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TRIBUTES TO OUR LOVED ONES

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Major James Joseph O’Donovan, US Army 1908-1942

Cohoes, NY

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Lourdes A. Asuncion 1928-2024

San Diego, CA

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Ronald A. Beauloye Sr. 1941-2025

El Cajon, CA

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Steve Bettles 1950-2025

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Robert L. Aguilar 1948-2025

San Diego, CA

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William M. Aufderheide, DVM, Ph.D 1941-2025

Poway, CA

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La Jolla, CA

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Dr. Lorraine Elizabeth Beck, Ph.D. 1942-2025

La Jolla, CA

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Donald Arthur Boger 1941-2024

Angelo F. Bracciale 1945-2025

San Diego, CA

San Diego, CA

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Thomas L. Brooks 1939-2025

San Diego, CA

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Michael Anaya 1966-2025

San Deigo, CA

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Regina “Jeanie” Ayala 1948-2025

La Jolla, CA

James J. Beeman 1934-2025

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Jo Ann D. Anderson 1939-2024

Bainbridge Island, WA

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Aldona V. Barr 1937-2025

San Marcos, CA

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William Apodaca Arias 1928-2025

San Diego, CA

Ernest “Ernie” Edward Bayles Jr. 1942-2025

Rancho Bernardo, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Robert Bonham 1932-2025

San Diego, CA

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Joan Henderson Brown 1934-2024

La Jolla, CA

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Geoffrey Bell DDS 1950-2025 Carlsbad, Ca

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Dr. William Edwin Bowman Jr. 1945-2025

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Angela Buckley 1931-2024

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Dolores Mae Bergen 1928-2025

San Diego, CA

Michael Baucom 1955-2024

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Poway, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Mary Elizabeth Burns 1932-2024

Carlsbad, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Patrish Butler 1956-2024

San Diego, CA

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Patrick Campbell 1961-2024

San Diego, CA

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Anthony V. Colera 1936-2025

San Diego, CA

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Mario Louis Crivello 1939-2025

San Diego, CA

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John Andrew Dalessandro 1946-2024

Del Mar, CA

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Lois Byrne 1931-2025

San Diego, CA

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Dorothy Carne 1933-2024

El Cajon, CA

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Beatrice Correia 1928-2025

San Diego, CA

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Billie Crow 1933-2025

San Diego, CA

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Cari Sweeney Damoose 1942-2020

San Diego, CA

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Nancy Elizabeth Caine 1934-2025

San Diego, CA

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Adelheida “Della” Montante Castañeda 1935-2024

San Diego, CA

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Michael L. Calvert 1937-2024

Borrego Springs, CA

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Anthony Joseph Cella 1938-2025

Temecula, CA

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Rosalie (Sardo) Camarda 1931-2025

San Diego, CA

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Joel Ryan Clementson 1985-2024 Poway, CA

Thomas Edward Cosgrove 1928-2025

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Jenny Cruz 1938-2025

Carlsbad, CA

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Rosemarie Dempsey 1931-2024

Oceanside, CA

Judith Reamer Cox 1939-2025

San Marcos, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Pedro Cuatrecasas 1936-2025

La Jolla, CA

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Billie Esther Derrick 1940-2025

San Diego, CA

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Audrey E. Crane-Nall 1923-2025

Carlsbad, CA

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Rebecca Eger 1949-2024

Upper Darby, PA

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Robert William Doede 1940-2024

San Diego, CA

Kathleen Stoddart Dolinsek 1958-2025

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Lois Virginia Farley 1920-2024

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La Jolla, CA

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Charles William Fish 1925-2025

San Diego, CA

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Barbara Fowler 1933-2024

Roseville, CA

Ellen Donley 1954-2024

San Diego, CA

Jane Poggi Farr 1944-2025 La Jolla, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

John Stephen Fisher 1941-2024 San Marcos CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Lucy Campbell Wachter Freeman 1948-2025

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Ler Roy “Leroy” Dotson 1937-2025

San Diego, CA

Barbara Feehan 1929-2025

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Lillian Maudilene Dove 1940-2025 Independence, LA

Chula Vista, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Arthur S. Ferreira 1927-2025

Kenneth John Fisher 1949-2025 Solana Beach, CA

Newport Beach, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Mary Freitas 1930-2025

San Diego, CA

Christina Cordoba Fromme 1971-2025

Sedona, AZ In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Betty Gene Gase 1934-2025

El Cajon, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Janet R. Gaudet 1932-2025

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Robert “Bob” Fite 1967-2025 El Cajon, CA

Gerissa French 1938-2025

Robert Dusch 1939-2025 Palm Desert, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Melinda “Mindy” Ann Files 1954-2025 San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Merwin Stanley Follis 1932-2025

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Escondido, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Peter Gembler 1957-2024 Syracuse, NY

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Cora Frolander 1934-2025

Oceanside, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Richard Donald Gepford, CDR USN (Ret.) 1936-2025 San Diego, CA

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Vicki Gloor 1942-2025

Chicago, IL

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Paul Osmer Grisham 1929-2025

San Diego, CA

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Thomas T. Hamada 1934-2025

San Diego, CA

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Terry Grant Hazard 1943-2024

San Diego, CA

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Claud M. Hoffman 1931-2024

Ramona, CA

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Risa Goldberg 1944-2025

San Diego, CA

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Bonnie Lynn Grooms 1947-2024 Carlsbad, CA

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Jeffrey Alan Harmet 1959-2025

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

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Eleanor Joanne Heering 1929-2025

Carlsbad, CA

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Brooke D. Holloway 1945-2025

San Diego, CA

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Garry Emmett Goldfarb 1937-2025

El Cajon, CA

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Linda Habecker 1944-2025 Yuma, AZ

Martha Harrington 1929-2025

Cynthia Ann (Hornberger) Greksouk 1943-2025

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Pauline (Papacalos) Hager 1931-2025

San Diego, CA

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Lynn Griffin 1943-2025

San Diego, CA

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Robert ‘Bob’ Halder 1943-2025 San Diego, CA

Del Mar, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Helen Caroline (nee Fowler) Herschbach 1930-2025

Rancho Bernardo, CA

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Eileen Grace Hope 1940-2024

San Diego, CA

James “Jim” Stanton Hartung 2025

Lemon Grove, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Georganne Jackman Hoctor 1942-2024

San Diego, CA

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Emily Hubbard 1935-2024

San Diego, CA

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Donald Haynsworth 1928-2025

San Diego, CA

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Michael Bruce Hoctor 1935-2024

San Diego CA

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Lynda Ingersoll 1942-2025

Poway, CA

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Salim Janmohamed 1950-2024

San Diego, CA

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Christine Johnson 1968-2025

Lakeside, CA

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Monette Kelly 1928-2024

San Diego, CA

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Richard Andrew Kovalcheck 1947-2025

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Caroline Januario 1927-2025

San Diego, CA

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Regina Kane 1938-2025

Poway, CA

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San Diego, CA

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Carolyn Anne Kelly 1952-2025

San Diego, CA

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Bessie Lambron 1929-2025

Charles Edward Lemmon 1940-2025

Poway, CA

San Diego, CA

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Richard John Lennon 1935-2025

San Diego, CA

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Margaret Mary Jassoy 1942-2025

La Jolla, CA

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Johanna (Joann) Karpinski 1928-2025

San Diego, CA

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Robert (Bob) Kirk 1921-2025

San Diego, CA

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Vincent J Landis 1928-2023

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Capt. Robert Kaye Jellison, USN (Ret.) 1933-2025

Del Mar, CA

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Gail Templar Kaylor 1936-2025

Chula Vista, CA

Lakeside, CA

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Kathleen Jane Levin 1947-2024

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William “Bill” Ray Johnson 1944-2025

Chula Vista, CA

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Carol Keeney 1941-2025

Solana Beach, CA

Artesia, NM

Susan Margaret Knier-Shapley 1965-2024

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Elizabeth Anne Larson 1939-2025

Vista, CA

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Eva Heckman Lewis 1923-2025

San Diego, CA

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Marilyn Kovach 1940-2025

Encinitas, CA

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John M. (Mike) Leach 1936-2024

Del Mar, CA

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Richard Lilley 1935-2025

Escondido, CA

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Mary “Molly” Long 1939-2024

El Cajon, CA

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James Forward Lutes 1948-2025

San Diego, CA

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Alvin Marks 1926-2024

San Diego, CA

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Randall Earl Miller 1944-2025

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Cheryl Lorraine LoVecchio 1951-2025 Henderson, NV

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August Lux 1950-2025 San Diego, CA

San Diego, CA

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Frances Ford Morse 1934-2025

La Jolla, CA

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Linda Lowe 1937-2025 Denver, CO

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John C. Lynn 1932-2025 Carlsbad, CA

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Geneva Loyland 1930-2024

San Marcos, CA

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Patsy Ann (Koppa) Mallon 1939-2025 El Cajon, CA

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Coleta Loyola Lucero 1934-2025

San Diego, CA

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Ricardo Conrado Marcelino 1949-2025 San Diego, CA

James Marron 1931-2025 Temecula, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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James Phillip Mills 1965-2024 Escondido, CA

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Jean Neill 1922-2025 La Mesa, CA

Robert Mazeika 1935-2024 San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Sharalyn Kay (Katy) Lamb Smith Milroy 1937-2024 Lakeside, CA

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Patricia Ann Newton 1962-2025 El Cajon, CA

Diane Carol McCann 1941-2024 El Cajon, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Ruby Mitchell 1934-2024

San Marcos, CA

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Diane Richards Miller 1936-2025 San Diego, CA

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Ann Dietrich Ordeman Moffette 1931-2024

La Jolla, CA

Thomas Brennan Nolan, Jr 1937-2025

San Marcos, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Diane Rita Norris 1942-2025

San Diego, CA

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Robbie June Orrell 1932-2025

San Diego, CA

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Edward Ott 1942-2024

San Diego, CA

Emma Jane Pastore 1932-2025

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Lt. Cmdr. John Kenneth “Tom” Parker 1937-2023

San Diego, CA

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Cori Pauline Pasko 1947-2025

San Diego, CA

Ralph Pastore 1929-2024

San Diego, CA

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Spring Valley, CA In Loving Memory

James Vincent Pieri 1944-2024

Brian Lauren Paul 1939-2025

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Jane Ellen Freed Polgar 1941-2025

Encinitas, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Doug (Michael) Reiter 1956-2025

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Julia Gorman 1943-2025 Del Mar, CA

Laurice Gail Price 1940-2025

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Ernest Eugene Pennell 1942-2025

San Diego, CA

Mafalda “Muffy” T. Pennington (DeNinno) 1934-2024

Winnie May Edmunson Pike 1928-2024 Ramona, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Scott Stewart Primack 1958-2025

Carlsbad, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Jon Embry Richetti 1938-2025 Tucson, AZ In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Guy Roger Riddle, Sr. 1947-2025

Chula Vista, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Jacqueline Baker Petersen 1930-2024

Nataline F. Piscitelli 1946-2025 Rancho Bernardo, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

John Rawlings 1951-2025

Escondido, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Gayle Marvin Plummer 1931-2024

Coronado, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Karen Ann Ridpath 1939-2024

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Carmen Lugo Real 1934-2025

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

George Ritner 1928-2025

La Jolla, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Esther C. Sabo 1925-2025

San Diego, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

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Shirley Shipley 1930-2024

San Diego, CA

Agnes Sinfield 1939-2025

San Diego, CA

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Terrill “Terry” Allen Stewart 1955-2025

San Diego, CA

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Malcolm “Mike” Francis Swall 1932-2025

San Diego, CA

Paul Eugene Salow 1930-2024 Ramona, CA In Loving Memory In Loving Memory

Delta Ann Shultz 1925-2025

Rancho Bernardo, CA

Laura T. Smith 2025 Coronado, CA

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Janet Stockey 1947-2024 Fallbrook, CA

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Janice L. Swank 1937-2025 San Diego, CA

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Ruth Sato-Fukuchi 1934-2024

El Cerrito, CA

Carolyn E. Scheidel 1939-2025

Carolyn Lee Simoneau 1970-2025

San Diego, CA

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Maurine Whisenand Solomonson 2024 Sonoma, CA

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Sarah Jane Strand 1935-2025

San Diego, CA

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Paul Andrew Sims 1927-2025

San Diego, CA

La Jolla, CA

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Michael Seidel 1942-2024

San Diego, CA

Janet Martha Spitler 1948-2025 San Diego, CA

Edward George Sweet 1934-2025 Poway, CA

Douglas Michael Stratton 1946-2025

San Marcos, CA

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Cathy Marino Sinclitico 1944-2025

Solana Beach, CA

1934-2025 El Cajon, CA

Dolores Ann Sullivan 1936-2024

San Diego, CA

Phyllis Tachco 1936-2025 San Diego, CA

Linda Tegarden 1943-2024 San Diego, CA

Dorothy Edna Stalford

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Geneene Lynn Thornton 1952-2025

San Diego, CA

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Marilyn Gould Turnquist 1931-2025

San Diego, CA

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Anne Georgina Vernia 1939-2025

San Marcos, CA

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Lloyd Watnik 1946-2025

San Diego, CA

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Clair Douglas Wetzel 1945-2025

San Diego, CA

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Cathleen Tincup 1928-2024

Encinitas, CA

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Paul Douglas Vadnais 1942-2025 La Jolla, CA

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Thomas Norbert Volle 1936-2025 San Diego, CA

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William Vincent “Bill” Tortorich 1934-2025

San Diego, CA

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Rankine Van Anda 1929-2024

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

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Julia Payne Waldman 1939-2025

Lavada Rummel Watson 1942-2024

Escondido, CA

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Merrilyn W. Towne 1928-2025

San Diego, CA

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Roy Van Grove 1955-2025

San Diego, CA

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John Michael Webb 1965-2024

Leo J. White 1920-2025 La Jolla, CA

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Janet Halla Trily 1940-2025

San Diego, CA

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William Fredrick “Fred” Ward, Jr. 1940-2025

San Diego, CA

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La Jolla, CA

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San Diego, CA

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Joyce-Marie Weinstein 1931-2025

Clint “Coach” Whitfield 1936-2025 Bedford, NH

Brenda Van Ommering 1972-2025 Lakeside, CA

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Lynne Warner 1964-2024

San Diego, CA

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Rodney “Rod” De Witt Wilkins 1934-2024

Spring Valley, CA

San Diego, CA

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Stuart R. Weiss, M.D. 1946-2025

Carlsbad, CA

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Knox Williams 1928-2024

Carlsbad, CA

Charlene Wylie Williamson

1937-2024

Oceanside, CA

Barbara Wilson 1929-2025

William Ziegler, MD

1941-2025

La Jolla, CA

Point Loma, CA

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Katherine B. Zolezzi 1928-2024

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Carolyn Janette Tribble Witt 1947-2025

San Diego, CA

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Leo Zuckerman 1930-2025

San Diego, CA

Edward G. Wong 1919-2025

San Diego, CA

Janice Finney Wood 1955-2024

Annie Kuzminsky 1961-2024

San Diego, CA

Poway, CA

1928-2024

San Diego, CA

How to support a friend who has lost a loved One

It is never easy for someone who has lost a member of the family, even when it comes at the end of a long life or a prolonged illness. The loss is always deeply felt and followed by a period of grief. Considering this, how can you help support a friend who has suffered such a loss? Here are seven simple suggestions.

1. Be there for your friend

Expressing your support by being physically present with your friend is perhaps the single most appreciated action you can take. Because of the sensitive nature of the situation, many friends fail at this most basic task. Be sure to devote some time to spend with your friend in the days and weeks following the loss.

2. Don’t talk; listen

Your friend is likely experiencing a number of thoughts regarding the deceased, and you can be their sounding board. It is appropriatefor you to offer the occasional comment in order to share personal recollections, express sympathy, and provide encouragement, but most of the time you should just listen to what they have to say, and empathize with the feelings they share.

Allow your friend to work through volatile emotions, freely express grief without fear of

judgment, and tell you how the deceased had an impact on his or her life.

3. Provide childcare

If your friend has children, volunteer to take care of them for an afternoon or evening. Particularly if your friend has to make funeral arrangements to handle, your offer can allow them to focus on those responsibilities without the hassle of arranging for a babysitter.

4. Drop off a meal

Prepare a home cooked meal and deliver it to your friend. There are enough things demanding their attention—preparing meals doesn’t have to be one of them. However, don’t pressure your friend to invite you to stay to share the meal. Rather than intruding on family time, simply drop the meal off and leave.

5. Show up for visitation and for the funeral

A day or two prior to many funerals, there are times designated for visitation. Often called a wake, this is an opportunity for people togather to view the body and to express their condolences to the family. Show up for at least a few minutes during one of these times,and then do your best to attend the funeral itself. If you are unable to attend the funeral in person, at least check in periodically over the phone or online.

6. Offer to help out with the reception

If your friend is responsible for organizing a reception following the funeral, volunteer your services.

There are a variety of ways you can help out. For instance, you can offer your home as a possible location. You could also help with preparations if the reception is to be held at another location. If sandwiches or sweets are desired, you could offer to prepare some. During the reception, you could assist as a host. Afterward, stick around to help clean up.

7. Check in

Grief doesn’t simply end after the funeral. In fact, after the funeral is when the journey through grief truly begins. Check in with your friend regularly after the death. Remember the anniversary of the loss and ask your friend how you can support them on this day. Offer your company, assistance and support through the months and years to come.

Allow your friend to relax and show honest emotions. Losing a loved one can be an intensely stressful and exhausting experience. Your friend should not have to put on a brave face or attend to your needs. Give them the space and freedom they need to process the loss, even if it extends well beyond the date of the funeral.

By being sensitive to your friend’s mental and emotional state—and by taking some responsibilities upon yourself—you can help remove some of the weight from their shoulders. Your support in these ways will go a long way toward helping your friend through this time of loss.

“Monty” Basil Woolley
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