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 […]

Catherine Marie Yamarone

July 31, 1938 – Dec. 24, 2018 Catherine Marie Yamarone, loving wife of Charles and beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at home in La Crescenta on Christmas Eve. Cathy was born in Medford, Massachusetts. Her father was an immigrant from Northern Ireland and her mother was a native of Massachusetts. Cathy moved to […]

Raymond Douglas Fisher

Oct. 21, 1984 – Dec. 24, 2018 Raymond Douglas Fisher was born on Oct. 21, 1984 to Kevin and Anne Fisher (Wilson). Ray was called home on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 at 4:47 a.m. at Holy Cross Hospital in Santa Monica from heart failure.  Ray is survived by his mother Anne Fisher of Woodland Hills; […]

Ona Zukas Norkus

Sept. 30, 1928 – Dec. 20, 2018 Ona Zukas Norkus passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 20 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 90. Ona was born in Lithuania on Sept. 30, 1928 to Ona and Juozas Juodišius. During World War II, when she was only 14, she had to flee her native […]

Elsie Lenore Swingle Hughes

June 15, 1917 – Dec. 26, 2018 Beloved by all who knew her, she passed away gracefully at 101½ years old. In her lifetime she left a legacy of love, kindness and beautiful memories. She was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania to Caroline and Worrie Swingle. After graduation from Benjamin Franklin High School in Carbondale she […]

Dennis Welch

July 2, 1951 – Dec. 13, 2018 Dennis Welch, 67, of Sunland, passed away Thursday, Dec. 13 after an eight-week stay in the hospital due to complications from pneumonia, low platelets, cardiac problems and renal failure. Dennis was born July 2, 1951 at the Methodist Hospital in Los Angeles to Arthur Welch and Beatrice “Ruth” […]

Viola Hicks Cavender

Nov. 30, 1925 – Dec. 10, 2018 Viola came into this world on Nov. 30, 1925 and, with one of her loving daughters by her side, left to be with our Lord on Dec. 10. She was preceded in death by her parents Rebecca Luna and Arthur Hicks, her loving husband William T. Cavender, and […]

June Gertrude Thomas

June 25, 1923 – Nov. 29, 2018 June Gertrude Thomas passed away peacefully at her home at Pasadena Highlands. She was 95 years old. June was born in San Francisco on June 25, 1923 to parents George and Alva Thomas. After graduating Antioch High School, June joined the U.S. Navy and served as a pharmacist’s […]