BORN

1953

DIED

2014

FUNERAL HOME

Guerra & Gutierrez Custer Christiansen Mortuary - Covina

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Covina, California

Lou Carrera Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 30, 2014.

Lupe "Lou" Carrera 60 of Covina, Ca passed away on June 25, 2014 at his home.

Lou is survived by his wife of 20 yrs, daughters Lisa and Christine Carrera, 4 grandchildren, 1 brother, 3 sisters, nieces and nephews and many loved ones. Waiting at the gates of heaven are his parents Raymond and Isabel Carrera; brother John Carrera and Hilbert Carrera.

Lou entered the U.S Marines in July 1971, he served for 3 yrs working as a Amtrac Crewman and Tractor Operator. He received 3 medals before being honorably discharged in Dec 1974. He then went work for the county of Los Angeles Public Works for 39 yrs were he retired from shortly before passing.

He was dedicated to working to provide for his family his grand kids were the light of his life. He spoiled them just as he did his daughters. He was a loving, caring well respected man who will be so dearly missed.

Services to be held at St Denis Church 2151 S.Diamond Bar Blvd @ 9:00 am

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December 12, 2019

Lisa Lara

Hi Dad I just wanted to tell u Happy Birthday and I hope you are having a great time in paradise. We miss you so very much. I love you dad would give anything to have you here with us.

Love Lisa

December 13, 2018

Lisa Lara

Hi Dad

1st let me wish you a Happy Birthday Dad! I know you are up there partying in paradise! I wish you could be here with all of us but I know that is selfish of me to not want you in paradise but I miss you so very much. They say time heals all wounds but the day you left us left a hole in my heart that will never close! I want you to know I am trying to do my best of taking care of the family! I know you see your new granddaughter and love her and protect from up there! Desi Lou has your mean face when she gets mad! She is so cute just like all your grandchildren! Lol Rocky is good to we are taking good care of him! I miss you dad Thanksgiving was not the same dad without out you telling me the turkey was to salty but eating it all and getting a second plate. I know if you were still here you would have complained about why I moved so far! But I would give anything to hear you again even if it's yelling at me! Lol Love you Dad and again Happy Birthday! Love Your princess

June 20, 2018

STILL IN OUR THOUGHTS RED DAWG!!!!

June 18, 2018

Christine Carrera

Happy Father's Day dad..I love u and miss you every day...I wish you were here so that we can go eat El Sombrero..to celebrate you...I wish you were here to watch Jay jay play..I think you would be proud of the lil man and baseball player he is becoming. I wish you were here to talk wrestling and football with him. Still don't understand why you were taken from us. I know you two would have had a strong bond....I know you are watching from above, but I can't help but think of you every time we are at his games. It brings a tear to my eye. I know if you were here you would be at the park with us...I just miss you so much dad. I hope you know that..love you!!! Happy Fathers Day!!

December 19, 2017

Christine Carrera

Dad your Bday was on the 12th, I tried so hard to get this in on time, but as You can probably see life has been busy. But, just because I didn't post this on time doesn't mean, I wasn't constantly think of you on your birthday. You would have been 64. I'm sorry I wasn't able to see you on your birthday, as you know I started a new job and could not get the day off. I would have loved more than ever just to lay with you all day and play your music for you. I wish you were here so that we can really celebrate with you..As I got older your birthday always seemed to land on my Christmas party's for work..it was always a dilemma for me. How I wish I had that dilemma in my life again...I would do anything to have that problem. I love you Dad, I miss you so much it hurts, I have to be strong for the kids, but any chance I get alone I cry for you. I hope you know that. They say it gets easier with time, but that hasn't happened for me yet. I think of you everyday, there's not a day that goes by that you don't cross my mind..I love you Dad...happy belated birthday. Love you...

Xoxoxoxoxoxo

Chris.

December 12, 2017

Lisa Carrera

Hi Dad
How are you? Dumb ? You are in paradise what can go wrong. Lol I just wanted to say Happy Birthday Dad and wanted you to know that I miss you so very much. I miss your smile I miss you stopping bye with sweets. I miss your laugh I miss everything about you. But I know you are always by my side. Love and miss u Happy Birthday Dad

November 10, 2017

Grandchild

Jesse Hernandez

Happy Veterans Day gramps I love you thank you for all you have done for us. Thank you for everything you have taught me. I promise to always Carry you with me and I promise you to always protect the fam and make you proud. I'll never forget your number one rule "no soldier left behind"

November 10, 2017

Christine Carrera

Hey Dad, Happy Veterans Day I love and miss you so much, there's not a day that goes by that I don't think of you. I hope you know that!! I'm sorry I haven't been there in a while I promise I will go soon. I'm always hoping and praying you come to me in my dreams, so feel free I'm ready. Well good night Dad I love you

June 25, 2015

Jesse Hernandez

It's been 1 whole year without you gramps and not a day goes by where you aren't heavily on my mind I miss you so much and sometimes I just feel like giving up been through so much but I know you would want me to stay tuff and keep moving forward I just want to tell you I love you and I'm thankful for my new blessing my job I'm working at ups now and it hasn't been easy but it's the only thing that makes me feel good about myself and the only thing that reminds me that you would love to hear I'm working for a union job...someday I hope to have accomplish half of what you have done in your work life! I know you just wanted the best for us and that's why you were always working and kept working! I can't tell you how thankful I am just to have been raised by such a hardworking man I love you gramps and I promise you I'm gunna keep up at work and always look after our family nothing is the same without you I feel empty

May 25, 2015

Taylor Carrillo

Happy Memorial Day gramps... Thank u for everything you done for our country and us...you truly were a incredible man and the best grandpa ever. Love you so much.

April 5, 2015

Taylor Carrillo

Happy Easter gramps...I miss u so much.... I hope ur ok and u had a good day...I love u so much ... No holidays are the same without you, just know that we're thinking about u everyday, I love you

January 1, 2015

Taylor Carrillo

HAPPY NEW YEARS ?? gramps ?? I really wish you were here celebrating with us ?? I wish I was calling you to tell you happy new year ?? and made more memories this year but I know you are in a better place looking down on us and celebrating also?? that's all I wanted ?? Well happy new years gramps I love you so much ?? thank u for making all previous years of my life a time to remember ?????? I LOVE YOU SO SO SO MUCH????

December 25, 2014

Taylor Carrillo

Gramps since I'm thinking about you actually a day never goes by when im not thinking about you ?? well the other day was your birthday and I'm sorry I didn't come leave a message right away ?? anyways gramps HAPPY BIRTHDAY I love you so so so so much ???? Thank u for everything you do ?? or did ?? I would do anything to have you here again ?? I miss you bringing me and jj our favorite soups and pickles. Your car is parked at my house and every time I turn the corner from coming from school I get excited cause u were there but then I remember ????..I always had good memories with you and that car...thank you for being the amazing gramps you were and always will be forever in my heart gramps forever ?????? I love you so much and don't worry I'm keeping up with the Rams to ???? they been winning for you gramps ???? well gramps I love u ???? and I miss you so much ????

December 25, 2014

Taylor Carrillo

Merry Christmas gramps?????? I wish u were here ?? it's not the same without u ?? but the best present I ever received was your life and a chance to be ur granddaughter and have u as my grandpa ?????? I love u so much ?????? I hope ur okay ??

December 13, 2014

Lisa Carrera

Just want to say Happy Birthday Dad! I miss you so much words can't explain the pain I feel, there is a scar on my heart that will never heal. I know if you would let us take u out for your birthday we would be at Home Town Buffet your favorite, and then even though we were taking you out for your birthday you would still try to pay! I know you are watching us from up above just miss you so much, Love you Dad always and forever.

November 29, 2014

Lorrie Richmond

My Lou, I thought of you on Thanksgiving Day and when we drove to your beloved Mom's house. We listen to our Oldie but Goodies on the way up to Helmet, you always took the wrong turn and we were always late, but at least we made it. Miss and Love you both.

November 12, 2014

jamie siordia

Uncle lou i miss watching all the war movies with you on veterans day when i was a kid ,now i do the same with my son thanks for all the perfect memories .Happy veterans day ! Your nephew Jamie Siordia.

November 11, 2014

Lorrie Richmond

Happy Veterans Day Lou, if you were here today we would be watching war movies, I love you and miss you so very much.
I know in my heart your in a better place. "Oo rah"

August 1, 2014

Virginia Ochoa

Lue you will truly be miss, but not forgotten my brother love you miss you already,but your in my heart

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July 30, 2014

Abraham Castro

Lou.. You are truly missed. Thanks for being the person you were. You helped me out and looked out for us young guys starting out. Your grouchy ways brought us laughs and your passing brought us tears. You'll never be forgotten. . Red Dawg
Much Respect. Castro

To the family.
Great man. Sorry for your loss his family was his pride I hope your loss can have healing with knowing he touched so many people. My condolences

July 30, 2014

izzy ortiz-lara

I miss you grandpa are you watching your favorite shows up there. I hope you are safe I love u! Izzy exact words to her gramps!

July 30, 2014

Jesse James Carrillo

I love you gramps, I miss you so much. You always made me happy. You're the best grandpa in the world :)

July 30, 2014

Taylor Carrillo

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July 30, 2014

Jesse Hernandez

To: my grandpa Lou I love you with all my heart and will never forget the things you taught me or the times we shared. I'm sorry we weren't so close as I got older but trust me if I could go back to the days we didn't spend, id spend every one of them with you. you truly were the best father, grandfather, father figure or role model anyone could ask for. I promise you that I will do my best to keep our family strong and strive for the best in life, as you have always taught me to work hard for what I have and what I want in life. someday I hope to have a family and raise them just as you did with love, respect, and dignity. miss you more and more each day gramps may your rest in peace now and watch over all of us as we try to make you the proudest we can now. love you gramps!!! you will forever remain in our hearts and our minds.

July 29, 2014

Taylor Carrillo

Gramps,I miss you so much and even though you wont read this I need somewhere to express myself...I miss you so much to the point where words cant even describe. I miss your hugs and kisses. I miss seeing you jamming out to your oldies. You were the best gramps I ever had. You made me happy. You were a good man gramps and I really hope to make you proud. My whole life I wanted you to see me graduate and go to one of my cheer competitions but it wont happen now. I want you back. I want to see you again. I listen to your oldies and now I understand why you loved them so much. I guess that's a part of you in my heart. I'm broken without you gramps. I'm stuck in the past, I just don't want to face reality because that's not where you are. I'm trying my best to stay strong for my mom, auntie, and you. I love you so much gramps.6/15 was the last day I talked to you it was when we wished you Happy Fathers Day and the last thing you told me was I love you. You don't know how much I want to go back to that day. I love you so so much I hope you know that. Rest in paradise please all I want is for you to be happy.

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July 29, 2014

Lorrie Richmond

Loving Memories of
Lou Carrera

My heart aches in sadness,
My silent tears still flow,
For what it's meant to lose
you, no one will ever know.
Although you can't be here
with me, Were truly not apart, Until the final breath I take, you'll be living in my heart today and always.
I love you Grouchy, Angel.

The Carrera Family, I am so sorry for our lost, It's been really hard, at times I feel like he is near by,
I have to remind myself he
is with the Lord and his loved ones, his Beloved Mother, Dad, Brothers, Hilbert and John.

Lorrie :(

July 28, 2014

Christine Carrera

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July 28, 2014

Christine Carrera

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July 28, 2014

Christine Carrera

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July 28, 2014

Christine Carrera

Posted by Christine Carrera

July 28, 2014

Christine Carrera

My dad...I have so many memories of my dad..everyone here knew how my dad was...he was always sort of grouchy and was about respect everywhere he went...I guess that was the Marine in him...I remember when I was in kindergarten and 4 some reason or another he forgot to pick me up...I was just there lil old me waiting against the fence near the office by myself... & even thow it was my dad's error he still went to the office and yelled at the office staff for leaving a kindergartner by herself outside...that's just the way my dad was! ..another good memory of my dad was always watching WWF wrestling with him..we watched all the pay per view events weather we ordered them or went to someone's house to watch them he always took me with him...he even took me to a wrestle mania event I was the only girl cuz it was my dad and all my boy cousins but he never left me out..he even bought me a big gold champion belt and a hulk hogan teddy bear..with a ripped shirt just like hulk hogan...he always was mine and my dad's favorite wrestler...my dad would always do the hulk hogan call to make me laugh all the time ...as we got older my dad would buy me and my sister the sweetest holiday cards, the type of card that takes time to find cause they always seem to hit the spot..my dad always made sure to tell us he loved us and that he was always proud of us...he always told me he was proud of the woman and mother I became ...but I couldn't have did it without him...my dad would often bring grocerys..sumtimes even from the .99 cents store for us..he always over did it to .. He didn't just buy 1 box of sweets he would buy 3 boxes of every kind...n he always made sure me and the kids were stocked with out favorite pickles, cucumbers and lemon...then he had the nerve to tell me slow dwn with the weight Chris and I would tell him well stop bring us all this junk food and he would just laugh ...my dad always loved us and showed it...he would even break a dollar even for a penny cuz he saved all his change everyday in butter bowls and he would bring to the kids when it was full 4 ice cream...well that's just a lil bit of the sweet side of my dad there is so much more I could be here for hours talking about him....he did anything and everything for us...u all have no idea how bad I want to have my dad pull up to my house with a car full 99 cents store bags bumping his oldies again....it saddens me inside knowing I will never hug him again....but he was the best dad and grandpa I ever knew and it was an honer to be raised by him...I love u dad...

July 21, 2014

Rose Cansio Cansio

Lisa:
That was such a beautiful remembrance of your Dad, you know that he is sitting in Heaven and smiling. Meja, I hope as the days pass by, you find the strength to continue to live out your dad's life lessons he taught you. We are here for such a short time, so we take in this journey with lots of memories for friends and family, just know meja your Dad completed his tasks he is now your Guardian Angel. Keep your treasured memories in your heart meja. We love you, you are an inspiration to me and my family your strength is astonishing. God bless you all and we love you.
Momma Rose

July 19, 2014

Lisa carrera

Dads Eulogy

Good Morning,

Respected,loving, kind hearted, dedicated,hard working,funny these are just some words to
describe our father. I know my dad touched everybody life whether it being a friend, a uncle, a brother,,, My father was a hard working man who worked to provide for his family and give us everything we wanted. When Growing up we had the best of everything a new swing set a new doughboy pool every summer and a room full of toys it was called the spare room but really it was the toy room filled with all the barbies and dolls and toys u could imagine. When my cousin would come over we would run to the spare room to play or get ready to swim outside all day. I remember sometime my cousin calling me a spoiled brat when I did not get my way it hurt sometimes but I was daddy's little princess and really did get what I wanted lol. When my sister was born she was just as spoiled she was the baby but dad's nick name for her was Smurfette she loved the smurfs. Every summer vacation we went to Disneyland, knots berry farm, marine land and magic mountain all in 1 summer wow yes we were so lucky for that. My dad loved and cherished all of us women in his life my self my mom,sister our grandma and his sisters.

He taught me that being a family and helping them whenever they needed it. As we got older he also taught us about hard work and to be humble with what ever you had. On his days off he would take me and my sister to downtown la on the bus! He would tell us that we needed to see that life was not always easy or everything was not handed to u we would see the homeless or children trying to get to school on the bus and not getting dropped off everyday by there parents ,but he enjoyed the bus rides it was always to the same place to get fried shrimp! Central Market I believe I'm sure you all know that place, he would get his shrimp then take us to the 2 leveled McDonald's! It was a win win we seen how other people lived and he got his favorite lunch. I remember though 1 time my sister left his favorite sweatshirt on the bus he got so upset but he got over it that was the last of the la trips.

Having us 2 girls and trying to do boy stuff didn't work really work out , he loved to go fishing so he tried to get us into fishing me and my sister went and we were so bored we did not understand why he liked it I remember the ugly worms we used for bait and when we went out on the lake we had to be quite and sit still because my dad said we would scare the fish 1 time he took us to sante Fe dam and we got our poles ready and threw them out and just waited my dad kept saying ok don't get too close to the edge because it's slippery. Well of course I did not listen and slipped in my dad had to save me because it was just me sis and dad, he got all wet and dirty with the slimy stuff in the water he got so mad of course but he got over it that was the last of the fishing trips! Lol after that he took my cousins Rudy and Jaime to do the boy stuff! He tried with us girls but they were like the sons he never had. These are just some great memories I have of my dad.

My dad taught us so much he taught us how to respect 1 another he showed us that we can have anything you want but you have to work for it . He loved us unconditionally he took care of our kids just as he took care of us
Spoiled them rotten they did no wrong in his eyes my father will be so missed words just can't explain dad we will always make you proud as you were so proud of us, love you so very much!

July 11, 2014

The management and staff of Custer Christiansen Mortuary offer their sincere condolences.

July 8, 2014

cecy carrillo

Im so sorry for your loss christine,jesse n family. Your dad was a good man and will truly be missed. Im here for u if u need anything. Luv u guys.

July 8, 2014

cecy carrillo

Im so sorry for your loss christine, Jesse n family! Your dad was such a good man. He will truly be missed. Im here for whatever you guys need. Love u guys!

July 8, 2014

Margaret Murguia

Our condolances Lisa and family.

July 8, 2014

Rosemary and Gilbert Cansio

Our Heartfelt Condolences to the Carrera Family, Lisa your Dad was such an amazing man. Who showed love for his family. He is now your guardian angel. May you feel comfort in knowing that he will live forever in your heart. God bless

July 7, 2014

Nannette Carrera-Smith

Sending love & prayers

July 7, 2014

jamie Siordia

Goodnight uncle Lou watched RAMBO today like we used to will never forget you love you miss you.

July 6, 2014

Taylor Carrillo

Gramps I miss you so much.You will always be in my heart.Thank you for being the best grandpa ever.Love you

July 5, 2014

lisa carrera

I miss you so much Dad!

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