Raytown, Missouri, where she spent most...

Feb 15, 2018

Feb 13, 2018

Margaret Ann Adams (Peggy), 73, of San Diego passed away February 13, 2018. She was born August 30, 1944 to James Franklin Luce and Goldie Olivia Hamilton in Riverside, California. She married Randell Lewis Adams on November 25, 1960 and they had three children. Peggy was preceded in death by her parents, sister Kara Suzanne and her husband, Edward McWest,...

Feb 12, 2018

Beloved Sister, Aunt, and Friend Lory was born on August 6, 1951 in Michigan, and passed away on February 12th, 2018, in San Diego, California, at the age of 66. She is survived and deeply missed by her favorite nephew, Eric Wilson, her niece-in-law, Whitney Wilson, her sister, Patricia Balasco, and her niece, Kimberly Parise. Lory loved music and laughter,...

Feb 11, 2018

Born on June 7, 1929, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Elaine "Boots" Stevenson Sapper was destined to stand out. At the time of her birth, Elaine's mother, Leaugeay ("Mimi") Stevenson, instructed all the doctors and nurses to NEVER let her baby's feet be without booties. This directive lead the nurses to call her Baby Bootsie, and the name Boots stuck. The youngest...

Feb 8, 2018

Linda Kaye Hodgson passed away on February 8, 2018, in San Diego, California, surrounded by her family and friends. She was 74. Linda was born on November 16, 1943, in Summerville, South Carolina, to Nadine and Meadows Bunch. She spent the majority of her life in Allen Park, Michigan, where she and her husband, Ray, raised their sons, Tim and...

Feb 7, 2018

Johnnie Mae (Walker) Billingsley was born on August 1, 1937 to Stella and Will John Walker in Rutledge, Alabama and passed away on February 7, 2018 at her home in San Diego. She is survived by 2 sisters Dorothy Hornsby and Ruby Jewel Tolbert in Decatur, Georgia, 6 children, predeceased son George Jr., sons Ronald, Terence and Adrian, daughters Alfreda...

Feb 4, 2018

Thomas Robert "Tom" Kluwin, age 65, passed away at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center surrounded by his family on Sunday, February 4, 2018. He was born to Robert and Mildred Kluwin on May 27, 1952 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was raised by both his parents and his Grandparents, Albert Kuphal and wives Alice & Ella, with...