Feb. 23, 1933 – Feb. 23, 2024 Mary Jane Avila Orozco of La Crescenta passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 23 on her 91st birthday. Mary Jane was born in Porterville, California to Candido and Mary Avila on Feb. 23, 1933. She earned her AA degree from Porterville College – the first woman in her family to get […]
July 14, 1946 – Feb. 25, 2024 Sharon Christine Stockton passed away on Feb. 25. She was born July 14, 1946 in Los Angeles to the late Homer Stockton and Elsa Meineke. Mr. and Mrs. Stockton were WWII veterans. Sharon was a graduate of Eagle Rock High School and received an associate’s degree in […]
Oct. 5, 1928 – Dec. 31, 2023 Carl John Derksen went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 at the age of 95 surrounded by his family. Carl was born in Mountain Lake Minnesota on Oct. 5, 1928 to John and Marie Derksen, one of four brothers and […]
May 13, 1932 – Oct.15, 2023 Harold Present was born in Brooklyn, New York, and moved to Venice, California as a child with his mother, Millie. He attended Venice High School where he met his wife of 72 years, Regina, via a blind date orchestrated by his lifelong friend, Sanford. After high school, Harold […]
May 22, 1945 – Feb. 17, 2024 Daniel Miller was born on May 22, 1945 in Moline, Illinois to Elsie and Vernon Miller. He passed away at home surrounded by his family on Feb. 17 after a nearly 25-year battle with cancer. Growing up in then-vibrant Quad Cities, Dan loved spending time with his […]
May 19, 1938 – Jan. 31, 2024 Rudolph (Rudy) Philip Maurovich was born May 19, 1938. He went to his heavenly home on Jan. 31. He is survived by his loving nieces, nephew and extended family: Christine Lieshman, Kathleen Knurr (Kurt), Sean McLaughlin (Susan), Heather Joseph (Jeff), and Cousin Juliano (Yano) Ghersi as well as a multitude of […]
Dec. 9, 1933 – Jan. 23, 2024 Gail was born in New York, the sixth child of Frances Henry Graham. There is an 18-year span between the oldest and Gail. Gail lived in Woodmere, Long Island, New York until the age of 10. In 1943, she and her mother and brother Howard moved to […]
April 4, 1962 – Jan. 24, 2024 Warmhearted and having a loving zest for his family and service to the community, “T.J.” looked on the many blessings of his life with gratitude. Born to Thomas and Jean Denton and the brother of three older sisters, T.J. grew up in Glendale. At Glendale High he […]
Jack Roscher was born in Toledo, Ohio on Feb. 5, 1941. He passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 5. He was 83 years old. His family moved to the Glendale area when he was 3 years old. He then graduated from Glendale High School in 1958, continued on to barber school where he earned […]
May 1, 1933 – Jan. 15, 2024 In 1933, with the passage of the 21st Amendment repealing Prohibition, the Reverend Norman W. Rieck and his wife Martha (Stenske) Rieck of Marble, Minnesota might have raised a glass to celebrate the arrival of their second born son John Wilbur Rieck. The middle of three boys, John […]