Recent Obituaries in Long Beach
Serving Long Beach, CA and Surrounding Areas
Alma Lee Woods
November 16, 2015
Alma Lee Woods, 90, of Lakewood, was reunited with her husband of almost 70 years on November 16, 2015. Members of the family had gathered to say their goodbyes as her brave battle with cancer came to an end. She was born on August 6, 1925, to Thomas and Odessa Ross in Clovis, New Mexico. Lee moved to Long Beach...
Carol L. Skupnik
November 15, 2015
Carol Lee Skupnik 1941 – 2015 Carol Lee Skupnik was born March 6, 1941 to Joe and Pauline Matz in Chicago, Illinois. Carol has two sisters, Pat who is deceased and is survived by Kathy. Carol was a loving, caring, and generous aunt to ten nieces and nephews.  At age 19 Carol married Deacon Ray Skupnik on June 25, 1960...
Victor Wilson Masters
November 15, 2015
Victor Masters was born March 3, 1914 in Lincoln County, Nebraska. Vic was the second eldest of eight sons and spent his youth and early adult years working as a rancher in Nebraska and helping raise his younger brothers. In 1941 Vic, like many of his brothers, enlisted in the Army to serve his country. During World War II Vic...
Eugene Ensch
November 13, 2015
Eugene Ensch, Gene, as he preferred, was born in Long Beach, California on August 12, 1929 at St. Mary's hospital to Neil and Madeline Ensch. He grew up in Long Beach with his three brothers Neil, Don, and Raymond. Gene attended St. Matthew's grammar school and graduated from St. Anthony High School in 1947. He graduated four years later from...
Virgie Tyrene Leal
November 11, 2015
Virgie Tyrene Leal, 90, passed away on November 11, 2015 in Hawaiian Gardens, California. It is not possible to summarize her 90 years of life in just a few paragraphs. A life is not just measured by its accomplishments, but is distinguished by a person's experiences; the things that make them who they are, are etched in their spirit and...
Donna Jean Thomson
November 11, 2015
Love and laughter are the perfect words to describe Donna Jean Thomson. Her selfless love and great sense of humor brought tremendous joy to all the lives she touched. Donna Jean was born in Peoria, Illinois on March 11, 1929 as Donna Jean Folger and moved to Long Beach at the age of four when her family moved here in...
Ilen R. Iwakiri
November 10, 2015
ILEN IWAKIRI May 3, 1925 - November 10, 2015 Ilen was born in White Salmon, Washington and raised in Hood River, Oregon. Ilen met Emi Kamiura in Denver and they married in 1947 in Chicago. They returned to California in 1953 and lived in Pasadena and then Lakewood. He is survived by his wife Emi, sons Glen Alan and David...
William Henry Garrison
November 10, 2015
William H. Garrison, Jr. December 16, 1928 - November 10, 2015 Bill was born in Shreveport, LA and moved to California in 1953. He is survived by his loving wife, Betty of 62 years, son Jeff (Jeanne), daughter Lesley Donahue (Dick), grandchildren Joseph, Neal, Kelly, Nolan, and Brett. Son James Randall preceded him in death in 2012. Bill was retired...
Joseph Andrew Northrop
November 7, 2015
Joseph Andrew Northrop was born on Sep 21, 1927 in Medford, Massachusetts to Joseph and Lucille Northrop. He had a childhood filled with sports and work and play of all kinds. He loved playing baseball and hockey. He was an Eagle Scout. He moved to California as a 14 year old and always worked hard in school and at many...
Mary Louise Loya
November 5, 2015
MARY LOUISE LOYA, age 92, passed away on November 5. 2015 at her home in Downey, CA. Mom was born on May 23, 1923 in Los Angeles, CA, to Amado and Constantina Flores, but was raised in the copper mines of Morenci, Arizona (because Grandpa Amado did not like the earthquakes of Los Angeles). Mom was the fourth of the...
Arthur Bernard Huntsman, Iii
November 5, 2015
Arthur (Art) B. Huntsman, III-66 August 17, 1949 to November 5, 2015 Passed away peacefully in his home in Long Beach, CA Surrounded by loved ones. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Huntsman Daughters Anna Schwebel (Casey) and Jennifer Huntsman Stepchildren Tracy Harvick (Jason), Crystal Rohlicek, and Joey Bennett. Seven grandchildren, Taylor Huntsman Crook, Miranda Schwebel, Dylan Huntsman, Nathan...
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