Memorial services for 18-year-old Manhattan Beach resident Rachel Kekauoha begin at 5 p.m. with a visitation at Rice Mortuary, 5310 Torrance Blvd., Torrance. Friday's visitation is scheduled to last until 9 p.m.
Another visitation will be held before the funeral service from 10-11 a.m. at the Redondo 2nd Ward building of , 715 Knob Hill Ave., Redondo Beach. The funeral service is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at the same location on Saturday, April 21st.
Rachel will be buried at Green Hills Memorial Park, 27501 S. Western Ave., Rancho Palos Verdes.
You can go online to sign an online guestbook.
Friends and neighbors are raising funds to help her family cover costs associated with the funeral.
Donations via check may be made payable to the Rachel Kekauoha Memorial Fund and can be sent to or dropped off at 448 32nd Street, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.
Donations may also be made by credit card: If you have a Paypal account, login to your account, choose "send money" as a "personal gift" to rkmf2012@gmail.com (email set-up for the Rachel Kekauoha Memorial Fund).
If you don't have a current PayPal account, it is easy to donate. Go to Paypal's official website, click on the "Send Money" tab and follow the prompts using the rkmf2012@gmail.com email address.
The memorial fund is with Chase, so donors may also make donations at the bank branch in Manhattan Village at 2900 N. Sepulveda Blvd. or by transferring funds to the memorial fund if they have a Chase online account.
