Ian Nissan A memorial service is planned...

Ian Nissan

A memorial service is planned at noon Saturday at Calvary

Evangelical Free Church, 468 Legion St., for Ian Nissan, who died

June 25 at his home in Laguna Hills.

Mr. Nissan grew up in Laguna Beach, graduating from Laguna Beach

High School in 1999, and was engaged to be married.

He is survived by his mother, Christine Chesley; father Brian

Nissan; sister Monica Nissan; stepfather Robert Chesley; and his

stepsister, Kelly Chesley. He is also survived by his fiance, Katie

Hanour.

All are welcome to the memorial service.

John Opava

John Opava died Monday at the age of 61 after a short illness. A

Laguna Beach resident, he was employed as a manager at Home Depot.

He was born and raised in Minnesota, graduating from St. Cloud

University.

Mr. Opava is survived by his wife, Patricia Opava; daughters,

Michelle Opava and Lisa Opava; and daughter and son-in-law Kristen

and Danny Burton. Other survivors are his sister and brother-in-law

Margaret and Daniel Ricki, and sister, Mary Raitte.

Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Chapel of

McCormick & Son Mortuary, Laguna Beach.

Thelma E. Ward

Longtime resident Thelma E. Ward died of natural causes June 23 at

the age of 95.

Ms. Ward was a retired high school teacher for the Los Angeles

Unified School District and lived in the area for 40 years.

She is survived by her nephews, Toby Earl of Aliso Viejo, and

Brian Ward of Arizona.

Private service will take place at McCormick & Son Mortuary of

Laguna Beach.

Paul Lawson Zimmerman

Paul Lawson Zimmerman, 87, died May 19 of heart failure. Born May

3, 1918 in Waynesville, Ohio, he came to California with his parents,

who opened a grocery store in Fontana.

Mr. Zimmerman attended UCLA and St. John’s Seminar, obtaining a

bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and classics in 1944.

From 1944 to 1947 he served in the U.S. Marines and rose to the

rank of staff sergeant, seeing action on Okinawa, Japan, during the

war. Having mastered the Japanese language, he became an interpreter

for Marine intelligence, interrogating Japanese soldiers.

Following World War II, he was stationed in Beijing, China, for

two years, then returned to Fontana.

From 1949 to 1954, he ran a corrugated paper box factory, but

having earned a teaching credential, he began teaching in Fontana and

also taught in Laguna Beach.

He retired in 1976 after an 18-year career as a public elementary

school teacher.

A service was performed off the Orange County coast on May 22.

He is survived by a niece, Anita Chavez, of Torrance.