In Loving Memory
TRIBUTES TO OUR LOVED ONES
Steps to take when filing a will
As with being born and having to pay taxes, we all face the prospect of our own death. If you plan on living to a ripe old age, it’s important to make things easier on those you leave behind by preparing a proper last will and testament.
Benefits of creating a last will and testament
When you file a will, your final wishes are laid out in black and white, leaving no ambiguity about how you want your assets divided. By creating a will that is watertight, you can make your death less stressful for your survivors. You should also have peace of mind knowing your survivors will be taken care of when you are gone. Although it’s unsettling to think of your own death and the world without you in it, consider how you’d like your assets to be distributed once you are gone. Typically people contemplate how they’d like to leave their children, spouse, favorite charities and other loved onesin the event of their death.
When is a good time to start planning your final wishes?
Consider preparing a last will and testament once you’ve acquired assets or dependents. If you work full time, have a spouse orchildren, own a home, or have savings, it’s the right time to start planning.
Preparing the will
Don’t know how to get started? Follow these steps to begin planning your final wishes.
1. Account for all of your assets and debts
Create a comprehensive list of everything you own or are entitled to. This includes, but is not limited to:
• Real estate holdings
• Life insurance policies
• Vehicles
• Cars
• Boats
• Recreational vehicles
• Financial investments
• Owned businesses
• 401(k)
• RRSPs
• Home equity
• Stocks
• Bonds
• Pensions
• Other retirement savings and portfolios
• Debts and liabilities
2. Assign a trustee
A trustee, or executor, is the person who you assign to carry out the instructions held in your last will and testament. Their duties can include the distribution of assets, funeral planning, death announcement, services, cremation or care of your final remains, and distribution of your assets as set
want your body to be cremated and your ashes scattered over your favorite lake, ski hill, ocean vista or other special place. Your wishes are yours alone, andcan be as personal as you like. Whatever they may be, ensure your requests are clearly identified in your will.
5. Make it legal
out in your will.
Ensure that the person you select to administer your estate is okay with being appointed as such before assigning them. The job of anexecutor or trustee is complex and stressful, usually taking months or years to conclude. Make sure they are up to the task.
3. List all beneficiaries
Construct a list of relatives, friends and charities that you would like to remember in your will. This can include your spouse, children, siblings, parents and in-laws, charities you support, and any other people or organizations that you want to leave some of your accumulated wealth to. Write down the exact assets or percentage of the total estate that each person or organization will receive.
4. Final wishes for your bodily remains
Perhaps you want to be interred in a tomb, with a simple grave, or extravagant headstone. Or maybe you
Contact a lawyer that specializes in estate law. They know the current rules and regulations regarding wills, how they may affect your wishes, and the best ways to take care of those left behind. It’s better to be safe than sorry. There is no substitute for a legal will. Writing a letter or informal statement about how you’d like your assets divided might be a nice gesture to your survivors, but does not take the place of a will. Don’t risk your financial legacy being mismanaged. Don’t jeopardize the understanding of your final wishes. You can purchase a kit to create a will yourself. This will be less expensive than using a lawyer, but may not be as binding and watertightas you might like. If your will has complex instructions, it’s best to consult a lawyer.
Maintaining your wishes
Divorces, new marriages, new children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, favorite charities or new circumstances may raise the need to change your will, to either include new entries to your will, or have some taken out of it. After having your last will and testament written up, signed and witnessed, you will have to make changes to it as your life unfolds.
Make it a habit to revisit your final wishes when life changes occur, or every few years. That way, you can rest assured loved ones will be taken care of when you are gone. -
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Larry Berle Ades 1946-2026 Ontario, CA
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Victoria (Vicki) Allen 1954-2026 South Redondo Beach, CA
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Gilbert Alan Barra 1957-2026 San Pedro, CA
Yolanda R. Aguilar 1944-2026 Pasadena, CA
Kent Lihme (with wife Alline) 1932-2026 Redlands, CA
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Dolores R. Arciniega 1928-2026 San Jacinto, CA
Dennis Bashaw 1958-2026 Thousand Oaks, CA
Clara C. Aguilera 1931-2026 Riverside, CA
Joyce Ball 1932-2026 Hemet, CA
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Stephen Arth 1953-2026 Redlands, CA
Shirley Bateson 1932-2026 Monrovia, CA
Patricia Barbosa 1937-2026 San Bernardino, CA
Wilfred Arvizo 1947-2026 Manhattan Beach, CA
Yancey B. Beamer, MD 1939-2026 Maricopa, AZ
Kevin Barnett 1952-2026 Corona del Mar, CA
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Brent Richard Belicki 1967-2026 San Bernardino, CA
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James G. Bisi 1933-2026 Yucaipa, CA
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Donald Laird Blue 1939-2026 Newport Beach, CA
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Patricia A. Black 1933-2026 Fullerton, CA
Stanley D. Boettcher 1934-2026 Santa Ana, CA
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Ralph “Ralphie” Beramundo Benites 1963-2026 Orange, CA
Ralph Blanchard 1950-2026 Lake Forest, CA
David Brlej 1957-2024 Broomfield, CO
Betty Ruth Nowacki Bergfalk 1934-2026 Cathedral City, CA
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Sharon Elayne Bogh 1947-2026 Yucaipa, CA
Barbara Louise (Gabor) Brockmeier 1940-2026 Villa Park, CA
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Thomas F. Breitkreuz 1950-2026 Redlands, CA
Hugh Brooks Jr. 1926-2026 Newport Beach, CA
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Torrance, CA
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Keith Butler 1957-2026 Riverside, CA
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Mary Kidder Chilcot 1931-2026
Long Beach, CA
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Barbara L. Childers 1933-2026 North Tustin, CA
Joseph William Cilurzo 1937-2026 Williamsville, NY
Renee Jean Buel 1938-2026 San Bernardino, CA
Pilar “Peluchie” Araneta Cabildo 1946-2026
San Bernardino, CA
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James Francis Cain III 1947-2026 Pasadena, CA
Joe Castaneda 1941-2026 Santa Ana, CA
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David Wesley Chonette 1935-2026 Newport Beach, CA
Frances Scripps Conley 1938-2026 Cupertino, CA
Michael Anthony Burns 1939-2026 Pasadena, CA
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John “Jack” Blades Cameron 1929-2026 Yorba Linda, CA
Howard Evans Chambers 1942-2026
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
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Fred Christ 1926-2026 Santa Ana, CA
George E. Conley, Jr. 1933-2026 Upland, CA
Barbara Hartshorn Champion 1929-2026 Rio Rancho/Albuquerque, NM
Sara Martha Hays Content 1927-2026 Hermosa Beach, CA
Libera (Libby) Cigliano 1935-2026
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
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Ronald Cook 1943-2026 Upland, CA
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Goldie Daruty 1935-2026
Kenneth Worden Crumley 1932-2026
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Buena Park, CA
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Jean Esnel Duclona 1961-2026
Kimberly Evans 1954-2026 Pasadena, CA In Loving Memory
Geneva Ineta Cumins 1929-2026 Pomona, CA
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Norma Ruth Duisen 1935-2026 Highland, CA
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Sara (Sandy) Fainbarg 1930-2026 Newport Beach, CA
Michael A. Dexter 1944-2026
Olympia, WA
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Deborah Windsor Dinsmore 1951-2026
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
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Theodore John Eckberg 1933-2026
Sherman Oaks, CA
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Diane D’Alessandro 1950-2025 Hawthorne, CA
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Jovita Diaz 1933-2026 Long Beach, CA
Alice May Daniels 1931-2026 San Francisco, CA
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Joseph “Big Joe” DiCola 1943-2026 San Pedro, CA
Rita K. Villarreal (nee Doss) 2026 Redlands, CA
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Robert “Corky” Jesse Elliott 1943-2026 Costa Mesa, CA
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Robert G. Drees 1927-2026
Yorba Linda, CA
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Jack Finney 1938-2026
Rancho Mission Viejo, CA
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Patricia Mary (Mulherin) Flick 1938-2026 Redlands, CA
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Kinsley Charles Elliott 1942-2026 Riverside, CA
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Elizabeth Fowler (nee Hanly) 2026
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Maxine Gallagher 1928-2026
Redondo Beach, CA
Franklyn Gomez 1943-2026 Covina, CA In Loving Memory
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Alma “Emi” Fox 1934-2026
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
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Arsenio (Sam) Francese 1933-2026
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Peter C. Freeman 1956-2025 West Linn, OR
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Michael P. Gallas 1959-2026 Gilbert, AZ
Jesse Gomez 1949-2026 Pasadena, CA In Loving Memory
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Ramon A. Fuentevilla 1964-2026
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
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Florence Leah Franco 1936-2026 Los Angeles, CA
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Brenda Dorothy Fuog 1958-2026 New Braunfels, TX
Michael “Mick” Gallo 1966-2026 Upland, CA
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John Grigas 1947-2026 Santa Ana, CA
Frank Franov 1929-2026 Prescott, AZ
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Richard Garner 1949-2026 Rancho Cucamonga CA
Marjorie Louise Gottula 1927-2026 Hemet, CA
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Henry G. Fuquay 1936-2026 Long Beach, CA
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Vera Grijalva 1931-2026 Woodland Hills, CA
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Glenda (Corkie) Gunn 1943-2026 Moraga, CA
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Jonathan “Jon” Earl Graham 1968-2025 Fullerton, CA
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Carman Wilder Frye Hall 1928-2026 North Berwick, ME
Bobbye Hardin 1929-2026
Thousand Palms, CA
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Elizabeth “Libby” Hassler 1930-2026 Springfield, VA
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Lois Marie Heath (Cheney) 2026
Sierra Madre, CA
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Ward Allen Harman 1922-2026
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Oda Hatten 1929-2026 Fullerton, CA
Mark Halloran 1948-2026 Long Beach, CA
Wayne Harmeier 1938-2026 Long Beach, CA
Dolores “Dee” A. Henderson 1934-2026 Carson, CA
James Herin 1936-2026
Huntington Beach, CA
Mary Hamersen 1940-2026 Los Angeles, CA
Robert Edward Hayes 1930-2025 Garden Grove, CA
Valentina Peter Herman 1950-2026 San Pedro, CA
Jerald Hanes 1957-2026 Moreno Valley, CA
Robert Leonard Harris 1942-2026 Placentia, CA
Janice Irene Henderson 1943-2026 Placentia, CA
Russell David Haynes 1986-2026 Los Angeles and Berkeley, CA
Mary Jessie Hernandez 1945-2026 Pomona, CA
James B. Henderson, Jr. 1943-2026 Riverside, CA
Cheryl Guneau Hartzell 1943-2026 Manhattan Beach, CA
Gary Keith Hayward 1935-2026
Sierra Madre, CA
Carlos G. Herrera 1939-2026 La Quinta, CA
Linda Hendrickson 1943-2026 Riverside, CA
Grazina “Gina” Herzog 1936-2025
Rolling Hills Estates, CA
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Robert Ward Hicks 1929-2026
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Roy Yasuhide Higa 1933-2026 Huntington Beach, CA
Susan Hobson 1948-2026
Lake Arrowhead, CA
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Ruthie M. Hopkins 1942-2026 Altadena, CA
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Martha Jeanne Hilliard 1956-2026 Monument, CO
Dorothy Cleary Hoffman 1926-2026
Sierra Madre, CA
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Rosanda Jelenic 1942-2026
San Pedro, CA
Benjamin Jerome Hubbard 1937-2026 Huntington Beach, CA
Daryl Elizabeth Isaacs 2026 Long Beach, CA
Karen J. Hoffmann 1946-2026
Laguna Hills, CA
Janice Deann Hubbs 1939-2026 Oak Glen, CA
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Glenn Curtis Hitchcock 2026 Costa Mesa, CA
Gerald “Jerry” Holland 1939-2026
Torrance,CA
Marjorie Susan Hoban 1930-2026 Newport Beach, CA
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Lloyd “Don” Hopf 1938-2026 Arcadia, CA
Jerrie Jenkins 1927-1984 El Segundo, CA
Eleanor Jaffy 1933-2026
Newport Beach, CA
Patricia Jensen 1941-2026 Lake Forest, CA
Sharon Irene Humphrey-Swider 1951-2026 Riverside, CA
Doris A. Janess 1928-2026
Laguna Woods, CA
Diane Dutton Jessup 1935-2026 Palm Springs, CA
Ryan Dean Hurley 1960-2026 Highland, CA
John Doyon 2026 Pla del Rey, CA
Janice Johnson 1934-2026
Dana Point, CA
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Bruce Nelson Kent 1947-2026 Goleta, CA
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Helga Korte 1942-2026
Mission Viejo, CA
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Annette Kaufman 1926-2026 Palos Verdes Estates, CA
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Leroy Robert Keranen 1940-2026 Torrance, CA
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David J. Krofina 1946-2026 Newport Beach, CA
Douglas John Leach 1957-2026
Redondo Beach, CA
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Fountain Valley, CA
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Bonnie Leach 1937-2026 Tustin, CA
Robert H. Kin 1937-2026 Tustin, CA
Rebecca “Becky” Jane Kuhl 1948-2026 Newport Beach, CA
Chloris Kennedy 1934-2026 Anaheim, CA
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Karen Rae Kischel 1947-2026 Cathedral City, CA
John I. Lee 1946-2026 Riverside, CA
Marzi Hassibi Little 1947-2026 Laguna Woods, CA
Edward Kennedy 1930-2026
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
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Powers Klopp 1940-2026 Huntington Beach, CA
Howard Keno Kumashiro 1930-2026 Long Beach, CA
Lindy Lizenbery 1949-2026 Topeka, KS
Carolyn Scott Leslie 1930-2026 Altadena, CA
Joseph Huu Thanh Le 1954-2026 Garden Grove, CA
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Patricia “Patsy” Lloyd 1936-2026 Corona, CA
Claude Logan 1928-2026 Altadena, CA
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Nancy Annette Logg 1938-2026
South Pasadena, CA
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Madalen Madrid 1943-2026
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Andy S. Lopez 1950-2026 San Dimas, CA
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Villa Park, CA
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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
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San Pedro, CA
Virginia Ellen Martin 1931-2026 Redondo Beach, CA
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Dale R. McCall 1932-2026 Orange, CA
Meta Maka 1937-2026
Banning, CA
Ramon D. Martinez 1924-2026
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Terence Michael McCarthy 1943-2026 Arcadia, CA
Timothy Ryan Luera Sr. 1988-2026
San Pedro, CA
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Mary Ann Mancusi 1942-2026 San Pedro, CA
Julia A. McKay 1937-2026
Brea, CA
Dr. William F. Lyon 1936-2026
San Juan Capistrano, CA
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William Manes 1931-2026 Mission Viejo, CA
Donna Martinson 1941-2026 Brea, CA
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Victor Ira McCarty III 1961-2026 Traverse City, MI
Ken McKernan 1972-2026
Norco, CA
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Mark William McKinley 1976-2026 San Clemente, CA
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Theresa Mascola 1935-2026 San Pedro, CA
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David Harlan McConaughy 1932-2026 Rolling Hills Estates, CA
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Lester R. McNall 1927-2026 La Habra, CA
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Brea, CA In Loving Memory
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Amy Miller 1956-2026 Monument, CO In Loving Memory
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Duke Mecartney 1946-2026 Hemet, CA
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Robert C. Mericle 1935-2026 Murrieta, CA
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Richard Miltenberger 1930-2026 Placentia, CA
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Phillip Michael Morris 1936-2026 Redlands, CA
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Kara Lynne Nelson (Hewson) 1936-2026 Santa Rosa, CA
Gayle Whiteside Merrick 1943-2026
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
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Mario Ernst Miscavish 1944-2026 Monrovia, CA
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Gloria A. Mote 1945-2026 Seal Beach, CA
Barbara J. Meeks 1939-2025 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA In Loving Memory
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Frank Meyers 1925-2026 Redondo Beach, CA
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Avalon Moll 1924-2026 Hawthorne, CA
Frank Mercier 1937-2026 Orange County, CA
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Marvin Miller 1930-2026 Heber City
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Betty Jane (Beauchamp) Mummy 1936-2026 Salem, OR
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Joanne Helen Binkert Montelongo 1930-2026 Upland, CA
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Susan Van Ness 1946-2026 Virginia Beach, VA
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Joseph ‘Jake’ Nieblas 1950-2026 Oceanside, CA
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Richard “Wally” Murray 1939-2026 Montgomery, TX
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Michael P. O’Neil 1938-2026
Manhattan Beach, CA
Mary Parker 1941-2026 Redlands, CA
Ann B. O’Doherty 1926-2026 Temecula, CA
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Marie F. O’Hora 1935-2026
Newport Beach, CA
Laurie Ostrow 1955-2026 Mission Viejo, CA
Silvia (Silva Bozulic) Pavin 1932-2026 San Pedro, CA
Valerie (Page) Parrish 1955-2026 New Braunfels, TX
Shirley Anne Pierce 1934-2026 Long Beach, CA
Mollie Kathleen (Guzman) Oliva 1932-2026 Rialto, CA
Lily Oyenoki 1942-2026 Santa Ana, CA
Anita Peralta 1937-2026 Carson, CA
Gloria G. Patterson 2026 Long Beach, CA
Robin Rae Podlaski 1943-2026 San Pedro, CA
Osman Ossie Omar 1933-2026 Palm Desert, CA
Liza Palmer 1970-2026 Sacramento, CA
Carmen Margarita Perez 1941-2026 Fullerton, CA
Jerry Patterson 1929-2025 San Bernardino, CA
Gary L. Poelstra 1937-2025
Joanne Peterson 1938-2026 Los Angeles, CA
Patricia (Patti) Pantoja 1953-2026 Costa Mesa, CA
Nancy R. Paul 1939-2026 Orange, CA
Steven Pond 1947-2026 San Clemente, CA
Janet Philbin 1937-2026 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Steven Pond 1947-2026 San Clemente, CA
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Long Beach, CA
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Lois Recupero 1928-2026 Pomona, CA
Rodman Primack 1943-2026 Capo Beach, CA
Joan Privman 1931-2026 Las Vegas, NV
MaryAnn Quiggle 1954-2026 San Bernardino, CA
David Recupero 1941-2026 Huntington Beach, CA
Neil Relitz 1939-2026
Redondo Beach, CA
Jesse Jim Quintana 1945-2026 Riverside, CA
Bette Roethe 1945-2026
Fullerton, CA
Nicole Pulido 1979-2026 Riverside, CA
Connie Reddy 1948-2026 Pasadena, CA
Howard Reno Jr. 1940-2026 Long Beach, CA
Julie Rosenthal 1949-2026 Sierra Madre, CA
Kenneth Pyle 1945-2026
Joshua Tree, CA
James Randall 1939-2026 Los Angeles, CA
John Richardson 1961-2026 Stagecoach, NV
Bryan Reid 1957-2026 Brea, CA
Angela Jett Rosser 1957-2026 Corona, CA
Ronald Robbins 1946-2026 Riverside, CA
Mary Ratliff 1938-2026 San Dimas, CA
Dorothy “Dottie” Joan Reiner 1932-2026 Long Beach, CA
Wesley Rousser 1941-2026 Alameda, CA
William Roberts 1932-2026 Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Heather Rudrich 1991-2026 Riverside, CA
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Julia Ruiz 1930-2026
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Irene C. Russ 1930-2026
Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Marvin T. “Tom” Sawyer 1945-2026 Rialto, CA
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Patricia Treat Nichols Schweitzer 1932-2026
Costa Mesa, CA
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Huntington Beach, CA
Milo Winston Scherer 1936-2026 Redlands, CA
William J. Shalhoub 1940-2026 Yucaipa, CA
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Anne Greenhouse Simon 1937-2026 Dana Point, CA
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Anna J. Ryan 1934-2026 Redlands, CA
Gary Schindler 1954-2026 Mentone, CA
Carol Jean (Scott) Skinner 1951-2026 Menifee, CA
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Margaret M. Salas 1939-2026 Laguna Hills, CA
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Rosalie Todd Schuler 1935-2026 Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Damon Gregory Shay 1956-2026 Monrovia, CA
Alice A. Smith 1931-2026 Pasadena, CA
Marciedene “Marcie” Sartor 1945-2026 Ontario, CA
Nick Sinovic 1940-2026 Mission Viejo, CA
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David N. Schultz 1936-2026 Pasadena, CA
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1936-2026 Huntington Beach, CA
Mari Clark
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Karen Anne Sirski-Martin 1958-2026 Norco, CA
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Joyce Sjostedt 1931-2026 San Pedro, CA
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Shirl Hahn “Grandma” Shirl 2026 Redlands, CA
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Michael Ortiz Smith 1957-2026 Redondo Beach,
Josef Solares 1958-2026 Woodland Hills, CA
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Cecil Eldon Spearman Jr. 1929-2026
Laguna Niguel, CA
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Lee Stevens 1936-2026
Susan Ellen Stoltz 1948-2026 Anaheim, CA In Loving Memory
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Sam Tattu 1929-2026
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Martha Antonette Stanovich 1946-2026 Torrance, CA
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Marge Steinbrinck 1933-2026 Riverside, CA
Mary V. Stewart (Martin) 1934-2026 Upland, CA
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David Lee Stewart 1935-2026 West Covina, CA
Harrison A Storms III 1944-2026 Torrance, CA
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Carol Elizabeth Tavis 1938-2026 Covina, CA
Mitchell H. Thomas 1941-2026
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Kelene Thome 1969-2026 Huntington Beach, CA
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Sylvia (Townsend) Straley 1943-2026 Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Regina Tennant 1928-2026 Highland, CA
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Ardelle Delois Stenson 1940-2026 Anaheim, CA
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Martha (Marty) J. Stoddard 1939-2026 La Verne, CA
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Patricia Joyce (Pat) Sundquist 1934-2026 Redlands, CA
David William Steuber 1949-2026 Redondo Beach, CA
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Rita Renee Stoll 1944-2026 Santa Rosa, CA
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Betty Thomas 1937-2026 Pasadena, CA
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Annette Swiderski 1936-2026 Redlands, CA
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Loren J. Tilles 1941-2026 San Clemente, CA
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Anita Rodriguez Tovar 1939-2026 Anaheim, CA
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Virginia “Virgie” Thomas 1943-2026 Lomita, CA
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Julia Townsend 1958-2026 San Jose, CA
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David Urena 1934-2026
Alta Loma, CA
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Armando Viramontes 1957-2026
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Allan Uyesugi 1946-2026 Tustin, CA
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Norman VonHerzen 1932-2026 Newport Beach, CA
Judith Helaine Ware 1948-2026 Newport Coast, CA
Aleta Francis Brown West 1928-2026 Eagle, ID In Loving Memory
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Jamie Anne Webb 1975-2026 Newport Beach, CA
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Bruce Westby 1952-2026 Buena Park, CA
David H. Wiggs, Jr. 1947-2026 San Rafael, CA
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Lynne Valentine 2026 Corona del Mar, CA
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Henriette “Riky” Vuist 1935-2026 Corona, CA
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Lois Weber 1931-2026 Lakewood, CA
JoAnn Vidovich 1937-2026 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
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Matthew Wallace 1942-2025 Temecula, Ca
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James Wheeler 1932-2026 Pasadena, CA
Teresa “Teri” Lee Wilde 1951-2026 La Canada, CA
Jean Vincenzi 1929-2026 Dana Point, CA
Loving Memory
Marc Walsh 1957-2026 Pasadena, CA
Hugh Thomas (Tom) Webster 1932-2026 Upland, CA
Loving Memory
Dorothy M. White 1928-2026 Longmont, CO
Donald Wiles 1931-2026 San Bernardino, CA
Douglas Roland Wells 1942-2026 Banning, CA
Loving Memory
Colleen Lee White 1935-2026 La Habra Heights, CA
Gayle Wilhite 1933-2026 Manhattan Beach, CA
Loving Memory
Nancy L. Wilkison 1933-2026 Green Bay, WI
In Loving Memory
Hermine Williams 1930-2026 Irvine, CA
In Loving Memory
In Loving Memory
David C. Willmon 2026 Riverside, CA
Thomas O. Wuetcher 1931-2026
Diamond Bar, CA
Nancy Ypma 1936-2026
Costa Mesa, CA
In Loving Memory
In Loving Memory
Mary Wilson 1937-2026 Duarte, CA
Sarabel Yvonne Yahne 1929-2026
Las Vegas, NV
Loving Memory
Esther Marie Yellam 1927-2026
Long Beach, CA
In Loving Memory
Nancy Witt 1952-2026
Santa Ana, CA
Loving Memory
Wendy Dawn Young 1960-2026 Hemet, CA
Naomi Nakamura 2026
Los Angeles, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory
George Zachary 1934-2026
Spokane Valley, WA
Sherry Zakowicz 1936-2026
Beverly Lee 1943-2026
Glendora, CA
Rose Marie Wright (Anthony) 1961-2025
Palos Verdes, CA In
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Richard Youngquist 1959-2026 Murrieta, CA
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Villa Park, CA In Loving Memory
May the constant love of caring friends soften your sadness. May cherished memories bring you moments of comfort. May lasting peace surround your grieving heart.
Ardelle Stenson 1940-2026
Anaheim, CA
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Jamesine Mary Zarbock 1962-2026 San Juan Capistrano, CA
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Linda Zerbe 1943-2026 Fontana, CA
How to prepare a eulogy
Giving the eulogy at a funeral is an honor as well as an intimidating responsibility. Particularly if you are not accustomed to publicspeaking, it can be difficult to know where to begin.
Well, take a breath and relax. With a little forethought, you can prepare and deliver a stirring eulogy. It is important to invest the time necessary to prepare in advance. Do not wait to “wing it” during the funeral. That is a recipe for disaster. You may freeze up, ramble on, and miss out on the opportunity to pay proper tribute to your loved one. If you plan ahead and organize what you intend to say, it will minimize those dangers. When the time comes, you may choose to digress a bit from your prepared statements, but you will at least have a framework to guide you.
Writing the eulogy
To help with your preparation, make sure you carry a notepad, smartphone or tablet with you for note-taking purposes. Whenever you hear a family member or friend make a relevant observation about the deceased, quickly jot it down. This way, you can keep track of quotations, humorous stories, and factual information. Later, when you sit down to organize your thoughts onto paper, you can use your notes as a reservoir of ideas. If you are have difficulty recalling information or getting input from others, don’t be afraid to ask outright. Spark conversations by asking questions such as:
• What is your favorite memory of your time with them?
• If you could sum up their life in one word, what word would that be?
• What kinds of hobbies did they have?
• What nicknames were they known by?
When you have gathered enough information, it is time to put it all
together. While there is no right or wrong way to prepare a eulogy, the following blueprint can help you get started if you are unsure.
To begin, describe your own relationship with the deceased. Explain how you are personally affected by the loss. Remember that many of the people listening to you will understand fully and may share many of the same emotions. Next, work in some personal details pertaining to the deceased, and include three or four anecdotes. Tell stories that included you, or that were shared with you by others. Heartwarming accounts of generosity are powerful when delivered in a eulogy. Stories that demonstrate the person’s character will resonate with the people who miss them. Humorous anecdotes provide much-needed comic relief from the tension of a funeral service. However, be sure to keep the humor respectful and appropriate. If the loved one was a person of faith, you can make note of that, too.
Talk about life lessons you learned from them as well as the qualities that
made your loved one special. Whenever possible, tie these lessons or qualities into your anecdotes. Beware, however, of the danger of turning the eulogy into a story about yourself. Keep the focus on the person you are honoring.
Near the end of the eulogy, consider addressing the deceased directly. For example, you can turn toward the casket and say, “Mom, I love you and I’m going to miss you. You taught me well, I couldn’t have asked for a better mother, and you will always be close to my heart.”
You may choose to end on that note, or you may opt to share a final poem or read a verse from a favorite hymn in closing.
Delivering the eulogy
You should prepare a complete manuscript of what you plan to say. Though the process may be difficult, it will force you to focus an dorganize your thoughts in a coherent fashion. Using this manuscript, you can practice delivering the eulogy a few times to see how it flows and to edit for length. In most cases, a eulogy of five to ten minutes (two to four
typed pages) is appropriate. If you expect that you will stray from the manuscript during delivery, aim for shorter. If you tend to speak faster when nervous, prepare a longer eulogy.
Whether you take the complete manuscript to the podium or condense the eulogy onto cue cards is your decision. If you are nervous about speaking publicly, bring the entire manuscript up to the podium with you. Just having it handy can relieve your anxiety about getting lost during the eulogy. If you are a confident public speaker, condense the eulogy to bullet points on cue cards. This will help you deliver a more natural, conversational tribute to your loved one.
If you invest the time and energy in preparing the eulogy, you can approach your responsibility with confidence. Step up to the podium, take a deep breath to calm your nerves and get your bearings, and tell everyone about this wonderful person you are honoring. -
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