Ruth Rodriguez
September 25, 2019
Ruth Rodriguez was called home to our Lord on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at the age of 93 in Corona, California. She dedicated 25 plus years to Teledyne and was a member of the YLI Club for many years. Ruth had a passion for cooking. She was known for her delicious food and famous pies. Ruth will be returning...
George Dennis Giakos
September 2, 2019
George Giakos will always be a light and inspiration to all who knew of him. A fighter throughout his life, yet still the sweetest boy; spreading love and courage to everyone around him. His Papou always refers to him as his Spartan! He is truly a miracle God bestowed on us, to care for and learn from; to spread...
Peter Jack Tripodes
August 31, 2019
Peter J. Tripodes, 77, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2019.
Peter was born April 4, 1942 to Jack and Mary Tripodes in Cleveland, Ohio. He joined his sister Virginia, and 14 years later was joined by his brother Nikitas.
Peter's family moved from Ohio to California in 1946. His father, along with his uncles,...
Helen Irene Tasulis
August 23, 2019
Helen Irene Tasulis passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 23, 2019 on what would have been her 60th wedding anniversary. She was 87 years old. Helen was born to vegetable and fruit farmers, Gus and Irene Polopolus on a 23 acre farm in Bloomington, California. They had immigrated to the San Bernardino area in the early 20th century from...
Robert Francis Rogers
August 17, 2019
Robert Francis "Buck" Rogers, a lovely husband, father and war hero who bravely served his country as a WWII, Korean and Vietnam veteran, age 91, died peacefully in his home Saturday, August 17, 2019 after a long battle with complications due to his combat service.
Robert is survived by his wife, Karin, his son, Rich and four...
Thomas John Clarke
August 16, 2019
On August 16 2019, Thomas John Clarke died in Newport Beach, California at 56.
Thomas (Tom) is survived by his mother Joyce Ann Clarke, of Greenville Ohio, Lisa Marie Clarke of Costa Mesa, California, Teresa Jo Ramirez of Oregon City, Oregon, Stephen Owen Clarke, Norman Oklahoma, and Edward Jefferies Clarke of Norman Oklahoma. Nieces and nephrews include...
Doris Florence Hawkesworth
August 15, 2019
Doris Florence Robinson Hawkesworth, 94, beloved Matriarch, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2019 in Arcadia, California. Doris was born August 9, 1925 in San Diego, California. She was the 5th of 8 Robinson children all predeceased: Robert, Ruth (Myrick), Frances, James, Juanita (Parsons), Donald and Kenneth. On Coronado Island, in 1942, she married her childhood sweetheart, Robert E....
Lillian Mae Cook
August 7, 2019
Lillian Mae Cook was born to Clara Irene (Huggins) and George Estley Nix on August 12, 1923, in Seal Beach, California, where her father was drilling some of the earliest oil wells on the west coast.
When Lillian was six months old the family moved from California back to Texas. Lillian grew up in the Texas Panhandle....
Teddy Rae Armour
July 17, 2019
Teddy Rae Armour of San Gabriel, CA, age 62, passed away at home on July 17, 2019, surrounded by his loving family, Mum, Marilyn, brother Kevin, sister-in-law Diana and the best dog ever, Angus, after struggling with COPD and lung cancer for some time. He was proceeded in death by his father, Donald Garth Armour.
Rae was...
Steven Richard Saunders
July 17, 2019
Steven Richard Saunders, "Steve", ended his battle with cancer and chose peace on July 17, 2019 surrounded by his California family of close friends.
Steve was born on May 20, 1956 in Dallas, Texas to James L. and Shirley Saunders. The family moved to Fort Worth, Texas when Steve was 3, and Steve lived there until after...
Sandra Kay Irwin
July 14, 2019
Sandra Kay Irwin, of Yorba Linda, passed away at home the morning of July 14, 2019 at the age of 65. Her husband Dale Dickau was by her side and her daughters, Anna and Julia, and son-in-law David were upstairs (or, as she would happily say, she had everyone under one roof).
Sandy was born on November...
James "Demetrios" Konstandinos Adraktas
July 2, 2019
James "Demetrios" K. Adraktas, 85, of Yorba Linda, California passed away July 2, 2019 in Yorba Linda.
James was born November 30, 1933 to Konstandinos and Stavroula (Iliopoulos) Adraktas in Ampelofyto, Messinia in south western Greece. He was the youngest of seven children. As a young boy his family survived the occupation of Greece by the Italians...
Randall W. Borst
June 15, 2019
Randall W. Borst died June 15, 2019 at his residence from cancer. Randy was born in Arcadia, CA and was 61 years old. Randy is survived by his wife Carole, his step son, wife and their two children, his mother Charlotte, sister Donna and three nieces. Randy's viewing will be held on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 from 3:00pm –...
Anthony "Tony" Andrew Demetriou
June 10, 2019
Tony was born in Santa Ana to Andreas and Maria Demetriou and grew up in Southern California, settling in Santa Monica in the 1930s. He graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1939 and attended Santa Monica City College until he was drafted by the U.S. Army in the early days of World War II. He was assigned to...
Mary Zacharias Frangos
June 5, 2019
Mary was born in Ikaria, Greece to Angelis and Eugenia Karnavas Kozamanis on November 6, 1924, the youngest of six children.
Mary met her husband Zacharias in Ikaria, Greece and they got married in 1952. He came back to the United States and then brought her to Santa Barbara several months later.
Mary with her...
Coula Karahalios Kootsikas
June 4, 2019
Coula Karahalios Kootsikas, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend to all, passed away June 4, 2019, at the age of 91 embraced by her family. Coula was born in Hibbing, Minnesota and raised by George and Maria Karahalios, Greek immigrants drawn to northern, MN by employment opportunities at the Great Northern Railroad. After attending the University of...
Sirio Tonelli
June 3, 2019
Sirio Tonelli, internationally renowned artist, master Byzantine iconographer, passed away on June 3, 2019. He lived in both New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois. He was born in Sarzana, Italy in 1922, and arrived in the United States in 1948 on a scholarship at the Art Institute of Chicago. Early in his career he lived in Omaha,...
Antonios "Tony" Fidelis
May 31, 2019
Antonios "Tony" Fidelis was born on September 16, 1946 to Triandafilos and Zaphera Fidelis on the island of Chios. Tony grew up in the village of Thimiana with his parents and five younger siblings. In his teen years Tony entered and completed culinary school and was trained in the Greek and French Cuisine. Tony also worked as a nurse...
Bessie Poulos Stavrakes
May 24, 2019
Bessie Poulos Stavrakes, 96, of Fullerton, California passed away peacefully May 24, 2019. The daughter of the late Andrew and Evangeline Poulos, Bessie was born February 2, 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia and is preceded in death by her sisters, Annis Routsos and Despina Nicholas, niece Betty Kapetanakos and nephew Nick Routsos.
While an active member of the...
Tony Bell, Ph.D.
May 19, 2019
Tony Bell died on May 19, 2019 from pneumonia and other health issues. He was born on September 12, 1935 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Art and Ragnhild Bell. In 1948, he sailed on the HMS Batory with his parents to the United States. His father landed a mechanical engineering job at Johns Manville Corporation in New Jersey. In 1951,...