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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nov. 22, 1923 – Aug. 5, 2017 Margaret Patty Miles died in Glendale on Aug. 5 at the age of 93. She was born on Nov. 22, 1923 in Los Angeles. She will be missed by her two daughters, two sons-in-law, six grandchildren and five grandchildren. Donations in Margaret’s name can be made to the […]
Aug. 7, 1940 – Aug. 9, 2017 Lynne Kress (Sciacqua) Baumheckel, a longtime resident of Montrose, suddenly passed away on Aug. 9 with her husband, son and granddaughter by her side. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Aug. 7, 1940, Lynne and her family relocated to Southern California when she was 3. She moved to […]
April 1, 1942 – Aug. 7, 2017 Myrna Iris Grijalva, beloved wife, cherished mother, adored grandmother and respected business woman, passed away surrounded by her family on Aug. 7. Myrna was the matriarch of Joselito’s Mexican Food, a pillar of the foothills since 1977. Myrna was also dedicated to the town of Montrose where her […]
Marion Ruth Robman, 98, died on Wednesday, July 19 in USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. Born in Wolverton, Minnesota she grew up in Breckenridge, Minnesota. The family later moved to Minneapolis and after she graduated from high school, they moved to Los Angeles. In 1944, she married Harold Robman and in 1952 they moved into […]