August 15, 2021

George Frousiakis was born on February 2, 1929, in Kapsia, Greece. He is the second son of Georgia and Kostandinos. George and his four brothers and two sisters grew up in a two-bedroom no bathroom home. With only three years of education at age eight, he started to work on the family farm. During this time, George would gather...

August 12, 2021

Barbara J. Akrotirianakis was born March 12, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan. She attended public high school and studied secretarial skills. When her father passed away in 1959, she graduated high school a semester early and began working as a legal secretary to support her family.

She and Nicholas J. Akrotirianakis were married March 1, 1968, and honeymooned...

August 11, 2021

James Gross, age 91 went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 surrounded by family and friends at his home in La Mirada.

"Jim" was born May 9, 1930 to parents Harley (Charlie) and Irene Gross in Compton, California. His early childhood summers were spent at the family homestead with his...

July 27, 2021

Mersina K. Biddle, 94, of San Clemente, California formerly of San Jose, California and Norwich, Connecticut, fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

Mersina (Merci) was born December 6, 1926 in Norwich, Connecticut. She was predeceased by her husband, Crayton Travis, her father, Efstratios, her mother, Irini Yiamojianis, her brother Jim, sisters, Sophia and...

July 16, 2021

Chris John Stavaridis, of Venice, California, passed away on Friday, July 16th, 2021 after a long and strong fight with many health issues.

Chris was born in Woburn, Massachusetts on July 30, 1942, to the late John Arthur Stavaridis and Angelica (Kiki) Broustas. He is survived by four children; Barbara Parshall, John Stavaridis and his wife Lisa...

July 13, 2021

Tasos Papas (born Anastassios Papanastassiou) passed away on July 13, 2021 peacefully at home with his wife, Georgia and his two children James and Maria at his bedside.

Tasos devoted his life to his family, the Greek Orthodox Church and AHEPA.

Tasos was born in the house his father built in Evia, Greece, the first born to parents Demetrios and Maria (Molaris)...

July 12, 2021

Theoharis Boutsikakis of Long Beach, California died on July 12, 2021 after a long bout with multiple cancers. Born in Greece on June 21, 1954, "Harry," as he was known to all, arrived in the United States in 1967.

Entrepreneurial, hard-driving and strong-willed, no task was too difficult for Harry who worked in and started numerous businesses....

July 12, 2021

Our beloved Stella Panagiotis Exacoustos (née Kambouris) peacefully fell asleep and joined the Lord on Monday, July 12, 2021. Stella is survived by her siblings, Vasiliki (Coula) Raftopoulos, Anastasia (Natasa) Fields, and Dimitrios Kambouris, her daughters, Eleni Karapoulios, Elli Thermos, and Maria Georgakopoulos, her son-in-laws Angelo Karapoulios, Jerry Thermos, and Michael Georgakopoulos, and her six grandchildren, Tia Karapoulios (27),...

July 11, 2021

Harold Dapron, 58, born in La Junta, Colorado, passed away on July 11, 2021, in Orange, CA, due to renal failure.

Harold loved art, listening to AC/DC, and watching football. He was kind and giving. He would listen to your problems or tell you stories of his own so that you would forget about your problems, even...

July 9, 2021

Our precious and beloved Susan Giokaris Patzakis fell asleep in the Lord on July 9, 2021 at the age of 79 after a long battle with a debilitating disease. Susan was a rare soul who was universally loved by all. She devoted her life to her family, including her loving husband of over 59 years, Dr. Michael J. Patzakis,...

July 1, 2021

Peter Georgitsis passed away unexpectedly yet peacefully on July 1st, 2021 at his home in Whittier, California with his wife at his side. He was 91 years old. He leaves behind his wife Vasiliki "Kiki" of 59 years, his daughters Maria Auerbach and Katherine Feles, his sons-in-law Art Auerbach and Aristedes Feles, and his grandchildren Kathryn Auerbach (21), Christopher...

July 1, 2021

Christopher was born on March 20th, 1986 in Los Angeles, California and was a tribal member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Chris always enjoyed being outdoors and he loved being with his friends. He liked to take care of his cat, play video games, watch TV and go for bike rides. One significant...

June 29, 2021

Patty was born on February 17, 1964 in Zevgolateio, Corinthia, Greece.

Patty was the second child (first daughter) born to Nico & Tasoula Ioannidis. Her parents immigrated to the United States in 1969 with her older brother Michael and sister Ria. A year after living in the states her little sister Andrea was born.

As...

June 22, 2021

A Tribute to the Captain

Richard Patrick Donnelly (aka... Captain Pat, Paddy, Dad, Daddy, Papa, The Duck, Patooch, Lion Pat, Fearless Leader) was summoned to Heaven from his home by our Lord Jesus on June 22, 2021 at 6:18 PM. He was surrounded by prayer and his family as he "sailed" into the "ports" of Heaven. Pat is survived by his...

June 13, 2021

Sonia Stathes fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday, June 13, 2021 surrounded by loving family.

She was born in New York City to Athena and Anastasio Simionidis and lived in Athens, Greece in her early childhood. The family immigrated to America to escape the Nazi invasion in Greece and settled in Los Angeles.

Sonia...

May 31, 2021

Ignacio Sanchez Sr, passed away at the age of 74, in a tragic car accident on May 31, 2021, in Anza, California. He was born on July 31, 1946, to Jose and Christina Sanchez in Grafton, North Dakota. Ignacio retired as a mechanic in 2010. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his grandkids, Drake and Juliet, and helping...

May 27, 2021

Peter R. Martin, 82, died May 27, 2021 after a brief illness at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, CA. He was born January 30, 1939 in Milford, CT, the son of the late Peter S. and Jean (Zaniewski) Martin.

After high school, Peter served with The U.S. Air Force and was stationed in France and The Azores. His...

May 18, 2021

Spencer Allen Coffey was born May 7, 1985 in Winter Park, Florida. Spencer was raised in Scarsdale, New York and Scottsdale, Arizona. He attended Scottsdale Culinary Arts School and loved to cook. Spencer was an accomplished artist having sold work to the French Foreign Ministry. Spencer loved jazz and blues. He enjoyed playing in a band where he recorded...

May 9, 2021

Sandra Herrera was born on January 26, 1953 in Pasadena California, to Isabel Torrijos and Jose Manuel Herrera. She grew up in the city of San Gabriel. She married Arthur Corral and had 4 children. Sandra worked hard to support her family, she became a widow in 2005. She continued to work and enjoy her life. Sandra leaves behind...

May 9, 2021

Peter Shields, a long time resident of La Mirada, was found deceased in his home on May 9, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sophie and Robert Shields of Fountain Valley. He is survived by two children, Brenda Marini of Oregon; her daughters, Ivy Merill and Laura Mijares; seven great-grandchildren; and Steven Shields. He retired as...