Born in June in the state of Arkansas, Gilbert married at age 19 and moved to Glendale after getting a job on the Southern Pacific Railroad as a brakeman and then conductor. He had a nickname that they called him at work – Spider – because of how he could climb fairly quickly on […]
Jan. 6, 1926 – Sept. 27, 2024 Marcia died peacefully, and with confidence in Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on Sept. 27 in Glendale. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Bob Lindstrom. She is survived by her three children and their spouses: Neil & Sue Lindstrom, Jeff & Joanne […]
March 16, 1952 – Aug. 11, 2024 Brian Douglas “Goldie” Burt, age 72, passed away in Panorama City on Aug. 11. He was born on March 16, 1952 in Downey and was a 1970 graduate of Crescenta Valley High School. Growing up in La Crescenta, he often explored the mountains at the top of […]
Dec. 28, 1960 – Sept. 11, 2024 Chad McQueen, 63, the actor best known for his role as Dutch in the films “The Karate Kid” and “The Karate Kid Part II” died Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, at his home in Palm Desert, said his mother Neile Adams McQueen. Born Chadwick Steven McQueen on Dec. 28, […]
1926 – 2024 Leon Mayer was born in 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio. At the age of 10, his mother placed him in the care of Bellefaire Orphan Home for Jewish children. He lived there until his graduation from Glenville High School. He enlisted in the Navy soon after. In the Navy, he was a […]
1942 – 2024 On Sunday, Sept. 1 Patrick Thomas Woodburn passed away at a hospice center in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was surrounded by family and Ruth, his current partner. Pat was born in Akron, Ohio in 1942 to Clifford J. Woodburn & Helen Elizabeth Lowe. He attended Hammonton High School in New Jersey while working […]
May 1, 1958 – Aug. 24, 2024 Lynn Brandstater, a non-profit health care executive and community leader, died from cancer on Saturday, Aug. 24 in the early morning at a local nursing facility following surgery a few weeks before. She was 66 years old, a resident and homeowner in Sparr Heights for nearly 35 years. Born in […]
Alfred Terry Sexton passed away on Monday, July 29 in Sunland at the age of 86. Terry, as he was known, was born in Virginia, had a great love for the Lord, and was a postal carrier in the Sunland-Tujunga area for 35 years. He had a sense of humor that brought smiles to those […]
January 1935 – August 4 Robert “Bob” Gramme passed in the early morning on Sunday, Aug. 4 at his home in La Crescenta. Bob was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend to many. He was born in January 1935 in his grandmother’s home in Aurora, Illinois. His parents, Michael and Elizabeth […]
1951 – 2024 It is with a great sense of loss and sadness that the family of Anne Cecilia Hull Skinnell must announce her passing due to kidney failure on Friday, July 26 in Glendale. Following several months of steadily declining health and multiple hospital stays, she was ultimately transferred to a hospice care facility […]