White Emerson Mortuary Obituaries
Jason Michael Hagan
Mar 5, 2011
Jason Michael Hagan was born in Long Beach, California on April 25, 1980 to parents Daniel and Pamela Hagan. Jason grew up and lived most of his life in La Mirada, California. He started swinging a hammer at a very young age while still in school. He went on to his career in construction. His favorite thing to do when...
Jack Blair Heitzman
Mar 4, 2011
Jack Blair Heitzman was born March 10, 1943 in Sioux City, Iowa to Jack Harold and Lois (Jacobson) Heitzman. He passed away March 4, 2011 in Whittier, California.Jack spent his early years in Sioux City, moving to Whittier in 1955. After high school, he studied at Rio Hondo College and honorably served his country in the US Army.On April 18,...
Amelia L. Marquez
Feb 16, 2011
Amelia L. 'Molly' Marquez was born on February 14, 1921 in Phoenix, Arizona to parents Ramon and Eloisa Lopez. She grew up in Tucson, Arizona. On December 24, 1944 she married Eugene V. Marquez. Together they raised five children, three sons and two daughters. As a homemaker, Amelia was often the taxi mom who would take the kids to their...
Pete John Popoff
Feb 10, 2011
Pete John Popoff was born November 20, 1919 in Phoenix, Arizona. He passed away February 10, 2011 in Lakewood, California.Pete grew up in Los Angeles and traveled up & down California with his family picking potatoes and other fruits and vegetables as a child. On September 12, 1948 he married Dorothy Nazaroff. They moved to Bellflower then later Montebello. The...
Ronald George Ranson
Feb 4, 2011
Ronald George Ranson Sr., 92, a resident of Whittier since 1957, died peacefully at his home February 4, 2011 after a brief illness.Born in Ogden, Utah in 1918 to George and Eathel Ranson, Ron was the loving husband of Mildred Ranson for 59 1/2 years. Mildred passed away in 1999. Ron leaves his children Ron Ranson Jr. of Leucadia, California;...
Enrique Abelardo Lopez
Jan 31, 2011
Rev. Enrique 'Lalo' Abelardo Lopez, C.Ss.R. was born on December 24, 1936 in Corona, California to parents Hilarion and Guadalupe Lopez. He grew up attending St. Edwards in Corona. Enrique attended Holy Redeemer College in Oakland, California going on to novitiate in DeSoto, Missouri. He then went on to Immaculate Conception Seminary in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Enrique was a proud priest...
Howard Earl Normandin
Jan 30, 2011
Howard E. Normandin was born on May 4, 1921 in Los Angeles, California to parents Ovila and Ethel Normandin. He grew up in Los Angeles, California where he graduated from Loyola High School in 1940 and went on to attend UCLA. Howard proudly served the United States in the U.S. Army where he was a part of the 526th Ordinance...
Daniel Delee Suchy
Jan 30, 2011
Daniel Delee Suchy was born August 11, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. He passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at his home in La Habra, California.Dan grew up and went to school in Chicago before serving his country honorably in the US Air Force.In 1956, Dan married the love of his life--Alice. He became a loving step-father to Ernest, Wayne,...
Paula Casillas
Jan 29, 2011
Paula Casillas was born on April 27, 1923 in Parral Chihuahua, Mexico to parents Jesus and Guadalupe Reyes. She grew up in Juarez, Mexico where in 1951, she married Aniceto Casillas. Paula moved to the United States in 1955, where she made Whittier, California her home for 56 years. She worked until she retired at 62 and then became active...
Marjorie Garnavieve Rus
Jan 28, 2011
Marjorie G. Rus was born November 25, 1915 in Genoa, Nebraska to Charles Bernard and Fannie Belle (Martin) Emery. She passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 in Whittier, California. Marjorie was raised in Silver Creek, Nebraska and graduated from Silver Creek High School. She married Roy Wisely on July 19, 1935 in Aurora, Nebraska. She gave birth to three children,...
Ralph Dee Pickett
Jan 27, 2011
Ralph Dee Pickett was born on October 21, 1951 in San Diego, California to parents Donald Bruce and Ethel May. He grew up in Ontario, California and attended Chaffey High School. He then attended UC Santa Barbara where he majored in history then continued on to UC Riverside for grad school. On September 11, 1976 he married Patricia Walker. Later,...
Arthur Raul Flores
Jan 24, 2011
Arthur 'Arturo' Raul Flores was born in Los Angeles, California on December 3, 1938 to parents Jose and Severa Flores. He grew up in Los Angeles until 1949 when his family moved to Pico Rivera. He attended Palos Verde Elementary, Montebello Gardens Primary School, Fremont Middle School, and Montebello High School. In 1978 he moved from Pico Rivera to Whittier,...
Faustino C. Bazan
Jan 14, 2011
Faustino C. Bazan (Tino) was born on April 11, 1920 in Chacala, Durango, Mexico to Mr. Faustino Bazan and Mrs. Dolores Carrillo. He grew up in Tucson, Arizona but traveled to Mexico quite frequently where he met his wife, Godeleba. Tino worked in the United States and Godeleba remained in Mexico with two daughters, Maria and Elsa. The long-distance relationship...
Curtis Eugene Kidwell
Jan 14, 2011
Curtis Eugene 'Gene' Kidwell, Sr., was born October 31, 1924 in Iowa to David Roland (Sr.) and Lena Finley Kidwell. On June 9, 1951, Gene married Fern Louise Hambsch. They enjoyed nearly 60 years together and raised seven children.Gene spent his professional career as a turbine machinist for General Electric for 32 years. He enjoyed golf, crossword puzzles, and sudoku,...
William G. Figueroa
Jan 8, 2011
Mr. William G. Figueroa, 88, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011 at his home in Whittier. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at St. Gregory the Great Church 13935 Telegraph Road, Whittier. Mr. Figueroa is survived by his wife, Bertha; children, Ana Luisa, Mary, William, George, Ralph, and Dina Figueroa and...
Norma Colleen Maze
Jan 3, 2011
Norma Colleen Maze was born January 4, 1924 in Cudahy, California to Kenneth and Lois (Maupin) McCroskey. She passed away peacefully on Monday, January 3, 2011 in Whittier, California--just one day before her 87th birthday.Norma was a Whittier resident for 60 years and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Pickering Ward). She was preceeded in...
Elizabeth Juarez Cortez
Dec 29, 2010
Elizabeth Juarez Cortez passed away on December 29, 2010. Born in Los Angeles, CA on November 8, 1920, Elizabeth was born to Panfilo & Dionisia (Morales) Juarez. She was married to Johnny Martinez Cortez in Washington State on August 10, 1942.She grew up in East Los Angeles and attended Euclid Avenue Elementary, Hollenbeck Middle School, and Roosevelt High School. After...
Manuel Eleodoro Trujillo
Dec 25, 2010
Manuel Eleodoro Trujillo was born on may 29, 1933 in Springer, New Mexico. He was raised by his mother Rufina Madrid-Medina and step-father Rudolfo Medina. Manuel grew up in the town of Raton, New Mexico. In 1951 he joined the United States Army and served in Korea. He left the Army in 1955.On February 16, 1991 he married his wife,...
Larry W. Kruckenberg
Dec 8, 2010
Larry Wayne Kruckenberg, 58, ended his battle with Alzheimer's and went home to his Savior on Wednesday, December 8, 2010.Born in Orange, California, on November 26, 1952 to Lorenz and Ruby Kruckenberg, Larry was the third of four children. He will be missed by his siblings, Sharon Chadwick, Linda Chenier (husband Mike), and Steven Kruckenberg (wife Dana); Michaele's family; and...
