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Nancy Catherine Elkins
Apr 15, 1948 - Aug 24, 2025
Our mother Nancy touched so many lives with her kindness, warmth, and spirit. We are deeply grateful for the memories, love and support that has been shared over the years. With love, Robert, Daniel & Michael ElkinsInterment: Resthaven Memory Gardens, Fort Collins, Colorado
Joanne Alyea Elkins
Aug 9, 1951 - Aug 7, 2025
Joanne Elkins (née Alyea, formerly Roberts), 73, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2025. Born August 9, 1951, in Culver City, California, she was the daughter of Benton and Gloria Alyea and sister to Marianne, Becky, and Steve. Joanne had a lifelong passion for music, education, and caring for others. A devoted…
Jamie Elayne Ferrera
Feb 7, 1979 - Aug 1, 2025
Jamie Ferrera was 46 years old, a mother, a sister, and a beloved grandmother. Her four children miss her so very much and her granddaughter, who she never got to meet in person was only three months old when she passed. She was so full of life and so beautiful. If…
Marilyn Mayo Montgomery
Feb 18, 1939 - Jul 22, 2025
Marilynn (Mayo) Montgomery passed away peacefully at her home in Long Beach, California on July 22, 2025. Born in Seattle, Washington to Maxine and Clifford B. Mayo (deceased), her family including her younger brother Ronald A. Mayo (deceased) relocated to Southern California in the late 1940s. She graduated from Wilson High School…
Jean Reeves
Oct 2, 1931 - Jul 17, 2025
Jean was born in St. John’s Wood, London on October 2nd 1931, the second child of Frank and Nellie-Alice Townsend, 26 days before her sister Marian’s first birthday. She was an outgoing, talkative and inquisitive child. Her first job as a secretary allowed her to blossom, develop her friendships and independence. Jean met…
Charles Fredrick McKelvey
Sep 25, 1963 - Jul 8, 2025
Charles was born in Torrance, California to Robert John McKelvey and Margaret Josephine Bonprezzi McKelvey. Raised as a Catholic in Carson, California, Charles was 61 years old when he passed peacefully at his home in Norwalk, California surrounded by family and friends. He suffered from metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma, a very aggressive cancer. Charles’…
Patricia Anne Zimmer
Nov 25, 1928 - Jun 24, 2025
It’s impossible to sum up a life as rich and remarkable as Patricia Zimmer’s in just a few words. But what we can say with certainty is that hers was a life defined by resilience, love, and unwavering devotion to family. Born during the Great Depression, Patricia learned early how to live…
Paulina María Gabaldon Thompson
Jun 23, 2025
Paulina María Gabaldon Thompson, of Long Beach, California, died on June 23, 2025, at her home, with her family by her side, due to complications from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Paulina will be dearly remembered for her radiant smile reflecting her joyful life; a life filled with treasured friendships, close…
Patricia Stanyo
Aug 20, 1941 - Jun 17, 2025
Patricia Windham Stanyo passed away on June 17th in Long Beach, California, at the age of 83. She was born August 20, 1941 in Mississippi. At age two, she moved with her parents to Long Beach—the city she loved and lived in her whole life. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and…
Lyle Vaughn Sherry
Jul 21, 1954 - Jun 2, 2025
Lyle Vaughn Sherry (also known as Amazing Lyle and Pops) was born to Virginia Evelyn Dye and Donald Floyd Sherry on July 21, 1954, in Spokane, WA, and brother to Tom and Lee. He departed this life unexpectedly on June 2, 2025, in Long Beach, CA, at the age of 70. Lyle…
Nancy Catherine Elkins
Apr 15, 1948 - Aug 24, 2025
Our mother Nancy touched so many lives with her kindness, warmth, and spirit. We are deeply grateful for the memories, love and support that has been shared over the years. With love, Robert, Daniel & Michael ElkinsInterment: Resthaven Memory Gardens, Fort Collins, Colorado
Joanne Alyea Elkins
Aug 9, 1951 - Aug 7, 2025
Joanne Elkins (née Alyea, formerly Roberts), 73, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2025. Born August 9, 1951, in Culver City, California, she was the daughter of Benton and Gloria Alyea and sister to Marianne, Becky, and Steve. Joanne had a lifelong passion for music, education, and caring for others. A devoted…
Jamie Elayne Ferrera
Feb 7, 1979 - Aug 1, 2025
Jamie Ferrera was 46 years old, a mother, a sister, and a beloved grandmother. Her four children miss her so very much and her granddaughter, who she never got to meet in person was only three months old when she passed. She was so full of life and so beautiful. If…
Marilyn Mayo Montgomery
Feb 18, 1939 - Jul 22, 2025
Marilynn (Mayo) Montgomery passed away peacefully at her home in Long Beach, California on July 22, 2025. Born in Seattle, Washington to Maxine and Clifford B. Mayo (deceased), her family including her younger brother Ronald A. Mayo (deceased) relocated to Southern California in the late 1940s. She graduated from Wilson High School…
Jean Reeves
Oct 2, 1931 - Jul 17, 2025
Jean was born in St. John’s Wood, London on October 2nd 1931, the second child of Frank and Nellie-Alice Townsend, 26 days before her sister Marian’s first birthday. She was an outgoing, talkative and inquisitive child. Her first job as a secretary allowed her to blossom, develop her friendships and independence. Jean met…
Charles Fredrick McKelvey
Sep 25, 1963 - Jul 8, 2025
Charles was born in Torrance, California to Robert John McKelvey and Margaret Josephine Bonprezzi McKelvey. Raised as a Catholic in Carson, California, Charles was 61 years old when he passed peacefully at his home in Norwalk, California surrounded by family and friends. He suffered from metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma, a very aggressive cancer. Charles’…
Patricia Anne Zimmer
Nov 25, 1928 - Jun 24, 2025
It’s impossible to sum up a life as rich and remarkable as Patricia Zimmer’s in just a few words. But what we can say with certainty is that hers was a life defined by resilience, love, and unwavering devotion to family. Born during the Great Depression, Patricia learned early how to live…
Paulina María Gabaldon Thompson
Jun 23, 2025
Paulina María Gabaldon Thompson, of Long Beach, California, died on June 23, 2025, at her home, with her family by her side, due to complications from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Paulina will be dearly remembered for her radiant smile reflecting her joyful life; a life filled with treasured friendships, close…
Patricia Stanyo
Aug 20, 1941 - Jun 17, 2025
Patricia Windham Stanyo passed away on June 17th in Long Beach, California, at the age of 83. She was born August 20, 1941 in Mississippi. At age two, she moved with her parents to Long Beach—the city she loved and lived in her whole life. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and…
Lyle Vaughn Sherry
Jul 21, 1954 - Jun 2, 2025
Lyle Vaughn Sherry (also known as Amazing Lyle and Pops) was born to Virginia Evelyn Dye and Donald Floyd Sherry on July 21, 1954, in Spokane, WA, and brother to Tom and Lee. He departed this life unexpectedly on June 2, 2025, in Long Beach, CA, at the age of 70. Lyle…