Aug. 24, 1918 –Jan. 16, 2013 Eleanor Pauline Walsh Martinez Birney passed away peacefully at her home in San Gabriel on Jan. 16 at the age of 94 with many of her children at her bedside. Eleanor was born Aug. 24, 1918 in Bakersfield to Genevieve Buletti-Walsh and Joseph Walsh. Her mother passed away when […]
Jan. 4, 1938 – Jan. 5, 2013 Alan was born on Jan. 4, 1938 in Glendale; he passed away on Jan. 5 at home during his sleep. He was the eldest of two sons born to L. Zell and A. Marie Allmon. Alan is survived by his three sons Chris, David and Greg; two daughters-in-law […]
Jan. 22, 2013 Former La Cañada mayor Joan Feehan died Jan. 22. Joan served three terms as mayor: 1988-89; 1992-93 and 1997-98. During her terms as mayor, she led the way for many new projects in the city. Probably the most visible are the bus benches … covered and not covered … that are enjoyed […]
Jan. 7, 1949 – Jan. 8, 2013 Steven R. Duran, longtime resident of La Crescenta, passed away suddenly Jan. 8 at the age of 64. Born Jan. 7, 1949 in Pasadena to Virginia and Adolph Duran, Steven was one of four children. He was married in 1973 to Patricia. He is survived by their three […]
Aug. 30, 1934-Jan. 6, 2013 Merton David Rodger was born Aug. 30, 1934 in Lowell, Mass. to Isabel and Lester Rodger. He was the second eldest of four children. Dave (as he liked to be called) entered into the Air Force with dreams of working with airplanes. He worked up to master sergeant and crew […]
Oct. 30, 1923 – Jan. 7, 2013 Vincent Austin Bell of La Crescenta passed away Monday, Jan. 7. He was born in Clinton, Iowa on Oct. 30, 1923 to Vincent Bell and Clara Stapleton Bell. He attended school in Morrison, Ill. and graduated from Morrison High School in 1941. He enlisted as an aviation cadet […]
Dec. 22, 2012 Alvin Stanley Bender of La Crescenta passed away on Saturday morning, Dec. 22. Alvin served in the United States Marine Corps for 22 years, (in China 1947-1948 and Korea 1952-1953). After his retirement, he worked for the Los Angeles Police Department as a photographer for 27 years. He is survived by his […]
Nov. 9, 1922 – Jan. 6, 2013 Jean Lucille Roach joined her loving husband Hal in heaven on Jan. 6. Her passing came almost two months after celebrating her 90th birthday. Jean was born on Nov. 9, 1922 in Albuquerque, N.M. and moved to Winslow, Ariz. as a baby. She lived in Winslow for almost […]
March 29, 1930 – Nov. 30, 2012 Thomas Logan Gibson Sr. passed away Nov. 30 at the age of 82. A longtime resident of the Crescenta Valley, Thomas enjoyed the neighbors and the neighborhood of his La Crescenta home. He spent the last few years at Mountview Retirement Community in Montrose. He was preceded in […]
Born June 25, 1925. Died on Dec. 16, 2012. A memorial tribute can be found on crippenmortuary.com.