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Mr. John James Bridgeman, son of the late Catherine and Michael Bridgeman, was born on November 27, 1924 in Binghamton, New York. He graduated from Binghamton Central High School. After graduating, he was drafted to serve in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. On September 17, 1949, John married the love of his life, Arlene Fedasko at St. Peter and Paul’s Greek Catholic Church in Endicott, New York. John later served another term in the Navy from 1950 to 1951. John served on two destroyer ships...

Elsie Erma Kulm West passed away at the age of 96 on March 31st, 2021. She was born on February 15th, 1925 in Jerome, Idaho to Jacob and Christina Kulm. She was the second youngest and last surviving of 10 children. She was baptized, Elsie Erma Kulm as an infant into the Lutheran Church on April 15th, 1925 and remained a life-long member of deep devotion to her faith her entire life. Elsie’s parents were immigrants from the German colonies located around the Black Sea in the Ukrainian...

Hans Albert Becker passed away peacefully at the age of 93. He was born in New Jersey, and he married Jean Marie Fischer on Oct. 16, 1954. They moved to California in 1955 where Hans worked for Lockheed as an electrical engineer for 36 years. He built his own home in Monte Sereno and enjoyed travel and photography. He was preceded in death by his wife Jean and his brother George. Hans is survived by his four children, Dale (JoAnne), Karen (Jim), Eric (Pam), and Lynn (Joel), 10...

Dorothy Faye Jetton Blackmun was born on July 29, 1933 in Little Rock, AK and moved to California as a child. She married Norwood T. Blackmun at age 18. She and Tommy owned and operated the Campbell Floral Shop for over 40 years. Dorothy enjoyed her weekly trip to have her hair done and lunch at Mimi’s Café. She also enjoyed watching sports on television, especially golf. Dorothy is survived by her son Richard Blackmun, daughter Denise Campbell, grandchildren, Jenn Devaney, Brian...

Shanta Mody, “Ba”, as she was affectionately and respectfully known, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2021 in San Jose, California at the age of 106. Ba is survived by her children Ramesh (Aruna, deceased), Nirmala (Talakchand, deceased), Arvind (Ellen), Urmi (Madhu), Shashi (Katy), and Hansa (Hemant), 11 grandchildren and their spouses, and 17 great-grandchildren and their spouses. Ba was preceded in death by her loving husband and best friend of 76 years, Prabhudas (Bapuji). Ba...

     Elizabeth de Sousa went to heaven on Sunday, March 14 after a grueling three year battle with pancreatic cancer.  She is survived by her husband of almost 22 years, Emilio; her son Jacob (21); daughters Alicia (18), Lisette (17), and Elena (15); parents Linda and A.J. Hart; brothers Alex Hart (Sara) and Aaron Hart (Yolande); nieces (Natalie, Isabella, Camille) and nephew (Andrew); and in-laws Angela and Emilio de Sousa.        Her Christian faith and love for her family...