Daniel L. Beauchamp

Sept. 22, 1934 – Aug. 20 2013 Daniel L. Beauchamp passed away Aug. 20 at the age of 78. He was a very caring person, a man devoted to his family who loved his friends. He was lovingly known as “Uncle Dan.” Daniel was born Sept. 22, 1934 in Carlisle, Iowa and grew up in […]

Col. Alfonso Oseguera – USMC Ret.

Col. Alfonso Oseguera – USMC Ret.

  April 1930 – Aug. 2013 La Familia Oseguera de La Cañada regret to announce the passing of Col. Alfonso Oseguera. He was born in April 1930 in Montrose, and passed away Aug. 11 in Arroyo Grande, Calif. Alfonso was the fourth of 10 children born to Jesus and Braulia Oseguera. He was preceded in […]

Rosalie “Sammie” Riddle

Aug. 15, 2013 Rosalie “Sammie” Riddle went to be with the Lord on Aug. 15 at the age of 88. She was born and raised in Los Angeles. Sammie had a great love for life and enjoyed traveling the world and taking trips in the trailer. But the greatest loves she had were for her […]

JoAnn Marian Wunderlich

JoAnn Marian Wunderlich

July 5, 1939 – Aug. 11, 2013 JoAnn Marian Wunderlich of La Cañada Flintridge died Sunday, Aug. 11 at the age of 74 after a long struggle with strokes and diabetes. She was born in Alameda County, Calif. on July 5, 1939 to William Ernest Coles and Eleanor Marian Armstrong, both of who preceded her […]

Lillian Glezen Wray

Lillian Glezen Wray

Dec. 9, 1913 – Aug. 4, 2013 Lillian Glezen Wray was a beloved mother, grandmother, wife, friend and pilot. She was known to many as “Jay” as well as Nanny Duke and Grandma Turtle.  She died of natural causes at her Burbank home on Aug. 4 just four months shy of her 100th birthday. She […]

John Marshall Rodgers

John Marshall Rodgers

April 28, 1949 – July 30, 2013 John Marshall Rodgers’ battle with cancer mercifully ended on July 30 at the age of 64. He was surrounded by loved ones. John, JR, Johnny, Knarls, Dad, Papa … all of these names represent a cherished part of his life to the people now struggling to understand why […]

Amanda Burgess Miller

Amanda Burgess Miller

June 27, 1923 – July 29, 2013 Amanda Burgess Miller, 90, born June 27, 1923 in Arizona, died peacefully at home on July 29. Amanda graduated from University High School in West Los Angeles and went on to Metropolitan Business School in Los Angeles. She worked at Douglas Aircraft during WWII. She was married for […]

Calvin Donald Bayles

Calvin Donald Bayles

July 22, 1948 – Aug. 4, 2013 Calvin Donald Bayles of La Crescenta passed away peacefully on Aug. 4 in the presence of his wife, children and their spouses. He is survived by Marilyn, his devoted wife of 43 years, and 38 descendants including three beautiful daughters-in-law and three stalwart sons-in-law (the children and their […]

Associate Pastor Rev. Kevin Kester Passes Away

By Michael J. ARVIZU St. Bede the Venerable Church Associate Pastor Rev. Kevin Kester passed away early Tuesday morning after a long illness, the church announced on Wednesday. He was 63. A native of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, Kester began his pastoral assignment at St. Bede in 2003. An Air Force “brat,” Kester entered St. […]

St. James’ Monsignor Doyle Dies at 83

St. James’ Monsignor Doyle Dies at 83

By Michael J. ARVIZU Monsignor Thomas Doyle, pastor emeritus of St. James the Less Church in La Crescenta, passed away Monday morning, the church announced this week. He was 83. Born in 1930 in County Waterford, Ireland, Doyle was ordained a priest in 1954 at the age of 24 and served in parishes in Norwalk, […]