Frank (Tod) Thompson

Frank (Tod) Thompson, 82, passed away on February 1, 2019, in Montrose, CA after a long battle with Lewey Body Dementia.  A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 at Montrose Church. Tod was born in Glendale, California to Frank and Helen (White) Thompson on July 23. 1936.  He attended […]

Anna Marie Cannella

Feb. 23, 2019 Anna Marie Cannella passed away peacefully at home in Montrose on Feb. 23 from complications of a stroke. Anna was the firstborn daughter of Vito and Florence Cannella, also of Montrose. Anna was diagnosed with autism as a toddler during a time when special needs children were hidden away or sent to […]

Annemarie Sophie Hahnlein

July 30, 1935 – Feb. 15, 2019 Annemarie Sophie Hahnlein, age 83, passed away at her home in La Crescenta on Friday, Feb. 15. She was born July 30, 1935 in the city of Westerland on the island of Sylt in Germany to Hermine and Johannes Bahnsen. She married Gunter Ernst Hahnlein on Oct. 4, […]

Keith C. Palmer

Feb. 8, 1931 – Feb 1, 2019 California native and longtime Glendale resident Keith C. Palmer passed away on Feb. 1. Keith was born in Long Beach on Feb. 8, 1931. His parents, Floyd Palmer and June Gardiner, married in Iowa and moved to Long Beach in 1928. After they divorced his mother and his […]

Lisa Flores, Reporter for Stars and Stripes, Dies at 91

June 13, 1927 – Feb. 8, 2019 Lisa Flores, reporter for the Stars and Stripes newspaper, died in Glendale on Friday at the age of 91. Lisa will be remembered as a free-spirited individual with a razor-sharp wit and love for learning. Born as Lieselotte Erika Gregor in Germany on June 13, 1927 to Herbert […]

Arthur Paul Stubbs

Feb. 21, 1941 – Feb. 11, 2019 Born in Boston, Massachusetts on Feb. 21, 1941, Arthur Paul Stubbs always shared that he wanted to leave the cold, frigid snow of New England for the warm, soft sand of Southern California. But the truth was that he followed his only love Marguerite Alznauer to the west […]

Dave A. Amaral

Feb. 14, 1937 – Dec. 31, 2018 Dave Amaral, a resident of Fremont, California, was born on Feb. 14, 1937 and entered into rest on Dec. 31 in Fremont at the age of 81. Dave is survived by his devoted wife Mary (Aulgur) for 33 years. He was a grandfather to Adam Stern; a cousin […]

Phyllis Quimby Palmer

Sept. 23, 1927 – Jan. 20, 2019 Phyllis Quimby Palmer, age 91, passed away on Jan. 20 with her daughters at her bedside. Phyllis was born in Buffalo, New York on Sept. 23, 1927 to the late Merle and Helena Quimby. She was one of six children, three of whom preceded her in death. She […]

Ervin O. Kramer

Oct. 20, 1920 – Jan. 20, 2019 Longtime La Crescenta resident Ervin O. Kramer died on Jan. 20 after a brief illness. He was 98 years old. Erv was born on Oct. 20, 1920 in Huntington, Indiana to Ervin O. Kramer Sr. and his wife Helen Marie Yahne. Erv was preceded in death by his […]

Robert James Fletcher

1951 – 2019 Robert James Fletcher was born on Nov. 14, 1951 to Helen and James Fletcher at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Los Angeles. Both his parents were born in Texas then met in Los Angeles. Bob grew up on the streets of the Vermont Avenue/Virgil area of LA, attended Virgil Jr. High and graduated […]