Steve Wilson Housden 1932- 2021 Steve Wilson Housden was born in Centralia, Washington, on Feb. 6, 1932, to Golda and Roy Housden. He died on June 6 in Seal Beach, California. Steve grew up in Brewster, Washington, with six brothers and sisters and graduated Pateras High School. Early in life, he trained for the Army Airborne in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. When the Korean War ended, he was honorably discharged from the Army’s 82nd Airborne. He came to Long Beach, California, to join the LB Police Department as a patrolman, then was a detective for 27 years. Steve was very loved by his family, friends and colleagues, who knew how caring and helpful he was to all. He moved to Leisure World and joined the American Legion Post, woodcarvers and RV clubs. He was a member of C-300 and loved racing, having owned Corvettes over the years. Steve had a boat (or two) and lived aboard one of them at Gangway 17 for a long time. In recent years, he spent the summer in Entiat, Washington, where he had 5 acres along the river’s edge. He beautified the land and welcomed his friends and family to stay and camp with their RVs along the Entiat River at mile marker 7. Steve always had his eyes open to a diamond in the rough, flipping several homes before it was the thing to do. Steve was always hardworking, at times holding two jobs a day to support his growing family. Steve is survived by sisters Gladys, Carol and Charlotte, and brother Tex; his daughters Stephanie O’Connell and her two sons and daughter; Sandra and her two sons and daughters; along with Danielle. He was proud of two great-grandchildren, Logan and Madelyn, and his step-children Tom, Shirley and Gary. He is predeceased by his son Stan and his brothers Leroy and Benny. Steve loved cruising the Caribbean, playing beanbag games and RV-ing with his long-time partner Gloria. They enjoyed their trips with the Kop Outs and Substation North Retirees of Long Beach. Memorial and celebration of life ceremonies will be held on July 13 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Police Officers Park on Carson in Long Beach for family and friends.

John Wesley Hobbs 1927-2021 John Wesley Hobbs(U.S.Navy, retired) passed away peacefully on April 20. John is survived by his wife, Mary; daughters Bryann Jones and Shirley Gudmundson; son John Hobbs; several grandchildren ;and many nieces and nephews. John and Mary moved to Leisure World, and together, they traveled in their RV to 49 states and Canada for 20 years. In between travels, he was a volunter with emergency meals and the RV Clubs and also golfed. John joined the Navy in 1944 and rose through the enlisted ranks to Chief Petty Officer. He graduated from diving school and Explosive Ordnance Disposal in 1956 and was an instructor of Underwater Swim School (UWSS) until his retirement in 1967. He continued his love and dedication to the deep sea after his retirement. He undertook many civilian assignments, including Makai Undersea Test Range as one of a team of six aquanauts for AEGIR Underwater Habitat; Texas Instruments Inc. as field manager on Research Vessel North Seal to depths of 20,000 feet; Kentron Hawaii Ltd. as a diver/submersible pilot, making 60 submersible dives on Perry Submarine; the Azorian Project, the recovery of the sunken Soviet submarine K-129 in the deep Pacific Ocean floor in the early ’70s, in which John participated. His last deep-sea assignment for Naval Underseas Center was training civilian Navy divers for undersea research involving all aspects of manned underwater project. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 7, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Texas.

Charotte Jaeger-Hudson 1928-2021 Charlotte Jaeger- Hudson passed away June 4, 2021, in Los Alamitos. She would have been 93 years old on July 11. She is preceded in death by her first husband of 39 years, Gene Jaeger (19271989), and her second husband of eight years, Rev. Paul Hudson (1932-1998). Charlotte grew up in Crookston, Minnesota, where she met her husband, Gene. After a year in Tennessee and a year in Washington, D.C., they made their way to Riverside. Though they moved many times, from Iowa to Hawaii, they always landed right back in their favorite place on earth, Seal Beach. Gene and Charlotte resided in Seal Beach Old Town, College Park East and Seal Beach on the hill. Charlotte moved to Leisure World in 2006 and was busy as a volunteer at the Hospitality Room in Clubhouse 6. She taught and dearly loved teaching Bible study classes nearly to the end of her life and was a faithful servant of the Lord. She was a longtime member of the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Los Alamitos and the director of many church musical productions. Her annual Christmas “sings” were events to remember, where she mixed and connected people from various circles in her life. You may not have known anyone when walking into her party, but you were sure to have made at least two new friends before you left the party. She retired from public education after more than 28 years of teaching and administrative assignments. Charlotte is survived by her daughter, Mary Ruth (Jaeger) Greer (Jim); and her two sons, Gifford (Carol) and Talbot (Dawn) Jaeger; along with her 17 grandchildren and 26 greatgrandchildren. Charlotte was an encouraging and positive soul, lifting the spirits of her many friends and serving people wherever she was planted in life. Charlotte will be interred at Forest Lawn in Cypress on July 8. A celebration of Charlotte’s life will be held at 4 p.m. on July 9 at the Good Shepherd Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the “Feed My Sheep” ministries, care of Good Shepherd Church, 11600 Los Alamitos Blvd. Los Alamitos, CA 90720. –paid obituary

••• Mitsuko H. Yamamoto 1926-2021 Mitsuko Hashimoto Yamamoto was born in December 1926 in Puente, California (now La Puente). Moving with her family to Japan in 1933 after the death of her father, she lived just outside of the city of Hiroshima and was there when the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Aug. 6, 1945. She carried the traumatic memories of the many burn victims walking through their town, trying to escape the fires and devastation, throughout the remainder of her life. She returned to the United States in 1948 and shortly after met Joe Yamamoto, whom she married in 1951. They would be married until his death in 2015, just short of 64 years. They had three children, Ruth (deceased), David and Arnold. At the time of her death, she had four grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. Mitsuko and Joe had lived in Leisure World Seal Beach since 2007. Mitsuko passed away at home on June 12, with David and Arnold present. She will be interred with her husband in Green Hills Cemetery in Rancho Palos Verdes. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 26, at noon at the Long Beach Buddhist Temple, 2360 Santa Fe Ave., Long Beach.

••• Mitsuko H. Yamamoto 1926-2021 Mitsuko Hashimoto Yamamoto was born in December 1926 in Puente, California (now La Puente). Moving with her family to Japan in 1933 after the death of her father, she lived just outside of the city of Hiroshima and was there when the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Aug. 6, 1945. She carried the traumatic memories of the many burn victims walking through their town, trying to escape the fires and devastation, throughout the remainder of her life. She returned to the United States in 1948 and shortly after met Joe Yamamoto, whom she married in 1951. They would be married until his death in 2015, just short of 64 years. They had three children, Ruth (deceased), David and Arnold. At the time of her death, she had four grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. Mitsuko and Joe had lived in Leisure World Seal Beach since 2007. Mitsuko passed away at home on June 12, with David and Arnold present. She will be interred with her husband in Green Hills Cemetery in Rancho Palos Verdes. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 26, at noon at the Long Beach Buddhist Temple, 2360 Santa Fe Ave., Long Beach.