Donald Kichio Inai
Dec 9, 2022
Donald Kichio Inai passed away on December 9, 2022. He was born on December 3, 1945, to Arthur Yoshito Inai and Kinuko Fujimoto in Rocky Ford, Colorado. He is survived by his children Raul, Kenzo, and Deanna; bother Robert, sister Marjorie; six grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Don served active duty in the US Army during Vietnam. He was an avid...
Mary Catherine Botticelli Estes
Nov 30, 2022
Botticelli Estes --- Mary Catherine 5-4-52 - 11-30-22 My Contessa, your spirit wraps us all in joy; your Spitfire love of life shared with those around you was boundless and unrelenting. You were the most youthful "Old Soul" on the planet, sharing wisdom and insights, easily, truthfully. You taught us what unconditional love looked and felt like, and that is...
Elvira Samaniego
Nov 17, 2022
Elvira Samaniego, 90 of National City, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 17, 2022, with her family by her side. She was born in San Diego, CA. to Rudolph and Carmen Aguilar. She grew up in "Little Italy" in San Diego, where she attended Washington Elementary School, Roosevelt Junior High School and graduated from San Diego High School where she...
Kevin R. Westjohn
Nov 5, 2022
Kevin R. Westjohn, 66, of San Diego passed away from metastatic cancer on November 5, 2022. Kevin was raised in Michigan close to Middle Straits Lake where he spent most of his summers at the local beach. He treasured family vacations each year in Oscoda on Lake Huron and holiday weekend camping at Saugatuck, MI, and Pinery Provincial Park in...
Genevieve J. Pellegrin
Oct 28, 2022
Obituary for Genevieve J. Pellegrin 1943-2022 John 11:25-26 "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.'" Genevieve Pellegrin went to her Heavenly Father on October 28, 2022, after a lengthy battle with Cancer. She was...
William Eugene Blodgett
Oct 28, 2022
William Eugene Blodgett July 9, 1934 October 28, 2022 Bill was 88 from El Cajon Ca. passed peacefully at home from congestive heart failure. Bill was a machinist during his working years in Illinois and San Diego, CA. Some of Bill's happiest times were spent flying to Illinois and Idaho to visit his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who he loved...
John Kenneth Bontrager
Oct 20, 2022
John Kenneth Bontrager was born 2-15-23 at West Lafayette, Ohio, the son of Charles and Marguerite Bontrager. In 1943 he married Vestal McConnell Bontrager while a member of the official U. S. Coast Guard Band, Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT where he served over three years. Upon discharge from military service he graduated from Heidelberg University and the Graduate...
Shirley B. Fein
Oct 13, 2022
Shirley B. (Johnson) Fein 1946 - 2022 Shirley B. (Johnson) Fein, 76, died in San Diego, California on October 13, 2022 after battling liver cancer for nearly two years. She had relocated from her long-time home in Arlington, Virginia to San Diego to be closer to her family. Born on September 16, 1946 in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, Philippines, Shirley...
Dixie Spence Francis
Sep 18, 2022
Dixie Spence Francis passed away on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in San Diego, California, at the age of 76. Dixie was born on May 28, 1946 to Clifford and Phyllis Spence in Logan, Utah. She grew up in Wellsville, Utah and graduated from South Cache High School in 1964. She was sealed to her sweetheart, Paul Francis in the Logan,...
Kimberly Legena Scott
Sep 11, 2022
"The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace" Exodus 14:14 Kimberly Scott was born in South Carolina on December 12th, 1977. Her parents Eugene Scott and Gwendolyn Scott preceded her in Death. She accepted Christ into her life at an early age and attended church with her family. Her father was a part of the military...
Deon Charlene Gilley
Sep 10, 2022
Deon's Obituary On September 10, 2022, Deon Charlene Gilley, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away at Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California from multiple organ failure. She has lived in El Cajon, California for over thirty years. Deon was born October 25, 1961, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ruth Breeze Gilley and Charles Gilley. She attended Eisenhower Jr. High...
Hunter Jonathon Voss
Sep 7, 2022
It is with deep sorrow we announce that our darling Hunter Jonathon Voss tragically left us suddenly on September 7th, 2022. Hunter became unresponsive on the way home from urgent care and despite CPR and medical intervention from his mother and medical professionals for over an hour, he passed away. Hunter was born on November 5th, 2012 in Riverside, California...
James P. Tarbert
Sep 3, 2022
James P. Tarbert, 61, of Lemon Grove CA passed away from complications related to pancreatic cancer in his home surrounded by loved ones on Saturday the Third of September 2022. Born December 10th, 1960, in Rockford, Ill., to Molly Jean (Schwartz) and James Stanley Tarbert. James was raised in Pecatonica, Ill, and was a 1979 graduate of Winnebago High School....
Dina Laree Whittaker - Castellano
Aug 30, 2022
Dina Passed away at home surrounded by friends and family, on August 30, at the age of 53. A beloved wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, cousin, and friend; called home too soon after her brave battle with ovarian cancer. Dina was born on December 18, 1968, in San Diego, the only daughter of Birdie Soriano and Tommy Whittaker. She is...
Robert W. Howie
Aug 13, 2022
Bob - a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, brother, and friend has moved on. His mansion in heaven was ready and he has moved from this earth. No doubt he is now fishing and playing catch with his dad exchanging "stupid jokes". Bob often said, "Life is meant to be lived." He did that. He never lost his sense...
George Hamilton Howell
Aug 11, 2022
George Hamilton Howell was born on October 2, 1927 in Nevada, Missouri and passed away on August 11, 2022 in La Mesa, California. George will be inurned alongside his wife Kiyono at Miramar National Cemetery. In George's honor and in lieu of flowers, the family asks you to consider donating to San Diego Humane Society or a veteran charity of...
Beverly Lorraine Smith
Aug 8, 2022
Please see the Home Going service details below for Beverly Smith. To view the livestream, please access using the link and access code below. https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/3546567067 Access Code: Gipfy-98VN8 Location of Services: Christian Fellowship United Church of Christ 1601 Kelton Road San Diego, CA 92114 Saturday, August 20, 2022 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
John L. Haney Jr.
Aug 7, 2022
John L. Haney Jr, 73, of San Diego, Ca, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2022. John was born on January 16,1949 to John L. Haney Sr and Gloria Margaret Brown in Laredo, Tx. After graduating from Harlandale High School in 1967, He immediately enlisted into the US Navy to serve his country. In 1968, he met Eriberta Ciocson, and...
John Pizzato
Jul 28, 2022
John Frank Pizzato died peacefully at home on July 28, 2022.  Originally named Giani Francesco Angelino Augustino Pizzato (and called "Gianfranco" by his mother), he was born on July 22, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska.  His parents, Ernesto Pizzato and Orsolina Girardi, immigrated from Italy, in 1913 and 1923.  He had a sister, Edda (Catalano), and brother, Dino, who are deceased.  ...
Nancy Shapard
Jul 22, 2022
Nancy Louise Shapard was born in 1950 in San Diego, California, to James and Pearl Shapard. She passed away recently due to chronic illness. Nancy grew up in San Diego and graduated from Crawford High School. She attended business college and worked as a bookkeeper throughout her life. She is survived by her sister, Linda Buff. Nancy was a kind-hearted...
