Joann Cass Coover

Oct 29, 2022

On Saturday, October 29, 2022, Joann Cass Coover passed away of natural causes. She was eighty-two. Born to Ignacy and Anna (neé Stankiewicz) Tarczynski in Chicago, she was a first-generation American and spoke Polish as her first language. After graduating from Taft High School in 1958, she did secretarial work and bookkeeping at the Army Corps of Engineers and Union...

Doña Clare Thompson

Oct 12, 2022

On October 12, 2022, Heaven gained an Angel of Happiness when our dear friend and family member, Doña Thompson passed away peacefully in Tustin, California. Growing up in El Segundo and attending El Segundo High School, Doña carried the honor of being crowned “Ms. El Segundo” in 1976 and 1977. She later continued her passion for theater and music at...

Amanda Cruz Lopez

Oct 7, 2022

On Friday, October 7, 2022, Amanda Lopez, loving wife, mother, daughter and friend, passed away at the age of 40. Amanda was born on November 30, 1981 in Orange, CA. She received her undergraduate degree in liberal studies along with a teaching credential in elementary school from Cal State University, Long Beach. It was at CSULB where she met her...

Joni Delafield Chapin

Oct 7, 2022

Joni Delafield Chapin was born on July 22, 1935 into a large and loving New York family. There were six children in the family, three sisters and three brothers. Joni's mother, Helen Dean Delafield, was the heart of the family. Helen was a loving and caring person, a devoted mother, and she had a wonderful sense of humor. Joni's father,...