Recent Obituaries in Long Beach
Serving Long Beach, CA and Surrounding Areas
Richard Robert Gardner
August 27, 2015
Richard "Dick" Gardner passed away on August 27th peacefully at his beautiful home he designed and built in Long Beach. Dick loved his family, traveling and working on his home and in his garden. He is survived by his wife of 47 years Colleen, his son Chris and daughter-in-law Shannan, daughter Katie and son-in-law Andrew and his three grandsons Colin,...
Betty Jane Rathburn
August 26, 2015
Betty Rathburn 1926 - 2015 Betty Passed away 8-27-15 from Alzheimer's. She was a remarkable mother to 4, grandmother to 6 and great grandmother to 7. She was much beloved by many and will remain forever in our hearts.
Maryann Horton
August 24, 2015
Mary Ann Horton (79) Of Long Beach, Passed away August 24, 2015. Survived her husband, LaVere; sons, Scott and Kevin Horton; granddaughter, Kelsey;daughter in law, Robin; brother, Clarence Willis; sister, Eileen Bradley; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral servicves will be held Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 10am at the Luyben Dilday Chapel. Please send contributions to the Crippled Childrens...
Patricia Ann Magee
August 22, 2015
Patricia "Pat" Magee Patricia "Pat" Magee passed away peacefully of cancer at home on Saturday, August 22, 2015. Born November 3, 1929 to Herbert and Augustus Feeley in Syracuse, NY, Pat graduated from North Syracuse High School in 1948. She married Charles (Chuck) Magee in 1948 and moved to Long Beach, raising daughters, Kathleen and Cindy (Bert) McCarty. She was...
Francisco Bielma
August 21, 2015
FRANCISCO BIELMA 1938 - 2015 (AKA: Frankie, "Mi Negro" "the BOXER") Francisco Bielma born in Ventura, CA in 1938, the son of Manuela Nellie Robles and Louis Acosta Bielma, passed away on August 21, 2015 at the age of 76. He was the eldest of 8 brothers and 1 sister (Louis, Ronald, Ruben, Eloise, Bernardo, George, Rodrigo, and Johnny). In...
Brian William Collette
August 20, 2015
Long Beach police Officer Brian Collette died Thursday after a months-long battle with cancer. Collette, 42, was in the peak of health when he suddenly became ill, said Steve James, Long Beach Police Officers Association president. "It's very difficult," James said. "There's a lot of people having a difficult time with this. He was so healthy." James described Collette as...
Preston Jones
August 16, 2015
Preston Merwin Jones, "Press" to all his friends, was born October 12, 1923 in L.A., CA. He attended L.A. Tech. High School and he had plans to attend U.S.C. but opted to enlist in the Navy at 17 with his Dad's permission. He was in the Navy for 4 years serving and protecting a variety of islands in the Pacific....
Jack G. Gambs
August 16, 2015
Jack Gambs, aka "Capt. Jack", was born in Fresno, CA, November 25, 1941. Upon graduation from McClane High School, Jack joined the Air Force. He served two tours of duty in Viet Nam as an aircraft mechanic, flight engineer and load master. According to Jack's brother Jim, "Jack was a stinker who enjoyed teasing his younger brother, who loved him...
Robert A. Wenke
August 14, 2015
Robert A. Wenke, a retired Los Angeles Superior Court judge who presided over an investigation into the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and handled cases involving several Hollywood celebrities during his career, died Friday from pancreatic cancer complications. He was 88. A social innovator on the bench, Wenke, a longtime Long Beach resident, implemented the practice of allowing the...
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