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Linda Kaye Hodgson
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...
Johnnie Mae Billingsley
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...
Thomas Robert Kluwin
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...
Kenneth Sherlock Maney
Feb 1, 2018
Kenneth entered this life on January 5, 1942 in Pasadena, California and entered into rest on February 1, 2018 at the age of 76 years in San Diego, California. He will be deeply missed by his nieces and nephews in Arizona, sister-in-law, long-time friend and caregiver, Faye Pepper, extended family and friends. Ken was preceded in death by his parents,...
Anthony Francis Baechler
Feb 1, 2018
Anthony "Tony" F. Baechler Jr. passed away on February 1, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born in Portland, Oregon to the late Anthony and Leona Baechler. He lived with his parents and three brothers and two sisters. Tony was an ambitious child and became a paper boy at a young age. He learned much about people and business...
Sarah A. Crawford
Jan 29, 2018
Sarah A (Ponce) Crawford of San Diego, passed away on January 29, 2018 in San Diego, CA. She was born on August 20, 1932 to Martin and Maria Ponce and grew up in Old Town. Sarah met the love of her life, husband Edgar L Crawford who preceded her in death in 2005. Ed was in the U.S Navy, stationed...
Richard Allen Williams
Jan 28, 2018
Richard Allen Williams' 8-year fight with colon cancer ended on Sunday morning, January 28th, 2018, with a peaceful and painless drift into sleep. Rick had just celebrated his 60th birthday with all of his children and grandchildren, achieving a great milestone. He passed on in the comfort of his home holding the hands of his wife of nearly 38 years...
Sherrie Jeannine Briggs
Jan 27, 2018
Sherrie Jeannine (Palitz) Briggs was born on July 27, 1929 to Alfred Palitz and Blanche (Keach) Palitz in Hartford, CT, and passed away at the age of 88 on January 27, 2018 in La Mesa, CA where she lived for the last 45 years. She is survived by her two sons, Lynn Felice (Nancy) and their children, Lyndsay Felice and...
Richard Monroe Honeycutt
Jan 25, 2018
Richard Monroe Honeycutt passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on Thursday January 25, 2018. He was surrounded by his loving family. A native of Apex, North Carolina, Richard was the son of Greene Honeycutt and Mamie Sheehan. As a child he worked the family tobacco farm and tended the animals before school. He survived a troubled childhood with...
Heidi Kristine Erb
Jan 22, 2018
Heidi Kristine (Fitschen) Erb passed away on January 22, 2018, in San Diego, California surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Orange, California on September 6, 1969, and spent her life in Southern California. She was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Orange and attended high school in Orange County before working in property management and...
Francis Xavier Herget
Jan 22, 2018
Francis Xavier Herget will always be remembered for his wit and humor. When he was asked what the X stood for in his middle name, he would always respond with "excited" to whoever was asking. Everyone knew him as Frank, and his contagious laugh was hard to miss. He created laughter and memories everywhere he went and loved to share...
William Elliott Becker
Jan 20, 2018
~Always in Our Hearts~ William "Bill" Elliott Becker, age 77, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Born to William and Maxine Becker on August 28, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, Bill had a happy childhood. His interests included playing the clarinet in a band, debate team and bowling. After joining the Navy at age...
Capt. Jerome M. Duran
Jan 18, 2018
Capt. Jerome "Jerry" M. Duran (USMC) passed away Thursday, Jan.18, 2018 at UCSD Medical Center in San Diego, CA with his family at his side. Jerry was born in Greybull, WY on Oct. 31, 1942 to the late Francisco and Clotilde Duran. A beloved brother, husband, father, and grandfather, he is survived by his wife of 52-years Sylvia B. Duran,...
Maxwell Forrest Martin
Jan 18, 2018
Our beloved father and WWII veteran, Maxwell Forrest Martin, left this world as bravely and honorably as he lived his life, at 11:30 pm, on January 18, 2018. He passed peacefully with his children by his bedside. He was 92 years old. Max grew up in Star City, West Virginia, and raised six children with the love of his life,...
Teodorico Ballesteros Quidem
Jan 16, 2018
Teodorico Ballesteros Quidem, Jr. (Ted/Jun), age 77, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2018 in San Diego, CA. Born to Teodorico Sr. and Maximina on October 28, 1940 in Asingan, Pangasinan, Philippines, Ted wanted more from life than working the fields, and so he enlisted in the Navy in 1968. The Navy opened up a whole new world for Ted,...
William Frederick Luschei
Jan 16, 2018
William Frederick Luschei, "Fred" was born on Easter Sunday, at Mercy Hospital on March 25,1951 to Fred and Amalia Luschei. He attended Holy Spirit Catholic School, Webster Elementary, Horace Mann Middle School, graduating from Crawford High School in 1969. He attended Mesa College part time following graduation as well as San Diego State University. Since his dad was a tuna...
Roger White
Jan 9, 2018
Grandson of a coal miner, Roger White was born on the 11th of January 1939, in Llwynypia, in the mining valleys of South Wales, UK. In 1955 at 16, he left his village of Llantwit Major in South Glamorgan after winning a five-year Student Apprenticeship at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) at Harwell, England. During this time, he became...
Walter Mcdowell
Jan 5, 2018
Walter McDowell was born January 21, 1961 in Chicago, Ill to parents Walter And Bessie Mae Ella McDowell. He was one of 6 children born to this union. Preceding him in death was his father Walter McDowell Sr of Greenwood Mississippi, and his mother Bessie Mae Ella McDowell of Belzoni, Mississippi . His uncle Chris McDowell of Los Angeles, Ca...
Steven Phillip Robinson
Jan 5, 2018
Steven Phillip Robinson was born in La Mesa, California on January 13, 1958 and died in San Diego, California on January 5, 2018. Steve is survived by his wife Catherine; brother J. Scott Robinson and wife Shirley; mother Donna Veldhuis and husband Harry; father Phillip Robinson and wife Arla. Steve joined the U.S. Navy at an early age and completed...

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