All Obituaries

  Our beloved mother, wife, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Maria Tomasa Vera Villaneda of Zacatecas, Mexico, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2020 at the age of 75. “Tomasita aka Tomasina”, daughter of Arturo and Tomasa Vera, loving wife of the late Lucio Villaneda, passed away in the comfort of her home in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA after a long courageous battle with cancer. Tomasita is survived by her two daughters (Sandra and Fabiola) and three grandchildren...

In lieu of flowers, may we suggest donation in Arnold's name to Our Lady Queen of Angels, or St. Bede the Venerable La Canada Flintridge.   Arnold von Massenhausen, age 90, passed away peacefully in his home in Corona del Mar on February 19th, 2020. Born in Munich, Germany on December 27th, 1929, Arnold met his future wife, Eleonore, at a ski lodge in Austria. Following their marriage in June of 1956, he was joined in America by his new wife and began to pursue the American...

Donald Keith “D.K.” Carman died at age 88 in Tustin, CA on February 29, 2020. He was born on August 24, 1931 in Bainbridge, NY, to Clifford Alton Carman and Lula Mae Kelsey. He enlisted in the Marines in 1948, fought in Korea and Vietnam, and retired as a Master Gunnery Sergeant in 1979. He was a 31 year career Marine and a Marine Air Traffic Controller. He is survived by his daughter, Micki Jones.

Clara Escalle, passed away on March 3rd, 2020 at the age of 93.  Clara is preceded in death by Lucien, her loving husband of 67 years.  She was a devoted mother and grandmother to her five children: Diane (Daryl), Annette (John), Marilyn (Dave), Mark (Helen), and Mike (Dolores), along with 10 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.  A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 am on March 16 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, 1301 Sycamore Avenue, Tustin, CA, with reception to follow.