Tom Gilfoy of La Cañada Flintridge passed away at home on Jan. 12 at the age of 90. Tom lived a long and fruitful life with the overarching themes of family and adventure. He was born in Los Angeles on Feb. 5, 1932, but lived his first few years in La Cañada. The Great Depression […]
Dec. 6, 2022 Longtime resident of La Crescenta, winning CVHS gymnastic coach, creative dance choreographer and devoted mother of five (Day, Dawn, Durette, Darren and Damon), Laree Martin took her final bow and made her exit peacefully at her Mohave Valley, Arizona home on Dec. 6. She was 81 years old. Being the oldest […]
April 14, 1936 – Dec. 11, 2022 Jerrie Ann Marson was born in Tonopah, Nevada to Raymond and Virginia Germain. Following in her parents’ footsteps she moved to Reno, Nevada to attend UNR and pursue her degree in education. She married Max Goble. Max and Jerrie moved to El Paso, Texas where Max worked […]
Glenda was born in Los Angeles to Glenn and Ellen Bryant. She was the youngest of three children. She was a loving wife to Bob for 67 years and a loving and protective mother of their nine children. She was an avid book reader, loved to garden and was an extraordinary baker. She was proud […]
Aug. 21, 1967 – Jan. 1, 2023 Kirk Smith, owner of Smith’s Produce, died on Jan. 1 following a battle with cancer. He was 55. Kirk was born at Glendale Memorial Hospital. He grew up in La Crescenta and graduated from Crescenta Valley High School where he played on the basketball team. Smith’s Produce served […]
Jan. 18, 1941 – Sept. 28, 2022 Barbara Anne Burrus Bowser Vaughn Rodrigues was born on Jan. 18, 1941 in Winfield, Kansas to 25-year-old William Clarence Burrus and 19-year-old Mabel Frances Davenport. Brother James Roy was born Jan. 3, 1944. In 1945 the family packed up all of their belongings in their 1935 Ford, two-door […]
May 18, 1939 – Dec. 27, 2022 Written and spoken words cannot express the sadness and void left by the passing of Jim Ransford. He was a man of high moral character who did right simply because it was right. He was kind, generous and profoundly loved and was loved by his family and friends. His deep […]
Sept. 20, 1949 – Jan. 1, 2023 Gayle Lundquist passed peacefully on New Year’s Day. She was foremost a loving grandmother, mother and wife. Gayle was born and raised in La Crescenta and was a 1967 graduate of Crescenta Valley High School. Gayle worked in the banking industry for more than 40 years. She […]
On Friday, Dec. 16, Douglas Frank DiGiurco, a devoted and selfless husband and father, passed away. He was 65. Born to Frank and Patsy DiGiurco, he was raised in La Crescenta and moved to Placerville where he met and married his high school sweetheart Dani Henter. He worked in construction and maintenance most of his […]
Oct. 30, 1940 – Jan. 5, 2023 Ken Biermann, a teacher/coach to thousands, a mentor to many, a family member who was cherished and a friend to all, died Jan. 5 in Glendale from complications of COVID. He, and his twin sister Judy, was born on Oct. 30, 1940 in Los Angeles to parents Evelyn […]