Ingrid K. Porter

July 25, 1947 – June 7, 2018 Ingrid was born in Tucson, Arizona on July 25, 1947. Her mother Willifred “Willie” Robinson of Lawton, Michigan was a longtime resident of Coronado. Her father Harold Alven of Muskegon, Michigan lived in Santa Barbara. After her parents divorced, Ingrid lived in Santa Barbara and Seattle. She earned […]

Virginia M. Siman

1938 – 2018 Virginia M. Siman was born in Youngstown, Ohio on the 22nd of February 1938. Her parents were George Siman and Virginia (Kloppenberg) Siman. She was a very faithful Catholic and regularly attended St. James the Less Catholic Church in La Crescenta. She went to nursing school in Cleveland, Ohio and after graduation […]

Marcella Crawford

1939 – 2018 Marcella P. Crawford, 78, died on June 11, after living fully and courageously for nearly six years with Stage 4 breast cancer. Marcy was a long-time resident of La Cañada Flintridge before moving to northern California. Marcy was born June 27, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York to Vincent Moran and his wife, […]

Amparo Oseguera Balbuena

Aug. 9, 1927 – May 26, 2018 La Familia Oseguera de La Cañada regrets to announce the passing of Amparo Oseguera Balbuena. Amparo was born on Aug. 9, 1927 under a pepper tree on Indiana Street in what is now Old Town La Cañada. She passed away on May 26 in Montrose. Amparo was the […]

Bernice T. Stimson

Nov. 23, 1918 – June 1, 2018 Bernice Treser Stimson, born Nov. 23, 1918 in Lincoln, Idaho, passed away on June 1 in Surprise, Arizona at the age of 99. Bernice moved to La Crescenta from Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1939 with her husband Phil M. Stimson and had two sons, Erik Philip and Chris […]

Department Mourns Passing of K9 Yudy

Glendale Police dog Yudy passed away on May 15. Glendale Police Chief Carl Povilaitis released the following statement: “It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of retired K9 Yudy. “Yudy was born in Germany on April 5, 2004 and began her career with the Glendale Police Dept. in September 2005. She was […]

Frank R. Manzano

Dec. 14, 1926 – May 5, 2018 Frank R. Manzano, 91, passed away peacefully on May 5 in Gunnison, Colorado. Frank led an extraordinary life. He was born on Dec. 14, 1926 in Hurley, New Mexico. Frank was the eldest of seven siblings and was a star basketball player for Hurley High School. Excited to […]

Louis Rene Parker III

April 11, 1963 – April 23, 2018 Louis Rene Parker III, 55, passed away on April 23 at his home in Glendale. Louis was born in Virginia on April 11, 1963 to Louis Rene Parker II and Gladys Parker. He had a successful career as a baking representative for 30 years, and considered his devoted […]

Patricia Ann Wassell

Dec. 29, 1945 – April 22, 2018 Patricia Ann Wassell was born on Dec. 29, 1945 to Raymond Wallace Pangburn and Victoria Theresa Pangburn of Los Angeles. She has an older brother, Bill Pangburn, who lives in Tennessee with his wife Michaela. The family moved to La Crescenta when Patricia was young. She attended Holy […]

Elizabeth Rae Hill

1946 – 2018 Elizabeth Rae Hill recently passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Liz was born in England in 1946 to Ruby Eyers and Paul Wisdom Hill (her parents met during World War II in England). She attended boarding school in London. When she was 18, she left England and came to America […]