Recent Obituaries in Long Beach

July 21, 2023

Marjean Rita Hughes, passed away in her sleep on July 21st surrounded by family and friends. Marjean endured two years of cancer treatments after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2020.

Marjean was born to Marvin and Elda McGowan on September 8th 1953, in Long Beach, California. The youngest of three, Marjean was treasured as a child...

July 16, 2023

On July 16th, 2023, Gregory Arthur Libeu passed away suddenly in his home surrounded by family at the age of 76. He was born in Manhattan Beach, California in 1947 and spent his childhood in Brea and Lakewood. He graduated from Lakewood High School in 1965. While married and working full-time he attended night school and obtained his Bachelor...

July 14, 2023

On Friday, July 14th Marshall Raymond (Ray) Dier died at the age of eighty-nine. He was born in Kansas in 1934, moving to California when he was 6 months old.

He had a difficult childhood, becoming an alcoholic at a very early age. Through circumstances he called a miracle, he was able to get, and stay, sober...

July 9, 2023

On July 9, 2023, Louise Bernadette Rajel , 57, of Lakewood, California, passed away, surrounded by her son Nathan Rajel, her sister Barbara, and her 2 brothers Gordon and Donald. Also present were her lifelong friends Luci Ann Durfee and Desiree Rodrigues.

Louise was born February 15, 1966 in Long Beach, California. A graduate of...

July 8, 2023

Dorothy Lee Murdoch, 86, of Long Beach, Ca, passed away on July 8th, 2023 from respiratory failure.

Dorothy was born on September 8, 1936 in Bell, California to Jack Hardcastle and Mildred Hamilton. She moved to Naples Island, Ca around 1940. She went to Naples Elementary School, Rogers Middle School, and Wilson High school. Graduating high school...

July 8, 2023

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July 7, 2023

Virginia Kapono, 67, long time resident of Long Beach California departed this realm peacefully on July 7, 2023 after waging a valiant 10 year battle against Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Virgie, as she was affectionately known by her friends and family, is survived by her husband of 47 years Daniel Kapono, her daughter Melissa and son...

July 4, 2023

On July 4, 2023, John Patrick McFadyen, 61, of Lakewood, California, passed away, surrounded by his beloved parents, and other members of his tightly knit group of friends and family.

John was born in Glasgow, Scotland on December 28, 1961, and although he relocated with his family to Long Beach, California in 1969, he always held a...

July 2, 2023

June 25, 2023

Christine Moreno was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world suddenly on June 25th, 2023 at the age of 52.

She was born to Carmen Porras and Ernesto Hernandez on May 21, 1971. Christine met the love of her life, Sal Moreno, when she was 15 years of age. From that moment,...

June 23, 2023

Catherine was born in Siculiana on the island of Sicily. She was born into a farming family. Most farm families lived in some level of poverty. Catherine was still able to go to school from age 6 to 12 as her grandfather worked in the US and sent money home to her grandmother. Education was sought after, but few...

June 22, 2023

Christopher Day was an intelligent, kind, funny and thoughtful son, brother and grandson. He brought comic relief to most situations.

Chris was born in Long Beach, CA and lived most of his life in Cerritos. He attended Bragg Elementary school, Haskell Jr High, and Gahr High school graduating in 1993. He...

June 22, 2023

On June 22, 2023, Theodore (Ted) Roosevelt Pearson died at the age of eighty-eight. He was born in Kansas in 1934 during the Dust Bowl, moving to California when he was six years old.

Ted was known for his quick-witted humor, hard work ethic, kindness, generosity, and even-keeled temperament. In addition to his many wonderful characteristics, Ted...

June 20, 2023

It was World War II, Fascist ruling Italy, when Henry Mendoza, a Mexican American soldier, fell in love with a beautiful Italian native, Giuseppina Roghi “Pina”.  While the whole world was at war, the two of them decided to get married and start a family. On September 2, 1945, Japan surrendered, and the war was over. Just 32 days...

June 19, 2023

Richard James O’Brien 1924-2023

After living an extraordinary life, Richard O’Brien passed peacefully on June 19, 2023 at the age of 98. His children surrounded him with love in his final days.  His home was filled with many reminders of his happy life, including pictures of family, relatives, and friends.

Dad...

June 18, 2023

Born in Peoria, Illinois, to Oscar and Cleo Brunner, Ron Brunner spent his early years and up through college in Terre Haute, Indiana. At age 12 a job as a caddy led to a lifelong love of golf. At Wiley High School he ran Cross Country, played basketball, and golfed. Awarded an academic scholarship to Rose Polytechnic Institute in...

June 15, 2023

Helga Weber (nee Sommer) left us to begin her next journey in the early morning hours on Thursday, June 15, 2023. She is survived by her two children, Paul Weber and Terry (Teresa) Weber-Freeman, grandchildren Zoe Freeman and Joshua Loudermilk (wife Kimberly) of Long Beach, CA; her brother Wolf Sommer (wife Helga Greaver) of Monterey; her brother Klaus Sommer...

June 9, 2023

Kenneth McIntosh, known by Kenny to all his friends and family, passed away on June 9, 2023 after a brave fight with brain cancer. Kenny was born in Pomona on August 22, 1940 but grew up in Long Beach, where he lived all of his life.

He loved nature from birds to lizards and shared his love...

June 7, 2023

Anne was a blessing to all who knew her and will be greatly missed!

She was born in Lewistown, PA, the second daughter of George Osborne O’Hara and Margaret Thomas (Weber) O’Hara. The family moved to Niagara Falls, NY, when she was very young, where she grew up with her older sister, Mary, and younger siblings, Henry...

June 5, 2023

Lector Orrick Jr.

December 22, 1939 - June 5, 2023

Born and raised in Long Beach, Lector leaves behind his wife of 60 years Carolyn, daughters Jennifer and Veronica and sister Sally.  Served in the U.S. Army.  Graduated from Jordan High School, LBCC and CSULB with BS...