John F. Ayala was 78 and was born October 3, 1943 and spent his life growing up in Los Angeles , California.  He was the son of John and Josephine Ayala and had 3 siblings; Joe(Lorrie),  Juliet (Mitchell) and Cecilia(Richard). He served in the United States Army with the 25th Infantry Division in the Vietnam War from April 27, 1965 to April 26, 1967. He was an honored and decorated soldier, having received awards that included The Purple Heart. After he returned home, he joined...

Mary Civilla Peduzi was born on Christmas Day, 1929, at a farmhouse near Mapleton, Iowa, to Francis and Richard Sonksen. She was raised with seven siblings on a farm. She graduated from Mapleton HS in 1948. In 1950 she had mild non paralytic polio with side effects into 1951. She graduated from and received a nursing certificate from St. Joseph Mercy School of Nursing in 1951. On November 22, 1952, she married Robert Peduzi. They raised their children,  Michael, born in 1953, and Carol,...

Crystal Daun Sanchez Obituary Chris Sanchez was an energetic fun loving wife and mother who enjoyed instigating family and friend gatherings, hosting and cooking for everyone. Crystal Daun Hudson was born to John William and Carolyn Jean Hudson in 1949 and had two younger brothers Gregory and Ronald Hudson. Chris left this world on May 6, 2022, at the age of 72 after a prolonged incapacitation from a cerebral aneurism in 1976. She met her husband, Wilfred Sanchez, at Barstow Community...

James (Jim) Hansberry, Jr, died peacefully on May 4, 2022 after a brief illness. He was a long-time resident of Long Beach, CA. Jim was born February 14, 1954 to the late James and Mary Ellen (nee Broderick) Hansberry. He was raised in Lafayette Hill, PA and moved to California in 1985. He loved his southern California life. He was predeceased by his beloved partner of 26 years, Laurie Stevenson, in 2020. Jim and Laurie traveled around the world and were especially fond of cruising in both...

Edker Lee Pope III, age 88, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2022 in Huntington Beach, CA. He is survived by his previous spouses Carol Anderson and Jane Pope, his four children: Edker Lee Pope IV and Jeane Pope, Catherine Pope and Greg Warburton, Ryan Pope and Lindsey Pope, and Jennifer Pope; his grandchildren Edker Lee Pope V and McKay Pope, Alec Pope, Trevor Pope, and Henry Pope. He is preceded in death by Merlin Kastler, Blanche Pope, and Edker Lee Pope II.  Edker was born in...

Fountain Valley — Fausto Paonessa, 80, surrounded by his wife and four children, went to his heavenly home on April 19, 2022. Fausto is survived by his devoted wife of 54 years, Maria “Pina” Paonessa; loving father of Grace (Tim) Kolb, Rose (Todd) Bowen, Michael Paonessa and Francesco (Jillian) Paonessa; adoring Nonno of Amanda, Nicole, Angela, Vincent, Aleck, Gabriella, Claire and Sydney. He is also survived by his siblings, nieces, nephews and godchildren. Born in...

Carole Joan Panzarella was born on January 19, 1939, in New Jersey to Len and Lillian Blauvelt.  She was the surviving sibling of four until her passing on April 19, 2022.  She met and married Gino Panzarella in Peekskill, New York in 1958, had their first baby girl in 1959, Giovanna Panzarella (Charleston), and then made their way by caravan to California with Gino’s parents and siblings in 1960.  They laid their roots in Southern California and had a second baby girl...