Feb. 4, 2014 La Crescenta native son Robert (Bob) Lee Chase passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at his home in Folsom, Calif. He had turned 65 last December. Throughout his life, Bob pursued many outdoor activities including mountain climbing, backpacking and jogging. He was active in the La Crescenta Presbyterian youth programs and […]
June 13, 1928 – Feb. 3, 2014 Joseph A. Crawford, 85, passed away peacefully at his home in Arnold, Calif., on Feb. 3 following an extended illness. Joe is survived by his wife of 24 years, Marcy Crawford. Joe was a longtime resident of La Cañada Flintridge. Joe was born in Delavan, Ill. on June […]
July 6, 1954 – Jan. 27, 2014 Maureen Alyson Lovretovich passed away on Jan. 27 in the comfort of her home in Oxnard. Born July 6, 1954 in San Francisco to Betty-Jean Goodale and the late John Prosser, Maureen was raised in La Cañada Flintridge by her mother and that is where she stayed throughout […]
Feb. 20, 1943 – Jan. 26, 2014 Roger was born Feb. 20, 1943 in Akron, Ohio to Ruth and Ira Radcliffe. He was their first born and only son. He was a toddler when his family relocated to California. He grew up in North Hollywood and graduated from Francis Polytechnic High School before going […]
July 23, 1923 – Jan. 24, 2014 Helen Lorraine Baker, now Helen Dunkle Samuelson, was born on July 23, 1923 on the family farm in northern Iowa near Rockford. She was the second of two daughters born to Clyde and Ruth Baker. Her older sister Margaret was born two years earlier. After graduating from high […]
Nov. 12, 1931 – Jan. 24, 2014 La Familia Oseguera de La Cañada regrets to announce the passing of Maria E. Frias. Maria was born in Montrose on Nov. 12, 1931 and passed away Jan. 24 in El Sereno, Calif. Maria was the fifth of 10 children born to the La Cañada pioneering family of […]
July 13, 1957 – Jan. 17, 2014 Commander Norbut lost a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer on Jan. 17. He was born in Los Angeles to Donald and Esther Norbut. His younger years were spent in Huntington Park, Calif. When he was 15, the family moved to La Crescenta where he graduated from Crescenta Valley […]
Nov. 27, 1924 – Jan. 19, 2014 Robert Leroy Keller, 89, was born Nov. 27, 1924 in Lincoln, Nebr., to Heinrich and Amalia Keller, first-generation German immigrants from Russia. He was the second youngest of seven children, whose ages spanned 20 years, and was the last surviving member of his generation. His father was a […]
April 3, 1914 – Dec. 26, 2013 Esther Avanel Prescott was born to Mary Yeager and Joseph Leonard Wood on April 3, 1914 in the city of Los Angeles. She lived a wonderful life to the age of 99½, just a few months short of her 100th birthday. She passed on Dec. 26, 2013 in […]
June 17, 1920 – Jan. 15, 2014 Liz Blackwelder (born Elizabeth June Gerrard) grew up in Atherton, Calif. where she attended Castilleja School for Girls. At age 17, she entered Stanford University majoring in biological sciences. There she was engendered with the Stanford motto, “Let The Winds Of Freedom Blow.” Throughout her life, Liz took […]