Obituaries
Patricia Ann LaDouceur
Oct 21, 2023
Patricia Ann LaDouceur, affectionately known as Patty, passed away on October 21, 2023, leaving behind a legacy of love and compassion. She was born an identical twin on March 1, 1953 in Raleigh, North Carolina to her proud parents. Patty's vibrant presence and unwavering dedication to helping others touched the lives of many throughout her lifetime.Patty's career was an embodiment...
Geraldine Angelina Hodge
Oct 19, 2023
We are sad to announce that Geraldine Angelina Ottonello Hodge (Gerry) passed away on October 19, 2023, after a battle with dementia. Gerry was a native San Diegan born to Gio Batta Ottonello (from Genoa, Italy) and Aileen Ottonello of San Diego. She graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Home Economics and wrote a...
Johnny Guadian
Oct 18, 2023
Mr. John “Johnny” Guadian passed away unexpectedly in his home on October 18, 2023 inSan Diego, Ca. at the age of 62. Johnny is survived by his daughter Leticia Amor,his brothers Robert and Daniel Guadian ofSan Diego, Ca. and Michael Perdue of St. Louis Missouri, and his sisters Betty Gunsten ofCasa Grande, Az. and Norma Mende of Wenatchee, Wa. He is...
Julia K Keaveney
Oct 18, 2023
Sister St. Fintan csn – Julia (Sheila) Kathleen Keaveney
September 22, 1935 – October 18, 2023
The Sisters of Nazareth share the sad news of the passing of their beloved Sister St. Fintan Keaveney, Wednesday evening, October 18, 2023, at Nazareth House, San Diego surrounded by the Sisters.
Julia Kathleen (Sheila) Keaveney was...
Susan Gertrude Brown
Oct 15, 2023
Susan Gertrude Walsh Brown (Sue Brown), age 89, of La Mesa, California passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023. She was born November 4, 1933 in Tyre (Ubly), Michigan the daughter of Susan and Walter Walsh. She was one of eleven children.
Sue first came to San Diego in 1952 and lived in Old Town. She worked with physical therapy...
Vincent Ralph Troiano
Oct 15, 2023
Vincent Ralph Troiano ObituaryVincent Ralph Troiano, a beloved resident of San Diego, passed away on October 15, 2023. Born on August 12, 1930, in Baltimore, Maryland, Vincent was a cherished individual who made a lasting impact on the lives of those around him. His family emigrated from Italy and worked tirelessly to establish a successful bar business. They later migrated...
Cecelia Balbina Hair
Oct 14, 2023
Cecelia B. Hair12/06/1922-10/14/2023
Cecelia B. Hair died peacefully in an assisted living facility onSaturday 10/14 after a sudden decline in her health. She wasless than two months shy of her 101st birthday. She was bornin Bridgeport, Connecticut where she met her husband Dwightwhile he was stationed there in the U.S. Army Air Corps duringWorld War II. They were married...
Donald Ray Gerhart
Oct 14, 2023
Don lived ninety-five years in good health and still lived in his own house without assistance. He passed quickly after one week in the hospital. Don was born in Yucaipa, CA. He had three brothers but lived primarily with his mother, Eddith, in Pacific Beach and Escondido. He joined the Army Air Corps after high school and served from...
Luis Hernandez Sainz
Oct 12, 2023
Luis Sainz, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away peacefully at his home in San Diego on October 12, 2023, at the age of 100 with family by his side. Luis was born on July 7, 1923, in the City of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. He was the third of four siblings, raised by their father Anacleto Sainz and...
Richard Eliot Nemetz
Oct 8, 2023
Richard Eliot Nemetz, known to family and friends as Rich or Rick, passed away on October 8, 2023, at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, CA from the cumulative effects of pneumonia, septic infection, renal failure, and Covid. He resisted going to the doctor and by the time his condition had deteriorated to the point he had to be hospitalized,...
Ralph Jacob Howlett M.D.
Oct 7, 2023
Ralph was born March 17, 1932 in Seattle, Washington, to Lester Valdine Howlett and Irma (Yost) Howlett. He grew up in Edmonds, Washington along with his older brother Maxwell.
During 1950 to 1955 He was in the U.S. Navy reserves and served during the Korean Conflict. He attended Seattle University and University of Washington.
He married Sharon Kaas...
Lorraine Mary Bergeron-Moss
Oct 2, 2023
Lorraine was born on November 28, 1935, at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana to her parents Vivian and Benjamin Yates. She grew up at their home, 332 Homer Street, Algiers, Louisiana. She was baptized on December 15, 1935, at All Saints Catholic Church in New Orleans and remained a faithful Christian servant all of her life until being...
Elaine Mayne Davidson
Sep 29, 2023
Elaine Davidson, 97, of San Diego, California, died September 29, 2023. Born on May13, 1926 to Morris and Elsie (Mehling) Mitchell in Cylinder, Iowa, she had many happymemories of life growing up on a farm near Fenton with her two sisters, Arlene andMarie, and her brother Dale. They went to a one room school a quarter of a mile fromhome....