Recent Obituaries in Long Beach

May 6, 2019

Daniel N. Sheppard died peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on May 6, 2019 in Long Beach, CA at the age of 78. Dan is survived by his wife, Pauline Eade-Sheppard; son Karl Eade; son and daughter-in-law Ericson D. and Jennifer Sheppard; daughter and son-in-law Cynthia and James Sofranko; four grandsons A.J., Connor, Jack & Aiden...

May 4, 2019

Ceferino A. Coles was born August 16, 1925 in Canavid, Eastern Samar in the Philippine Islands. After a lengthy illness, he passed away peacefully on May 4, 2019 in Long Beach, CA. He was 93 years old and lived a full life. During the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, Ceferino and a friend experienced the harshness of being held...

May 3, 2019

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April 30, 2019

Paolo Guardian Ledesma was born in Manila, Philippines on October 30, 1971 to Loreta and Romeo Ledesma. He left this world on April 30, 2019 at the early age of 47 years old. He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann and children Maya, Hunter, and Caden, his father Romeo, mother Loreta, and brother Rex. Paolo grew up...

April 29, 2019

Florentine E. Schlosser age 88,  went to be with the Lord peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2019 in Anaheim, CA. Florentine was born November 22, 1930 in Long Beach, California. Survived by her children, Lee Schlosser, Annie Young, Fred Schlosser, Louise Braun, Jim Schlosser and Rosalie Soward. daughter-in-law, Stefanie Schlosser, son-in-law, Mark Soward. Sisters, Margie Susanka and Rosalie Luyben; thirteen...

April 28, 2019

William H. (Bill) Bayless passed away peacefully on April 28, 2019 surrounded by his wife and two children at Long Beach Memorial Hospital. Born in Long Beach on February 15, 1940, Bill was 79 years old. He attended Horace Mann Elementary, Jefferson Junior High and Wilson High School. He also took extension classes from UCLA. Go Bruins! He left...

April 26, 2019

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April 26, 2019

Martha Ann Mueller, of Monrovia, California was born on July 10, 1955, in Hawthorne, California, the oldest child of Roland and Miriam Mueller. She was baptized into the Christian faith on July 31, 1955 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Inglewood, California. She was confirmed in her faith on March 23, 1969 at Bethany Lutheran Church, Long Beach. Martha grew...

April 25, 2019

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April 24, 2019

In Loving Memory Mary Lucille Watson Collins Riehl, a resident of The Grove in Cerritos, was born on June 15, 1933 in Camden, South Carolina to Sidney Floyd Watson and Leila Mae Ghent Watson. She moved to California at the age of 19 where she lived most of her adult life, working and raising her six children. She enjoyed traditional...

April 24, 2019

On Wednesday, April 24th, 2019, Michael Anthony Maronta, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at age 72 surrounded by family. Mike was born February 5th, 1947 in Long Beach to Alfred and Helen (Evans) Maronta. On February 5th, 1971, he married Colleen Marie Walsh. They raised two daughters, Tricia and Tiphanie. From an early age, he was...

April 24, 2019

Brendan, affectionately known to many as Mr. Shore Rat, Froggie, Frenchie, Fat Boy, and Uncle Starburst, was born, raised, and remained a proud resident of Belmont Shore, CA. He was the 5th of 8 children born to Irish immigrants, Myles and Bridget Kyle. Brendan had great pride in his family and friends, his Irish heritage, his detailing business, his...

April 19, 2019

Gary Hubert Hurley was born on January 12, 1949, in Florence, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and died peacefully at home in Lakewood, CA on April 19, 2019 from a lengthy illness, with his loving wife of 48 years by his side along with his loving family. Gary grew up in Florence, Cape Breton, an island north of...

April 19, 2019

Harold “Andy” Melvin Andrews, FWE

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On Good Friday, April 19, 2019, Harold Melvin Andrews, passed away peacefully at home at the age of 94. His loving sense of humor, love of riddles and jokes, always cheerful attitude and...

April 18, 2019

Nick V. Poto Born Nicola Vincenzo Poto in Castelcivita, Italy (Campania region) as the son of Francesco and Angela (Tancredi) Poto. Nick emigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he met and married Mary Jean Bartlett of Birmingham, England, to whom he has been married for 60 years. They headed south to California to escape the cold and snow, and settled...

April 18, 2019

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April 17, 2019

Arthur Patrick Golden was born on May 14,1930 to James and Hannah Golden in New York, NY and passed peacefully at home in Long Beach, CA on April 17, 2019 with his loving wife of 66 years by his side. Arthur grew up in Long Beach, NY and joined the US Navy in 1949 and served during the...

April 16, 2019

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April 14, 2019

Mae Amundson, born May 17, 1919, in Golden Lake, ND, was the daughter of Elis and Anna Johnson. When she was 5 the family moved to Honey Ford, ND, where she attended grade school.

Mae graduated from Central High at Grand Forks, ND, in 1938. She married Arnold Amundson, formerly of Grand Forks, in October, 1941, in...

April 14, 2019

Born Eleanor T. Mannico in Worcester Massachusetts as the daughter of Owen J. Mannico and Sara M. Doherty. As a graduate of Worcester St. University she pursued a career as a middle school teacher in both Massachusetts and beginning in 1962/63 Long Beach Unified School district where she taught social studies, history and English at Stanford, Hoover and Jefferson...