Obituaries

Brennan Thomas Miller-Jones passed away on December 2, 2025, in Bloomington, Indiana, at the young age of 18. Born on February 8, 2007, and raised in Dana Point, California, Brennan's infectious smile and adventurous spirit were a gift to all who knew him.

Brennan's academic journey was marked by excellence and...

Billie Vaughn Wilcox was born on November 3, 1925 and died April 30, 2025. She was surrounded by her children, grandchildren and loved ones .


Billie came to San Clemente, from Chester Springs, PA in 2007 to be near her daughters Cassie Speace and Abbie Love (now of PA). Billie immediately chose to live...

Michael Adrian Stipher passed away at the age of 79 in his home in San Juan
Capistrano, CA on February 13, 2025.
He was born June 23, 1945 to Adrian and Marcella Stipher in Indianapolis, IN. He is
survived by Joanie Wilson, and sisters Gretchen (Jim) Cain, Nancy (Dave) Foley and
Marylynn (Jim) Hoffmann, 10 nieces...

Dr. Alex John Brandon, aged 59, passed away on May 12, 2024. He was a be loved father, brother, com munity member, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. He leaves behind his two cher ished daughters, Monroe (11) and Josie (9), whom he adored more than anything.
AJ was born on...

Our beloved Ruth Elisabeth Vakili, age 91, passed peacefully at her home on July 30, 2023. She
was born in the Upper Silesian area of Germany on November 4, 1932, to Paul and Ottilie
Protzer and was the youngest of 4 children. In 1959, at the age of 27, she immigrated to Long
...

Marie Theresa Brady Brendecke, better known as Theresa, Terry, Mom, Grandma Terry, Gram Cracker, GG and many other loving names, passed into the Kingdom of our Lord on April 5th where she is dancing with the angels. She was born in St. Louis, MO to Eleanor Karst Brady and Dr. Ewing Paul Brady DDS, in September of...

Ronald Wayne Fix died unexpectedly at just 57 years old on July 29, 2022. In 2019, on his brother Scott's 55th birthday, Ron and Scott were in an auto collision with a DUI driver. Scott died on impact while Ron suffered 18 fractures, including one to his skull; the DUI driver sustained minor scratches. For 18 months...

In Loving Memory
Victor Steven Demeter
December 29th, 1965 – April 13th, 2022
Victor Steven Demeter, age 56, passed away on April 13th, 2022 in his current town of Dana Point, California.
Victor is survived by his beloved wife Kathy Demeter (age 56,...

JON CARLTON MANSUR
10/09/45-03/11/22
Jon Carlton Mansur passed away on March 11, 2022, at his home in Murietta, California, at the age of 77.
Jon was born in 1945 to Wilbur Carlton Mansur and Willie Rae (Homan) Mansur. They resided in Riverside County where they owned...

August 4, 1953 – October 20, 2021
Geralyn "Geri" Guilbert, 68, unexpectedly passed away at her home in Dana Point on Oct. 20, 2021.
Geri leaves behind her beloved husband of 19 years, John Guilbert, of Dana Point, and two children.
Geri was born in Des Moines, Iowa,...

Olive Keough Schofield
passed away peacefully with the Lord on October 13, 2021 at her home at Aegis of Dana Point in California.
She was 102.
Olive was born in Chester, New Jersey on April 26, 1919, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Keough. She was the tenth of ten...

In Loving Memory of Ron Grant
Captain Ronald Lee Grant, age 83, of San Juan Capistrano, California, born in Seattle, Washington, to Alexander and Ethel Grant, passed away in his home surrounded by family on September 6th, 2021.
After receiving his Master's at the University of Hawaii,...

Bill Smith went home to the Lord on May 8th, at age 76, after a brief battle with cancer. He worked for the Capistrano Unified School District for over 30 years as a P.E. teacher and administrator. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen, and children Jason, Kevin, and Katheryn, son-in-law Daniel de Arakal, and three...

Catherine Elizabeth Clark (Cathy, Betty, Kate) passed away March 14, 2021, from congestive heart failure. She was born to Stephen & Catherine Buss in Denver, CO on Jan. 9, 1934. Both of her parents were of Germans from Russia lineage; her father came to America as a child, and her mother was born in America after...

James Breece Carson
James (Jimmy, Jim, Jimi C) Breece Carson passed away of natural causes on Oct 31st, 2020, at the age of 61 at his home in Fallbrook, CA.
He was born and raised in San Clemente, attending Our Lady of Fatima school starting in its inaugural year, and attended San...

On Wednesday, August 5, 2020, Thomas James Carney, a loving husband, father of four children, grandfather of eight, and great-grandfather of six, passed away at the age of 87.
Known as Tom by most and affectionately as TC by a few, he was born on December 17, 1932, in Denver CO. On July 12, 1952, he...

John Kerry Davis, 92, of San Clemente, lost his battle to cancer surrounded by those who loved him on July 31, 2019.
JK was born on March 14, 1927 in Hagan, NM to Henry and Wilma (Meeks) Davis. In 1945, he enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve, then attended the University of New Mexico and was...

Rhoda Rafkin, a San Clemente educator and environmentalist, died peacefully in her San Clemente home surrounded by friends and family on September 11, 2019. She was 98.
Raised in Connecticut, Rhoda and her husband, Gerry, moved to south San Clemente in 1963 from China Lake, Ca. where the couple ran a...

Richard Michael Rowland, age 66, of San Clemente, passed away on Sunday, August 11th, 2019. Richard is survived by his mother, father, three sisters and their children, two brothers, countless friends and waves and trees.
Richard was a wonderfully gifted Arborist and having possessed a deep love for...

Michael Abbinante
August 17, 1930 – May 23, 2019
Michael Abbinante, 88, peacefully passed away on May 23, 2019.
A resident of Dana Point for 27 years, Michael's passion was
photography with his favorite subject being the Dana Point Harbor.
...

Paul James Michael Gregory
October 5, 1951 – February 26, 2019
Paul "PJ" Gregory passed away at the young age of 67. Born in New York state to Sidney and Frances Gregory, he grew up with his two siblings, Warren (New York) and Laraine (California). Paul began playing guitar in his...

Harriet Marbach Hughes age 81, of Dana Point went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2018. Harriet was born June 2, 1937 in Chicago, IL. to Ernest and Elizabeth (Diehl) Marbach. She graduated from Amundsen High School in 1955 and UCLA in 1960. She married Roland Hughes on November 11
th
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Marion Frances Mehigan Masek died peacefully at her home in San Juan Capistrano, California on Saturday May 5, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was 92 years old. Marion was born on March 11, 1926 in Shorewood, Wisconsin to Joseph and Sara (Sadie) Mehigan. On July 7th, 1947, Marion married George Goode...

Lee Capps Irwin of Washington passed away at age 89, on March 28, 2017. He was born July 11, 1927 in Beverly Hills, California to Phoebe Sischo Irwin and Luther Wesley Irwin and was the oldest of 3 children. Lee lived in Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano for 26 years.
Lee Irwin and Verna raised 5...