Recent Obituaries in Long Beach

Dec 31, 2016

William Angus “Bill” McDonell 1926 – 2016

On Saturday, December 31, 2016, the earth exchanged its sorrow in losing William Angus McDonell with heaven’s joy and happiness in the reunion of him and his beloved wife, Joyce.

Bill was born to Sarah Ann Waters and Ronald Angus McDonell on...

Dec 30, 2016

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Dec 29, 2016

Earnest Lee “Jeff” Jefferson Jr was born on May 14, 1941 in the small town of Fulton Arkansas to the union of Earnest Lee Jefferson Sr and Reathea . Earnest was the oldest of two children. At an early age his parents move to Venice California. While he resided in Venice he attended...

Dec 29, 2016

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Dec 27, 2016

Betty Longo was born in 1932.   She grew up with her parents, Al and Maria Mondragon and her younger brother, Cesar in East Los Angeles. Growing up she loved sports, especially baseball and was an accomplished pianist. Betty was fond of all styles of music.   She attended Sacred Heart, an all-girls Catholic high school and remained friends with many...

Dec 27, 2016

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Dec 26, 2016

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Dec 25, 2016

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Dec 23, 2016

Frank was the older bother to three sisters.  As and athlete and a scholar, he earned a scholarship to Jamestown College where he studied Chemistry and Mathematics, and went on to earn his Master's Degree (University of Maryland at College Park) and Ph.D. in Engineering (California Western University).  He was married to Kathleen "Kitty" Smith for over 50 years until...

Dec 22, 2016

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Dec 22, 2016

REMEMBERING the LIFE of HAROLD LEVINESS SCOTT Harold LeViness Scott, 74, of Long Beach, California, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2016, surrounded by his wife and children. Born in Los Angeles on May 26, 1942 to Harold John and Charlotte Evelyn Scott, he first lived in Van Nuys and then Lancaster, CA for most of his...

Dec 18, 2016

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Dec 17, 2016

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Dec 15, 2016

Julia Landgraff On Thursday evening, December 15, 2016, Julia Landgraff, wife of Richard "Dick" Landgraff, passed away from an apparent heart attack that was quick and apparently (hopefully) painless while talking on the phone with an old friend of the family. Julia was born May 2, 1946 in Kaposvar, Hungary but at the age of 10 had...

Dec 15, 2016

Elizabeth “Betty” KasheBetty was born into a farming family in Lidgerwood, North Dakota on May 9th, 1926. Her father Anton was a farmer while her mother Esther unfortunately died when Betty was six. Betty spent her youth in the Lidgerwood area until attending St. John’s College of Nursing in Fargo, where she graduated in 1948.Soon after finishing nursing school Betty...

Dec 14, 2016

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Dec 13, 2016

David ‘Dave’ Louis Witte was born to Louis and Janet ‘Jan’(Schmidt) Witte in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 30, 1958. He grew up in Glendale, Arizona with his parents, his older brother Terry, and his younger brother Tom. He loved playing sports when he was younger and always enjoyed watching and playing volleyball and golf. He graduated in 1982 from Northern...

Dec 12, 2016

Jeanne Katherine (Berg) Robinett Jeanne K. (Berg) Robinett was born to Theodore and Mary Weston Berg on December 8, 1930 in Huntington Park, CA, and passed away just after her 86th birthday on December 12, 2016. Jeanne was raised in Lynwood, California, where she graduated from Lynwood High school and Compton College. She was a resident of Lakewood for...

Dec 11, 2016

Maryann Frances McDonnell Couch was born on February 6, 1935 in Northampton, Massachusetts to Irene and Michael McDonnell. She was the second of four siblings: Frank, Margaret, and Jack. Her family relocated to California in 1951, where she attended St. Anthony’s High School and later Long Beach City College. Maryann soon fell in...

Dec 10, 2016

Vernis Winford Austin born August 6, 1916 in Maryville, TN and died December 10, 2016 in Lakewood, CA. Preceded in death by his wife of almost 60 years, Irene M. (HARTZ) Austin, who died in 2005. Survived by 2 daughters, Sandra Ainley and Joanne Morley; 2 grandchildren, John and Jennifer Ainley; 2 great-grandchildren, Madison Ainley and Wyatt Rocha. Family services...