Dec. 25, 1949 – May 20, 2013 Horst “Rudi” Wallasch was born Dec. 25, 1949 in Bad Krueuznach, Germany, the first of four children. He came to the U.S. in 1956 at 6 years of age with his parents. They lived in Glendale for a short time and eventually settled in La Crescenta. As a […]
Oct. 7, 1953 – March 14, 2013 Marlene Paula New-Dahlberg, born Oct. 7, 1953 in Glendale, passed away suddenly on March 14 in Las Vegas, Nev. where she resided. Anyone who had the pleasure of knowing Marlene knew she was kind to all, even volunteering to work with and help “bruised and broken” people, as […]
1927 – 2013 Ruth Kraft (nee Nathanson) died peacefully in her sleep May 9 surrounded by her family. Ruth had been battling cancer for many years. She was 86 years old. Steve Moyer, the Kraft family’s spokesperson, said, “According to her wishes, Mrs. Kraft will be buried along with her beloved husband, Gilman Kraft, who […]
May 31, 1946 – May 12, 2013 Leonard “Joe” Kula, 66, of La Crescenta died Sunday at Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale after a nearly two-year battle from a stroke and complications of pneumonia. Mr. Kula, who worked in construction as a carpenter for more than 40 years, was born in Genoa, Nev. and grew […]
March 1, 1928 – May 2, 2013 Rosaria “Rose” Agatha (Neuburger) Van Orden passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 2 in Glendale at the age of 85. Rose was born in Minnesota on March 1, 1928 to Agatha and Adolph Neuburger. In 1948, Rose married Jerold “Van” Van Orden in Minnesota. The couple had three […]
As they were inseparable in life, they would not be separated by death. Leland Denson Ziegler, 88, and Betty Jane (Bicheno) Ziegler, 87, died within three weeks of each other. Lee died Saturday, March 23 at Hoag Hospital and Betty died on Sunday, April 14 at home both in Newport Beach, Calif. They had just […]
July 24, 1963 – April 6, 2013 Linda Lee was 49, born July 24, 1963 in New Jersey to Joan Wagner and Charles Cooke. She leaves behind husband John Warda and their two loving girls Lauren Warda and Kelsey Warda of La Cañada Flintridge. She is also survived by mother Joan and stepfather Robert Wagner; […]
May 13, 1913 – April 5, 2013 Denison Burns Baldwin, 99, born May 13, 1913 in Los Angeles, Calif., passed away on April 5. He resided in Montrose at the time of his passing. He had a long, full life witnessing many changes over time: the Montrose flood of 1934, the Great Depression, two World […]
Aug. 29, 1962 – March 25, 2013 Robert Dean Taylor passed away March 25 at Keck Hospital at USC in Los Angeles. He was born in Glendale and lived most of his life in La Crescenta. Robert was a machinist for his entire working career, first for Taylor Tool, the family business, then at Turret […]
Rosemarie Garcia, (daughter of Joseph and Mary Ferrara), at 85, passed away at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, in Glendale on March 28. Originally from New York, her contribution to this world as a fine watercolor artist followed her earlier career as a fashion designer in Manhattan, where she worked closely with famous names such as […]