In the words of a friend, Gary was a beautiful soul and the definition of the Phoenix Rising. He was a talented artist and musician whose works included the comic books “Mascara,” “Humorville Hillarrions,” and the short story series, “Fiendy,” which appeared in Heavy Metal Magazine, and also the Bad Halo Comics “Joseph.” He was also an alumni...

     Gregory was born to Joe and Kitty Galisky in Los Angeles. He was a mischievous and curious child, always exploring what made things tick, many times ending the day as a patient in the ER. He attended St. Rose of Lima Elementary School, then Don Bosco High School, and obtained a BS from Cal Poly Pomona. Greg began...

     Ida was the daughter of John and Carmello Rossi, sister to Vito, Joe, John and Frank Rossi. She was very active in her church, St. Anthony’s and her community of Long Beach. She was deeply loved and will be missed.  If you’d like to e-mail a special message to the family, please click here.  

     Born in New Orleans to Joseph Winfery and Eleanor Washington in 1960, Jeffrey Joseph Winfery was one of the good guys with both a smile and laughter that were contagious. Jeffrey moved to California at a young age. He attended Lynwood schools and graduated from Monroe High School. Jeffrey loved all sports. Not only did he play football...

John Patrick “Pat” Murphy was the youngest of three sons born to George and Catherine Murphy. He grew up in Washington, PA, with his brothers Dennis and Bill and his best friend, Kenny Blackhurst. After graduating from Trinity High School, Pat enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving at Budapaow Air Base, Vandenberg AFB in California, and overseas in the...

     Joe was born September 19, 1938 to Luis and Enrqueta Arreguin. He grew up in Heber, CA. When Joe was 17, he left Heber, joined the Navy and proudly served his country for two years. After his service, he went back to night school to earn his GED and then on to trade school to become a plumber....

     Karen Lynn Herbener was born in 1961 and died of natural causes in 2023 in Long Beach, California at 62 years old. She was born near Chicago, Illinois to Jerry and Jeannette (Fouste) Herbener. She enjoyed growing up with her brother and sisters mostly in Southern California.     As an adult, she treasured her time with her family,...

     Loretta Romero was born on June 9, 1919 to Jose and Antonia Encinas. She was an only child. As a Los Angeles native, she knew the city well. Many were amazed that she was better than map of L.A. and could give such good directions to many destinations.     Loretta had a passion for reading. She especially enjoyed...

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     Such a shame for as young as Randy was to have suffered for so long being sick. Yet he remained always a nice guy, never complained, always laughed. And he barely ever left the house.     When Randy attended Downy High School, he lived in an apartment with his grandfather, a drinking man. Randy loved sports, and was...