Recent Obituaries in Long Beach

Serving Long Beach, CA and Surrounding Areas

Ada Elizabeth Ormsby

Ada Elizabeth Ormsby

Oct 2, 2022

ADA  ELIZABETH ORMSBY  (nee JUNG)  Born Kusel, (West) Germany, Dec. 9, 1934, passed peacefully at her Lakewood, CA home Oct. 2, 2022, leaving behind husband WILLIAM NORMAN ORMSBY III, son WILLIAM NORMAN ORMSBY IV, grandson WILLIAM NORMAN ORMSBY V, granddaughter ALINA CHRISTINE ORMSBY, daughter-in-law LILIA LETICIA ARELLANO-ORMSBY, her brother Götz Jung in Germany, and various nieces and nephews throughout...

Linda Lou Carr

Linda Lou Carr

Oct 1, 2022

Linda Lou Carr

Dad always said it was appropriate that Linda’s birthday was on bosses’ day.

Linda was born on October 16, 1941, in Troy, Michigan, to John and Lucille Bonsteel. The 9 th of 12 children, she lived on a small farm until she was 18, when she moved to Los Angeles by herself...

Judith Fanny Sierra

Judith Fanny Sierra

Sep 30, 2022

Judy Sierra was born on Pacific Street in Brooklyn, New York on February 28, 1929 to her parents Enrique & Rosa Rabago. The Las Vegas resident and homemaker passed away peacefully on September 30, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Sierra and will be joining him in Riverside National Cemetery....

Luis Lozano

Luis Lozano

Sep 30, 2022

Luis “Beto” Lozano passed on September 30th, 2022, surrounded by his beloved family and friends in Long Beach, CA. He was born in Torreon, Coahuila, MX., on July 31, 1972, to Roberto Lozano and Olga Lozano and shared his birthday with his beloved mother.

He moved to Long Beach, CA., at eight years old, where he grew...

Mary Anne Cannavan

Mary Anne Cannavan

Sep 30, 2022

Mary Anne Cannavan was born April 22nd, 1931 in Kansas City, Kansas to Willis and Dorothy Bell. She met and then married her husband William Cannavan on her birthday in 1950. They started their family and moved to California where they raised their 4 children, Teresa, Michael, Stephen and Timothy.

Mary Anne was an active member of...

Sarah "Sally" Patricia Bussell

Sarah "Sally" Patricia Bussell

Sep 27, 2022

Sarah “Sally” Patricia Bussell (Devaney) passed away September 27th, 2022, at the age of 92. Sally was born to Irish immigrants from Galway Bay, Ireland, Mary “Molly” and Michael Devaney, in New York, NY in 1930. Sally, along with her only sibling, Mary, went through Catholic school in the Washington Heights Neighborhood of New York City. After high school,...

Jeanette Louise Godin

Jeanette Louise Godin

Sep 19, 2022

Jeanette Louise Godin was born July 16, 1959, in Denver, CO to the late Roland Vern Godin and Patricia Ann Godin.

Jeanette transitioned into God’s loving arms on the morning of September 19, 2022, in Long Beach, CA. She leaves behind to cherish her memories, 9 children: Catherine “Kitten” Godin-Matthews (Kortney Matthews), Gregory Johnson, Christopher Johnson, Randy...

Hilda Ida Maggi

Hilda Ida Maggi

Sep 19, 2022

Hilda Maggi (born Hilda Ida Willing) went in peace to be with the Lord and family before her on September 19, 2022.  She was 99.

Hilda was born on June 14, 1923, and raised in Konstanz, Germany --- on the Swiss border.  Her mother (Ida) was from Switzerland.  Her father (Max) was from Germany.  Hilda had 3...

Randall Anthony Karavanich

Randall Anthony Karavanich

Sep 18, 2022

Randy Karavanich was born in Steubenville, Ohio on May 24, 1945 to parents Pete and Marie Karavanich. He passed away peacefully at home on September18, 2022.

He attended and graduated from St. Paul’s grade school and Madonna High School, both in Weirton, West Virginia. He attended West Liberty College in West Virginia, and then enlisted in the...

Sandra Hernandez

Sandra Hernandez

Sep 8, 2022

To our Family and Friends,

As we share in the sadness of the passing of our dear loving Sandy. We open our thoughts to the memories we will have forever in our hearts, and we share in the sorrow of knowing how much she will be deeply missed.

Sandy was born in Fresno, California on...

Mary Ann Durkin

Mary Ann Durkin

Sep 1, 2022

Mary Ann Theresa Durkin passed away on September 1, 2022. She left behind a legacy of being a protector, friend, and beloved family member. Mary Ann was fiercely loyal, compassionate, and she often helped others in need. Mary Ann loved family, enjoyed traveling, and she loved the Dallas Cowboys as evident in her sportswear and personalized license plate. Mary...

Norman Eugene Ericson

Norman Eugene Ericson

Aug 30, 2022

Norman Ericson was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut on April 30, 1931 to parents Edward and Johanna Ericson. He passed away peacefully August 30, 2022 and is survived by his life partner Mary Kay Dunn, sister Jeannette Kagan, 2 nieces and 3 nephews.

Norman attended school in Glastonbury and excelled in math. After graduating from high school, he...

Rose M Ripley

Rose M Ripley

Aug 30, 2022

Rose Ripley (born Rose Martinez), 94, passed away at her home on August 30, 2022. Rose was born on December 13, 1927, in Sabinal, Texas, to Blas and Cecilia Martinez. Rose had eight siblings (6 brothers and two sisters).

In 1952, Rose married Joe Ripley. As Joe was in the military, they lived in Texas, Washington D.C.,...

Zenaida "Jean" Regis Avenilla

Zenaida "Jean" Regis Avenilla

Aug 25, 2022

Zenaida ‘Jean’ Regis Avenilla of Cerritos, CA, passed away on August 25, 2022.

Zenaida was born on December 28, 1934 in Sogod, Leyte in the Philippines to Clemente and Consolacion Regis. She was a 1958 graduate of Baguio General Hospital’s School of Nursing. Zenaida completed her nursing residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. While on a vacation to Chicago,...

Jutta I. Moreno

Jutta I. Moreno

Aug 24, 2022

Jutta Moreno, 78, passed awayon August 24th, 2022 with her family by her side.

Jutta was born on December 26th, 1943 in Breslau, Germany. Due to WW II, youngJutta, her mother and aunt fled to Bavaria where they started a new life andJutta welcomed a younger sister, Marion, into their family.

Coburg became Jutta’s new...

Virginia Lynn Mayhew

Virginia Lynn Mayhew

Aug 24, 2022

Virginia (Ginger) Bardin Mayhew, born January 25, 1945, in Salinas, California passed away quietly and peacefully in her sleep August 24, 2022, in Long Beach, California following a lengthily illness. Ginger was preceded in death by her parents, Oliver C. Bardin and Mary Lucy Bardin of Salinas, California, and her brother, Robert H. Bardin, of Newport Beach, California. Ginger...