All Obituaries

BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19, CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WE ARE ALL EXPERIENCING, THE SERVICES AT BROWN COLONIAL MORTUARY ARE PRIVATE.  Margaret R. Luzania (Ramirez), born in Anaheim on December 31, 1932, a lifelong resident of Santa Ana, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, September 20, 2020. She is survived by her two daughters, Liz & Jo, her three (3) grandchildren (Kelly, Jeff, & Julie) two grandson in-laws, and five (5) great-grandchildren. ...

Early in the morning on September 16, 2020 the world lost one of its great ones. My dad. It seems so surreal talking about him in the third person as he had a superman-like quality and I almost believed he would be with us forever. My dad’s larger than life character resounded in everything he did. Affectionately known as “Doc” by his friends he was always quick with a joke and loved the quality of deep friendships he acquired through his years of service as a dentist,...

www.youtube.com/c/SaintKilianMV Beginning Saturday 09/19 at 10am you can view the Funeral Mass live by clicking on the link above.   + John L. McAndrew, DDS 12/21/1927 — 9/16/2020 He bore witness to the power of love and made the world a better place, teaching us the dignity of the other, the stranger, the poor, the voiceless. And with his song, he gave us a voice.    On the longest night of the year in 1927 on a farm in Lost Nation, Iowa, John Louis McAndrew...

In Loving Memory of Ernesto Arellano Natividad “Ernie” January 23rd, 1931 – September 5th, 2020 Ernie has left this world to join his beloved spouse Evelyn Luna Natividad. Born in Pangasinan, Philippines, he became a long-time resident of Guam and married his wife at Tamuning’s very own Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church. His hobbies of traveling, horseracing, politics, and his proud passion for the Los Angeles Lakers & Manny Paquiao, has filled his soul...

Frederick Richard Bockmiller was always full of life and the love of adventure.  He was a Master of Sail, and well known in Newport Beach for his beautiful sloop Hidalgo, the sole example of a Kettenburg 46.  Winning the 1989 Newport to Ensenada Race in the Ancient Mariner Class, he had hundreds of friends sail with him on Hidalgo through his Big Orange Sailing Society.  He sold Hidalgo in 2013 and the new owner has continued her race winning tradition.  Among dozens of...

Frank C Bravo of Santa Ana, Ca. passed away, Thursday, August 6, 2020. A memorial rosary and viewing will be held  August 30, at Brown Colonial Mortuary. He spent his last years a resident of Vivante on the Coast in Costa Mesa and passed peacefully at Hoag Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He was 90 years young. Frank was born November 20, 1929 in Santa Ana to the late Ysidro Bravo and Martina Carmona Bravo. He spent his early youth in the barrio of...

Ofelia “Cande” Candelaria Ramos October 26, 1928 – August 9, 2020 Ofelia “Cande” Candelaria Ramos, age 91, passed away peacefully at her home on August 9, 2020 in Santa Ana, CA. She was born in El Paso, TX in 1928 to Jesus and Maria Luisa Muela. After she graduated from Bowie High School, she met the man who would be her husband. In 1950 she married Antonio Candelaria and the following year gave birth to their first child, Rita. A couple of years later, Pat...