JOSE MANUEL PADRON RAMOS
Dec. 25, 1959-Oct. 30, 2006
Jose Manuel Padron Ramos, 46, of San Diego died Monday. He was born in Tijuana and was a blueprint technician for NASSCO.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Padron; sons, Jose Padron and Ivan Padron; father, Eliseo; sister, Georgina; and brothers, Jose, Pedro, Enrique, Guillermo and Gabriel.
Viewing: 5 to 9 p.m. Monday, with rosary at 7 p.m., Glen Abbey Mortuary Chapel, 3838 Bonita Road, Bonita.
Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Charles Catholic Church, 990 Saturn Blvd., San Diego.
Inurnment: Glen Abbey Memorial Park.
Donations: National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., New York, NY 10016; or American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, VA 22038-1131.
VERA V. RUST
July 30, 1923-Oct. 30, 2006
Vera V. Rust, 83, of Chula Vista died Monday. She was born in Alliance, Neb., and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Francis Rust; daughters, Robin Royster and Gail Graber of Sacramento, Beverly Thornton of Sedona, Ariz., and Laura Rust of Novato; son, Michael Rust of Escondido; sisters, Idona Rust of Denver and Hazel Everette of South Dakota; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation: noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, El Camino Mortuary, 5600 Carroll Canyon Road, San Diego.
Mass: 10 a.m. Monday Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 4540 El Cerrito Drive, San Diego.
Interment: El Camino Memorial Park, 5600 Carroll Canyon Road, San Diego.
EULA WANDA SAGUN
April 14, 1944-Oct. 31, 2006
Eula Wanda Sagun, 62, of Chula Vista died Tuesday. She was born in West Virginia and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Dominader Sagun; daughters, Michelle, Terathia, Melody, Dee Dee and Pam; son, Jimmy; and brothers, Charles and Calvin.
Viewing: 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow, with rosary at 7 p.m., Little Chapel of the Roses, Glen Abbey Mortuary, 3838 Bonita Road, Bonita.
Services: none announced.
HYMAN SANDLER
Sept. 5, 1921-Nov. 1, 2006
Hyman Sandler, 85, of Carlsbad died Wednesday. He was born in Cleveland and was a bank vice president. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Sandler; daughter, Terri Sandler; sons, Dennis Sandler and Jeffrey Sandler; and six grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. today, El Camino Memorial Park, 5600 Carroll Canyon Road, San Diego.
Interment: El Camino Memorial Park.
Donations: Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001.
Arrangements: Am Israel Mortuary.
TUNISA SMITH
July 25, 1968-Oct. 27, 2006
Tunisa Smith, 38, of San Diego died Oct. 27. She was born in Newport News, Va., and was a customer service representative.
Survivors include her companion, Lori Coleman; son, Yancy Smith; parents, Joyce Gaskins and Jonathan Smith; and brothers, Antonio Thompson, Omar Smith, Bobby Smith, Rassoul Smith and Allah Smith.
Services: 11 a.m. today, California Cremation & Burial Chapel, 5880 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego.
JOHN HOMER ST. JOHN
July 2, 1921-Oct. 28, 2006
John Homer St. John, 85, of Spring Valley died Saturday. He was born in Ontario, Canada, and was a contractor. He served in the Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Maria St. John; daughters, Veronica St. John, Betty St. John and Linda St. John; sons, Jose St. John, Anthony St. John, John St. John and Danny St. John; stepdaughter, Lucy Montaño; stepson, Miguel Montaño; sisters, Patricia Vilensky and Janie St. John; brother, Phillip St. John; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Viewing: 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday, with rosary at 7 p.m., Clairemont Mortuary, 4266 Mount Abernathy Ave., San Diego.
Services: noon Monday at the mortuary.
Interment: Glen Abbey Memorial Park, 3838 Bonita Road, Bonita.
KATHLEEN Q. SUMPTION
June 26, 1918-Oct. 3, 2006
Kathleen Q. Sumption, 88, of El Cajon died Oct. 3. She was born in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and was a registered nurse and nursing instructor at Southwestern College. She was a volunteer at Kaiser Hospital and a coordinator for the San Diego Blood Drive.
Survivors include her sister-in-law, Virginia Schoch of Radnor, Pa.; and nieces and nephews.
Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Santa Sophia Catholic Church, 9800 San Juan St., Spring Valley.
Inurnment: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Cabrillo Memorial Drive, Point Loma.
Donations: Adopt-a-Student Program or Preschool Tuition Program, Santa Sophia Academy, 9800 San Juan St., Spring Valley, CA 91977; or San Diego Hospice, 4311 Third Ave., San Diego, CA 92103-1407.
Arrangements: Conrad Lemon Grove Mortuary.
VICTORIO TORRES
Feb. 23, 1928-Oct. 29, 2006
Victorio Torres, 78, of San Ysidro died Sunday. He was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, and was an appliance mechanic.
Survivors include his sons, Victor Torres of La Habra and Rodrigo Torres and Felipe Torres of Tijuana; sisters, Rosa Tamayo of Rio Rico, Ariz., and Juana Buchite of San Diego; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services: none announced.
Inurnment: at sea.
Arrangements: Greenwood Mortuary.
MILDRED TORRUISO
March 4, 1930-Oct. 29, 2006
Mildred Torruiso, 76, of San Diego died Sunday. She was born in Perryopolis, Pa., and was a child-care provider.
Survivors include her son, David Deeds of Hemet; and nephew, Gary Backus of La Mesa.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Cabrillo Memorial Drive, Point Loma.
Inurnment: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Arrangements: Featheringill Mortuary.
GAYE DEANNA
BROWN WELLS
Nov. 16, 1956-Oct. 30, 2006
Gaye Deanna Brown Wells, 49, of El Cajon died Monday. She was born in Winterhaven, Fla., and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her daughters, Yavonne Brown, Amber Robinson and Marla Brown; parents, Ora Lee and Anderson Brown Sr.; sister, Myra Lee Brown; brothers, Renaldo Brown, Anderson Brown Jr., Henry Brown, Claude Brown and Gregory Brown; and six grandchildren.
Services: 3 p.m. today, Paris-Frederick Mortuary, 374 N. Magnolia Ave., El Cajon.
Inurnment: Honolulu.
SHAWN WESLEY WOOD
Jan. 5, 1976-Oct. 28, 2006
Shawn Wesley Wood, 30, of Spring Valley died Saturday. He was born in Cleveland and was a truck driver.
Survivors include his mother, Pamela Rose; stepfather, Victor Viddal; sisters, Amy and Shelley; brothers, Michael, Mathew, Peter and William; and grandmother, Edrie Wood.
Services: private.
Donations: Heartland House, 5855 Streamview Drive, San Diego, CA 92105.
Arrangements: American Cremation Service.
Carole Pecora: (619) 293-2531; newsobits@uniontrib.com
