Lori Ann (Caruso) Hale, was born on September 28, 1960 in New York, and died peacefully at her home in Coto de Caza, Orange Co., California, on Thursday, May 10, 2007, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Lori had battled breast and thyroid cancer since 1998. Recently the cancer spread into Lori's lungs and quickly into her brain. Lori moved to California at a young age. Later in life she became a very successful cosmetologist in Hollywood and Los Angeles before pursuing a career helping hundreds of people with alcoholism, cocaine addiction, and severe mental health problems. One of her daily goals was to make someone else's life better in whatever way possible. Lori was an active member of St. Kilian's Catholic Parish in Mission Viejo. Lori made two pilgrimages to Lourdes, France, with the Knights of Malta, one as a Malade and the next year as a volunteer. Her family was her life and her life was her family. She enjoyed a wonderful relationship with her sister Jackie. Her other sister, Karen, was Lori's constant nursing buddy during some of her toughest medical challenges. She had a special relationship with her father Ed and mom Ruth. Her nephews Shay, Ryan, and Josh made her giggle constantly. Her lifetime friend Patti had a special place in her heart and soul that is beyond description. Lori and Bill were married in June 1990 and had two beautiful daughters, Erynn, 15, and Katy, 11. "Her Girls," as she often referred to them, became Lori's passion, joy and meaning in life. She taught them fashion, grooming, homework shortcuts, cooking, laughing, the importance of friendships, and the value of faith and a strong belief in God. Lori loved Erynn and Katy at a level and depth that only mothers understand. Their smiles and laughter often made Lori's entire day happy and worthwhile in spite of her constant battles with cancer. Good-bye Cookie, I have loved you from the first day I saw you. A funeral Mass held May 18 at St. Kilian's Catholic Church in Mission Viejo. Burial followed at Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest. Published in the Orange County Register on

Lori Ann (Caruso) Hale, was born on September 28, 1960 in New York, and died peacefully at her home in Coto de Caza, Orange Co., California, on Thursday, May 10, 2007, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Lori had battled breast and thyroid cancer since 1998. Recently the cancer spread into Lori's lungs and quickly into her brain. Lori moved to California at a young age. Later in life she became a very successful cosmetologist in Hollywood and Los Angeles before pursuing a career helping hundreds of people with alcoholism, cocaine addiction, and severe mental health problems. One of her daily goals was to make someone else's life better in whatever way possible. Lori was an active member of St. Kilian's Catholic Parish in Mission Viejo. Lori made two pilgrimages to Lourdes, France, with the Knights of Malta, one as a Malade and the next year as a volunteer. Her family was her life and her life was her family. She enjoyed a wonderful relationship with her sister Jackie. Her other sister, Karen, was Lori's constant nursing buddy during some of her toughest medical challenges. She had a special relationship with her father Ed and mom Ruth. Her nephews Shay, Ryan, and Josh made her giggle constantly. Her lifetime friend Patti had a special place in her heart and soul that is beyond description. Lori and Bill were married in June 1990 and had two beautiful daughters, Erynn, 15, and Katy, 11. "Her Girls," as she often referred to them, became Lori's passion, joy and meaning in life. She taught them fashion, grooming, homework shortcuts, cooking, laughing, the importance of friendships, and the value of faith and a strong belief in God. Lori loved Erynn and Katy at a level and depth that only mothers understand. Their smiles and laughter often made Lori's entire day happy and worthwhile in spite of her constant battles with cancer. Good-bye Cookie, I have loved you from the first day I saw you. A funeral Mass held May 18 at St. Kilian's Catholic Church in Mission Viejo. Burial followed at Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest. Published in the Orange County Register on Read More