Carol Sawyer Hollen

Feb. 11, 1937 – Oct. 26, 2017 Carol Sawyer Hollen passed away peacefully on Oct. 26 in Glendale surrounded by her family. She was 80 years old. Carol was born to Iona and Walter Sawyer in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she spent most of her childhood. She later moved with her family to Pasadena and attended […]

Vieve Metcalfe

Nov. 2, 1934 – Aug. 22, 2017 Vieve Metcalfe, a resident of La Crescenta for the past 25 years, died on Aug. 22. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on Nov. 2, 1934, she was the daughter of John Brownlow Metcalfe and Genevieve Alice Parker Metcalfe. Vieve grew up in Massachusetts while maintaining a strong link to […]

Deborah Faye Mueller

Oct. 20, 1961 – Aug. 24, 2017 Deborah Faye Mueller, age 55, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 24 at her home in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Debbie was born on Oct. 20, 1961 in Santa Monica. Deb was surrounded by family and friends after a year and a half battle with cancer. She is survived […]

Allen A. Miller

Oct. 19, 2017 Allen Albert Miller, 76, of Tujunga passed away on Oct. 19. Born on July 14, 1941 in San Francisco, he was the son of the late Fred and Cecile Miller and brother of the late Jacqueline Miller. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Linda Miller, son Doug (cammie), daughter […]

Celeste “Cessie” Havey

1916 – 2017 How do you sum up 100 years of living in a single paragraph? Celeste Havey was a resident of La Cañada for well over 60 years. She passed away peacefully on Oct. 15 in the comfort of her own home. This one amazing woman was the matriarch of a family that includes […]

Herbert Arthur Hansen

Sept. 18, 1925 – Oct. 3, 2017 Herbert Hansen passed away peacefully in his home Oct. 3 at the age of 92. Herbert is survived by his wife Moria (Wilkinson) Hansen; two daughters: Nancy (Hansen) Manley, Karen (Hansen) Baird; son Richard; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Herbert was born Sept. 18, 1925 in Chicago, […]

Carolyn (White) Baldwin

Feb. 13, 1943 – Sept. 29, 2017   Carolyn (White) Baldwin passed away in Glendale on Sept. 29 at the age of 74. She died peacefully after a year-long battle with cancer with family members at her bedside. Carolyn is survived by her husband Michael Baldwin; two sons, Mike and Mark; and eight grandchildren. She […]

Alfred “Price” MacNair

Aug. 25, 2017 Alfred “Price” MacNair died Aug. 25. He was 95. Price’s parents moved him, brother Bud and sister Sue to the Glendale area when Price was 2. Price attended Glendale schools, including Roosevelt Jr. High School and Hoover High School, where he met his wife and high school sweetheart, Betty Jane Hansen. After […]

Richard Michael Ryback

Aug. 7, 1929 – Aug. 15, 2017 Richard Michael Ryback died at his home in Sunland on Aug. 15. Rick was born on Aug. 7, 1929 in the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin. There he was raised by his loving mother Helen. While still in his teens, Rick joined the U.S. Marine Corps. During his time […]

Burdette Leroy “Tommy” Thomsen

Nov. 26, 1929 – Sept. 2, 2017   Tommy was born in the Danish community of Kimballton, Iowa to immigrant parents Thomas and Nettie. He was one of 10 children. He moved to Glendale and attended Glendale High School and entered the U.S. Army upon graduation in 1948. While serving a tour of duty in […]