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Arnold Joseph Fernandes
August 27, 2023
Arnold Joseph Fernandes was born January 31, 1924 in Glouster, Massachusetts to Joaquim and Georgina Fernandes. Shortly after he was born his family moved to Point Loma where he attended Cabrillo Grammar school and Point Loma high school. In 1940, his family moved to Chula Vista where he graduated from Sweet Water High School in 1942. He Enrolled at...
Pamela Dawn Corbin Manos
August 21, 2023
Dr. Andrew J. Manos and his family mourn the passing of their beloved and amazing wife, mother, yiayia, grammy, sister, aunt and friend, Pamela Dawn Corbin Manos.
Born August 22, 1949 in Little Rock, Arkansas, Pamela moved to Southern California at age seven, remaining a proud California native all her days. The daughter of a skilled machinist...
Kyriakoula "Koula" Tripodes
August 10, 2023
Kyriakoula "Koula" Tripodes was born in Arethousa, Icaria, Greece on August 12, 1930 and departed this life on August 10, 2023. She was a loving and devoted wife to John Tripodes, who preceded her in death in 1981. A loving mother to Marianthe Tripodes and loving sister to Kostia Parianos of Cleveland, Ohio. Four of her siblings have also...
Ann Elizabeth Moore
July 29, 2023
Our beloved Ann Moore, 81, passed away in the hospital surrounded by her family on July 29, 2023. She was born on February 7, 1942, in Alhambra, California. She and her older brother Steve were born to Norman and Margaret "Betty" Spellman. Ann grew up in Beverly Hills and attended Beverly Hills High School where she met the love...
Donald William Smith
July 16, 2023
Donald William Smith, 38, passed away on July 16, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Donnie created happy, joyful, comedic love growing up. He was quick and witty with love and humor to make us smile, and always able to absorb knowledge effortlessly. After attending Vandalia Butler High School, Donnie scored in the upper 90s on his ASVAB and chose...
Chris "Christos" Broussinos
July 14, 2023
Chris "Christos" Broussinos was born in Patras, Greece on July 2, 1930. He was the third of 4 children born to Panayiotis and Katerina Broussinos. Â He joined two older sisters, Mary and Ellen, and 2 years later his brother Nikolaos arrived. They unfortunately had little time to get to know their mother, who died when Chris was about 5...
Gloria Marie Chevez
June 9, 2023
Gloria Chevez was a mother of five beautiful girls who she loved dearly. She was born in Nicaragua and grew up in Orange County, but unfortunately, she got lost in life and struggled with bad habits that kept her from being there for her children growing up.
Despite her struggles, Gloria never stopped loving and rooting for...
Katina Regopoulos
June 3, 2023
Katina Regopoulos was born in the small village of Planetero, Greece on May 4, 1939, to Panagioti and Theoni Vagenas. She was the 4th child out of six children. As a child, Katina loved working outdoors and in the fields. She and her siblings worked for other farmers in order to help with the family finances. Â Katina married her...
Jeffrey Wayne Rose
June 1, 2023
Jeffrey Wayne Rose returned to his Father in heaven on June 1, 2023.
Jeff was born in Palo Alto, California, on January 9, 1946, the only child of Thomas Wayne Rose and Betty Jane Jarchow. During his youth he became enamored with car racing, especially driving Volkswagens.
He would attend various colleges, but it was only after getting married, joining the United...
Alkisti George Deneff
May 18, 2023
Alkisti George Deneff was born on the Greek island of Lesvos, Mytilene on June 17, 1930, to Panagioti and Andromaxi Sfounis. Â She was the youngest of six children, having 3 older brothers, Andonis, Giorgos and Lefteris and 2 older sisters, Mary and Angela. Â Just like most families living in Greece during the early 1900s, her family struggled to make...
Gregory Nickolas Karaptis
May 3, 2023
Gregory Nickolas Karaptis passed away on May 3, 2023. He was born on November 25, 1928 in Raches (Raxes), Ikaria, Greece to Nickolas and Elpida Karaptis. He was the oldest of his three siblings, Â Chrisoula (Basilis +) Zoutis, Mihali "Mike" + (Lambrini) Karaptis, and Irene (Sotiris +) Kochila.
He graduated high school from Agios Kirykos, and in...
Stella Tripodis
May 2, 2023
Stella "Λιλίκα" Tripodis, who passed away on May 2, 2023. She was the devoted wife of Nikolas Κ. Tripodis, who preceded her in death in December of 2016. Stella was a loving mother to Dino (Catherine) Tripodis, John (Helene) Tripodis, Georgia (Aris Katopodis) Tripodes, and the proud grandmother of Erini Sappho Katopodis and Stelanie, Niko, Orion, and Aeson Tripodis....
Pete Angelus
April 29, 2023
Pete "Panagioti" Angelus was born April 12, 1937 in Hostia (Prodromos), a small village in Greece near Thebes, to Themosthenes and Maria Angelus. His early years coincided with World War II and for Greeks of that generation that meant a life of survival, of watching the village being destroyed and hiding in caves and makeshift dwellings. The Greek Civil...
Brent Andrew Noyes
April 21, 2023
Brent Noyes passed away on April 21, 2023 after losing a battle to Multiple Myeloma. Brent was born in Los Angeles on June 26, 1952. He attended North Hollywood High School and then went onto the University of Southern California.
Brent was a teacher in the Glendale Unified School District and a principal in La Canada, Agoura...
Zachary Kyle Taylor
April 9, 2023
Zachary Kyle Taylor, 39, of Anaheim Hills, California was killed in a tragic car accident on Sunday, April 9 near his home.
Zach was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 27, 1983. Zach lived his life in broad strokes and fine print. As a kid, he learned every detail possible about his interests, from dinosaurs to baseball cards to entrepreneurial...
Christo Antony Chiotis
April 5, 2023
Christo Antony Chiotis was born in Garden Grove, CA on April 18, 1971, and passed away April 5, 2023. He earned his degree from California State Polytechnic University, in Pomona, CA. He was founder and CEO of Pacifica Capital and Brokerage.
He met his wife, Jill Chiotis, on their spring break trip in Rosarito, Mexico in 1991....
Ted Tadao Watanabe
April 4, 2023
Ted Tadao Watanabe was born in Marysville, CA the second of four sons of Matsuko and Tadaichi Watanabe. He was preceded in death by his brothers and their wives: Walter (Yoshiko), Kimihiro (Grace), and Fujimu aka Louie (Shiz). After his internment in the Granada ("Amache") Relocation Center in Colorado, he worked for over 30 years for Ford dealerships in...
Alexander "Alex" Paul Wile
April 2, 2023
Alexander "Alex" Paul Wile, 81, of Westminster passed away peacefully on April 2, 2023, in Huntington Beach.
Born in Los Angeles County, California, at Mission Hospital in the town of Huntington Park to Virgil F. and Virgie M. Wile on July 13, 1941. He attended Junipero Serra High School and served 5 years in the U.S. Air...
Harris "Damion" Bragdon
March 26, 2023
DAMION: KLOS, 1971-80, pd (program director); KMET, 1981-82; KsX, 1986-94. The Hartford native has spent his entire career in AOR radio. He died March 26, 2023. He was 79.
Before arriving in Los Angeles, Damion Bragdon was at WDAI-Chicago as the station evolved from "free-form" AOR to the "Rock 'n Stereo" format. He moved to Southern California...
Richard George Dilger
March 24, 2023
Richard George Dilger was born in Mandan, North Dakota October 5, 1935 to Rose Berger Dilger and Simon Dilger. He died March 24, 2023 at age 87 in Anaheim, CA. He is survived by his sister Helen Craychee, nephews Bill Craychee (Laura Gallo), Don Craychee, and nieces Karen White (Bill White), Beth Craychee (Joe Craychee), as well as numerous...
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