Recent Obituaries in Long Beach

February 6, 2020

Charles Ralph (Chuck) Wachter was born May 30, 1926 in Long Beach, California and Our Lord took him home on February 6, 2020. He was the sixth child of Charles and Marie Wachter. He attended St. Matthews Parish School and Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach. After high school he enlisted into the U.S. Navy Air Force for...

February 5, 2020

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February 4, 2020

On February 4, 2020, Eustacio Lara, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother passed away after a battle with appendix cancer at home surrounded by his family. He will forever be remembered by his nine loving children, Ramona (Feliciano), Maria (Leovardo), Olga (Eleazar), Irma (Alfredo), Jose (Rita), Francisca, Rosa (Jose), Juan, Miguel (Marcela) and three siblings, Lorenzo, Felicitas and Alfonso. Eustacio...

February 4, 2020

Adrian was the seventh child born of Joseph and Dominika Kiedrowski. He had nine siblings and was raised in Warsaw, North Dakota. As a youth, he helped out in the family store and on the family farm. He also was an altar server at St. Stanislaus Church, which was right across the street from the store. When he was...

February 3, 2020

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February 1, 2020

Dr. Michael Forte was born to Ernest Eugene Brown, Sr. and Queen E. Forte on January 7, 1957, at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Eugene Brown, Sr.; stepfather, Charles McKnight; and two younger brothers, John McKnight and Darryl McKnight.

Dr. Forte received his education in...

January 31, 2020

My Dearest Son, Timothy Daniel Dilday

How can a mother ever express in words a short 44 years of a son’s life?

On March 21, 1975 Judie and Dan Dilday became the proud parents of a baby boy, Tim.  I remember so vividly his first cry as we welcomed him in this world.  Before he...

January 31, 2020

George King died on January 31, 2020, he was 81 years old. He died at the Veterans Hospital in Long Beach. He is survived by his wife Rosalie of 59 years. He had 3 sons John, Joseph, and Justin; 7 granddaughters Angela, Mia, Jaimi, Ana, Lea, Ava, and Imonni; 3 grandsons Joshua, Sean, and Daniel; 2 great grandchildren Tyler...

January 29, 2020

Vivianne Leigh Fitzgerald died peacefully in her sleep on January 29, 2020.  Born in Los Angeles, California, she afterward resided in Pico, California until her marriage in 1954. Vivianne then lived in Lakewood, California until shortly before her death. A beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, cousin, friend, neighbor, and colleague, she devoted herself to her family, nursing career, parish,...

January 29, 2020

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January 24, 2020

KYLE SAVAYA, 1942-2020

Kyle Savaya passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020. By his side was his love and life partner, Danna. This took place at College Medical Center in Long Beach after a courageous battle against stomach and colon cancer.

Kyle leaves behind a distinguished forty-three year career with the City of Long Beach...

January 24, 2020

DYKE, Betty Ann, passed away Jaunary 24, 2020. She was born in Long Beach, California on March 15, 1930. She lived her entire life in Long Beach, California and was active in many organizations. She was a duplicate bridge Master and enjoyed time gardening, shopping and being with her family.

She worked as an accountant for her...

January 22, 2020

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January 21, 2020

Julia Frazer "Julie" passed away peacefully on January 21, 2020 at the age of 84. She was born in Bisbee, Arizona, grew up in Long Beach and was a resident of Lakewood, California for over 56 years. Julie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. She attended Wilson High School where she met her life...

January 21, 2020

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January 19, 2020

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January 17, 2020

Bruce A. Yoho was born in January 22,1943 in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Bruce and Ruth Yoho. He was second of four children.

Bruce spent much of his early years bouncing around the United States with his family, finally settling in Washington State. His parents were forced to place Bruce and his siblings in the Hutton Settlement because...

January 12, 2020

On January 29, 1941 on a tiny mid-Atlantic archipelago known as the Azores, Francisco Jose Soares was born to Maria Amelia and Joao da Rosa Soares in the city of Horta, island of Faial.

He left the island to come to America. He fought in Vietnam War and the Dominican Civil War. He was shot twice in...

January 9, 2020

Mary Felicia Neighbarger

February 6, 18924 – January 9, 2020

Felicia was born in Memphis, Tennessee on February 6, 1924 and passed away on January 9, 2020 at the age of 95. She was the third child of four children (Bill, Hattie, Felicia and Juanita), her parents being Lillie Eva-Scarborough-Christian (Granny Christian) and Albert Calvin...

January 9, 2020

We have lost a great union representative, victim activist, Notre Dame loyalist, Corvette enthusiast and a proud Navy Seabee veteran.

Bill was born to William J. Bouffard and Laura Lear on November 17, 1943 in Shaker Heights, Ohio. When he was 9 months old the family moved to Arizona where his father had accepted a position in...