Recent Obituaries in Long Beach
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Thomas Anthony Hennessy
April 2, 2016
Tom Hennessy, a former columnist and longtime fixture at the Press-Telegram whose deeply personal anecdotes and colorful tales about Long Beach sparked morning conversations for nearly three decades, died from heart complications Saturday. He was 80. Hennessy’s death was met with sadness both by colleagues and those he covered during his 27-year-career at the Press-Telegram, which began in 1980....
Jocelyn Mapa Bernal
April 1, 2016
Jocelyn Mapa Bernal, 48, passed away on April 1, 2016, in Long Beach, California, of cancer. She was born in Olongapo City, Philippines on February 10, 1968, to Isaias and Maria Loreta Bernal. She lived a challenging life, being both deaf and mute since birth. Jocelyn will be remembered for her contagious smile and never...
Virginia Lee Snapp
April 1, 2016
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GINGER SNAPP April 28, 1948-April 1, 2016 Virginia Snapp affectionately known as “Ginger Snapp” was born on April 28, 1948 in a small town, called Springville, California. Her parents (Deceased) were Guy and Lorraine Snapp. Her dad was a Deputy Sheriff. She grew up in Central Valley, Lindsay and Visalia, California with her younger brother, Dick. Growing...
George Morris Hayter
March 27, 2016
George Morris Hayter was born July 8, 1938, in Long Beach, California. His parents, Morris and Georgene Hayter, had each migrated from Texas to Long Beach between 1922 and 1935.
George excelled at Wilson High School, Stanford University, and Duke University Medical School. After service in the United States Navy as a medical doctor during the Vietnam...
John Edward Mccue
March 27, 2016
Jack was many things to many people. He had a spirit and smile that drew you close to him and stories for days. A scholar and a gentleman, he spent many hours reading books on history; usually on California history, as well as philosophy. Jacks early years were spent in Kansas City, Missouri and ........... When he was just a...
John D. Murra
March 24, 2016
John D. Murra John D. Murra, born Feb. 11, 1923 in Buffalo Center, Iowa, passed away at age 93 on March 24, 2016, in Los Alamitos CA. As a young man he served in the Army for 2 years. He moved with his family from Iowa in 1959, to Long Beach, CA, where he lived for over 50 years....
Yvonne E. Schindele
March 17, 2016
Yvonne Schindele (deSolminihac), 94, passed peacefully on March 17, 2016 in Vista, CA surrounded by love. Yvonne is survived by her daughters Paulette Schindele, Suzette Way and Nancy Trevathan, five grandsons, and many loving family members and friends. She was predeceased in 1982 by her devoted husband of 25 years, Harry L. Schindele .
Yvonne...
Lonita Irene Hunt
March 14, 2016
Lonita Irene Hunt
February 10, 1931- March 14, 2016
Lonita Irene Hunt (Green) was born in the small southwest oil town of Healdton Oklahoma, on Feb 10, 1931 to Grant and Stella Green. She had an older sister named Vanelta. Raised in a Southern Baptist Church, her father Grant was a Deacon and led the...
Robert Mark Deichert
March 12, 2016
Robert Mark Deichert (Bobby) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 11th, 1959. He attended Immaculate Conception for grade school. He went to Bay View High School and Kettle Moraine High School. After his mother’s death of cancer at age 16, he and his four siblings went into foster care, in Wales, Wisconsin. As a young boy, he loved to...
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