July 23, 1936 – March 11, 2017 James Davis “Dave” Polk, owner of the Flintridge House, passed away after a brief illness on March 11 in Glendale surrounded by loved ones. Dave was born in Warsaw, Indiana, but lived most of his life in Glendale. He attended Mark Keppel Elementary, Toll Middle School, Glendale […]
June 21, 1938 – Feb. 12, 2017 Rosa was born in Mexico City, Mexico. As a child she sang and danced on the Mexican stages with her mother, Esperanza Arellano, an acclaimed singer. Although Rosa loved to perform, she also sought a life as a young career woman as Mexico first granted women the right […]
June 3, 1923 – Feb. 7, 2017 Marjorie Cameron was a long-time resident of La Crescenta, a beautiful person and loving mother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald, and daughter, Linda. She is survived by her daughter Susan Cameron Kelley, her son James Cameron, a son Steven Cameron, five grandchildren, one great […]
Feb. 26, 2017 Scott Wayne Toro, 58, of La Crescenta, succumbed to heart disease on Feb. 26. Scott is survived by his wife of 36 years, Laura; daughter Kimberly (James) Turnbaugh; mother JoAnn Toro; brothers Marc (Mickey) McFarland and Dean Toro; mother-in-law Bobbi Marvel (Tim); and loving nieces, nephews and extended family. Scott was a […]
Jan. 2, 1945 – Feb. 19, 2017 Ronald Carlos Price was born in Glendale on Jan. 2, 1945 and passed away from heart failure on Feb. 19. Ron went to Clark Jr. High then graduated from Glendale High School in 1962. He studied architecture at Glendale Community College and worked for the La Crescenta Post […]
July 3, 1929 – Feb. 27, 2017 Barbara Ellis Colby was born in Sydney, Australia on July 3, 1929. Barbara passed away Feb. 27 at the age of 87. She was a retired kindergarten teacher who taught at La Crescenta Elementary School since 1965. She retired in 1994, but continued to teach part-time until January […]
Nov. 13, 1928 – Feb. 27, 2017 Dick was raised here in Crescenta Valley. He graduated from Glendale High in 1947. His education at UCLA was interrupted by the draft. After two years in the U.S. Army, he returned to UCLA and graduated in 1957 with a BA in education. This was followed by a […]
Oct. 17, 1952 – Feb. 13, 2017 Keith was born in Glendale on Oct. 17, 1952 to Charles Keith White and Joanne Allene Peterson. He was the youngest of three children with Charles Mark and Marilyn Dena as his fun-loving older siblings. As the youngest, he was known as “Keithie” and found joy in mischievous […]
Gonzalo Antonio “Tony” Faure March 13, 1945 – Feb. 10, 2017 Gonzalo Antonio “Tony” Faure died peacefully at home on Feb. 10 in Tujunga at the age of 71. Tony is survived by his sons Ryan Faure of Sunland and Westley Faure of Tujunga; […]
Jan. 31, 2017 At 10:57 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, Luis B. Romero passed away of natural causes. He was with his beloved wife and children and passed peacefully into the night. He hailed from Douglas, Arizona and moved out to California during his teenage years where he attended Lincoln High School in East Los […]