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 […]
March 8, 1933 – Dec. 8, 2022 Saralyn (Suedmeyer) Goldsworthy Kismann was born on March 8, 1933 in Arapahoe, Nebraska as the 13th child of the local mayor, farmer, grain elevator operator and Lutheran minister Wilhelm Suedmeyer and his wife Blanche. Saralyn spent her days singing songs with her sister Sheila and going to the […]
Aug. 22, 1938 – Dec. 11, 2022 On Sunday, Dec. 11 , at 11:26 a.m., Mufid passed away from complications of stroke while surrounded by his wife, daughters and family at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. He was 84 years old. Mufid was born in Haifa, Palestine on Aug. 22, 1938. He was the […]
Nov. 25, 2022 It is with terrible sadness that the family announces the passing of Angela Jaime Fyke, 76, on Nov. 25 due to further complications from a stroke she suffered in 2011. In 1965 Angela married Jim Fyke, who’s own parents – Rolland and Dorothy Fyke – lived on Rock Castle Avenue in […]
Oct. 23, 1938 – Nov. 13, 2022 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of longtime Crescenta Valley resident Jacqueline Ann Mickelson. Jackie passed away on Nov. 13 with her daughter Terri and son-in-law Matt by her side. Jackie was born in Glendale on Oct. 23, 1938 and grew up in La […]
Dorothy Jean Murphy, 93, of Lindsborg, Kansas passed away Oct. 30 at Sunflower Terrace, Bethany Village, Lindsborg. Dorothy Jean Youngquist was born March 10, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois to Gustav Norman and Alice Mitchell Youngquist. After graduating from high school in Rockford, Illinois, she attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa where she majored in […]
We are sad to announce the passing of our beloved Jesse Joseph Villarreal, 22, of Montrose. On the morning of Nov. 5, he was tragically killed when struck by a car while attempting to cross a busy street on his way to work. Jesse was born in West Covina on Oct. 3, 2000 and […]
Jan. 18, 1924 – Feb. 17, 2022 Known to her friends and family as “Bette,” Colleen was born on Jan. 18, 1924 in Glendale to Cecil and Evelyn Bottrell. Her parents, older brother Richard (Dick) and younger brother Gerald are waiting to welcome her into God’s arms. She peacefully passed away on Feb.17, 2022 […]
Sept. 26, 2022 Robert “Bob” DeMont of Glendale passed away on Sept. 26 at age 95. Bob was born in Pasadena and was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years Lucille DeMont and his two sons Daniel and Donald DeMont. He is survived by his daughters Denise and Debbi and his grandchildren Jessica, […]