In Loving Memory
TRIBUTES TO OUR LOVED ONES
Fullerton, CA In Loving Memory
Jean Alice Abdalla 1932-2026
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Kevin Barnett 1952-2026 Corona del Mar, CA
Robert Belloli 1942-2026
Placentia, CA
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Brigadier General William Arthur Bloomer, USMC (Ret.) 1933-2026 Wichita, KS
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Barbara Louise (Gabor) Brockmeier 1940-2026
Villa Park, CA
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Ralph “Ralphie” Beramundo Benites 1963-2026 Orange, CA
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Donald Laird Blue 1939-2026 Newport Beach, CA
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Donna Mae Peterson Brown 1949-2025 Orange, CA
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Dennis Bashaw 1958-2026 Thousand Oaks, CA
Conrad Bigelow 1953-2026
Anaheim Hills, CA
Barbara L. Childers 1933-2026
North Tustin, CA
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Yancey B. Beamer, MD 1939-2026 Maricopa, AZ
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Patricia A. Black 1933-2026 Fullerton, CA
Stanley D. Boettcher 1934-2026 Santa Ana, CA
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John (“Jack” Blades Cameron 1929-2026 Yorba Linda, CA
David Wesley Chonette 1935-2026 Newport Beach, CA
Theresa Medina Bearden 1937-2026 Kailua-Kona, HI
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Ralph Blanchard 1950-2026 Lake Forest, CA
Anthony Bohan 1944-2026 Newport Beach, CA
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John Wylie Carlyle III 2026 Irvine, CA
Fred Christ 1926-2026
Santa Ana, CA
Laura Mary Briggs 1932-2025 Cypress, CA
Kenneth Worden Crumley 1932-2026 Laguna Beach, CA
Joe Castaneda 1941-2026 Santa Ana, CA
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Michael A. Dexter 1944-2026 Olympia, WA
Gerald Dykhouse (Geert Dijkhuis) 1941-2026
Buena Park, CA
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Arsenio (Sam) Francese 1933-2026
San Juan Capistrano, CA
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Robert G. Drees 1927-2026
Yorba Linda, CA
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Fayrda J. Fredriksen 1923-2026 Tustin, CA
Pierre F. Giammanco M.D. 1939-2026
Laguna Hills, CA
Elizabeth “Libby” Hassler 1930-2026 Springfield, VA In Loving Memory
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Jonathan “Jon” Earl Graham 1968-2025 Fullerton, CA
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Robert “Corky” Jesse Elliott 1943-2026
Costa Mesa, CA
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Peter C. Freeman 1956-2025 West Linn, OR
Oda Hatten 1929-2026 Fullerton, CA
Robert Ward Hicks 1929-2026
Tustin, CA
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Sara (Sandy) Fainbarg 1930-2026
Newport Beach, CA
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Brenda Dorothy Fuog 1958-2026 New Braunfels, TX
Richard S. Green 1941-2026
Costa Mesa, CA
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Robert Edward Hayes 1930-2025
Garden Grove, CA
Roy Yasuhide Higa 1933-2026 Huntington Beach, CA
Jack Finney 1938-2026
Rancho Mission Viejo, CA
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Michael P. Gallas 1959-2026 Gilbert, AZ
John Grigas 1947-2026
Santa Ana, CA
Martha Jeanne Hilliard 1956-2026 Monument, CO
Janice Irene Henderson 1943-2026 Placentia, CA
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Robert Leonard Harris 1942-2026 Placentia, CA
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James Herin 1936-2026 Huntington Beach, CA
Glenn Curtis Hitchcock 2026
Costa Mesa, CA
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Marjorie Susan Hoban 1930-2026
Newport Beach, CA
Lake Arrowhead, CA In
Susan Hobson 1948-2026
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Karen J. Hoffmann 1946-2026 Laguna Hills, CA
Patricia Jensen 1941-2026
Lake Forest, CA
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Helga Korte 1942-2026
Mission Viejo, CA
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Rosalyn A. Lever 1952-2026
Anaheim Hills, CA
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William Manes 1931-2026
Mission Viejo, CA
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Benjamin Jerome Hubbard 1937-2026
Huntington Beach, CA
Janice Johnson 1934-2026
Dana Point, CA
David J. Krofina 1946-2026 Newport Beach, CA
Chloris Kennedy 1934-2026 Anaheim, CA
Gloria Lindsay 1940-2026 Fountain Valley, CA
Eleanor Jaffy 1933-2026
Newport Beach, CA
Rebecca “Becky” Jane Kuhl 1948-2026 Newport Beach, CA
Donna Martinson 1941-2026 Brea, CA
Doris A. Janess 1928-2026
Laguna Woods, CA
Robert H. Kin 1937-2026 Tustin, CA
Marzi Hassibi Little 1947-2026
Laguna Woods, CA
Joseph Huu Thanh Le 1954-2026 Garden Grove, CA
Dale R. McCall 1932-2026 Orange, CA
Dr. William F. Lyon 1936-2026 San Juan Capistrano, CA
Darrell Powers Klopp 1940-2026 Huntington Beach, CA
Bonnie Leach 1937-2026
Tustin, CA
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Harold Maizel M.D. 1935-2026 Villa Park, CA
John E McDonald 1931-2026 Rancho Santa
CA
Julia A. McKay 1937-2026 Brea, CA
Margarita,
San Clemente, CA In Loving Memory
Mark William McKinley 1976-2026
Brea, CA In Loving Memory
Marlan Merhab 1938-2026
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Joseph ‘Jake’ Nieblas 1950-2026
Oceanside, CA
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Lester R. McNall 1927-2026
La Habra, CA
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Richard Miltenberger 1930-2026 Placentia, CA
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Marie F. O’Hora 1935-2026 Newport Beach, CA
Nancy R. Paul 1939-2026
Orange, CA
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Margaret Mary Mee 1934-2026
Westminster, CA
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Carmen Margarita Perez 1941-2026
Fullerton, CA
Bryan Reid 1957-2026
Brea, CA
Barbara J. Meeks 1939-2025
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Richard “Wally” Murray 1939-2026
Montgomery, TX
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Laurie Ostrow 1955-2026
Mission Viejo, CA
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Bette Roethe 1945-2026
Fullerton, CA
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Steven Pond 1947-2026
San Clemente, CA
Richard E. Nash 1954-2026
Fullerton, CA
Lily Oyenoki 1942-2026
Santa Ana, CA
Frank Mercier 1937-2026 Orange County, CA
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Susan Van Ness 1946-2026
Virginia Beach, VA
Rodman Primack 1943-2026
Capo Beach, CA
Margaret M. Salas 1939-2026
Laguna Hills, CA
Patricia Treat Nichols Schweitzer 1932-2026
Costa Mesa, CA
Patricia (Patti) Pantoja 1953-2026
Costa Mesa, CA
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David Recupero 1941-2026 Huntington Beach, CA
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Ron Shenkman 1936-2026
Huntington Beach, CA
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Rachel Silva 1934-2026
Huntington Beach, CA
St. George, UT In Loving Memory
Lee Stevens 1936-2026
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Anita Rodriguez Tovar 1939-2026 Anaheim, CA
Newport Coast, CA In Loving Memory
Judith Helaine Ware 1948-2026
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Anne Greenhouse Simon 1937-2026 Dana Point, CA
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Nick Sinovic 1940-2026
Mission Viejo, CA
Susan Ellen Stoltz 1948-2026 Anaheim, CA
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Allan Uyesugi 1946-2026 Tustin, CA
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Bruce Westby 1952-2026 Buena Park, CA
Nancy Witt 1952-2026
Santa Ana, CA
Cecil Eldon Spearman Jr. 1929-2026
Laguna Niguel, CA
Mitchell H. Thomas 1941-2026
Laguna Niguel, CA
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Lynne Valentine 2026
Corona del Mar, CA
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Richard Youngquist 1959-2026 Murrieta, CA
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Colleen Lee White 1935-2026 La Habra Heights, CA
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Nancy Ypma 1936-2026 Costa Mesa, CA
Kelene Thome 1969-2026 Huntington Beach, CA
Jean Vincenzi 1929-2026 Dana Point, CA
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David H. Wiggs, Jr. 1947-2026 San Rafael, CA
Ardelle Delois Stenson 1940-2026 Anaheim, CA
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Loren J. Tilles 1941-2026 San Clemente, CA
Sherry Zakowicz 1936-2026
Villa Park, CA
Norman VonHerzen 1932-2026
Newport Beach, CA
Hermine Williams 1930-2026 Irvine, CA
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Jamesine Mary Zarbock 1962-2026
San Juan Capistrano, CA
David Brlej 1957-2024
Broomfield, CO
Newport Beach, CA
Caring for an ailing parent with confidence
Reversing the roles of caregiver and dependent is complicated and emotional. Adult children can become caregivers of their parents inthe blink of an eye, and it can lead to doubt and anxiety for all.
As unfortunate as it may be in the moment, taking over the care of ailing parents is simply a part of life. It is the natural progression that most have to face.
Here are some tips to help you deal with progressing from someone’s child to their caregiver:
1. Accept what is happening. As difficult as it may seem, it is important to know the facts of the illness or condition that needs to behandled. If it is an illness that will eventually lead to death (whether immediate or long-term), making arrangements for a written will, funeral, and legal determinations is crucial. Completing these steps will reduce future stress and worry.
2. Have open communication with your parent. Explain that you will be handling the situation and stepping up into the caregiver role, so that there is no question or uncertainty.
It is important to take over this responsibility while also aff ording your parent dignity, respect and any autonomy they can still have over their own care.
3. Prepare yourself. It will be a rough road to travel. Surround yourself with a reliable support system, plenty of positive energy, and tissues. Know that you will shed tears; you will fall; you will get back up; and you will do what needs done for your parent.
4. Approach your parent with love. Be gentle, loving and understanding, but be strong and courageous. When you are in the last moments with your parent, show them how much you love them. Let that message overshadow the message of fear. Assure your parent that they have had a wonderful life, and their pain will soon end.
5. Reach out to others. There are a number of helpful organizations whose mission is to help caregivers. Don’t hesitate to reach out for help. Investigate your local social services organizations and speak to representatives about your situation. Take the help theyoffer. The stronger you are, the better you will take care of your parent during this difficult time.
You have a window of opportunity to make lasting memories and to develop your parent’s hardships into a unique loving and bonding experience. Your parent brought you into the world,
nurtured and enabled you to become the adult that you are today. This can be yourturn to nurture them in return. Caring for your ailing parent may seem unnatural and stressful, but being
prepared and approaching the situation with a full toolbox can help turn it into a natural, even beautiful, experience.
In Loving Memory
Hugh Brooks Jr. 1926-2026
Karla Francisco Hammon 1939-2026
Laguna Hills, CA
George (Ten0Ching) Lieu 1944-2026 Irvine, CA
David William Steuber 1949-2026
Redondo Beach, CA
