All Obituaries

   It is with heavy hearts that family and friends announce the passing of Mary Florence Crowley on June 2nd, 2018. She was the treasured daughter of the late Jeremiah and Honoria Crowley, and beloved sister of Patricia Ann and the late Robert Lee. Mary Florence was a native San Franciscan and a career educator in the San Francisco school system.  She devoted her life to teaching children at Spring Valley Elementary School. Following graduation from Presentation High...

Died suddenly on May 26, 2018. Beloved widow of the late eminent dentist, Dr. John Sapone. Now leaves in grief her husband of 20 years, Al Cavagnaro. A native of Italy, she graduated from the Liceo Classico Giosué Carducci in Viareggio (Lucca), and graduated with a doctoral degree from the renowned University of Pisa. Taught Italian at the Univesity of California Berkeley,  and later spent her career as a language teacher/Foreign Language Department Chair at Balboa High...

John Paplo passed away peacefully at home on the morning of May 18, 2018 at the age of 92. Born in Karyia, Argolidas, Greece to George and Elanie Panagiotopoulos, the second of eight children. John's first job when arriving in the United States was as a sheep-herder in Utah. Shortly thereafter, he came to California and made San Francisco his home. He was a member of the Retail Clerks Union and worked at numerous owner-operated neighborhood grocery stores throughout the...

Jay Jaworski was the beloved son of Sylvia and Carl Jaworski, brother of Lynn Brzostek (Jeff) and David (Brooke), and adoring uncle to Adie, Faith and Ruby.  He will also be missed by his many aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends. Jay grew up in Troy, Michigan, attended Redlands University and lived in San Francisco for 25 years where he was a DJ for KUSF and worked as a rigger.  He loved music, traveling, his two cats and spending time with his many friends; And was...

   Dr. Pauline Sullivan Haas, 92, died peacefully at her home of 60 years in San Francisco on Thursday May 17, 2018. Pauline was born in Hartford Connecticut on the Fourth of July, 1925, daughter of John D. Sullivan and Ethel Smith Sullivan. Pauline was a devout catholic. She was a graduate of Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania/University of Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, and her beloved husband George E. Haas...

     Eileen passed peacefully on May 16, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Eileen was a loving wife to Patrick O'Sullivan for 60 years as they had just celebrated their wedding anniversary in April. She was an adored mother to Margaret O'Sullivan and Dennis, predeceased in Feb. 2018. She is also survived by her sister Naula O'Riordan, her sister-in-law Sheila Becker and brother-in-law Jack MacSweeney and many nieces and nephews in the United States and...

Our dearly beloved Conor left us too soon. Son of Neil and Jacinta (nee Hogan); beloved brother of Eoghan; dear nephew of Vince, David (Kevin), Declan (Ger), Bernard, Eileen (Mike), Maria (Kevin), Ann Marie (Brett) Smith and the late Edmund and Eugene; adored grandson of Eileen and late Edward Hogan and Cornelius and Delia Hurley. He will be missed by his many cousins and dear friends in America and Ireland.      A graduate of St. Cecilia's School, Sacred...

Robert Lee Lucas was born March 3, 1949, to Bennie and Mary Lucas in Lake Providence, LA. He was the last of fourteen (14) children from this union. Rev. Lucas graduated from Mission High School in San Francisco. He received his Bachelor's degree from Golden Gate University of San Francisco. He received his Master's degree through the "Unction of the Holy Spirit." He worked to obtain his SWD (Servant Well Done0 degree from the Almighty God, which was received on...

Norma Orpen passed away peacefully on Monday, April 30th, 2018 surrounded by friends at her home in San Francisco. She was born April 15, 1937 to Doyle Watson and Ruth Semore in Eldorado, Illinois. Norma is preceded in death by her son Thomas M. Orpen and her husband Thomas W. Orpen. She is survived by her brother Kenneth Watson.  Friends may call Sunday, May 13th from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at DUGGAN'S FUNERAL SERVICE, 3434 - 17th Street, San Francisco....

Harold Melhado Welch, AKA Meladin. Sunrise December 22, 1939, Panama. Sunset April 28, 2018 San Francisco, CA. Loved to dance to salsa, merengue, raggae, Haitian and calypso music. Married to Brigida “Ana” Melhado for 57 years. You were loved and will be missed. Survived by his beloved wife “Ana.” Two son, Harold Melhado Jr, and Henry “Jimmy” Larkin V, six daughters, Damaris Melhado, Lesy Melhado, Noris Larkin, Xenia Melhado, Xiomara Melhado and Yira...