Nov. 28, 2016 Alice Gaines Scott, 86, of La Crescenta, passed away Nov. 28. She was born in Glendale to John and Mildred Gaines and was a resident of La Crescenta for 66 years. Alice taught for 22 years at La Crescenta Elementary School. She loved traveling, cooking, gardening and playing piano. Alice was preceded […]
July 24, 1959 – Dec. 8, 2016 Timothy J. King of Huntington Beach passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 8 at his home. He was 57. Born July 24, 1959, Tim was a beloved community member. An avid golfer and mariner, Tim was a member of the Old Ranch Country Club and the Long Beach Yacht […]
March 25, 1962 – Dec. 26, 2016 Helder Pereira passed away peacefully on Dec. 26 after a 12-year battle with colon cancer. He was a familiar face in the community and spent 22 years coaching in AYSO. He is survived by his wife Carol Graham Pereira and his four children: Jennifer, Rebecca, Tristan and Rachel. […]
June 9, 1944 – Dec. 28, 2016 Kathryn Geneva Allmon was born June 9, 1944 in Coshocton, Ohio. She was adopted by Stan and Martha Hancock on June 10, 1944. Kathy passed away early in the morning of Dec. 28. Kathy moved to La Crescenta in 1947 and went to Monte Vista Elementary, Clark Jr. […]
Dec. 11, 1925 – Dec. 10, 2016 Donald P. Duncan, son of Donald B. Duncan and Edith Studt, born in New York on Dec. 11, 1925, died peacefully in Northridge on Dec. 10 just hours before his 91st birthday. As a young boy Don’s family relocated to Los Angeles where he attended Verdugo Hills High, […]
May 2, 1937 – Dec. 10, 2016 Mary K DeLurgio, longtime La Cañada resident, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 10 after a protracted battle with cancer. Mary K was born in Mexico City on May 2, 1937. She was an accomplished author of two books and was a marriage and family therapist in La […]
Former longtime Crescenta Valley-area resident John Webster Knott died on Nov. 2 at his home in Cave Creek, Arizona from prostate cancer. He was husband to Mary and father to Melissa, Jeffrey, Jason and Melody and grandfather to Alex, Sam, Fiona, Avery, Jacob, Chloe, and Rhiannan. Born in Brownfield, Texas on May 14, […]
Nov. 13, 2016 U.S. Army career soldier and VFW Post Commander Keith G. Mosure died at 82. Sergeant First Class Keith G. Mosure spent 20 years in the intelligence branch of the U.S. Army during some of the most dangerous times in our nation’s history. He served in the Vietnam War and was awarded […]
Sept. 29, 1924 – Oct. 23, 2016 Karna Jane (Deininger) Meese passed away on Oct. 23. Karna was born on Sept. 29, 1924 in Torrance, California to Louis H. Deininger and Maude (Stevens) Deininger of Owatonna, Minnesota. Her parents moved to Torrance in 1922. Karna attended Torrance High School and Long Beach City College. She […]
March 9, 1999 – Oct. 27, 2016 Christine passed away on Oct. 27 in Tujunga. Christine was born March 9, 1999 in Los Angeles, the daughter of Victor and Stephanie Martinez. She is survived by her parents and younger sister and brother. Christine was a senior at Crescenta Valley High School. A closed casket vigil […]